Family asks for answers after 22-year-old was murdered
The family of a woman found murdered in a local forest preserve is asking for help in tracking down the killer.
Reward increases to $7,500 for info in murder of Vanessa Ceja-Ramirez
Two days after she went missing, a volunteer search team found Vanessa's body in the forest preserve. She had been strangled, beaten, raped and partially burned.
Woman found dead in Midlothian forest preserve was strangled: autopsy
A 22-year-old Harvey woman was strangled before her body was found earlier this week at a Midlothian forest preserve in the south suburb.
Body found in Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve identified as Vanessa Ceja-Ramirez
Authorities are working to identify a body found Wednesday at a Midlothian forest preserve, where a 22-year-old woman went missing days earlier.
White police officer not charged in Chicago-area killing of Black security guard
A white suburban police officer who fatally shot a Black security guard outside of the suburban Chicago bar where he was working will not be charged, prosecutors announced Friday.
Midlothian DMV closes till August after worker tests positive for COVID-19
The Midlothian Drivers Services Facility will remain closed until Aug. 5 after an employee there tested positive for COVID-19.
Protesters demand justice for Black security guard killed by police
Protesters gathered in Midlothian Saturday to demand justice for Jemel Roberson, a security guard who was shot to death by police outside a bar in Robbins, Illinois, in 2018.
Suburban Chicago police officer charged with battering wife and kids
An off-duty suburban Chicago police officer has been charged in Indiana with choking his wife to the point of unconsciousness as their three children looked on, according to court records.
Suburban high school helps fire department make masks during coronavirus pandemic
Now, a number of suburban police and fire departments have found a hi-tech shortcut to get their hands on lifesaving equipment.