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A serious crash shut down Wolf Road near the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling on Wednesday morning.

A serious crash shut down Wolf Road near the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling on Wednesday morning.

Police are searching for a man in connection with the death of a father who was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday in northwest suburban wheeling, an incident that police are investigating as a homicide. Jose Fermin Zavala-Hernandez, 38, is considered a person of interest in the death of 32-year-old Carlos Maciel-Pulido, Wheeling police said in a statement. Officers responded…

Wheeling police say a crash into a home in Wheeling started with the report of a traffic accident and ended with someone being killed and another person on the run. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A north suburban mother whose 16-year-old son died after contracting the coronavirus says she’s looking for answers about what exactly caused his death. Zach Leviton, a sophomore at Wheeling High School, died Monday, April 13 at a suburban hospital after waking up with symptoms that same morning. “He was not feeling 100% for a couple of weeks,” said Julie Leviton,…

A north suburban mother whose 16-year-old son died after contracting the coronavirus says she’s looking for answers about what exactly caused his death. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A north suburban mother whose 16-year-old son died after contracting the coronavirus says she’s looking for answers about what exactly caused his death. NBC 5’s Kate Chappel reports.

A single-engine plane skidded off a runway and ended up in a body of water after landing Thursday evening at the Chicago Executive Airport in suburban Wheeling, fire officials said. Video from Sky 5 showed the Cessna aircraft in a small basin covered with water as first responders worked on the scene. The pilot was the only person on board…