State police say a Waukegan man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly opened fire on another vehicle on a Chicago area expressway. Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 East Violent Crimes Unit recently arrested Leroyience Simmons, 34, of Waukegan. Simmons was charged with attempted murder, a […]
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Union Pacific Northwest Metra line was halted Friday afternoon after a train hit a pedestrian in Palatine.Metra said Train No. 654 struck a pedestrian at the Smith Street right-of-way near the Palatine station.Initial reports indicated that the person struck was conscious and awake upon being taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge from the scene. The person's condition was not immediately available.Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the scene,...
The Chicago area will likely experience another dazzling light show late Saturday as a “very rare” geomagnetic storm supercharges the Northern Lights again.
Federal authorities say six people conspired to stage armed robberies in Lake Villa and other Chicago suburbs so the purported victims could apply for special U.S. immigration visas. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said that Parth Nayi and Kewon Young allegedly organized and participated in staged armed robberies at restaurants, […]
An FBI arc that kicked off with this season’s premiere comes to an intense climax in Tuesday night’s finale — and in doing so, it puts Special Agent Tiffany Wallace (played by Katherine Renee Kane) in quite a moral predicament. Season 6 opened with FBI agent Trevor Hobbs (Roshawn Franklin) being killed while working undercover […]
The feud between village trustees and embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard widened on Monday evening.
Tiffany Henyard, 40, the Mayor of Dolton,. She also faces accusations of covering up an ally's sexual assault. Her former assistant, Fenia Dukes, spoke out against Henyard in a new video
Spotty storms moved through the Chicago area Monday afternoon, but the weather is saving its strength for a round of possibly severe storms Tuesday night.
On this episode of PM Chicago with Bret Gogoel: Jeff Kellen, PGA Pro at North Shore Country Club in Glenview, joins the program to discuss his exciting qualification for this weekend’s PGA Championship. Jonathan Bregman talks with the Chicago Tribune’s Julia Poe ahead of tonight’s Chicago Sky home opener. Plus, Eddie Johnson is supporting a […]
On this episode of PM Chicago with Bret Gogoel: Scott Childers, in for Bret, talks with musician JoDee Messina ahead of her Friday night performance at Joe’s Live in Rosemont. Kim Gordon speaks with Sandra Carrera from the Department of Cultural Affairs about this summer in Chicago Farmers Markets. Plus, the team ranks some of […]
After reviewing a newspaper article, I believe the jury made a good decision to convict Ruben Gutierrez for execution. He is scheduled for execution for murdering 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison. The decisions Ruben Gutierrez made were only to target this person to get her funds. But there were complications, so they murdered her so it would not interfere with their plans. Ruben Gutierrez acknowledged being involved in the robbery but has argued DNA testing would prove his innocence that he was...
LOWELL — The Lowell Lions Club lives its motto, “WE SERVE.”