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Three more employees of the Office of the Chief Judge of Cook County have tested positive for the coronavirus, the judge’s office announced Wednesday.

A man accused of stealing a car with a 4-year-old boy inside it in Bridgeview this week, sparking an Amber Alert in Illinois, has been charged, officials say.

UPDATE: The 4-year-old was found in Chicago and taken to Swedish Hospital for an evaluation, police said at approximately 10 p.m. At around 9:30 p.m., Officers responding to a suspicious vehicle blocking a fire hydrant in the 4000 block of West Belle Plaine discovered the car in question was the subject of the Amber Alert, Chicago police said. Authorities said…

A 4-year-old boy was found in Chicago and taken to a hospital Monday night after being abducted hours earlier in Bridgeview. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

UPDATE: The young boy was found late Monday night in Chicago and taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said. EARLIER: A suburban mother issued a desperate plea for her 4-year-old son’s safe return Monday after the boy was inside his family’s minivan when it was stolen outside a Bridgeview gas station. An Amber Alert was issued Monday evening...

The Office of the Chief Judge in Chicago announced Friday that two more employees have tested positive for the coronaviurs.

Four more employees at the Office of the Chief Judge tested positive for COVID-19, the office announced Wednesday.

A Chicago judge tested positive for the coronavirus, the Office of the Chief Judge for the Cook County Circuit Court announced Friday. The office announced that a judge from the Bridgeview Courthouse and an employee at the Adult Probation Department have both tested positive for COVID-19. The adult probation officer works at the Cook County Juvenile Center on the fifth…

Through their union, Teamsters Local 700, employees of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County say they are working without enough sanitizer, supplies and effective leadership during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the teamsters’ said Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is to blame for a lack of leadership. “At the very least, Brown could provide all her…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed Chicago residents after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide stay-at-home order to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Brandi Chastain and a group of Women’s World Cup champions from 1999 and 2019 surprised a group of youth soccer players in Bridgeview last fall to help inspire the next generation of female athletes.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the county’s 22nd cold-related death of the season Tuesday. The 96-year-old man was pronounced dead on January 20 in the 7000 block of Birch St in Bridgeview. The Medical Examiner ruled that the man died as a result of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with cold exposure and diabetes as contributing factors. The…

The Chicago Fire officially announced Tuesday that they are returning Soldier Field in 2020 following months of speculation the team would be moving to the Chicago stadium.

The Chicago Fire now have a new owner as they aim to play at Soldier Field next year.

The Chicago Fire will soon be able to play home games in other Chicago-area sports venues, according to their new lease agreement.

Nearly a dozen squad cars with their lights flashing pulled up in front of a south suburban funeral home Wednesday night after a man was shot.

With just over a week until the Nov. 8 general election, Ward Room has compiled a list of candidate endorsement for some of the state’s most important races.

Two people died and six others were injured in a car crash in southwest suburban Bridgeview Sunday evening.

Northbound lanes were temporarily closed on Harlem near 95th Street in Bridgeview after a potentially fatal crash Sunday evening. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.