Suburban high school seniors honor elderly seniors in parades by nursing homes
The pandemic has been hard on high school seniors and seniors in nursing homes. That's why some Maine West High School graduates held a parade to cheer up and honor the elderly.
Maine West commencement speaker talks about overcoming challenges
Maine West students graduated in virtual ceremony on Sunday, and one of their commencement speakers really knows you don't need perfect sight to have a vision. Anahi Sosa is an above-average teenager who happens to be legally blind.
COVID-19 contact tracing training program now accepting applicants at Oakton Community College
A suburban community college is answering the government’s call to help create an army of contact tracers needed to track and stop the spread of COVID-19.
Illinois garden centers and greenhouses reopen Friday
There is some good news for green thumbs across the state of Illinois.
Restaurant including toilet paper roll with every takeout order
A suburban Chicago restaurant is offering a unique perk with every to-go order in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak: a roll of toilet paper.
All Illinois casinos shutting down because of coronavirus
The Illinois Gaming Board told the state’s 10 casinos Friday that they must shut down starting Monday, March 16 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
You can now bet on sports at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines
Hundreds packed the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines for the official opening of the BetRivers Sportsbook, which is the first legal land-based sports gambling venue in the state of Illinois.
Des Plaines man dies after crash in Long Grove
A Des Plaines man was killed in a crash in Long Grove Thursday.
Des Plaines murder victim died of multiple shotgun wounds
A Des Plaines murder victim died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Des Plaines woman run over and killed on I-290
A Des Plaines woman was killed on I-290 in Elk Grove Village.
Reckless homicide, DUI charges filed in deadly Des Plaines crash
Eldor Akilov, 33, is charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in connection to the Jan. 5 crash near Elmhurst and Golf roads in the north suburb.
Murder charge filed in strangling of woman found near dumpster in Des Plaines
Gerard Merced Delgado Calderon, 31, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicide in the death of Myra Rivera.
Teen missing from suburbs may be in Chicago, sheriff says
A 16-year-old girl has been reported missing.
Worshipers make annual pilgrimage to shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in suburban Chicago
Wednesday marks the first night of the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. People come from all over Chicago, the state and the country -- some traveling on foot for days. The suburban shrine is the most visited in the country.
Cook County reports 5th cold-related death of the season
A 64-year-old man who died Friday in north suburban Des Plaines is Cook County’s fifth cold-related death of the season, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Getaway driver charged in fatal Des Plaines bank robbery
A man has been charged in federal court as the alleged getaway driver in a Des Plaines bank robbery earlier this week that led to a police chase to Chicago and shootout that wounded a Chicago police officer and a bystander.
Son charged with fatally shooting father during argument in Des Plaines
A longstanding family argument turned fatal Monday when a 22-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his father in a Des Plaines mobile home, according to prosecutors.
Missing man from Des Plaines is located
Kenneth Orstead was reported missing about 10:45 p.m. from the northwest suburb, Illinois State Police said.
Des Plaines man sentenced to 45 years for fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend
A Des Plaines man charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in June of 2017 in northwest suburban Bensenville has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Suburban man found guilty of hate crime for Puerto Rican shirt incident
A jury found a Des Plaines man guilty of a hate crime after a viral video of the incident circulated last year.