11 children hospitalized after south suburban school bus crash on I-55
Eleven children were hospitalized after three south suburban school buses were involved in a crash near Smith Bridge in Channahon Tuesday morning.
Channahon gas station held up by masked robber
A Love's Travel Stop was robbed Monday morning in southwest suburban Channahon.
Motorcyclist ejected during crash in Joliet
A Lockport man is in critical condition following a crash in Joliet Saturday night.
Teen arrested for allegedly shooting person in the head at a graduation party
The owner of the house where the shooting happened said he'd been hosting a graduation party for his son and daughter, and then other kids showed up.
Semi rolls over into ditch in Channahon
A semi-trailer crashed into a ditch Tuesday morning in southwest suburban Channahon.
Former Will County gymnastics coach sentenced to 96 years for sexually assaulting teen girl
A former girl's gymnastics coach has been sentenced to 96 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage gymnast.
Amazon workers walk off the job again, this time in Channahon
Amazon workers say they are calling attention to their demands for higher wages and new workplace safety rules.
Body found in Des Plaines River identified as man missing from towing vessel
The body found in the Des Plaines river Tuesday was identified as the man missing from a towing vessel on Monday.
Former Channahon gymnastics coach found guilty of sexual assault
Jose Vilchis was accused of performing sex acts on a teen girl while coaching her at Channahon’s I & M Gymnastics.
Fight breaks out at El Burrito Loco in Channahon; person stabbed, man charged
A Minooka man was arrested after a fight broke out at a Mexican restaurant in suburban Channahon.
Bomb threat prompts extra police presence at Minooka Community High School in Channahon
A threat directed at the school’s south campus, at 26655 W. Eames St., was sent Tuesday night to the school’s anonymous tip center, Channahon police said in a statement.
Justice Department seeks to strip citizenship of Chicago-area gymnastics coach charged with sex abuse
The department filed a lawsuit against 68-year-old José Vilchis, claiming he lied on his naturalization application by concealing that he sexually abused girls he coached in the 1980s and 1990s, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Amazon to open 500-job fulfillment center near Chicago
Amazon has announced plans to open a fulfillment center in northern Illinois, creating more than 500 new, full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits.
