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The woman died and three sustained injuries, including a 5-year-old boy and 8-month-old girl, in the crash in Gurnee Sunday night.
The five-alarm fire late Saturday night is causing heavy smoke and traffic delays near Forth Washington Avenue and West 164th.
Deputy Devin Jaramillo, 27, was attacked and fatally shot after responding to a minor collision Friday afternoon, authorities said.
ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula has agreed to recall two different lots of their formula, federal officials said Saturday.
ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula has agreed to recall two different lots of their formula, federal officials said Saturday.
The burglary was reported near Rolling Meadows early on Thursday.
The fire was reported Saturday morning in the 100 block of E. Todd Avenue in Woodstock.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
The collision happened Thursday evening in the 7300 block of Barnard Miller Road.
The fire happened in the 300 block of Prairie Street Thursday morning.
The blaze was reported in the dryer of an apartment in the 1300 block of West Main Street at about 8:50 a.m. Thursday.
The parade will be held on November 28 in downtown Crystal Lake.
The annual Holiday Homecoming Festival will be held on Nov. 28 and 29.
Lake Roots has opened in Crystal Lake.
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of the McHenry County Courthouse.
The parade will be held on Nov. 29 in St. Charles.
Mark your calendar for this upcoming holiday festival.
The holiday festival in Libertyville will return next month. Here's what you need to know.
The collision happened at about 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of 33rd Street and Sheridan Road in Zion.
Yeisimar Morales-Sanchez, 20, and Kirby Graham, 31, were found unresponsive in a parked vehicle on Coventry Lane in Crystal Lake Tuesday.
