Deerfield Patch

15/07/2025

Parents say police could have prevented the violent crash that left their children with life-changing injuries if they had detained a suspect who stole a squad car, their lawsuit claims.

Parents say Bedford Park cops could have prevented the violent crash if they had detained a suspect who stole a squad car, lawsuit claims.

15/07/2025

Prosecutors said she shot her girlfriend while she was driving, then tried to stage the scene.

Prosecutors argued the woman, now 28, shot her girlfriend during an argument and staged it in an attempt to make it look like a su***de.

15/07/2025

Detectives said they are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking witnesses who may have seen the incident or have information about the vehicle that fled.

Issa Arabi, 22, died after being struck by a car late Friday night in Orland Park. An activist on Sunday urged someone to come forward.

15/07/2025

The family of Felicia Bates, 49, say she has not been heard from since July 2.

14/07/2025

Area students from Deerfield are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the U.S. (2024-2025 school year).

14/07/2025

Around 2 p.m., June 12, nearby neighbors said they heard a loud boom and felt their homes shake.

A National Transportation Safe Board investigation has revealed that a Nicor-fueled natural gas leak caused a home to explode on June 12.

14/07/2025

ISP K9 officer Bane has kept narcotics, guns, child predators and violent fugitives off the street. Now, he needs the public's help.

14/07/2025

This is the last group of National Merit Scholar designees to be announced this year by National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

This is the last group of National Merit Scholar designees to be announced this year by National
Merit Scholarship Corporation.

14/07/2025

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14/07/2025

Humid weather will return, bringing the triple-digit heat index back to the Chicago area, and here's when storms could hit.

14/07/2025

Here is a look at the ares of Illinois that are at the highest risk for flash flooding.

14/07/2025

Federal prosecutors say he made more than 100 phone calls to FEMA employees after applying for disaster assistance for a flooded vehicle, and escalated to threatening a mass shooting, and threatening to kill police and FEMA employees.

Darren Walton made more than 100 calls to FEMA in 2023. He threatened a mass shooting, and that he'd kill police if they intervened.