Zion man charged with possessing child porn

A north suburban man who was discharged from the U.S. Army for having inappropriate contact with teenagers in the ‘90s has been charged with possessing child pornography.

Highwood man accused of child porn, meth possession and sexual contact with a dog

Police in suburban Chicago say that Thomas Keller, 40, had hundreds of files of child pornography and a video of himself having sexual contact with a dog.

Woman charged in fatal Waukegan hit-run-crash that killed bicyclist

Linda J. Ray, 47, was driving a Cadillac SUV that struck Chad Aiello in the 3600 block of North Lewis Avenue, according to Waukegan police.

At least 36 students test positive for coronavirus after Illinois camps

At least three dozen high school students in northern Illinois have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus after some attending summer sports camps showed symptoms of the disease.

Mobile coronavirus testing site placed outside suburban school

Health officials have put a mobile COVID-19 testing station outside a suburban Chicago high school as the area sees an uptick in cases among younger residents, a trend that has happened elsewhere in the country.

McHenry man charged with battering relatives with machete, rifle

A McHenry man is accused of attacking his younger relatives with a rifle and machete Friday in an unincorporated area near north suburban Antioch.

Kenosha man charged with sharing child porn, stalking

A man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, is facing charges after allegedly posing as a teenager to get nude photos from a girl in the north suburbs and then sending them to her family and friends after she refused to take more.

Gunman fatally shoots self after wounding woman in Gurnee

A woman is in critical condition after she was shot by a man who then fatally shot himself in Gurnee after police surrounded a home in the north suburbs.

Suburban man charged with sexually abusing teen boy, possessing child porn

A northwest suburban Lake Zurich man has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage boy and possessing child pornography after he was caught talking to another teen on Grindr.

Gurnee cop charged with domestic battery tried to buy ‘murder kit’: prosecutors

A north suburban Gurnee police officer facing felony domestic battery charges tried to purchase a “murder kit” of bleach, plastic sheeting, rope and a shovel earlier this year, prosecutors allege.

Lightning strike starts fire in attic of Gurnee townhome

Authorities believe a lightning strike is responsible for starting a fire in a Gurnee townhome Monday evening in the north suburbs.

Island Lake man sentenced for child sex assault

A northwest suburban man was sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in Island Lake.