The driver was charged with driving too fast for conditions and a Scott’s Law violation, according to police.
"This is your wake-up call," judge tells a 19-year-old man for his alleged role in a crash that killed a father and injured his daughter.
Oak Lawn police said the vehicle that was struck slammed into a vacant oil change business in a crash that left a man dead early Tuesday.
Oak Lawn police wrote a total of 249 citations for occupant restraint, child safety seat, speeding and impaired driving during the holidays.
Police believe a report of gunfire inside Chicago Ridge Mall may have been a device mimicking a gunshot that forced an orderly evacuation.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud boom followed by several people, possibly juveniles, running for the exits, Chicago Ridge police said.
DUI enforcement patrols will be highly visible in Oak Lawn during the Christmas holidays through Jan. 2.
The shooting left one driver with a graze wound, with gunfire striking a car full of teens in the McDonald's drive-thru, prosecutors said.
Oak Lawn police wrote 150 tickets during the Thanksgiving 2024 traffic safety campaign, which included 146 seat belt citations.
Neighbors were awakened by two large booms as Burbank police searched a home, where two men were charged with multiple narcotics offenses.
The former state employee was ordered to pay restitution after she allegedly received over $20,000 in fraudulent PPP loans.
The shots are believed to have been fired from another vehicle that was in traffic on Cicero Avenue Thursday evening, Oak Lawn Police said.
The armed crew wore 'Uncle Bobby' and 'Slenderman' masks in the Jawahir and Jerusalem heists during their multi-state crime spree, FBI said.
Oak Lawn police will be cracking down on scary impaired driving and seatbelt scofflaws during Halloween festivities through Nov. 1.
Find out where the registered sex offenders are living in Oak Lawn and Hometown
The Chicago man is accused of spray-painting dozens of vehicles with "BLM" and "Crack" in Oak Lawn, Alsip, Worth, Chicago Ridge and Palos.
The man approached the teen sitting in her parked car while wearing a ski mask and ordered her out of the car at gunpoint, OLPD said.
Randall Glass, 18, was shot at an unsanctioned party attended by hundreds of students early Sunday morning during ISU homecoming weekend.
Emad Elayyan was arrested in Chicago Ridge on Class X felonies for the robberies of Jawahir and Jerusalem jewelry stores, police said.
A witness tells Patch what it was like inside the Oak Lawn 7-Eleven store during a brazen takeover robbery.
Five men burst into an Oak Lawn 7-Eleven store Friday, ordering customers and employees to the floor and stealing their cash, OLPD said.
Child sexual assault material depicting children under 13 had been uploaded from the Kik app and shared from the man's phones, police said.
A repeat registered sex offender in Oak Lawn was placed on home confinement following a pretrial hearing on child pornography charges.
Oak Lawn police officers issued 95 citations and made 4 arrests, stopping 75 vehicles between Aug. 1-Aug. 15 in special STEP enforcement.
A rollover crash involving a semi and two vehicles shut down 95th Street at Keeler early Tuesday morning, news reports said. .
Teen's attorney claims three of the four shots were warning shots because the victim and his friend had tried to kill his client before.
Chicago Ridge police say there is no active shooter threat and the shooting is believed to be an isolated incident.
The woman was apparently stabbed near the fuel center in the Sam's Club parking lot in Hodgkins. No charges announced for three in custody.
Oak Lawn police issued a total of 120 tickets for speeding and other violations during the July traffic enforcement campaign.
A 20-year-old man is charged in the Reichman Jewelry store robbery in July 2022. Search continues for two other accomplices, police say.
Most of the cars had "BLM" or "crack" spray-painted on them. Oak Lawn police have released doorbell camera images of a person of interest.
In July, Oak Lawn police are stepping up enforcement in an effort to reduce speeding.
Burbank police said the man called while officers were at the scene and admitted his involvement in the shooting.
A man was shot Sunday afternoon inside Burbank Food, Liquor and Deli, police said. No one has been charged.
A business owner shot the man during an attempted robbery, then drove off wounded hitting two cars and a semi-truck, Bridgeview cops say.
Oak Lawn police will be actively looking for impaired drivers and seatbelt scoflaws now through July 8 during Independence Day celebrations.
Cops investigate shooting at 87th and Harlem in Bridgeview. Police say incident appears unrelated to Summer Smash concert.
Oak Lawn police cited and released several adults and teens over a dispute with a homeowner, then went back later for reported gunshots.
Oak Lawn police issued a total of 406 citations, including 328 seat beat violations, during Memorial Day 'Click It Or Ticket' campaign.
Chicago Ridge police said a gun was displayed during a verbal altercation at Chicago Ridge Mall. No shots were fired.