Bartlett man gets 50 years for gunning down 29-year-old outside Bloomingdale spa
When officers arrived on scene, they found 29-year-old Kyle Gojdas shot multiple times. Ten minutes later, Donald Pelka was arrested.
Chicago-area mom says 'zip line malfunction' nearly killed her
A Chicago area mom says she's lucky to be alive after the harness on a zipline ride at a suburban adventure park became entangled around her neck, choking her as her family looked on helplessly.
Chicago area woman sues, says 'zip line malfunction' nearly killed her
A Chicago area mom says she's lucky to be alive after the harness on a zipline ride at a suburban adventure park became entangled around her neck, choking her as her family looked on helplessly.
Chicago-area mom sues suburban adventure park after zipline harness chokes her
A Chicago area mom says she's lucky to be alive after the harness on a zipline ride at a suburban adventure park became entangled around her neck, choking her as her family looked on helplessly.
Video shows zipline harness choking Chicago-area woman at adventure park
Video of the incident shows Evelyn Rapier swinging through the air as she struggled to loosen the harness from her neck.
Kentucky man gets 101 years in prison for sexual assault of Illinois college student
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 101 years in prison for the abduction, sexual assault and armed robbery of a college student in the suburbs in 2019.
Man found guilty of sexually assaulting college student on spring break, could get 135 years in prison
Justin Dalcollo kidnapped the college student at the Bloomingdale Court Mall, forced her to drive around, assaulted her, then had her leave him at the Elgin train station. He was arrested the next day.
Bloomingdale man facing child porn charges
Aaron Gres, a 42-year-old man from Bloomingdale, is facing several child pornography charges after police search his home.
Bloomingdale man sentenced to 25 years for shooting at police officers
A man accused of shooting at two Bloomingdale police officers outside his home in 2018 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Bloomingdale schools team up to encourage composting for Earth Month
Two students from Erickson and DuJardin elementary schools talk about their efforts to encourage composting and come together for a healthier planet.
Bloomingdale hotel agrees to close after fatal shooting
The owners of a hotel in northwest suburban Bloomingdale agreed to close their business after a February shooting left one person dead and six others hurt.
Bloomingdale suspends license of hotel where 6 people were shot
The Village of Bloomingdale suspended the business license of a hotel where six people were shot, one fatally, last weekend in the northwest suburb.
1 dead, several others wounded in shooting at hotel in west suburban Bloomingdale
One person was shot dead and several others wounded in a hotel in suburban Chicago Saturday. Police don't know how many were injured because so many took off. Bloomingdale village officials said it's the last straw for the hotel, and that they're going to try to get it shut down.
Suburban road commissioner charged with taking $280K in kickbacks
The road commissioner in Bloomingdale Township allegedly received kickbacks in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in invoices for purported road work, most of which was never performed.
Private tutor pressured student to sell him Adderall to feed his drug habit: prosecutors
John Mixer, 32, was tutoring a 15-year-old when he allegedly bought more than 30 pills of Adderall from the minor for $20 each between March and September 2019, the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.
Men find cure for baldness with the 'man weave'
It's not uncommon for women to get hair extensions or wear a wig, but now it's becoming mainstream for men, too. And you won't believe the transformations.
Man sentenced to 6 years for Stratford Square Mall shooting
A Glendale Heights man was sentenced to six years in prison for shooting a loss prevention officer last year at Stratford Square Mall in west suburban Bloomingdale.