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DOLTON - It's a video that FOX 32 Chicago had to blur, showing the gruesome attack on a female student by an adult male security guard in south suburban Dolton. Toshiya Statam, 15, is seen in several videos being pulled down the bleachers at Thornridge High School during a basketball game. She says it all started over her hoodie. One security guard told her to take it off, which she did but then she was told to leave the school.

A recent event at Thornridge High School in Dolton has brought the complex issue of school security and student rights into sharp focus. On December 1, 2023, a physical confrontation between a 15-year-old student, Toshiya Statam, and a security guard highlighted the tensions inherent in maintaining a safe educational environment. The altercation, which escalated from a directive to remove a hoodie to a physical tussle resulting in injuries for Statam and the termination of the security guard, has sparked debate within the community and beyond.

CHICAGO - A 24-year-old man is in custody after his alleged involvement in a string of armored truck and ATM robberies in multiple Chicago suburbs. Brian Snyder is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and is in custody as of Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Snyder worked with...

TINLEY PARK, Ill. - Two Chicago men are accused of trying to rob a woman at gunpoint in a suburban Jewel parking lot this week. At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jarrell Shaw, 32, was allegedly driving a blue Chevy Malibu with 33-year-old Sean Williams inside when they spotted a woman getting into her vehicle in the Jewel parking lot located at 17117 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park.

The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

A toddler fatally shot in Northwest Indiana on Monday evening has been identified, police said.

The School City of Hammond's bus transportation is on the chopping block, as district leaders look for ways to cut spending. The school board voted three-to-two Tuesday to give notice that it plans to end school bus service in 2027. But Chief Financial Officer Eric Kurtz stressed that decision could be changed, and school officials will spend the next three years looking at ways to keep the service going.

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around matteson.

An Illinois Lottery player just won $2 million with a scratch-off ticket bought at a tobacco shop in Tinley Park.

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Wednesday is $3.216, a week ago the price is $3.246 , according to AAA.

Election season is underway in Illinois. As of Monday, more than a dozen local candidates for county, state and congressional races have filed petitions to appear on the 2024 Primary ballot. As of Dec. 6, all candidates below have petitioned the Illinois State Board of Elections to appear on the...

The Park Forest Police Department has alerted residents about potential scams during the holiday season. Chief Brian Rzyski advised locals to be aware of common scams, reminding them that deals that seem too good to be true often are. He also recommended conducting in-person transactions at the police department's parking lot for safety.

Breaking news from Chicago's West Division Street: an off-duty Cook County law enforcement official is wounded after a gun accidentally discharges in a Starbucks restroom. Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.

An Oklahoma resident is on a mission to reunite a 1968 Oak Lawn High School class ring with its rightful owner. The ring, found decades ago, bears the initials JWM or TWM. Join the quest to solve this mystery and return a valuable keepsake.

A LaGrange Park woman’s credit card was stolen multiple times and used in south. and southwest suburban stores. According to Brookfield police, the woman noticed unauthorized charges to her PNC. credit card at stores in Chicago Heights on Nov. 11. She reported the incident to PNC and received a...

A woman was struck killed in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday morning, shutting down the southbound lanes, authorities said.

On Thursday, December 14, WGN Radio wraps up its 2023 Your Hometown series by spotlighting Lemont. Located in Cook, DuPage and Will Counties on a bluff along the Des Plaines River, Lemont is about 24 miles southwest of the Loop. Known as the “Village of Faith,” it’s dotted with seven steeples of churches organized by the European immigrants that built the Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal and worked in the quarries.

BROADVIEW, Ill. - A person of interest was taken into custody following a deadly shooting in suburban Broadview early Wednesday morning. Police say three individuals got into a fight in the alley by National Beverage located at 1401 West Roosevelt Road just before 1 a.m. One of the individuals pulled...

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MONEE, Ill. — It takes a lot of toys to fill a minivan. But for the seventh year in a row, two south suburban teens are filling several. Drawing on her own experience of receiving gifts during hospitalizations, Monee’s Maddy Rodrigues, 16, and her older brother Zach, 17, are once again spearheading a toy drive […]