The caller poses as a sheriff's police officer, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.
Two adults and a teen have been arrested in connection with the Aug. 2 shooting death of a South Holland teen, authorities said.
One person suffered minor first-degree burns in the fire at 158th and Terrace Drive.
The woman had been missing nearly three weeks, Country Club Hills Police said.
Morgan Geyser, 23, was expected to appear for an extradition hearing in Cook County on Tuesday after her arrest in Posen, Illinois.
Morgan Geyser, now 23, told police in Illinois she had "done something really bad," and that they could "just Google" her, officials said.
The Markham man was arrested at the scene of the Nov. 3 incident, police said Monday.
A woman reported missing Nov. 8 was at a Walmart, then got on a Pace bus for a short distance before she was last seen.
The woman was last seen Nov. 8 at 172nd and Pulaski, police said.
The incident happened on I-94 near 159th Street early Sunday, state police said.
There are currently 14 registered sex offenders living in Oak Forest; there are 26 living in Midlothian.
Police were called for a missing juvenile early Tuesday.
The fire happened late Tuesday afternoon in the 17000 block of Bonnie Trail.
The crash happened early Tuesday on I-294 near Midlothian.
A commercial vehicle was also involved in the crash, police said.
Mallet is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 295 pounds, with brown eyes. His family said he suffers from mental illness, but he is harmless.
Charges are still pending in a stabbing at a July 20 charity picnic, Oak Forest Police said Tuesday.
Village of South Holland and Fr. Michael Pfleger offer the reward for information that leads to an arrest in the death of Davell Holden.
The shooting happened in the 16000 block of Drexel Avenue Saturday night, police said.
The man had stepped out of a car after a crash, and was hit by a passing vehicle early Sunday in Country Club Hills.
The accident happened Friday morning at the site at 159th and Cicero Avenue in Oak Forest.
The caller claims to be with the sheriff's department and threatens arrest if payment isn't made.
The incident happened Sunday night in the 5900 block of 147th Street, police said Monday.
Police arrested the man Tuesday evening. He also faces drug charges, police said.
Darren Walton made more than 100 calls to FEMA in 2023. He threatened a mass shooting, and that he'd kill police if they intervened.
Police will enforce posted speed limits throughout the city, also focusing on the roads with the highest number of speed violations.
The caller threatens to arrest the individual unless they deposit money at a Cook County Jail kiosk.
Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets.
The three men all face charges involving traveling to meet a minor, grooming and solicitation to meet a child.
Clayton Prysny, 49, has been charged in connection with a fatal crash with a car and pedestrian Thursday, June 5, police said Tuesday.
The incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday, at 150th and Cicero Avenue, police said.
Drugs were found in a secret room in the home, and two men are now charged in the 54-year-old's death.
A second Chicago man has been charged in connection with the murder of an Elburn man found dead inside an Oak Forest home May 23.
A Chicago man has been charged following the death of an Elburn man found inside an Oak Forest home Friday.
The wrong-way crash happened Thursday, May 22, on I-57 near Markham.
The man was found dead inside a residence at 155th and Long Friday afternoon, police said.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m., Illinois State Police said.
The Oak Forest man, 20, had last been seen May 20 near Northwestern Memorial Palos Hospital, police said.
The crash happened Friday just after 1 p.m., Cook County Sheriff's Police said.
The crash happened near 159th Street and Ridgeland Avenue Friday afternoon, the Sheriff's office said.