New York teen charged with making threat that shut down Naperville North High School

A New York teen is charged with phoning in a threat to Naperville North High School earlier in October, ending classes early for the second time in a month because of a threat.

Suburban Lisle high school student says a teacher harassed her because she wears a hijab

Lisle Senior High School sophomore Zoya Shaik is now calling for policies to prevent discrimination and bullying. She said she was subjected to a 25-minute racially charged rant from a teacher on October 12.

What time is trick-or-treating? 2021 Halloween trick-or-treat times for Chicago suburbs

In Chicago's suburbs, all trick-or-treating is happening on Halloween this year, thanks to October 31st being a Sunday. Some locations are inviting children to go out as early as 1 p.m., and one city is allowing them to stay out until 8 p.m.

'Best Small Cities in America': 14 towns in Illinois, Indiana rank among top 10 percent

A new listing of the ‘Best Small Cities in America’ might add fuel to the fire for the people encouraging residents of Illinois to move to Indiana. Carmel, Indiana ranks the second best small city in America, according to Wallet Hub.

'Cradles to Crayons' winter collection drive begins

A major collection drive is underway to outfit thousands of local kids for winter weather.

Chicago man charged with attempting to carjack woman at gunpoint at gas station

A Chicago man was charged with two felonies for allegedly trying to carjack a woman at a Downers Grove gas station and stealing her cell phone last month.

Human remains found in forest preserve may be connected to missing United executive
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Human remains were found at a DuPage County forest preserve Friday, and it is unknown at this time if the remains are those of missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia.

Chicago man out on bond for Cook County felony charged with shooting at Lombard police officer

“Providing a twice convicted felon the opportunity to post a relatively small bond, just $2,500 in Mr. Turner’s Cook County case, put the public and law enforcement at great risk, as alleged in this case."

Ball python found at suburban Chicago forest preserve

A snake native to Africa has been removed from a suburban Chicago nature preserve after a visitor found the reptile coiled beneath her car.

Naperville student sentenced for Craigslist ad offering to sell Black classmate

A Naperville Central High School student has been sentenced for placing a racist ad online offering to sell a Black student from the same school.

Chicago's weather is about to take a nose-dive, with frost possible

The National Weather Service said patchy frost is possible in outlying rural areas of Chicago suburbs on Friday night into Saturday morning.

Suburban police say they will not send officers to Chicago should there be a shortage over vaccine mandate

So what happens if the city of Chicago is short on officers amid the dispute over the vaccine mandate? At least three suburban counties say their departments will not be helping out.