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Homer Glen elementary school cleared after bomb threat
(HOMER GLEN) An elementary school in southwest suburban Homer Glen was evacuated Tuesday morning after someone left a voicemail saying there was a bomb in the building, but no bomb was found. An unide...
Sep 08, 2015
Searchers find child’s head, other remains in Garfield Park lagoon
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police said Sunday night that a child's head was found in the Garfield Park lagoon, and the case has been classified as a death investigation. Earlier in the day, doctors were awaiti...
Sep 07, 2015
1 hospitalized after truck drives into Kenosha Harbor
Crews pull a truck from Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon in Kenosha. | Network Video Productions (KENOSHA, Wisc.) A person was taken to a hospital after a truck drove into Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon...
Sep 07, 2015
Man fatally struck by train in Wilmington
(WILMINGTON) A train fatally struck a 34-year-old man last week in southwest suburban Wilmington. Steven. D. Harden II was the driver of a vehicle that was struck by the train Wednesday, Sept. 2, at N...
Sep 07, 2015
St. Anthony Hospital sues to block Riot Fest from Douglas Park
(CHICAGO) Saint Anthony Hospital on Friday sued to stop Riot Fest from holding this year's music festival in a park across the street from it, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. The faith-based, nonp...
Sep 06, 2015
Child’s foot, other remains found near Garfield Park lagoon
(CHICAGO) A child's foot and other body parts were found late Saturday afternoon near the Garfield Park lagoon on the West Side, and the park was closed indefinitely as the police investigated late in...
Sep 06, 2015
$30K bond for man charged with running South Side dog-fighting ring
Clifford McNeil | Chicago Police Department (CHICAGO) Clifford McNeil, of the 4700 block of South Shields, faces eight felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, two felony counts of dog fighting...
Sep 06, 2015
Woman pulled from DuPage River in Lisle
Lisle police pulled a woman from the DuPage River late Saturday. | Network Video Productions (LISLE) Police rescued a woman who had fallen into the DuPage River late Saturday in west suburban Lisle. A...
Sep 06, 2015
Lincoln Park man convicted in killing prostitute at River North hotel
Christopher Love (CHICAGO) A Lincoln Park man was convicted Friday of stabbing a prostitute to death at a boutique hotel in the River North neighborhood. The body of Sarai Michaels, a mother of five, ...
Sep 04, 2015
$50K reward announced for information in Fox Lake police officer’s slaying
(FOX LAKE) A $50,000 reward is being offered for information in the slaying of Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. The search was ongoing Friday afternoon for three suspects who have eluded captur...
Sep 04, 2015
