'The Toy Scout': Local man travels the country searching for rare, vintage toys
The pandemic kept us at home, which reignited an interest in nostalgia.
Suburban man pleads guilty to stealing $800K from disabled kids group
The former executive director of a suburban Chicago nonprofit created to help children with disabilities pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges he stole more than $800,000 from the organization.
Man charged with aggravated battery of imaging center patient in Hoffman Estates, forging CT scan credentials
A Deerfield man is facing charges after allegedly forging credentials and incorrectly injecting a woman during a CT scan procedure last year at an imaging center in suburban Hoffman Estates.
Walgreens rolling out mobile vaccination clinics in Chicago, 9 other US locations
Walgreens is bringing the coronavirus vaccine directly into Chicago's underserved communities this month.
Family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter concerned about Marni Yang's push for new trial
The family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter is speaking out for the first time about efforts by her convicted killer to win a new trial.
Illinois program scrubs student loans for people who buy a home
The Illinois Housing Development Authority’s SmartBuy program helps student loan borrowers pay off debt if they buy a home in the state.
Local students say remote learning is taking a toll on mental health
With bedrooms replacing classrooms for nearly one year, local students say they are struggling in so many ways.
Car rally held by residents in several Illinois school districts call for the return of in-person schooling
Residents in Illinois School Districts # 109, 112 and 113 (covering Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Fort Sheridan and Riverwoods) participated in a Car Rally on Saturday, showing their support for in-person schooling in these school districts.
Marni Yang lawyers call for investigation into former Bear Shaun Gayle
Attorneys for Marni Yang say they have new evidence that blows a hole in the alibi of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle.
Man sold stolen art taken from Deerfield storage unit with help from employee: feds
A 53-year-old Indiana man is accused of stealing art from a storage facility in north suburban Deerfield and reselling it for thousands of dollars between February and May.
18-year-old hurt after falling 25 feet through skylight at shuttered Deerfield school
An 18-year-old man was injured Sunday night after falling through a skylight at shuttered Catholic school in Deerfield in the north suburbs.
Pastor offers drive-thru communion to parishoners seeking comfort amid coronavirus outbreak
A church in suburban Alsip offered drive-thru communion Saturday as parishoners sought to connect with God without putting their health at risk.
Autistic child hurt ‘head to toe’ in Deerfield hit-and-run expected to make full recovery, family says
Chase Thompson, an autistic 12-year-old who was injured “head to toe” in a hit-and-run weeks ago in north suburban Deerfield, is no longer in critical condition and expected to make a full recovery, his father said Wednesday.
Woman charged in Deerfield hit-and-run that seriously injured 12-year-old
Stacy Shapiro, of Northbrook, Ill., turned herself in Friday to the Deerfield Police Department on felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident.
Vehicle seized, person of interest being questioned in Deerfield hit-and-run crash
The vehicle is being processed for evidence, according to a press release from Deerfield Police.
Family pleads for help, offers reward in search for hit-and-run driver who struck boy in Deerfield
The family of a 12-year-old boy seriously hurt in a hit-and-run last week in Deerfield is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the driver.
Deerfield boy in critical condition after getting run down by driver who took off
Police in Deerfield are searching for the driver who ran over and critically injured a boy named Chase Thompson on Friday.