Niles

A veterinarian who devoted himself to helping animals in need is one of the latest victims of coronavirus.

A 52-year-old Niles man allegedly charged at police officers during a DUI arrest and coughed on them while yelling, “Now you have the corona!” police said.

Nancy Sweeney, 45, was charged with felony counts of a hate crime and aggravated battery of a person over 60, Niles police said.

We want to warn you that some of these images are hard to stomach, so we have blurred some of the wounds.

Officers found a “suspicious U-Haul” about 9:30 p.m. in the back of a closed business in the 8500 block of Golf Road, Niles police said.

Julian H. Hernandez was speeding in a Hyundai Sonata just after midnight when he missed a slight left turn on Waukegan Road to Milwaukee Avenue and struck a curb, Niles police said in a statement.

The tornado warning sirens malfunctioned when they were scheduled to sound for a test at 10 a.m. Tuesday and later went off about 10 p.m., according to Niles Police Support Services Bureau Chief Robert Tornabene.

A second person has been accused of firing shots outside of a nightclub in north suburban Niles in September.

A North Chicago man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing his gun outside of a nightclub in north suburban Niles.

A man arrested earlier this week on charges of posting social media threats against a Norridge high school has been charged with an armed robbery last month at a Walmart in Niles.