Mount Prospect
Cleanup Efforts Continue After Mount Prospect Tornado
Cleanup efforts from the tornado last week continue Monday in Mount Prospect, as the village begins debris removal.
Tree-Removal Companies Backlogged After This Week’s Storms
Need trees cut and cleared from your property after Tuesday’s massive storms? Be prepared to wait, reports CBS 2′s Vince Gerasole.
Confirmed: Tornadoes Hit Downers Grove, Mount Prospect
If you think a tornado passed through your backyard during the wild storms on Tuesday evening, you might be right.
Three Teens Killed, 4th Hurt In Crash Of Stolen Car
Friends and family members on Sunday were mourning the deaths of three teenagers killed in a car crash in Prospect Heights early Saturday. Police said the youths were in a stolen car.
Truck Driver Killed, Several Hurt In Metra Train Crash
A Metra train crashed into a semi-trailer truck Friday morning in Mount Prospect, causing the truck to burst into flames.
Gang Members Arrested After Attacking Suburban Boys
Three admitted gang members are facing felony charges for the beatings of two northwest suburban boys on Wednesday.
Car, School Bus Crash In Mount Prospect
A car and a school bus were involved in a crash Friday morning in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
Probation For Drunken School Bus Driver
A former school bus driver who admitted to being drunk when she drove students finds out Wednesday if she is going to prison.
Joyride Over Lawns Angers Residents
An out-of-control driver carved up more than 30 lawns as neighbors slept. A 19-year-old was arrested.
Candles Suspected To Have Caused Fire
Unattended candles are suspected as the cause of a fire in a condominium that injured two women and displaced several others.
Former School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty To DUI
A former Mount Prospect school bus driver pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving drunk when she took students home from school last spring.
Charges Strengthened Against Alleged Sex Trafficker
Alex A. Campbell is accused of forcing women to work at his massage parlor, keeping their earnings through extortion and forcing them to be “branded” with tattoos.
Mount Prospect Police Warn Of ‘Car Accident’ Scam
Mount Prospect police say a scam artist is knocking on doors in the northwest suburbs.
Feds: Suburban Man Took More Than $4M In Ponzi Scheme
A Mount Prospect man who raised about $12 million from investors in a real estate deal that federal prosecutors call a “Ponzi” scheme has been charged with wire fraud and sued by the SEC.
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- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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