Rachel Miller, 8, of Crystal Lake dies from car vs. bike crash

dailyherald.com Rachael Miller was pronounced dead at 5:04 a.m. Friday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge ...  FLASHBACK: chicagomediascanner.com 12-yr-old girl airlifted after she was hit by car in Crystal Lake ... North Ave and Millard Ave MAP/SAT ...

Missing girl Maya White drops off nephew, 3, but takes off -- so she's still missing person

chicagobreakingnews.com About 7:30 p.m. Friday Maya White, 14, dropped off her nephew Elijah at a home near Devon and Western avenues and called to say where he was -- Elijah home safe ... Any citizens  with information about Maya are urged to call police at 312-746-8365.

Ryan LeVin, sentenced to house arrest in Florida for two counts of vehicular homicide, to be jailed in Illinois

chicagobreakingnews.com Extradition for parole violation stemming from 2006 incident in which he ran over a Chicago police officer, and then led police on high-speed chase on Kennedy Expressway ... blogs.wsj.com/law Checkbook justice? Son of family that runs wealthy direct-sales jewelry company; "It is an unbelievably light sentence," says Michael Seigel, University of Florida law professor ... miamiherald.com While on probabation for running over Chicago police officer, LeVin fled from Florida crash and initially denied fatally striking two men with his Porsche 911 ...

Shedd Aquarium dolphin calf born from Tique June 3 died Thursday June 9, 2011

suntimes.com Necropsy performed by Shedd veterinarians and pathologists inconclusive ...

Man shot in car traveling southbound on Lake Shore Drive about 3:30 a.m. Friday

abclocal.go.com/wls Treated and released from Rush Univestity Medical Center ... MAP/SAT/Street View ...

Audit finds $90 million revenue error in Cook County books

suntimes.com Accounting errors resulted from “improperly” duplicating journal entries recorded during 2009 fiscal year under Cook County Board President Todd Stroger; staffer responsible fired ...

Chicagoan singer Jennifer Hudson hospitalized, released after food poisoning illness in New York

radaronline.com Severe abdominal pains after performing on Good Morning America ...

Eric Gilford pleads guilty to first degree murder of pregnant wife Kristine Gilford and intentional homicide unborn son

chicagobreakingnews.com Kristine Gilford grew up in Arlington Heights, met Eric Gilford online in January 2010 and married in February 2010 ...

Drive-by shooting of teen by in Southwest Side Chicago Lawn neighborhood

chicagobreakingnews.com Shot in back; transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn ... MAP/SAT/Street View 

Metra: Possible fare hike as early as this fall

chicagobreakingnews.com Metra warned its depleting its capital funds used for purchase and maintenance of equipment for day-to-day operations ...

Keith Alexander, 18; Marcus Clark, 18; third teen, 16, charged with robbery, aggravated battery and mob action for Chciago Ave and Wabash Ave attack

chicagobreakingnews.com/Group of five allegedly attacked other teens about 8 p.m. Tuesday ... FLASHBACK: chicagomediascanner.com 3 arrested after new mob attack on Chicago's Near North Side ...

United Airlines to bring 1,300 jobs to Chicago in transfers to operations center in Willis Tower

abclocal.go.com/wls Total 4,000 employees in Chicago ...

Chicago teens robbing teens in Gage Park neighborhood: 2 teen girl offenders sought

chicagobreakingnews.com Two robberies: May 23 @3:50 p.m. on the sidewalk in the 5500 block of South Mozart Street; May 27 @ 3:20 p.m. in the 5800 block of South Troy Street ... 5500 South Mozart Street MAP/SAT/Street View ... 5800 block of South Troy Street MAP/SAT/Street View

Martin Regan, 35, drowns in St. James Lake near North Webster, Indiana,

chicagobreakingnews.com Martin Regan, a teacher in the Chicago area, was recovered Thursday approximately 46 feet on the bottom of the lake after going under during a swim ... MAP/SAT ...

MISSING: girl Maya White, 14, and nephew Elijah Williams, 3, she was pulling in wagon

chicagobreakingnews.com Mother was driving alongside because wagon wouldn't fit in car; when she waited at stoplight, children never caught up ... Pulaski Road and Wilson Avenue MAP/SAT/Street View

Mark J. Nelson, 26, alleged bank robber at PNC Bank on Sheridan Rd, Zion

triblocal.com/gurnee Police caught up with Nelson in high-speed chase after he fled in Jeep; almost $15K found in his possession ... MAP/SAT/Street View ...

Catholic priest/prison chaplain Eugene Klein charged after passing messages for mob hitman Frank Calabrese Sr.

suntimes.com Conspiracy to defraud: Priest helped with treasure hunt of valuable violion -- received a map from Calabrese through a prison food slot ... justice.gov U.S. Department of Justice press release: Klein met with Calabrese while a chaplain at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. [PDF] ...

Vernon Hills mans, Ronald Stolberg, charged with murder of his wife

dailyherald.com Called police and said he found his wife dead, but allegedly she died from asphyxiation during fight with Rohusband Ronald Stolberg  ... triblocal.com/vernon-hills Rachel Stolberg was pushed so hard her teeth bit into her lips ...

Pace Bus fire at the Metra station on Lake-Cook Rd, Northbrook

chicagoareafire.com Bus fire in Northbrook ... East of Home Depot, 655 Lake Cook Rd near Metra station MAP/SAT ...