Lyons

Two Chicago police officers were shot in suburban Lyons after another officer’s gun accidentally discharged while trying to apprehend a suspect, according to authorities.

Two Chicago police officers were shot following a pursuit that ended in suburban Lyons on Wednesday night, according to authorities.

The two brothers who told authorities their mother and sister were buried in a suburban Lyons backyard were released from police custody Monday, officials said.

Two brothers were taken into custody Saturday afternoon after two bodies were discovered in the yard where the men said their mom and sister were buried in Lyons, police said. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the latest updates.

Two brothers who told police that the remains of their mother and sister were buried in a yard were taken into custody Saturday. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Two brothers were taken into custody Saturday afternoon after two bodies were discovered in the yard where the men said their mom and sister were buried in Lyons, police said.

Lyons police are expected to provide an update Saturday after an excavation equipment was called in to dig for bodies following a call from the water department, which led to a well-being check that turned into a possible homicide investigation.

In an unexpected series of events, police say they’ve called in excavation equipment to dig for bodies after a call from the water department led to a well-being check that turned into a possible homicide investigation in Lyons. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

In an unexpected series of events, police say they’ve called in excavation equipment to dig for bodies after a call from the water department led to a well-being check that turned into a possible homicide investigation in Lyons.

Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion details what happened when police were called for a well-being check at a home in the Chicago suburb and the unusual series of events that followed.

The Lyons Police Department opened a homicide investigation Thursday after responding to a well-being check at a home where two brothers informed officers that the bodies of their mother and sister were buried in their backyard, according to authorities.

Illinois State Police believe they have located the body of two individuals whose vehicle hit a tree and tumbled into the Des Plaines River Sunday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, Riverside and Lyons police officers were called to the scene of a crash on Barrypoint Road in Lyons at approximately 8:22 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, investigators determined that…

Suburban fire departments have been working around the clock since heavy rains moved through the area Sunday, and while the water is slowly receding, there is still more work to be done. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

Suburban fire departments have been working around the clock since heavy rains moved through the area Sunday, and while the water is slowly receding, there is still more work to be done. In suburban Lyons, firefighters were forced to evacuate more than 40 people from their homes because of flooding. “We work with Brookfield, and we had our boat and…

The water rose fast on Sunday during non-stop rain across the Chicago area, but it’s not going down at the same rate, creating big problems in homes, on roadways and in rivers. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Authorities said dozens of people were evacuated from their homes via rescue boats in suburban Lyons Sunday night as heavy rainfall brought flooding to the area. Susan Carlson reports.

Embers falling on their heads, Venesa Rhodes and her husband had seconds to rush their two beloved cats into their SUV before a wildfire last summer would overtake them all. One cat got in. But the other, named Bella, bolted and disappeared as the blaze bore down. The couple had no choice but to flee, and their home and much...

A 43-year-old man posted on Facebook that his brother would go to a west suburban Lyons elementary school armed with an AR-15 rifle to confront his first-grade son’s bullies, according to Cook County prosecutors.