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WHEATON, Ill. (CBS) -- A 15-year-old student at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream has been charged with making a threat against the school. Carol Stream police said the DuPage County State's Attorney's office said the boy was charged with one count of felony disorderly conduct after he drew threatening images on a school test. DuPage County Judge Anthony Coco ordered him released to his parents on home detention. On Friday, May 20, a teacher received a test back from the boy with images scrawled on it – including a stick figure with a gun to his head reading,...

A man driving a motorcycle, reportedly at a high rate of speed, died after losing control and crashing into two vehicles on Route 120 in Lakemoor Thursday evening. The Lakemoor Police Department, Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Wauconda Fire District responded around 8:49 p.m. Thursday to Route 120 and West Volo Village Road for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.

The West Dundee Memorial Day Parade has stepped off annually since World War II ended. But not this year.

More area law enforcement agencies are seeking to file drug-induced homicide charges connected to those who die from overdoses.

After a rabid bat got into a home in Woodstock, a family is reportedly undergoing treatment for rabies as a precaution. WBBM Newsradio’s Jim Gudas reports.

Officials say they are still working to hire more staff after the animal adoption center at the McHenry County Animal Control was temporarily shut down earlier this month due to staffing shortages. The adoption center at the McHenry County Animal Control building in Crystal Lake closed on May 11 until...

An Illinois man died in the car crash in Arbor Vitae Wednesday afternoon. The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office released his name Friday. Police say Ryan Tackette, 23, from Oswego, Illinois was a passenger. The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office got a call about the crash at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday.

Health officials say a family is undergoing treatment after they and their dog came into contact with a rabid bat found in their home in Woodstock. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) said Friday that the Woodstock household came into contact with the bat that was found in their home on Tuesday. The household […]

June 16 – 19, 2022. Old Settlers Days is both a carnival and a big music festival typically featuring country music artists in downtown Rockton, Illinois. Cost: $6 per person for admission / $10 at the door. Main stage concerts are an additional cost ranging from $15-30 per person.

A sophomore was injured in a fight in the boys bathroom in the commons during fifth period yesterday. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident, and the victim was able to return home, according to an email sent to Metea Valley parents by principal Dr. Darrell Echols. “The injured student...

Despite the cost, boaters are anxious to hit the water and get the boating season underway.

Schlotzsky’s hosted its grand opening in Naperville on May 20th, bringing its famous sourdough sandwiches back to Illinois. If anyone remembers correctly Schlotzsky’s have multiple locations back in the early 90s all over the state of Illinois.

Aurora Police detectives have arrested a 25-year-old Naperville man and charged him with drug induced homicide after he provided drugs to a young man that resulted in his death. On October 2nd, 2020, Aurora Police officers responded to a 911 call for a report of a 24-year-old man unconscious and...

A woman was flown to the hospital with critical injuries and a second woman was seriously injured after a t-bone crash on Route 12 in Volo Thursday afternoon, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 1:30 p.m. to the 32200 block of North Route 12 in Volo […]

A woman who violated her supervision after pleading guilty to falsely reporting to police that she had been a victim of a stabbing has been sentenced to jail time. Jennifer J. Caldwell, 50, of the 700 block of St Johns Road in Woodstock, pleaded guilty in May 2019 to attempted disorderly conduct, a Class A […]

AURORA, Ill. - A 16-year-old Aurora student is accused of stabbing a classmate during a fight over a vape pen Wednesday. The sophomore at Metea Valley High School has been charged with aggravated battery in a public place, prosecutors said. On Wednesday, the 16-year-old approached the victim regarding a vape...

WINFIELD – As people across the nation and Chicago take time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while in service, WGN News Now is bringing you the stories of local fallen heroes. One of them is Illinois Army National Guard Sergeant Kevin Grieco of Bartlett. WGN’s Christine Flores recently sat down with his […]

The sheriff’s office said they urge parents to remind their kids about “stranger danger” after a stranger in Volo drove a child to school, prompting the child’s parents to think their son was abducted. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that parents should have the stranger danger conversation with their […]

A northwest suburban school district says it will cooperate with a state investigation into the district’s treatment of minority students after allegations were raised in a recent ChicagoTribune/Pro Publica report.

A Yorkville man convicted of murder in Grundy County is now in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Earlier this month, 46-year-old Robert Turk, of Yorkville, entered into a Alford plea to the charge of murder, a class M felony and was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.