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.

Shots fired at Hooters in Lansing, no one hurt: police

Authorities responded about 9:30 p.m. to Hooters, 17060 Torrence Avenue, for reports of shots fired inside and outside the establishment.

Homewood woman ejected from vehicle, killed in I-80 crash near Lansing

A 24-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet west on the expressway near Torrence Avenue about 5:45 p.m. when she lost control of her car and veered across multiple lanes and struck the right guardrail, Illinois State Police said in a statement.

Woman killed in crash on I-80 in Lansing

The female driver, who was the only occupant of one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene.