Downers Grove Man Charged With Arson For Park Fire
A west suburban man has been charged with setting a blaze that caused $20,000 damage to a nearby park in July.
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A west suburban man has been charged with setting a blaze that caused $20,000 damage to a nearby park in July.
A married couple were found stabbed to death Friday in their west suburban home in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
A teenager from Downers Grove was struck and killed by lightning during Thursday's thunderstorms, the DuPage County coroner confirmed.
A man in a construction costume robbed a bank Wednesday in west suburban Downers Grove.
A west suburban bus driver was arrested after passing an inappropriate note to a young girl on his bus route.
A man died Tuesday morning when he was struck by a Metra train as he was crossing the tracks in Downers Grove.
A Downers Grove teenager with autism and a fear of fires was able to overcome those difficulties to warn his mother about a fire in their home over the weekend.
A man from Downers Grove was sentenced Friday to life in prison for conspiring with a Naperville man to murder a federal prosecutor and a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent.
But there could be a solution to too much homework. What if everything got flipped around, and students heard the lecture at home, and came to class to do their homework?
Firefighters spent almost three hours putting out a fire that erupted at a two-story brick office building early Monday in west suburban Downers Grove.
A major employer reportedly is moving its corporate headquarters back to the city.
A woman is dead after being hit by a freight train while trying to walk around a stalled Metra train Wednesday evening in west suburban Downers Grove.
A Downers Grove man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for stabbing his wife and their unborn child to death last year.
The shelf was left bare at a CVS Pharmacy in Downers Grove, police say - when a woman stole the store's entire stock of Rogaine hair loss treatment earlier this week.
More than two dozen police officers spent several hours on Thursday searching for a burglary suspect, but the manhunt came up empty.
A natural gas main broke Wednesay in west suburban Downers Grove, resulting in a road closure and the voluntary evacuation of four homes.
If you're in Naperville on a clear, sunny day and an air raid siren begins to wail, don't worry. It's only a test.
Minutes count when a tornado is approaching, and that is where sirens can save lives.
If you think a tornado passed through your backyard during the wild storms on Tuesday evening, you might be right.
An ongoing construction project means there will be no Memorial Day parade in Downers Grove this year.
A head-on collision left four people hospitalized in west suburban Downers Grove Saturday morning.
A north suburban man who formerly coached ice skating was taken into federal custody Monday to begin serving a 14-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography.
Frederick Tapley needed cash, so he stole the wedding and engagement rings off the finger of a deceased patient at the suburban hospital where he worked, then pawned the jewelry.
After an economic makeover, Downers Grove based Sara Lee has observers seeing double.
All inbound and outbound Metra North Central Service trains are stopped near River Grove after a pedestrian was struck by a train Monday afternoon.
Chicago police said a man forced his way into each business by smashing the front glass door with a hammer.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
John Hultman, a radio newsman who helped launch the all-news format at WBBM Newsradio and anchored at the station for decades, has died.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
Do you know where your polling place is? Here's how to find where to vote in Tuesday's Illinois primary election.
In remarks ahead of a meeting with the Kennedy Center board of trustees, Mr. Trump provided an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran.
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, March 16, 2026.
Blizzard conditions ruined visibility and caused spinouts in parts of the area Monday morning. Darius Johnson reports.
President Trump says he’s communicating with other nations about lending help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, so oil shipping can continue amid the ongoing war with Iran.
It has been a weekend of major backups at O’Hare International Airport, due in part to a growing number of sick calls for TSA workers amid the partial government shutdown, and Monday morning's snow only made things worse.
It’s time for some March Madness fun. We want you to submit your favorite Chicago area spot for chicken wings. Meanwhile, Jackie Kostek, Audrina Sinclair, and Laura Bannon are joined by Mariano’s vice president Amanda Puck, Chef Lamar Moore, and Maciek Zurawski of Grilling with Dad.
A firefighter was injured fighting an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Monday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
All inbound and outbound Metra North Central Service trains are stopped near River Grove after a pedestrian was struck by a train Monday afternoon.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
A man stood charged with a hate crime Sunday following an incident at a bakery in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard last week.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in the North Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
