Documents say he waited outside her home for her to return from a date with her new boyfriend before running up to her and stabbing her.
An 83-year-old Des Plaines man was reported missing early Thursday, authorities said.
The Des Plaines Police Department arrested an 18-year-old man following an investigation into a February 2019 fatal crash.
Police reported the elderly man died after the plane landed at O'Hare. More details below.
The 15-year-old girl went missing after leaving her home shortly after noon on Wednesday.
Several reports said three people are still missing after a June 26 boat crash in the Chicago River.
A 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were shot earlier this month in unincorporated Des Plaines.
The expressway shooting occurred on I-90 northbound near River Road in May, authorities said.
A man and woman were found shot in the parking lot of a building in unincorporated Maine Township Tuesday night.
There were 55 elementary school students on a bus in Des Plaines when one of them decided to "test" pepper spray, the sheriff's office said.
Donated bodies were supposed to be used for research but were allegedly sold — including bodies known to have HIV, sepsis and hepatitis.
The 60-year-old woman went to cross the roadway just north of Golf Road around 9 p.m. Saturday, when she was hit by a Mercedes SUV.
The collision happened Saturday morning and left three others with injuries.
A young male and female both suffered gunshot wounds, according to police.
According to report, the police officers who tried helping the woman also had to be rescued.
Police said the 55-year-old woman had just finished her shift Saturday morning when she was fatally struck while crossing the road.
The Des Plaines Fire Department will be purchasing hose bridges
A Florida man facing an attempted murder charge can be released from jail before his trial, a Cook County judge decided.
A 28-year-old Florida man was charged with attempted murder in the beating and mutilation of a Des Plaines resident.
An 85-year-old woman was identified as the person who died in a fire at Landings condominiums Sunday morning.
Fire broke out just before 8 a.m. Sunday morning, fire officials said.
The 61-year-old Bartlett man working on the Tri-State Tollway when he was hit by a car that crossed into a construction zone in Rosemont.
Corboy & Demetrio files several lawsuits for Chicagoland passengers aboard the Aeromexico plane that crashed on July 31.
103 people were on the plane during the fiery crash.
The 22-year-old wound up shot "several times" after he broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend – a concealed carry license holder.
Des Plaines police said a 37-year-old Hillside man in worksite gear last week tried to rob a grocery store bank branch with a note,
The FBI said a man wearing a yellow helmet attempted to rob a bank inside a Jewel-Osco around noon Wednesday.
A 23-year-old woman is accused of killing the man at a home on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.
A passenger in the crash died after being thrown from the motorcycle Sunday morning, authorities said.
A 44-year-old Lake in the Hills man was charged with attempted murder, fleeing police and reckless driving.
The 29-year-old was charged with felony DUI after he apparently swam across a river to flee a serious crash Monday morning in Des Plaines.
Police are speaking to a man found barefoot and bleeding near the scene hours after Monday morning's crash at Rand and Ballard.
A two-car crash at the intersection of Golf and Rand Sunday killed three family members riding in one vehicle.
Judges warned releasing the 52-year-old could jeopardize the safety of the community and ordered him to remain jailed.
Katherine Lujano, 17, and her 18-month-old son have been found safe.
3 teachers are charged with child endangerment and battery after allegedly feeding kids the hormone-laced treats to "calm them down."
Her husband remembered watching helplessly as her car drifted into the path of a semi-truck.
Part of the Maine Scrap Metal building on Rand Road was destroyed in a late Wednesday fire.
Fire officials are looking to determine the cause of a car fire that damaged the Car X Auto Service business on Oakton Street.
An SUV fled the scene after the 18-year-old was run over, police said.