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New McDonald's could be coming to suburban shopping center
WOODRIDGE, Ill. - A new McDonald's could be coming to a suburban shopping center. NARE Woodridge Management, LLC set its sights on building a 3,958-square-foot McDonald's in the northwest quadrant of the Woodgrove Festival shopping center, located at 75th Street and Durham Road. The proposed structure, complete with a drive-through...
One Dead Following Single Vehicle Crash
A 63-year-old man from Wilmington is dead following a crash overnight on Monday. The Will County Coroner has announced that John M. Wandless was the sole occupant of a vehicle that struck a tree just before 1:30am on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, at the intersection of Indian Trail and Goodwin Roads.
Update: Father Allegedly Shoots Son At Lake Renwick In Plainfield
Forest Preserve District of Will County police received a 911 call at approximately 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 29, that reported shots fired at Lake Renwick Preserve – Turtle Lake Access in Plainfield. Will County Sheriff’s Police were first to arrive on the scene where they discovered a victim lying...
Man who led police on chase through La Porte sentenced to 92 months in prison
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- An Illinois man who led authorities on 30-minute chase through La Porte County in March of 2021 was sentenced to 92 months in prison this week, the United States District Attorney's Office said. Forty-year-old Martin Devalois, of Romeoville, Illinois, was found guilty of being a convicted...
Golf Fans Sound Off After LIV Golf Announces Championship Will Be Held At Public Course Near Chicago
LIV Golf, a league that pays out millions if not billions of dollars to its golfers, is taking their championship to the distinguished, historic course of Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Haven't heard of it? That's because it's not up there with the well-known courses like Augusta National or TPC Sawgrass. It's actually "down there" with the "insert-nicest-public-golf-course-near-you-here." Yeah, LIV Golf has tapped a public golf course for their individual golf championship later this year. https://twitter.com/livgolf_league/status/1785308542934917349 Notice that they said "Chicago is the destination" in the post announcing the location of their tournament. In reality, Bolingbrook Golf Club is over an hour from...
Irate Customer At Joliet Driver’s Facility Arrested After Attacking Security Guard
On April 25, 2024, at 5:14 p.m., Joliet Officers responded to the Illinois Secretary of State driver’s license facility located at 201 Joyce Road for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, Officers learned that a 21-year-old Aareon Newell of Coal City was a customer at the building and had grown irate at the employees over a discrepancy with his identification card. It was determined that Newell grew angry and began yelling profanities and threatened physical harm toward employees and a security guard.
Illinois residents targeted in ‘phantom' healthcare billing scam
For months, NBC 5 Responds has been looking into how scammers are using your medical information to con insurance companies into paying out big bucks in a scam that has impacted people across Illinois. It’s the type of mail a lot of people may never even open. An explanation of...
Melrose Park seek help identifying man, driver involved in deadly hit-and-run crash
MELROSE PARK, Ill. — The Melrose Park Police Department is investigating after a man riding a motorbike was killed Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 5 a.m. near North Avenue and 5th Avenue. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, the man has died. Police said the man is Black, in his 30s and […]
Cicadas in Chicago: Evidence at Morton Arboretum shows they're here
LISLE, Ill. - The Morton Arboretum in Lisle has evidence that the periodical cicadas have arrived. These cicadas have been living underground for the past 17 years. They dig their way out of the dirt, leaving small, round holes under trees. The flying, red-eyed bugs emerge from the ground, mature,...
DuPage County State's Attorney pledges to fix system after suburban murder-suicide
There's new information about the man who police said shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in west suburban Villa Park. He'd just been released from jail on domestic battery charges.
Man charged in shooting that left man injured in Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. — A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting last week in Joliet that left a man injured, according to police. The shooting happened around 12:45 a.m. Thursday near Water and Munroe streets and left a 21-year-old man injured. On Thursday, Joliet police said Maurice Robinson Jr., 20, of […]
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