11 injured after school bus carrying Lansing high school track team crashes

At least 11 people were injured when a school bus carrying members of a south suburban high school track team was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night.

Feds charge Dolton man with straw purchasing 27 guns in Chicago suburbs

A 34-year-old Dolton man faces federal charges after allegedly buying 27 handguns under his own name, but then giving them to another person.

Ford Heights woman accused of arson at Lansing Walmart

A Ford Heights woman is accused of setting a fire inside a Lansing Walmart to create a distraction while she stole items. 

Woman accused of arson at Lansing Walmart
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A Ford Heights woman is accused of setting a fire inside a Lansing Walmart to create a distraction while she stole items.

Police seek suspects who started store fires as distraction to steal electronics

Police in the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana are looking for two people wanted for setting fires at retail stores and using it as a distraction to steal electronics.

Local rapper Tony Sosa, 5 others charged in Illinois car theft ring

ILLINOIS CAR THEFT RING: Six individuals, including a local rapper, are accused of using fake identities to receive financing for luxury vehicles at dealerships across the state to make illegal profits.

Teen charged with misdemeanor for alleged threats against Simeon, other CPS schools

A south suburban teen has been charged with making online threats of gun violence to several Chicago public schools, including Simeon Career Academy High School, which lost two students to shootings this week.

South suburban teen charged with making threats to several Chicago public schools, including Simeon
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A south suburban teen has been charged with making online threats of gun violence to several Chicago public schools, including Simeon Career Academy High School, which lost two students to shootings this week.

Tornado watches through Saturday evening as severe weather batters Chicago area again

Tornado warnings were issued for a dozen cities and towns in the Chicago suburbs on Saturday, including Bradley, Manteno, Peotone, Lansing and Bourbonnais. Tornado sirens briefly blared in parts of Chicago Saturday afternoon, but a tornado warning was allowed to expire after rotation clouds passed over the North and Lower West sides of the city.

15-year-old shot in head in Lansing is expected to recover: police

A 15-year-old boy was expected to make a full recovery after he was shot in the head while traveling in the car Sunday evening in south suburban Lansing.

Woman dies in Lansing apartment fire

A fire broke out in an apartment building early Monday in south suburban Lansing, leaving a woman dead and injuring five others.

Man killed in crash on I-80 in Lansing

A 23-year-old man was killed in a crash Sunday on Interstate 80 in south suburban Lansing.

Man, woman charged after drug bust at Lansing hotel

They were taken into custody Tuesday after authorities executed a search warrant on a room at a Travel Lodge in Lansing.