A 35-year-old woman died and two others were hurt in a crash Thursday in southwest suburban Plainfield. Sarah E. Cruz, of Spring Valley, was a passenger of a vehicle that lost control and crashed into a BMW X5 about 9:10 p.m. to the area of Route 126 between Meadow Lane and Indian Boundary, according to Plainfield police and the Will…

A 25-year-old man has died from dog bites following a weekend pit bull attack that injured four of the dog’s owners and prompted police to kill the dog inside their home in southwest suburban Plainfield. Devin J. White, of Plainfield, died Monday from severe dog bites to his arms, Plainfield police said in a statement. He had been transferred...

Four members of a Plainfield family were reportedly attacked and bitten by their pet Pit Bull Saturday evening, officials said. Plainfield police officers said they responded to a residence just after 9 p.m. Saturday in the 22900 block of Judith Drive after receiving a report that a dog bit several individuals. Authorities, including Plainfield Fire Department personnel, located the victims…

Public health officials are investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease possibly contracted at a senior home in southwest suburban Plainfield.

An off-duty suburban police officer was killed in a crash near suburban Plainfield early Sunday morning. According to Illinois State Police, Charles Schauer, 33, of Glen Ellyn was a passenger in a vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 55 near U.S. Route 30 at approximately 6:02 a.m. Sunday when the car crashed into a box truck that had been involved in…

An off-duty Berwyn police officer was killed in a crash on Interstate 55, and now his colleagues and city officials are coping with his loss. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

A woman suffered minor injuries Thursday after falling from a roller coaster at a carnival in the southwest suburbs.

All northbound lanes of I-55 were closed Thursday due to a rollover crash near Route 30, state police said.

A woman was charged with murder after allegedly using her boyfriend’s vehicle to run over and kill him Thursday night in the parking lot of a resort in west suburban St. Charles.

Police departments frequently ask the public for help in identifying alleged perpetrators through social media posts, but in this instance, a driver sought in connection with a road rage report may be the one in need of assistance.

A man was found dead in a retention pond Saturday in southwest suburban Plainfield.

A 19-year-old student accused of killing his parents at Central Michigan University has been transferred to jail from a hospital.

The family of a suburban Chicago couple who police say was shot and killed by their 19-year-old son at his college dormitory in Michigan said they want the teen to know “he has not been abandoned.”

A 19-year-old student is charged with killing his parents last week in his university dorm room. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A man was beaten and a boy who witnessed the beating was shot Saturday night following an attack at a McDonald’s in southwest suburban Plainfield.

A woman and two men from Chicago have been charged with stealing from a Target and fleeing police Friday in southwest suburban Plainfield.

The owner of a stable where 18 horses died in a horrific fire earlier this week has vowed to rebuild the barn in southwest suburban Plainfield, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.