Storm brings reports of two brief tornado touchdowns, widespread flooding in Chicago and suburbs
A seemingly endless storm led to flooding and brought reports of at least two brief tornado touchdowns in the Chicago area on Sunday.
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.