Chicago-area boy to star in Master Chef Junior season 8
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Blake, a contestant on Master Chef Junior Season 8, joined Good Day Chicago to talk about making the top 16 on the show. The season premieres March 17 at 7 p.m. on FOX 32.

Ukrainian mom fundraising from Naperville
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A Ukrainian mom, living in the western suburbs is still in disbelief her country is under attack.?

'Look at the gun': Cook County teen who robbed woman in Target parking lot learns his fate

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.”

Woodridge garage fire deemed 'suspicious,' police investigating

Fire crews in suburban Chicago responded to a heavy blaze Monday morning burning inside a detached two-car garage.

Chicago man charged with posting threats to suburban state lawmaker on Facebook

Some of 59-year-old Cort Chubko's Facebook comments included things like "But know this Conroy and I couldnt be more serious… ALL HELL will come down on you, your staff and your office and your PRotection Detail isn’t going to be nearly enough to stop it," according to the DuPage County State's Attorney.

Geneva man charged with DUI, killing 73-year-old man and seriously injuring good Samaritan in crash

Authorities determined that the 73-year-old man and another person had stopped on the road, and, with help from a good Samaritan who pulled over, were reloading a refrigerator into a pickup truck that had fallen off. As the men were loading the refrigerator onto the truck, a vehicle allegedly driven by the suspect, crashed into the truck and pinned the 73-year-old between the vehicle and the truck.

Former Illinois state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleads guilty to embezzlement

Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of embezzlement, admitting he improperly took more than $240,000 from Teamsters Joint Council 25.