Hazel Crest

A new casino in Chicago’s south suburbs is one step closer.

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police wants more people to know about the person it just named officer of the year, but it is running into an issue with a social media giant.

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police wants more people to know about the person it just named officer of the year, but it is running into an issue with a social media giant. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Dozens of loved ones gathered Tuesday evening on the Near North Side to remember Erica Gibson, a 12-year-old girl who was shot to death over the weekend in south suburban Hazel Crest.

The fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Hazel Crest over the weekend was a “tragic accident” and no charges will be filed, the south suburban police department said Tuesday. The department said Erica Gibson was shot by another juvenile, but it released few other new details. Hazel Crest police officers responded to a call of a reported gunshot victim…

A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot late Saturday night in south suburban Hazel Crest, village authorities said.

A 12-year-old girl from Gresham on the South Side was killed in a shooting Saturday in suburban Hazel Crest. The incident happened about 10 p.m. in the 17600 block of Arlington Lane, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Erica Gibson suffered a gunshot wound to her head and was pronounced dead at 10:53 p.m., the medical examiner’s office...

Chief Mitchell R. Davis III joins NBC 5 to talk about an historic moment as he took on a title that no other Black man or woman has before.

A Chicago woman and owner of ‘The Design Boutique’ is launching a special book to help Black-owned businesses across the city. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports

A 19-year-old man was charged in connection with an attempted carjacking Friday in the Loop. Jayln Moore, of Hazel Crest, was charged with one count of attempted carjacking and one count of unlawful vehicular invasion, both felonies, Chicago police said. About 1:30 p.m. Moore allegedly walked up to a 60-year-old man and punched him in the face and tried to steal...

Two people were killed in a rollover crash Saturday on Interstate 80 near south suburban Hazel Crest. About 1:30 p.m. a vehicle was driving east on I-80 near Torrence Avenue, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a lightpole before flipping over and catching fire, state police said. Two people from the vehicle died, state police said….

From Chicago to the suburbs, transportation officials have roadwork, station work and ongoing sanitation planned from Friday through Sunday.

Employees in a Chicago suburb filed a complaint with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency saying that a contractor used unlicensed laborers to perform an improper asbestos abatement at a building that houses a police department

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If you live in Greater Chicago and are struggling to keep up with rent costs, you are not alone. NBC 5 Investigates reviewed census data and found dozens of neighorhoods across the city and suburbs with large percentages of cost-burdened households.

Two people were injured Sunday morning in a hit-and-run crash with a motorcycle in south suburban Hazel Crest.