Family of Brissa Romero speaks out after police find her vehicle
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After recovering the vehicle belonging to a missing 17-year-old Carpentersville girl from a retention pond in Vernon Hills on Monday, police said they believe Brissa Romero was inside her Nissan Rogue when it plunged into the water exactly one week ago.

Brissa Romero: Police believe missing Carpentersville teen was inside her vehicle when it plunged into water

After recovering the vehicle that belonged to a missing 17-year-old Carpentersville girl from a retention pond in Vernon Hills on Monday, police said they believe Brissa Romero was inside her Nissan Rogue when it plunged into the water exactly one week ago.

Chicago-area teen still missing, what we know
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Desperate for answers, friends and family members continue to search for a missing Carpentersville teen who was last seen on Monday.

Suburban teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing students in classroom

An Elgin teacher is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two of his students who were under the age of 13. 

Chicago area store sells $3M scratch-off, second multi-million winning ticket in 3 years

A liquor store in northwest suburban Chicago has good reason to deem their store “lucky" after selling its second multi-million dollar winning Illinois Lottery ticket in three years.

Dundee-Crown High School lockdown lifted after 'swatting' incident

A lockdown at Dundee-Crown High School has been lifted after police investigated a threatening phone call the school received Wednesday morning.

Dundee-Crown High School lockdown lifted after 'swatting' incident
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A lockdown at Dundee-Crown High School has been lifted after police investigated a threatening phone call the school received Wednesday morning.

Estranged husband sentenced for home invasion where man was stabbed

A man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after breaking into the home of his estranged wife in 2020 and stabbing a man in northwest suburban Carpentersville.

Several homes damaged in Carpentersville fire

Several homes were damaged in a fire in a northwest suburb Wednesday afternoon.