Willowbrook

A Cook County jury on Monday ruled that Sterigenics and two other companies should pay $363 million in damages for exposing a woman and thousands of other Willowbrook residents to dangerous levels of cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas.

The plaintiff in next week's trial is 37-year-old Sue Kamuda, who used to live near the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and says her family has no history of breast cancer.

The officer ordered Lemarcus Washington out of the vehicle, and allegedly located a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm handgun with one round in the chamber and about 115 grams of cannabis.

A gunman who fatally shot a man and wounded a woman at an office building in southwest suburban Chicago before killing himself was about to lose his job.

The victim told suburban Chicago police she had just finished loading groceries into her car and was about to enter the vehicle when the 15-year-old offender approached her with a gun and said, “Give me the (expletive) keys” and “look at the gun.”

Reaction to a temporary restraining order barring Illinois public schools from enforcing mask mandates is drawing praise and criticism.

'UNCONSCIONABLE': Lawrence Grant, the pregnant victim and another person were allegedly involved in an altercation at a grocery store. After the victim left the store, prosecutors say Grant followed her in his car and shot her in the back while driving in Willowbrook.

Antonio Davis allegedly approached the driver's side of the BMW, pointed a firearm at the male victim's head and ordered him out of the vehicle, while Kevin Sanders shoved the female victim away from the vehicle, causing bruising.

While pointing a gun at the victim, the juvenile allegedly told her, “Give me the (expletive) keys" and “Look at the gun.” At the time of his arrest, police said the juvenile had multiple pending forcible felony cases in Cook County and one pending forcible felony out of Will County.

As he was going to be taken into custody, Jenkins allegedly stated “I’m not going into custody.” The deputies attempted to place handcuffs on Jenkins, but he started flailing his arms and pulling away from deputies.

A 19-year-old man died Sunday weeks after a crash on Interstate 55 in southwest suburban Willowbrook.

A minor has been charged with shooting his friend in the chest and assaulting a police officer in suburban Willowbrook.

Londale Madison, 36, was initially sentenced in 2017 for the sex assault, attempted murder and home invasion of a 26-year-old Willowbrook woman Aug. 29, 2015, the state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.

Coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes across the country show the risks of staffing that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to stay home sick.

Police canceled the alert Saturday.

The total number of infected people at the nursing home is 42 – 30 residents and 12 staff members.

Officials have announced that 22 people at a nursing home in suburban Chicago have tested positive for coronavirus.

There are new troubling claims from six local teachers. They have filed a lawsuit saying Sterigenics left them with cancer after retirement.