According to McHenry County Sheriff's Office, Antonio Goldaracena was released from jail after posting bond.
Park Forest police officials told Patch they needed multiple officers and a Taser to arrest a man they say had a gun in his sweatshirt.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed both men may have been targeted.
Gustavo Cornejo Jr. was 17 when he was thrown 30 feet by an oncoming semi-trailer while off the shoulder of Interstate 394, lawyers said.
Police said Blaze Pierce is charged with kidnapping and armed robbery after threatening a man at gunpoint and demanding he buy him gas.
William La Rue told deputies he no longer wanted the horses that were found in a barn on his property, officials said.
Police told Patch the storage container, which was taken from a South Side lot over the weekend, was found nearly empty on Wednesday night.
Police said the driver was to deliver McDonald's to an address in Ford Heights Saturday night, but when she arrived, the home was abandoned.
According to school officials, a student reported the knife Tuesday after seeing another student's photo posted to Instagram.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Police said the child was hit by a Kia Soul on Dixie Highway shortly before 11 a.m. and airlifted to Stroger Hospital.
The Olympia Fields-based company's owner and biller were charged with defrauding the state of more than $600,000 in medicaid funds: Raoul.
A man died after he was shot in the chest at his birthday party in July. Authorities are trying to locate the man who shot him.
Montez Fulwiley, 30, was charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping in Ford Heights slayings, officials said.
"If kids see something wrong, they needed to report it, whether it's to us or the school administration, immediately," Chief Flores said.
The threat was reportedly based on a Snapchat message showing a picture of a gun.
The indictment states Marvin L. Cole and Reginald Russell deposited approximately $132,593 in altered and counterfeit money orders.
Over the course of the operation, 25 men approached members of the team and solicited sex in exchange for money.
The City of Chicago Heights said Illinois State Police called to verify his employment after he flashed the badge following a crash.
Swimming pool dangers persist, especially for children, in Chicago Heights.
On Saturday, Torra Johnson, 42, of Ford Heights, stabbed a 37-year-old woman in the back with a knife, according to Sheriff Thomas J. Dart.
New federal safety regulations for baby sleep products may affect what Chicago Heights parents already have in their homes.
George Kleopa, 41, got six years for an involuntary manslaughter conviction in the 2012 shooting death of his girlfriend, Michele Peters.
Illinois lost three police officers in the line of duty in 2021.
Applications for the job close on May 24, at 4 p.m.
Feds said the Chicago man confessed to 2019 US Bank robbery in Matteson after he was allowed a cigarette break during interrogation.
Police said the man and a 17-year-old died after crashing into a sign pole, flipping over and stopping on the median, according to reports.
An independent forensic audit conducted by the Chicago Heights Public Library had officials asking for a criminal investigation into funds.
Commissioners are questioning expenses made in 2020 after finding an apparent link to the library audit revealing $400k of misused funds.
Louis Capriotti, 45, is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to a criminal complaint.
The man received loans after claiming his company had 61 employees and a monthly payroll of $108K, but had no employees, prosecutors said.
Thomas Tate, 59, of Calumet City, was located in southern Illinois. He is safe, family is making arrangements to bring him home.
Library officials have directed attorneys to attempt to recover more than $400K in civil court and make a criminal referral.
A spike in pet scams continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as the holidays approach in Chicago Heights.
The Chicago Heights Police Department said scammers are posing as delivery or utility workers to gain entry into residences within the city.
As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported Wednesday night, the son has issued a warning to everyone to stay safe.
Over a month has gone by, and 36-year-old Garnie Dell Rice is still missing. His family said they don't know where to search.
There are 59 sex offenders recorded in Chicago Heights in 2020.
Almost a month has gone by, and 36-year-old Garnie Dell Rice is still missing.
A 36-year-old man was last seen on Sunday Aug. 30 in Chicago Heights for work.