Dakota Petrey watched as police descended on his apartment building in search of the 22-year-old woman. His family suspected him early on.
A 30-year-old Central Illinois man has been charged in the murder of Vanessa Ceja Ramirez, who went missing on a walk at Midlothian Meadows.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon in the parking lot outside the former Food 4 Less.
Police were asking people to avoid the area of 159th Street and Central Avenue Sunday afternoon.
Two bins of packages were stolen, as well as a backpack, according to reports.
The crash happened Thursday, Dec. 26 at 143rd Street and Harlem Avenue, the sheriff's office said.
Two of the three taken into custody after several people were stabbed at the restaurant have been charged, police said.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. at Jamaica Jerk Choice on 159th Street, police said.
The robbery happened just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25.
The car was stolen from the 5600 block of Independence Avenue at 7:45 a.m. The driver behind the wheel crashed it at 8 a.m., police said.
One person was taken into custody following a shots fired incident at 147th and Turner Avenue Monday morning, police said.
The crash happened at 153rd and Park Avenue in Harvey Wednesday. The car reportedly went around the lowered gates, officials said.
The crash happened at 153rd and Park Avenue in Harvey, according to reports.
Midlothian police said the stabbings happened Friday night in the 14500 block of Knox Avenue.
The teen was found safe Wednesday night.
There are currently 14 registered sex offenders living in Oak Forest; there are 24 living in Midlothian.
The man's body was found in a car Sunday afternoon, Illinois State Police said.
Two Midlothian 17-year-olds were both found safe Thursday, police said.
Illinois State Police are investigating after a man's body was found in the canal near the Lockport Dam Monday afternoon.
She stole 11,000 cases of wings over 19 months while working as a consultant for Harvey School District 152, prosecutors have said.
The incident happened on 159th Street late Tuesday afternoon. The man led police on a chase along 159th Street before being arrested.
The southbound lanes of the roadway remain closed following the early Monday incident, according to police.
The crash happened at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on I-80 eastbound and Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest.
The crash happened early Tuesday morning at I-80 and Kedzie Avenue.
Police said a man poured a liquid on fireworks and then placed them near a home, lighting grass and shrubs on fire.
Prosecutors said he sold the drugs to an informant in 2019, in Olympia Fields and Country Club Hills.
The sexual assault happened Monday around 6 p.m., on a service road off Cicero Avenue on the edge of Midlothian Meadows Preserve.
The incident happened Friday just before 2 a.m., police said.
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon near 156th and Oak Park Avenue, Oak Forest Police said.
The crash happened late Tuesday morning on I-57 southbound near 167th Street.
A Midlothian man, 27, was convicted in federal court April 19. He'll be sentenced in September.
The incident happened just before 1 a.m. Tuesday at 147th Street and Kolmar Avenue.
A 37-year-old Orland Park man faces one felony charge in the April 21 shooting. The investigation continues.
The 39-year-old Oak Forest man was shot Sunday evening on Babette Court.
One person was in custody after the shooting in the 5500 block of Babette Court Sunday evening.
Illinois State Police said a car was headed north on I-57 when it crashed near 147th Street shortly before 2 a.m.
On Sunday, police began searching a house near 165th and Wood for evidence and information related to the shooting.
The shooting happened Tuesday in the 15000 block of Parkside Avenue, police said.
The accident happened Sunday just before 8 p.m., Oak Forest police said.
After police pursued the vehicle, the Dodge ended up in the grass near a ramp off northbound I-57 and I-294.