Juvenile shot and wounded at Oak Forest gun range, police say it was an accident
A boy was hit by a ricocheting bullet at a gun range in Oak Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Employee from an Orland Park high school charged with inappropriate contact with child
Eric Kruger, 34, faces a felony charge of unlawful grooming after he allegedly sent “progressively inappropriate text messages” over several months to a minor who is not a student of the school, Orland Park police said in a statement.
Cook County reports 5th cold-related death of the season
A 64-year-old man who died Friday in north suburban Des Plaines is Cook County’s fifth cold-related death of the season, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Head of suburban Chicago autism center accused of fraud
The head of a suburban Chicago facility that treats patients with autism is accused of defrauding an insurance company of millions of dollars.