Metra train hits, kills pedestrian near Naperville

chicagotribune.com Metra BNSF Train 1272, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 4:55 p.m. struck and killed a passenger a little after 4:00 p.m. ...

1 man dead, 1 woman wounded in Chatham neighborhood shooting Friday afternoon

chicagotribune.com Two people were taken into custody near 86th Street and Ingeside Avenue  after pursuit from 83rd and Cottage; police witnessed shooting ...

53-year-old Oswego woman was found dead in her room at Sybaris Pool Suites in Frankfort Friday morning

triblocal.com/frankfort Frankfurt police rsponded about 9:08 a.m. to the scene at 7500 W. Lincoln Hwy; could be accidental, could be suspicious ...

VIDEO: 787 Dreamliner open to public at air show at EAA AirVenutre Oshkosh

abclocal.go.com/wls Dreamliner landed Friday morning Oskosh, Wisconsin; Nippon Airways, a Japanese carrier, is scheduled to take the first delivery of a 787 by late September ... www.airventure.org ...

Man found shot in crashed vehicle in Humboldt Park neighborhood dies

chicagotribune.com Police responded about 12:26 a.m. to the 3700 block of West Chicago Ave, and found man with gunshot wounds to torso and legs ...

Illinois Gov. Quinn to Sign DREAM Act

nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room Sponsored by state Senate President John Cullerton, will make scholarships available to undocumented students via a privately-funded Illinois DREAM Fund ...

5 protesters arrested trying to stop home eviction in Addison

suntimes.com Misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass to property and obstructing justice for Holly Krig, 37, of Norridge; Jorge Ortiz, 19, of Chicago; Christopher Poulos, 25, of Arlington Heights; Toussaint Losier, 19, of Chicago; and Rory Fanning, 34, of an unknown address ...

15-year-old boy seriously wounded in Marquette Park

chicagotribune.com Shot about 10:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue; no immediate arrests ...

33-yr-old woman shot in back of the head on West Side, Lawndale neighborhood

chicagotribune.com Shot about 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the 3100 block of West Douglas Boulevard ...

Roofer Craig Oleksy, 50, dies on job at River North building after becoming tangled in rope

chicagotribune.com Chest became crushed in tangled rope while equipment was lowering at accident in the 300 block of West Superior Street; prounounced dead about 3:55 p.m. Thursday ...

Family therapist, Priscilla Davis, 39, of Dolton, charged with false billing to DCFS

chicagotribune.com Arrested, charged with billing for services she never provided ...

2 men wounded in Marquette Park neighborhood shooting

chicagotribune.com Shot in the 7100 block of South Washtenaw Avenue about 2:45 p.m. Thursday ...

Antioch man, Anthony Cerone, 35, charged with abducting, assaulting teen girl

triblocal.com/antioch-fox-lake Arrested by Antioch police after he abducted 16-year-old girl at knife-point in Antioch Walmart parking lot Wednesday and forced her to drive to Best Western Regency Inn parking lot -- scene of sexual assault ...

Paul Braboy, 29, charged in shooting death of 17-year-old girl, Dazaray Brent

chicagotribune.com Police responded to the 6600 block of South May Street about 2:59 a.m. Tuesday after Dazaray Brent was reportedly shot in the chest; Brabay arrested soon afterwards at his home ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveils Chicago budget website

abclocal.go.com/wls City turning to Chicago residents and asking for helpful ideas to solve the huge budget ... www.chicagobudget.org ...

Man injured in construction accident near Lake St and Ogden Ave

chicagotribune.com Man, apparently construction worker, fell into 8-foot-deep hole in street near Lake Street and Ogden Avenue about 10 a.m., transported to Stroger Hospital in serious-to-critical condition ...

Quinn defends appointing Alderman Ed Burkes' daughter to $117,000-a-year state post

chicagotribune.com Jennifer Burke hired for the Illinois Pollution Control Board; Friends of Edward M. Burke campaign fund loaned Quinn $200K during his campaign for governor and donated more than $52K since Burke's wife Justice Anne Burke swore Quinn into office following ouster of Blagojevich ...