A look at weird crime in the Chicago area this week.
There is a report of a train versus car crash near 2300 Mannheim Road.
The following police-related items were pulled from area Patches. An arrest is merely an accusation, not a determination of guilt.
Cook County Sheriff locates missing man as part of ongoing Gacy investigation.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
He threatened to kill the pet unless its owners paid up, police say. Then the dog decided to express its own opinion.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he worries that under the current system, too many people who shouldn't will be able to obtain concealed carry permits.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
Crystal Lake woman was tracked by former boyfriend, Eric M. Anderson, of Niles, to her mother's house in Arlington Heights where he shot a police officer.
An Arlington Heights police officer was shot.
An Arlington Heights Police officer was shot Thursday night.
A Skokie man and a Lincolnwood man were charged with defrauding the government of sales tax revenue by underreporting gasoline sales.
Look at this man's photo and see if you can help police identify him. He store about $250 in contributions to charity.
Man sentenced in dumbbell attack.
Michigan man charged with promoting prostitution at hotel near O'Hare.
Police thank the public for help; also, here are the funeral arrangements for the victim.
A look at weird crime in the Chicago area.
Florence Brantman, 93, was involved in a minor accident in Itasca Tuesday evening — her family members reported her missing earlier that day, according to media reports.
A 26-year-old woman claimed she was the victim of an unwanted sex act by an on-duty Evanston firefighter at Firehouse 1, 1332 Emerson St., in October.
A look at weird crimes in the Chicago area.
An Arlington Heights woman has been charged with stealing about $600,000 from Allstate.
The incident took place in the parking garage of an upscale department store at Westfield Old Orchard Mall.
The man was seriously injured last Saturday; the train may have rolled over his arm.
Three men charged in area car burglaries.
Video of the Washington, Illinois tornado and its aftermath.