Blue Island Police Department partnering with mental health responders
Blue Island officers are now one Zoom call away from connecting a therapist to someone who doesn?t want to talk to police.
Blue Island officers are now one Zoom call away from connecting a therapist to someone who doesn?t want to talk to police.
Suburban Chicago police departments now equipped with therapists when responding to calls
Suburban police departments are changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
Suburban police departments are changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
Mental health responders helping police with 911 calls
A suburban police department is changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
A suburban police department is changing the way officers respond to 911 calls.
Guns, drugs discovered inside vehicle headed to junkyard from towing lot in Blue Island
The vehicle was being transported to a junkyard Monday to be dismantled when police authorities discovered guns and drugs within the vehicle.
The vehicle was being transported to a junkyard Monday to be dismantled when police authorities discovered guns and drugs within the vehicle.
Two Metra police officers stop man from jumping off bridge in Blue Island
Two Metra police officers rushed to stop a man from jumping off a bridge in Blue Island last week.
Two Metra police officers rushed to stop a man from jumping off a bridge in Blue Island last week.
WATCH: Eyewitness captures arrest of I-57 gunman on video
A shooting on I-57 led Illinois State Police to a Tinley Park forest preserve where the suspect was arrested, and it was all caught on camera.
A shooting on I-57 led Illinois State Police to a Tinley Park forest preserve where the suspect was arrested, and it was all caught on camera.
Woman facing DUI charges in crash that killed 70-year-old man in Westmont
An investigation found the 27-year-old driver had a blood alcohol level of .16, twice the legal limit, and also had cocaine and cannabis in her system.
An investigation found the 27-year-old driver had a blood alcohol level of .16, twice the legal limit, and also had cocaine and cannabis in her system.
Girl, 16, fatally struck by vehicle in Blue Island
A 16-year-old girl was fatally hit by a vehicle Friday in suburban Blue Island.
A 16-year-old girl was fatally hit by a vehicle Friday in suburban Blue Island.
200 residents of homeless and addiction recovery center in Blue Island get vaccinated
Illinois is vaccinating about 127,000 people every day. More than 7 million Illinois residents have gotten at least one shot, and 2.8 million are fully vaccinated (22.4 percent of the population).
Illinois is vaccinating about 127,000 people every day. More than 7 million Illinois residents have gotten at least one shot, and 2.8 million are fully vaccinated (22.4 percent of the population).
After spike in expressway shootings, Blue Island mayor pushing for more patrols, cameras
There have been at least 42 shootings on Chicago expressways so far in 2021, compared with 13 during the same period in 2020, activists said.
There have been at least 42 shootings on Chicago expressways so far in 2021, compared with 13 during the same period in 2020, activists said.
Man charged with looting downtown in August, robbing River North business at gunpoint
A Blue Island man was charged with participating in widespread downtown looting in August and then robbing a River North business at gunpoint last week.
A Blue Island man was charged with participating in widespread downtown looting in August and then robbing a River North business at gunpoint last week.
Man killed in forklift accident in Blue Island
A man died in a forklift accident Wednesday in south suburban Blue Island.
A man died in a forklift accident Wednesday in south suburban Blue Island.
Blue Island music teacher hopes Grammy could vault school's band program to the next level
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports...
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports...
Woman run over and killed by car in Blue Island
Albina Gonzalez, 83, was run over and killed by a vehicle in Blue Island on Saturday.
Albina Gonzalez, 83, was run over and killed by a vehicle in Blue Island on Saturday.
Numerous suburbs set curfews as officials brace for unrest
Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Chicago Ridge joined the city of Chicago Sunday night in placing curfews on citizens.
Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Chicago Ridge joined the city of Chicago Sunday night in placing curfews on citizens.
Hotels, shuttered Illinois hospital put into service to help fight COVID-19 outbreak
A suburban hospital that has been closed since last year will re-open under a deal with the city of Chicago.
A suburban hospital that has been closed since last year will re-open under a deal with the city of Chicago.
Blue Island mayor shuts down police department after someone tests positive for COVID-19
The mayor of Blue Island shut down the police department after a report that a member of the department had tested positive for coronavirus.
The mayor of Blue Island shut down the police department after a report that a member of the department had tested positive for coronavirus.
Authorities identify skeletal remains found in underground vault at shuttered Blue Island oil refinery
Authorities have identified skeletal remains found by a contractor last November in an underground vault of an Blue Island oil refinery that’s been closed for almost 20 years.
Authorities have identified skeletal remains found by a contractor last November in an underground vault of an Blue Island oil refinery that’s been closed for almost 20 years.
Woman tried to shove Red Line musician onto tracks before stabbing him: prosecutors
Barbara Johnson faces two counts of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property.
Barbara Johnson faces two counts of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property.
Blue Island police warn of 'brazen' theft at Thornton's gas station
Police posted a video that shows someone getting out of the SUV, opening the door to the woman’s car and taking items while her back is turned.
Police posted a video that shows someone getting out of the SUV, opening the door to the woman’s car and taking items while her back is turned.