Cornelius Jones, 29, of the 7500 block of North Ridge Avenue in Chicago, was charged…
Parents charged with neglect in 2014 fire deaths of children
A former Hammond couple whose three children died in a 2014 house fire have been charged with neglect of a dependent.
Andre Lekai Maurice Young, 30, was charged in Lake Superior Court with three counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, all class A felonies, in the deaths of Dasani Young,…
Couple downsizes from Chicago-area condo to tiny house on FYI series
Before Kyle LeFevre and Jennifer Polk moved from north suburban Highwood to Ohio last year, they had a few requirements for their new home.
It had to have a modern feel and gadget technology within their $40,000 budget. It also had to be really, really small.
The couple, who got engaged in 2014,…
Suburban cops on Dallas shootings: ‘Sad day in law enforcement’
The shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas on Thursday night weighed heavily on police departments in Chicago’s suburbs on Friday.
“It’s a day of mourning,” Kenilworth police Chief David Miller said. “It’s a sad day in law enforcement, for everybody who knows somebody in law enforcement…
Mayor who struck umpire accused of aggressive behavior before, records show
The south suburban mayor who broke the jaw of an umpire last month at a youth baseball game says that although he sometimes makes a “smart remark,” he typically acts defensively to defuse violence.
But police reports obtained by the Tribune show that Monee Mayor Jay Farquhar has been accused —…
‘Pastafarian’ who wore strainer on head ordered to get new license picture
A Chicago-area woman says she wants to fight for her right to wear a pasta strainer on her head in her driver’s license photo, claiming the item is an expression of her religious beliefs.
Rachel Hoover, 21, says she belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and has actively practiced…
Woman pleads not guilty to causing Evanston Target bathroom explosion
A Chicago woman charged with causing an explosion in the bathroom of an Evanston Target store pleaded not guilty at the Skokie courthouse on Thursday to all charges.
Heidi E. Schmidt, 44, of the 4000 block of West Crystal Street in Chicago, was charged with aggravated arson and unlawful possession…
Dwyane Wade’s hometown prepares to welcome him back
As Dwyane Wade prepares to come home to play for the team he grew up watching, home began preparing for his return.
Upon hearing the news Wednesday that Wade had agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Bulls, Daisauni Doty figured it was time for a wardrobe addition.
The 13-year-old budding point…
Arsenic found on Mission Hills housing site
Arsenic at levels beyond those considered safe by state regulators has been found on the Mission Hills Country Club property where Red Seal wants to build 137 homes, according to environmental test results filed June 29 in Cook County Circuit Court.
Those tests, by Huff & Huff, Inc., of Oak Brook,…
13-year-old skipping middle and high school to attend college
Like many of her peers, 13-year-old Kelly Li is buying supplies for the new school year that starts in August.
However, unlike others her age, Kelly is not preparing for eighth grade but to move into a college dormitory.
The Naperville girl will forgo her final year at Crone Middle School and her…
Hammond boy, 15, shot to death outside home
Hammond Police are looking for the person who shot and killed 15-year-old boy early Thursday.
John Lee Hennington suffered a fatal gunshot wound at his home in the 1100 block of Cleveland Street in Hammond, according to a statement from the Lake County Coroner’s office. Hammond Police spokesman…
Source: Cops question person in rampage that left gas station worker slain
Chicago police Thursday afternoon were questioning a person of interest in connection with a 90-minute crime rampage Wednesday morning in Chicago and Summit in which a gas station cashier was shot and killed and two other people were wounded, a source told the Tribune.
Police had been looking for…
Ex-Hollywood Palms owner owes $6M back taxes: Madigan
The former owner of specialty movie theaters in Naperville and Woodridge has been convicted in a $6 million tax evasion and bank fraud scheme, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.
Ted E.C. Bulthaup III, onetime owner of the Hollywood Palms theater in Naperville and the Hollywood…
Murder charges filed in Palos robbery gone awry
Murder charges have been filed against three women, including two sisters, and a man stemming from a robbery gone awry Tuesday in Palos Township that left one man dead and a second injured.
Prosecutors, at a bond hearing Thursday at the Bridgeview courthouse, said that one of the women charged…
Not-guilty plea entered in 2015 crash that killed father and daughter
A man from unincorporated Zion has been charged with reckless homicide nearly a year after a Lindenhurst crash that killed Grayslake North cheerleader Haylie Winiewicz and her father last August.
Christopher Romano, 33, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court to three counts of…
No prison time for Brakley in Lake Station corruption case
The stepdaughter of former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist will not see jail time for a federal theft charge.
Judge James Moody in U.S. District Court of Hammond on Thursday accepted a plea agreement for Miranda Brakley that will see Brakley serve six months of home detention and two years…
Reward offered in Hazel Crest triple homicide
Investigators still have no suspects in Saturday’s triple homicide that left a father and his two daughters dead, Hazel Crest Police Chief Mitchell Davis III said Thursday.
Village officials announced they are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone…
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