Wilmette

Flooding rains over the past few weeks have focused new attention on Cook County's massive deep tunnel system. In a FOX 32 special report, Dane Placko looks at how the system works and sometimes doesn't work as some question whether it will be able to handle more intense storms caused by climate change.

Fourth of July is quickly approaching and the Chicago area is ready to celebrate with fireworks.

The National Weather Service said that waves topping 10 feet on Lake Michigan are very rare in June.

It’s the "Ripley’s Believe It or Not" of auctions.

A popular holiday tradition has returned to Wilmette.

Wilmette police have announced the bust of a major retail theft ring following a yearlong undercover investigation.

Cook County sheriff’s police have released photos of a suspected ruse burglary crew that targeted an elderly couple last week in Wilmette.

A group of armed robbers flipped a stolen vehicle while trying to evade police early Tuesday in north suburban Wilmette.

Daniel Sotelo's body was pulled out of Lake Michigan on May 22. The remains of his girlfriend, Natally Brookson, had been found on May 2. They were both last seen alive on April 30.

Police said the man's body appeared to have been in the water for at least a couple weeks. He had black hair and was about 6 feet tall.

Parents and children demonstrated outside the Wilmette Village Hall in favor of removing mask mandates in Wilmette Public Schools District 39.

More than 24 hours after lake effect snow starting falling in Chicago, cleanup efforts were still underway in the city and suburbs.

Wilmette police are searching for suspects who broke into a food mart and a gas station, and stole an ATM and other merchandise Friday morning.

A new listing of the ‘Best Small Cities in America’ might add fuel to the fire for the people encouraging residents of Illinois to move to Indiana. Carmel, Indiana ranks the second best small city in America, according to Wallet Hub.