32 to do: Fourth of July fireworks in Chicago 2023

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

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 track coach charged with possession of child porn
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A girls track coach at Downers Grove South High School has resigned. Glen Messmer was charged with possession of child pornography after authorities found files on a computer searching his home Tuesday. He was not a teacher at the school.

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.

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. 

Remains of Downers Grove woman missing since 2017 found
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The remains of Cheyann Klus have been found over five years after she was reported missing from her Downers Grove home, family members and authorities announced.