Broadview hires first African-American police chief, Thomas Mills
The population of Broadview is 73% African American.
Ulta mini-shops opening at 7 Target stores in the Chicago-area
The nation’s largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, will be opening its first batch of shops in more than 100 Target stores next month including seven in the Chicago area.
Man charged with fatal stabbing in Chatham last year
A 29-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a man in November 2020 in Chatham on the South Side.
Suburban family loses three, from three generations, to COVID
A grandmother, her daughter and her grandson all died within a week of one another and are sharing their story while asking the public to take COVID seriously.
Suspect in murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams shot by Chicago police after chase on I-290
The suspect in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl in Chicago last weekend was shot by police on Thursday following a chase on the Eisenhower Expressway.
5 former USPS employees among 11 charged with stealing credit cards from mail
Two of the defendants even obtained people’s social security numbers and dates of birth, allowing them to activate the stolen credit cards and use them at stores including Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics, Walmart and Meijer, prosecutors said.
Heroin is chief killer in suburban Chicago drug overdoses
From 2016 to June 2020, 1,600 people overdosed on drugs and died in suburban Chicago. Of those people, 83% tested positive for fentanyl or heroin, or a combination of both.
Missing man from Broadview is found safe
Brian Richardson was last seen in the west suburb March 4.