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A judge vacated the convictions of James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, who were serving life sentences in the 1981 shooting deaths of a Marine and a teen girl in McKinley Park. They were both released Thursday night.
Teresa Haley denies making the inflammatory comments about asylum-seekers apparently captured on video from a recent conference call of NAACP leaders.
Sean Richards, 14, was killed in July when a car wash employee sped out of the car wash in a Jeep, struck the boy, then crossed the street and crashed into a sub shop.
After reviewing video surveillance authorities determined Megan Lewis was picked up by Juan A. Vega-Montoya on Nov. 26 in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Her body was found three days later in Old Mill Creek.
Under an ordinance approved Monday, Rosemont could impose fines of $750 per vehicle, arrest drivers and impound buses used to bring asylum-seekers to town.
The Lake County coroner’s office identifies a body recovered Tuesday as that of Brissa Romero, who was reported missing last week. Her cause of death is consistent with drowning, authorities say.
Robert Crimo Jr. served about half of his 60-day sentence for misdemeanor reckless conduct.
To keep classes going, the college has replaced many of the teachers who walked off the job on Oct. 30 — a walkout prompted by the college cutting hundreds of classes to help fill a $20 million budget gap.
A drive through-only Portillo’s is now open at Mannheim and Higgins roads in Rosemont. It’s the chain’s second drive-through-only outlet.
Authorities say a body was found Tuesday in a retention pond where Brissa Romero’s SUV was found Monday. Romero last contacted relatives on Dec. 4.
Rommell Kellogg was convicted of collecting payments from Arnie’s Idle Hour in Harvey in exchange for the city not closing the club, where prostitution flourished.
The agreement was made public Tuesday morning as the case was set to go to trial, after it appeared recent efforts to reach a settlement had broken down.
El vehículo de una adolescente de Carpentersville desaparecida desde el 4 de diciembre ha sido encontrado en Vernon Hills, según informaron las autoridades el lunes.
Businesses mainly in the south suburbs — like restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and gas stations — closed Monday ahead of a rally in solidarity with Gaza.
A vehicle belonging to a Carpentersville teen missing since Dec. 4 has been found in Vernon Hills, authorities said Monday. The search continues for Brissa Romero.
Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.
A two-vehicle crash occurred about 2:15 a.m. Sunday in the westbound lanes of Palatine Road near Wheeling Road, according to police. One person suffered serious injuries.
The FBI is looking for a man who held up a Bank of America branch at 920 South Waukegan Road on Saturday.
The 11U Cowboys were on a Pop Warner mission after finishing as national runners-up a year ago.
Police say Nathaniel Huey Jr. was a ‘credible suspect’ in the September shooting deaths of a family of four. They say the partners of Huey and the female victim knew of the relationship.
Lawmakers must consider new taxes, combining four regional transit agencies under one board and changing fee structures. The report recommends the state prop up public transit with $1.5 billion.
Murod Kurdi, 28, died in June after being hit by a motorist who told police she’d been drinking. She refused a Breathalyzer and was ticketed at the scene and released.
Brown, 35, is charged with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide. His mother, Myrtle Brown, was found dead in September outside her home. He played football at Proviso East High School and Notre Dame before his NFL career.
The suburb’s City Council approved parking bans on several streets near the airport. Violators face fines of up to $250.
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