Woman, 30, dies after being hit by car in Vernon Hills

A 30-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a street in Vernon Hills Friday night.

Cava to open restaurant in Chicago suburb

Mediterranean fast-casual eatery Cava announced Tuesday it will open its second Midwestern location in suburban Chicago.

Man convicted in Gurnee Mills parking lot fatal shooting

A Vernon Hills man has been found guilty in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the parking lot of Gurnee Mills in 2021.

Organized crime sting in Vernon Hills nets 11 arrests, stolen goods, and drugs

Nearly a dozen members of various organized crime groups have been arrested in connection with retails robberies in west suburban Vernon Hills, according to village officials.

The next Connor Bedard? Suburban boy making a name for himself in Chicago
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Most people spend their teens and 20s trying to find a career path. But one local kid has a clear vision and is already on the path to making his big dreams come true.

Vernon Hills man busted for selling guns, cocaine: sheriff's office

A suburban man was charged with several felonies after police determined he was selling guns and drugs from his Vernon Hills home.

Possible tornado ripped through Cook County
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The National Weather Service said it is investigating four areas where tornadoes might have touched down in the suburbs.

Week in Review: Brissa Romero's cause of death • suburban police chase • Harvey tenants trapped

Brissa Romero's cause of death was released; two people were arrested following a suburban police chase; and several Harvey tenants spoke out after being trapped in their apartments. These are the top stories on Fox 32's Week in Review.

Brissa Romero: Official cause of death released
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The Lake County Coroner's Office on Wednesday released the official cause of death for Brissa Romero, whose body and car were pulled from a retention pond in Vernon Hills last month.

Brissa Romero: Official cause of death released for teen found dead in Vernon Hills pond

The Lake County Coroner's Office on Wednesday released the official cause of death for Brissa Romero, whose body and car were pulled from a retention pond in Vernon Hills last month.

Week in Review: Brissa Romero disappearance • Illinois lottery winner • Chicago police chase ends in arrests

A heartbreaking end to the search for a 17-year-old who went missing from the Chicago suburbs; a winning $650,000 lottery ticket was sold in Cook County; and three men are facing charges for leading police on a high-speed chase from Oak Brook to Chicago. 

Brissa Romero: Body found in Vernon Hills pond identified
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The body pulled from a retention pond in the Chicago suburbs has been identified as 17-year-old Brissa Romero who went missing early last week.

Brissa Romero: Body pulled from suburban pond identified as missing teen

The body that was recovered from a retention pond Tuesday morning in Vernon Hills has been identified as missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero who plunged her car into the water over a week ago.

Body believed to be Brissa Romero recovered from pond
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A body was recovered from a retention pond Tuesday morning in Vernon Hills where the car of missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero plunged into the water over a week ago.

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.