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Bolingbrook Man Charged In Move Over Law After ISP Trooper Car Hit
An Illinois State Police trooper is recovering following a crash on I-55 in Will County. Authorities say the trooper’s stationary squad car was hit by a Toyota Corolla Monday night north of Route 59. The ISP squad car was parked on the right shoulder on Interstate 55 northbound near milepost 252, north of Route 59, with emergency lights activated, handling a traffic crash. The trooper was sitting inside of the squad car with his seatbelt fastened when his squad car was struck by a gray Toyota Corolla. The trooper was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Corolla, 31-year-old Asante Williams of Bolingbrook, was cited for the Move Over Law, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Improper Lane Usage.
Two Red Lobster locations in Illinois have closed. Here's what to know
Across the United States, dozens of Red Lobster storefronts are listed as closed and equipment from more than 40 locations is being auctioned off. The restaurant chain − which is known for its seafood selection − operates locations in more than 25 cities in Illinois. Here is a look at the challenges the business has faced, as well as which Illinois restaurants are impacted.
Residents of West Suburban decry ‘disgraceful’ conditions
About two dozen resident doctors at West Suburban Medical Center demonstrated in early May against what they said are worsening conditions and a lack of resources since Dr. Manoj Prasad took ownership of the hospital in December 2022. And in what residents call an unprecedented move, the hospital’s teaching faculty...
What’s behind the rising costs at the grocery store?
CHICAGO — If you’ve wondered “Why am I paying more at the grocery store?,” you’re not alone. In 2021 and 2022, American consumers got hit with historic spikes in costs, associated with several factors including, covid. According to experts, we’re paying 25% more for groceries than we were before the pandemic. It’s an unwelcome boost […]
`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital
A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital.Nyla Brooke Haywood was treated to a send-off party Monday at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, attended by family, friends and hospital staffers before the 6-month-old was taken home by her first-time parents, NaKeya and Cory Haywood of Joliet.Nyla was delivered on Nov. 17 at just 22 weeks after her mother, NaKeya, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure condition....
Clarendon Hills man allegedly stole $629 driver from Oak Brook Golf Club
OAK BROOK, Ill. - A Clarendon Hills man is accused of stealing a driver golf club from a suburban golf course last week. At approximately 8:17 a.m. last Saturday, the Oak Brook Police Department responded to a report of a delayed retail theft at the Oak Brook Golf Club. Upon...
Man displays firearm, yells while driving
A man drove alongside a Chicago resident’s vehicle, displaying a firearm and yelling, at about 12:30 p.m. on May 8 on the 400 block of North Austin Boulevard. The man was last seen driving east on Interstate 290 from Austin in a silver Ford Edge with a Nevada registration.
After 10 Months Bolingbrook Fire Ravaged Home Comes Down
It’s been an eye sore for nearly a year in Bolingbrook and now it’s coming down. As first reported by WJOL the home at 2 Fairfax Ct., was destroyed by fire on June 11th in 2023. Fencing remained around the home, but it remains a burnt out shell of itself for over 10 months. No one was injured. Crews were on scene there Monday morning as they begin the task of tearing it down.
Win some cash! Enter the Cook County cicada photo contest
OAK PARK, Ill. — If you live in the western suburbs, here’s your chance to win some money off of this year’s cicada invasion. The Western Cook County Illinois Convention and Visitors Bureau is holding a contest to see who can snap the best pictures of the cicadas that have emerged across Illinois this summer. […]
Cop shortage grows
Included in a report last week on progress being made in the Oak Park Police Department was a focus on recruiting, hiring and retaining officers. That’s good since the department is currently 30% below its budgeted number of sworn officers. And four more officers are about to decamp. That means the department is 35 to 40 officers short of a budgeted 118 officers.
‘They Would Say… It’s Freedom of Speech’: Illinois Man Who Shot Neighbor Reportedly Taunted Black Sons with Racist Threats for Years While Cops Did Nothing
An Illinois man was charged with a hate crime, attempted murder, and other charges after he allegedly shot his white neighbor in what deputies believe […] ‘They Would Say… It’s Freedom of Speech’: Illinois Man Who Shot Neighbor Reportedly Taunted Black Sons with Racist Threats for Years While Cops Did Nothing
Family of murdered suburban Chicago woman Melissa Aud-Headlee speaks out
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of a Joliet woman stabbed to death by her estranged husband in a weekend murder-suicide is speaking out to CBS 2.Joliet police told CBS 2 they'd been called to the home for mostly domestic violence-related incidents nine times since 2021.Melissa Aud-Headlee had taken out two orders of protection against her then-estranged husband before he took her life on Saturday."It was a gift that God gave me that I got to spend the last hour with my sister doing something for her. Yeah, I was one of the last family members she got to see."Melissa Aud-Headlee's...
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