Police are questioning a "person of interest" after they were called to do a wellbeing check Tuesday night.
The Cook County Sheriff has launched a Halloween initiative Wednesday.
Wife-killer Drew Peterson's longest serving lawyer is serving him no longer.
Skokie police and the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force have ruled a death of a man found at a Skokie restaurant a suicide on Thursday.
An employee at a Marathon Gas Station in Park Ridge attacked a customer after he denied him permission to use the store's bathroom, police said. The victim had a portion of his ear sliced off as well as several lacerations to the face, the report s
The following arrest information was supplied by the Park Ridge Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Park Ridge Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
On Sunday, police say 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton killed four people and injured four others in a mass shooting at a Milwaukee spa. Before the shooting, Haughton had previously lived in Northbrook and Highwood.
Suspect still at large following Sunday morning shooting at spa near Brookfield Square Mall at Milwaukee suburb.
The following is a selection of police-related items reported in area Patches recently. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The FBI suspects the same man robbed a bank in Chicago on Saturday and a bank in Norridge on Monday, and attempted to rob a Des Plaines bank on Sunday.
Bail was set at $300,000 for a Des Plaines man charged with criminal sexual assault, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney Office.
A total of eight self-identified "boy lovers" attended a sting operation in Skokie; their convictions were announced today. One of the defendants admitted to molesting a 1-year-old boy, authorities said.
A Park Ridge man attempted four robberies in about 30 minutes on Oct. 11, police said. He would later be charged with about a dozen offenses.
The Park Ridge, Niles and Des Plaines police departments will be collecting gently used, old coats from Oct. 14 through Nov. 11. Residents of need can also pick up a donated coat on Nov. 17 at Maine Township Hall.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Park Ridge Blotter Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The 911 response service the city uses has lost two of its four towns and may disband; also, Park Ridge may save money by switching dispatch services.
Fire Chief: A “significant” fire was extinguished at Mugavero’s Pizza & Ribs on Central Road Wednesday morning. The fire started in the kitchen, according to investigators.
The Park Ridge Fire Department will be hosting its annual open house this Saturday.
Police reported they used dogs, boats, helicopters, sonar and more in their search.
Police found a body in the water at Wilmette Harbor Thursday night. They believe it is Northwestern University sophomore Harsha Maddula, 18, who has been missing since Saturday.
Local police departments are accepting unwanted prescription pills from residents.
The 31-year-old has a criminal history of public indecency, child exploitation and more.
A heavy fire raged in the attic of a home that burned. Several fire departments responded; and smoke and water could be seen shooting out the roof.
It's at the Oakton and Greenwood Fire Station.
The Cook County Sheriff's Department provided the following information. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Park Ridge Police Department.
The Park Ridge Police Department was recently recognized as a national leader in traffic safety.