A machete-wielding man is facing a hate crime charge after trying to kill someone over money, police said.
A man who killed a DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy in a crash last year was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall downed trees and damaged buildings in parts of the Chicago area Saturday evening.
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for the murder of a 15-year-old girl in DeKalb.
Most of the Chicago area remains under an Air Quality Alert this weekend due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the Chicago area Friday due to smoke from Canadian Wildfires.