Inmate brokered Illinois drug deal using cellphone smuggled into prison: prosecutors
An inmate who has been incarcerated in an Arizona prison since 2010 is facing federal drug charges in Illinois for allegedly brokering the sale of fentanyl and crystal meth in an O'Hare airport parking lot.
Chicago's top cop says 60 percent of carjacking suspects are juveniles
Chicago police say the youngest person arrested this week for a carjacking isn't even old enough to drive.
Man charged with opening fire during argument at Rolling Meadows sports bar, wounding two people
A Forest Park man has been charged with opening fire in a Rolling Meadows bar on Monday and wounding two men.
Cook County reopens three mass vaccination sites amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The Cook County Health Department is re-opening three of their mass vaccination sites to meet the need during the current surge in Covid-19 cases.
Illinois school district, parents form new partnership to defuse tensions
Parents and school officials in Chicago's western suburbs have formed a new partnership designed to keep students at local high schools on their best behavior.
Forest Park school district cancels classes to let students get vaccinated
Children in Forest Park were told to skip school Monday so they could receive their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Family files lawsuit after Chicago man dies in suburban police custody
Video shows Dajuan Gates surrounded by Oak Park and Forest Park police in August of 2020. It started with him running a stop sign. After 21 minutes in handcuffs, Gates died.
Preckwinkle encourages Cook County residents to get vaccinated for Mother's Day
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is encouraging everyone to get their shots for their moms and grandmother's.
Comcast outages reported in western suburbs after crew knocks down pole
Comcast service remained out Monday afternoon for some customers in parts of the western suburbs after a construction crew knocked down a pole near Elmhurst.
Man, 26, charged with aggravated battery for assaulting woman on CTA platform
A 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated battery for assaulting a woman on a CTA platform.
Authorities ID man fatally shot by police after allegedly waving gun at Forest Park restaurant
Authorities have identified a man who allegedly waved a gun at a restaurant last month and was fatally shot by police in west suburban Forest Park.
New state mass vaccination site to open in Forest Park
Illinois’ latest mass vaccination site is set to open Friday in Forest Park.
Man killed in Forest Park shooting
A man was fatally shot Saturday in west suburban Forest Park.
Archdiocese of Chicago to consolidate 2 more parishes in western suburbs
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Friday they would be consolidating two more parishes in the western suburbs following a series of similar consolidations in the Chicago area.
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.
Car rolls over onto Blue Line tracks along I-290
A driver lost control and rolled over their vehicle onto CTA Blue Line tracks Wednesday at Harlem Avenue in Forest Park.
Woman killed, child seriously injured, in roll over crash on I-290 near Forest Park
A 32-year-old woman died and an 8-year-old girl was seriously injured in a vehicle crash Friday morning on Interstate 290 near suburban Forest Park, according to preliminary information from Illinois State police.