Lynwood

Authorities say an off-duty suburban police officer shot a man at a gas station over the weekend, and the Illinois State Police are assisting in the investigation. According to authorities, officers in Lynwood were dispatched to a Mobile Gas station near the intersection of Glenwood-Dyer Road and Torrence Avenue at approximately 6:15 p.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired. When…

Tuesday was an historic day, as Jada Curry defeated incumbent Gene Williams in Tuesday’s primary election in suburban Lynwood, making her the first Black woman to become mayor of the suburb. Curry will take office later this year, as her April general election race will see her running unopposed, and her family celebrated the major victory Tuesday night and...

Lynwood elected the first Black female mayor in the town’s history this week, taking office in May. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

The Cook County Department of Public Health says its office is investigating after a wrestling event was held at a suburban athletic complex over the weekend. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A rough arrest recorded on cellphone video left a deputy with a broken arm and a local man in jail last weekend, and now the defendant is out of jail and sharing his side of the story. Cellphone video shows driver Jesus Medina during a traffic stop for tinted windows and expired registration. Next, a Century Station deputy opens the…

A suspect was charged with first degree murder Monday after he fatally shot a 19-year-old man who allegedly tried to steal a cell phone from him in suburban Lynwood, prosecutors and police said. The shooting took place at around 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the parking lot of the Lynwood Sport Center, located in the 2000 block of Glenwood…

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday in the parking lot of a south suburban sports center when he tried to steal a cell phone that he had previously arranged to buy, according to police.

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday in the parking lot of a south suburban sports center when he tried to steal a cell phone that he had previously arranged to buy, according to police. Susan Carlson reports.