'We'll protect you': Best friends killed at Astroworld offered to help others before they died

"STICK AROUND US, WE'LL PROTECT YOU": Some of the last words of suburban Chicago best friends Jacob Jurinek and Franco Patino, who were killed at the Travis Scott Astroworld concert. A woman who met them at the concert says they offered to help her, but she lost sight of them during the stampede.

GoFundMe for suburban police officer who was shot 8 times raises $35k in just 8 hours

The GoFundMe said that Bensenville Police Officer Steven Kotlewski is the father of three children: an 8-year-old boy with special needs, a 5-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy. His wife Crystal is a stay-at-home parent.

Two college students from Naperville killed at Travis Scott Astroworld concert in Houston

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offered their condolences to the family of Jacob Jurinek, a 21-year-old from Naperville. The University of Dayton said Saturday that Franco Patino, 21, also of Naperville, was killed at the concert as well.

Bond denied for man who shot at Bensenville police officer 10 times: prosecutors

EXTENSIVE INJURIES: When the officer spoke with Kiante Tyler, Tyler allegedly pulled out a firearm and shot at the officer 10 times, striking him eight times. Other responding officers found the injured officer crawling in a stairwell.

Bringing home the bacon: Suburban police capture runaway pig

The pig was reunited with the person who is taking care of it after about 15 minutes on the ham -- er, on the lam.

Bensenville police officer shot while responding to domestic disturbance call

BREAKING: A Bensenville police officer was shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic disturbance call. The officer is still in surgery.

Chicago man pleads guilty to possessing more than 900 grams of heroin

"Professional drug dealers like Mr. Garcia cause more problems for our society by their distribution of drugs to those who have addiction issues," Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said.

Happy Birthday, Cole! Suburban boy battling leukemia gets almost 3,000 birthday cards from strangers

“I just couldn't even believe it,” said his mom, Brittany Magnus. “The fact that so many people took time out of their day to pick out a special card, go to the post office. All these people did it for Cole.”

Aurora police seek suspect wanted in car burglaries

Police in Aurora are trying to identify the person who broke into two vehicles and stole items last month. 

Suspect sought in car burglaries in Aurora
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Police in Aurora are trying to identify the person who broke into two vehicles and stole items in September.

Illinois trying to identify owners of 11 abandoned Purple Heart medals

Why doesn't Illinois just check the U.S. Armed Forces list of all Purple Heart awardees? Turns out that there's no comprehensive list of veterans who have received Purple Hearts.

Fiery crash in Lisle leaves 3 people dead

Upon arrival, officers found one vehicle severely damaged. The driver of the vehicle, a man in his forties from Aurora, was deceased. The second vehicle was occupied by three people and found about 200 yards away and was on fire.