State Investigators still are gathering evidence to determine what led to the death of Countryside resident Cari Cook after she was struck by a car as she crossed four lanes of 47th Street in La Grange with her two young children May 19.

A Brookfield man charged with the Dec. 10, 2006, killing of La Grange resident Howard Howell pled guilty to second-degree murder in Bridgeview Court today, May 27.

Check out police reports from Riverside.

Riverside Brookfield High School was evacuated Wednesday morning as a precaution after a fuse sparked in a stove vent in the cafeteria.

La Grange Park Fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a fire that left tenants of five apartments homeless and resulted in the death of a family pet about 8 a.m. Saturday.

Check out police and fire reports for Riverside, Brookfield, La Grange and Westchester.

La Grange police are investigating a report of a sexual assault of a girl that allegedly occurred last year at the Park District of La Grange's Recreation Center.

Check out police and fire reports for Riverside, Brookfield, La Grange and Weschester.

Riverside Police believe the intended target of a shooting early Wednesday morning was the home of Cook County Board Commissioner Anthony Peraica.
 

Check out police and fire reports for Brookfield, Riverside and Westchester.

Riverside Brookfield High School’s Superintendent/Principal Jack Baldermann’s son, along with 11 of his friends, were busted for underage drinking in the superintendent’s Riverside home.

Berwyn police are searching for a man who broke into a home in the 3600 block of South Wisconsin Avenue at about 5 p.m. April 17 while a teenage girl was home alone, police said.

Check out police and fire reports for Brookfield, Riverside and Westchester.

Check out police and fire reports for Riverside.

Police unknowingly stumbled upon a Riverside resident housing more than $1 million in cocaine April 10 while searching for an armed robbery suspect.