Illinois State Police say 90% of car seats not installed correctly, free inspections now available
The Illinois Tollway and state police are offering free car seat safety inspections this summer.
Bicyclist critically injured in Batavia crash, helicopter transported victim to hospital
A bicyclist was critically injured and taken by helicopter to a suburban hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Batavia on Tuesday.
Illinois lawmaker proposes arming AG, state's attorneys with federal-style wiretapping authority
Reacting to this week's sweeping guilty verdicts in the ComEd Four trial, some state lawmakers are demanding tough new ethics reform.
Chicago man who carjacked pregnant woman at gunpoint sentenced to 40 years
A Chicago man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to carjacking a pregnant woman in her Downers Grove driveway in 2019.
Downers Grove man stole GrubHub delivery driver's vehicle, used it to meet with probation officer: prosecutors
After leading police on a high-speed chase, Deshun Williams allegedly crashed the stolen vehicle into a parked car in Cicero. He then fled the scene on foot and attempted to blend in with a crowd of elementary school students who were just released for the day, prosecutors said.
Suburban Chicago coach allegedly paid minors he met on social media for child pornography
A girls track and field coach at a suburban Chicago high school has been charged with paying two minors to produce child pornography after an investigation that began in the summer of 2022.
Downers Grove man caught on camera street racing charged with injuring 2 in Brighton Park crash
A 19-year-old man was charged with reckless driving following a crash that injured two people in Brighton Park earlier this month.
DuPage County man charged in traffic crash that killed his best friend: prosecutors
A suburban man has been charged in a violent rollover crash that caused the death of his best friend, according to prosecutors.
Person fatally struck by Metra train in Downers Grove
A person was fatally struck by a Metra train in Downers Grove Friday night.
Person fatally struck by freight train in Downers Grove
A pedestrian was fatally hit by a train in the village of Downers Grove early Wednesday morning.
Chicago man sentenced for robbing, trying to carjack woman at suburban gas station in 2021
A Chicago man learned his fate on Thursday after attempting to carjack a woman at gunpoint in 2021, but he had to abandon the plan when he couldn't start her vehicle.
Chicago man sentenced for robbing Domino's Pizza, Dunkin Donuts in DuPage County
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 21 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for robbing two DuPage County businesses in 2020.
Cheyann Klus: Remains of Downers Grove woman missing since 2017 found
The remains of a Downers Grove woman have been found more than five years after she went missing.
Pilot makes emergency landing on Veterans Memorial Tollway near Bolingbrook
A pilot was uninjured when a small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon on the Veterans Memorial Tollway in Will County.
Family of Downers Grove teen, murdered in 1985, begs prison review board to keep killer behind bars
It was a very emotional hearing Tuesday morning as the family of 16-year-old Bridget Drobney tried to convince the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to keep her killer behind bars for the rest of his life.
