Aurora lawyer pens memoir about Jeanine Nicarico murder case
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Criminal defense attorney and author Gary Johnson talks about his new memoir, 'Luck is a Talent,' that examines one of Illinois' most high-profile murder cases.

Big warm-up on Monday and Tuesday, with showers and thunderstorms ahead

On Monday, high temperatures in the Chicago area will reach 70 to 79 degrees. (It'll be cooler by the lake.) Tuesday will be breezy and summer-like, with high temperatures in the 80 to 84 degree range.

Suburban high schools grapple with rising COVID-19 cases

After finally going back to school, a growing number of high school students are headed home to quarantine.

Naperville students host food drive with 'Move For Hunger'
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Charlotte Sebby and Lucy Kinney talk about launching a food drive to address food insecurity with the help of 'Move For Hunger.'

Suburban communities hold elections on Tuesday

We will know by Tuesday night the new mayors and school board members that voters have chosen in hundreds of suburban communities.

Naperville teen launches downtown poetry walk
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Campbell Kohls, senior at Neuqua Valley High School, talks about the inspiration behind her downtown Naperville poetry walk .

Marijuana sales generating millions in tax dollars for social programs in Illinois

Recreational marijuana sales generated $235 million in state taxes in Illinois last year. That money funded things like the Chicago Youth Boxing Club in South Lawndale. In Naperville, the city's three pot shops brought in as much in tax dollars as the entire downtown district.

Midwest Girl Gang Facebook group unites women from all walks of life
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Jennifer Laino, founder of the 'Midwest Girl Gang' Facebook group, talks about the camaraderie and community she's built and how they hope to effect tangible change across the Chicago area.

District 203 students can return to in-person learning 5 days a week in April
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It's back to school for another big suburban district. Naperville plans to bring students back five days a week after Easter. The school board meets Monday night and District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges talks about it.

Police investigate if Marengo robbery duo is tied to 6 other Chicago-area holdups

DO YOU KNOW THEM? Two men dressed in dark-colored clothes first robbed a Marengo gas station and shot the clerk last Wednesday. Two similar robberies were reported in Naperville and Downers Grove, and four others in Aurora.

Driver dies in Naperville crash with semi

A motorist died after their vehicle collided with a semitrailer Monday morning on Route 59 in west suburban Naperville.

Duo wanted for robbing stores in Naperville, Downers Grove

Naperville police were searching for two men who robbed a liquor store at gunpoint Sunday evening in the western suburb.

Man charged with Naperville bakery burglary

A man is facing a felony charge for allegedly burglarizing a bakery last May in suburban Naperville.

3 men arrested in Naperville, charged in Chicago armed carjackings

Three men were arrested in suburban Naperville Thursday and charged in connection with at least two armed carjackings in Chicago.