CRIME & SAFETY

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) – Naperville police are warning about expensive jewelry being taken right off senior citizens in several shopping center parking lots.CBS 2's Charlie De Mar had the details behind this unique scam that is a first, even for seasoned investigators.Surveillance video starts innocently enough with two women on walkers enjoying some fresh Southern California air last summer.But then, a car pulls up and the ruse begins.The woman in the white offers a necklace. It's fake and inexpensive. As she goes to clasp it around the 84-year-old's neck, she swaps the dupe for a real piece of jewelry.Naperville police...

The Naperville Fire Department received a 911 call reporting a fire involving a home at 3:44 pm on June 8. A general alarm was dispatched, and three engines, two ladder trucks, one squad, two ambulances, and two shift commanders arrived on the scene within six minutes.

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP (WOOD-AM) - A section of West River Drive had to be closed following a two-vehicle crash last night in Plainfield Township. It happened around 10 p.m. One person was hurt and power lines were brought down.

An Orland Park, Illinois woman walked out of a grocery store with a cart full of booze that she didn't pay for. The funny part of the story, that wasn't really why she was arrested...PATCH. I forget my wallet all the time...I will leave for a store, or work, or...

Donameen Jones was killed in an Oak Brook shooting near 22nd Street and Camden Court, police said.

A man from Ottawa labeled a “soulless predator” is headed to prison for a very long time. A judge in Will County on Tuesday sentenced 44-year-old Christian Shepherd to 76 years in prison. He was given 39 years for solicitation of murder for hire and 37 years for solicitation of murder. Both sentences will have to be served back-to-back. Shepherd has to serve 85 percent of the total sentence and will get credit for the more than 12 years he's already spent behind bars.

Senior citizens targets for robbers in three Naperville incidents. The Naperville Police Department is looking into three accounts of jewelry being stolen from senior citizens in retail center parking lots. Learn more about these incidents along Ogden Avenue and 75th Street. Class 2 e-bikes are now allowed on Naperville Park...

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bensenville Chief of Police Daniel Schulze have announced that a Wood Dale man stands accused of leading police on an hour-long, 100-mph, high-speed chase. Anthony Oplinger, 27, appeared before Judge Daniel Guerin who set bond at $100,000. Oplinger is charged with two...

WHEATON Ill. — A man is facing felony charges after two men in their late 60s were attacked outside a construction site in Naperville Saturday. According to police, 33-year-old Eric Conklin is facing three felonies of aggravated battery, person over 60 and two counts of aggravated battery of persons over 60. Police say near a […]

JOLIET, Ill. – A 20-year-old man lost his life on Monday morning after a fatal shooting that in the 600 block of East Benton Street. According to Joliet Police it happened at 10:18 AM when shots were fired. On arrival, officers found the man lying in the street, injured from a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency crews swiftly transported him to the nearby Silver Cross Hospital, where medical professionals sadly pronounced him deceased at 11:46 AM.

Officer Rich Miller with the Orland Park Police Department always knew Leo, the department's therapy dog, was a good boy. But this week, the suburban comfort dog earned his week earned national recognition -- and a grant to help him continue doing his important work. Leo, an 8-month-old black Labrador...

The Will County Sheriff’s Office announced today that it made 5 DUI arrests during the recent Memorial Day Enforcement Campaign. “Through the Memorial Day Enforcement, we helped make Illinois roads safer and spread the word that seat belts and child safety restraints save lives”, said Traffic Lt. Denny.

This is the office of Will County Coroner Laurie Summers reporting on Monday June 5, 2023 at 5:50pm, two deaths related to the same incident. First reporting the death of Zena Taher, a 27-year-old resident of Romeoville, IL who was pronounced deceased at 2:47pm on Thursday June 1, 2023. Mrs. Taher appeared to be the victim of a gunshot wound that was sustained on Ponderosa Drive, Romeoville, IL. Second reporting the death of Firas Syriani, a 33-year-old resident of Romeoville, IL who was pronounced at 2:47pm on Thursday June 1, 2023. Mr. Syriani appeared to be the victim of a gunshot wound that was sustained on Ponderosa Drive, Romeoville, IL.

NEW LENOX, Ill. - Suburban police are searching for two individuals believed to be linked to a recent jewelry store burglary, with the suspects' car also tied to several other similar incidents. Marquis Thomas and Amarrion Ash are currently sought by law enforcement for their alleged involvement in the March...

Bond was set at more than $2.5 million for 30-year-old Demetrius Glover, who is accused of severely beating his 23-year old girlfriend and fleeing police, Joliet Police said.

Sunday afternoon, La Salle County deputies responded to a single-motorcycle accident with injuries in South Ottawa Township. Fifty-six-year-old Manuel Salazar-Vazquez of Plainfield reportedly lost control of his motorcycle, went into a ditch and hit a tree. He was life-flighted to St. Francis in Peoria. In other sheriff's department news, deputies...

A 33-year-old man drowned over the weekend after he attempted to swim across a pond and back, police in west suburban Woodridge said on Tuesday.

A person was found shot to death in a car in Oak Brook early Wednesday. Officers were called to 22nd Street and Camden Court in the western suburb around 12:05 a.m. after getting a 911 call, according to police. They found the victim, a male, with several gunshot wounds. He...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) —  A former Southwest Airlines customer service agent is accused of playing a central role in a $1.9 million airline ticket scheme. DaJuan Martin, 38, of Bolingbrook was charged with 12 counts of wire fraud Monday. Martin allegedly conspired with multiple people, including co-defendant Ned Brooks, 46, to create and sell fraudulent travel […]