Shyra Amonl 33, of Burbank is charged with arson.
Prosecutor said the driver tried to leave the scene of the fatal crash when he ran into a guard rail and was found hiding in a backyard.
James Kouski, 58, worked for the Hometown Police Department for 34 years.
The guest passed through a large group in the parking lot to get something out of his car when someone shot at him, the prosecutor said.
Felony gun charges were announced for two Chicago men accused of firing shots outside the Hilton. Others involved also charged, police said.
Eight people are in custody after a fight escalated into gunfire outside the Hilton Hotel, police said. No injuries were reported.
Oak Lawn police said the man approached a woman and her young daughter in her driveway and pointed a gun at her head, demanding her car.
One of the accused men brought his 6-year-old brother with to gun down rival gang member, the prosecutor said.
Bridgeview police identify the man shot and killed outside the Secretary of State facility. Two people in custody.
A young boy said the man drove up beside him on Friday and told him to get in his car. OLPD ask residents to check home security cameras.
Witnesses told police that a man driving a Chevy Impala fired two shots in a residential area in Burbank.
The man asked the girl what school she went to, who then ran home and told her mother, police said.
Oak Lawn police will be on the lookout for impaired and distracted driving, and seat belt scofflaws leading up to St. Patrick's Day.
Oak Lawn police are investigating a break-in near where two ruse burglaries were reported last month, where jewelry and cash were stolen.
Chicago Ridge police said two groups were involved in a yelling match outside of Foot Locker and pointed guns at each other.
Oak Lawn police are investigating two ruse burglaries that occurred over two days on the same block where elderly residents were targeted.
Prosecutors said the driver was nine times above the legal drinking limit. He is currently out on bond for three pending felony cases.
A planned fight at St. Linus led to the arrest of a Chicago Ridge teen who fired a gun into the air to scare the other kids, cops said.
South Suburban Chiefs of Police Association recognized four Oak Lawn police officer's whose compassion kept a woman from committing suicide.
A female employee at the Hodgkins UPS facility was found shot to death in the parking lot near a man who also died, police said.
Oak Lawn Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Dunkin Donuts early Thursday morning after entering through the drive-thru window.
There were a record number of gun-related deaths in Cook County in 2020, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.
Tactical officers surveilling gas stations for potential carjackers noticed the Kia Optima had two different license plates, cops said.
How Cook County Sheriff's Police used genetic genealogy to crack a 17-year-old cold case.
DUI and seat belt enforcement patrols will be highly visible in Oak Lawn through the end of November.
Bail set for a Justice man charged with vehicular invasion and child abduction in Bridgeview that triggered an Amber Alert.
Illinois State Police have called off the Amber Alert for 4-year-old Liam Barbarasa, who was found safe in Chicago.
The 6-year-old boy was a student at Hometown Elementary School, D123 superintendent said.
Four people fleeing a robbery are turned over to Chicago police for homicide investigation when their SUV crashes in Oak Lawn, police said.
The 65-year-old Bridgeview man gave undercover cop directions to his residence by Pace bus, police said.
Police broke up a large fight Saturday afternoon involving dozens of young people attending a party, residents said.
Officers found a swastika drawn in black marker on an Oak Lawn resident's fence, reports said.
There are 35 registered sex offenders living in Oak Lawn and five in Hometown.
Two men pistol-whipped another man during an armed robbery in Burbank, then drove off in a black BMW, police said.
Officials said Wayne Adam Tucker, 55, is accused of selling 39 guns from April 2019 to February 2020.
An endangered 14-year-old boy reported missing in Stickney Township has been found safe.
Driver who died in crash at 95th Street and Ridgeland early Friday identified as 22-year-old Chicago man, Illinois State Police said.
Burbank police ask for public's help in identifying a man who allegedly knocked a diner unconscious at Two Volcanos Seafood Boil Buffet.
The Oak Lawn man said was making a "citizen's arrest" because officer's headlights were shining his yard, according to the police report.
Oak Lawn police said the man pulled a long knife out of its sheath and waved it around at people.