Police said scammers pose as banks, utility companies and others to deceive victims into sending money.
Plainfield firefighters had to extricate the at-fault driver following the collision, officials said.
Police are asking drivers to avoid the intersection with 135th Street due to a crash.
The fire caused about $40,000 in damage, Plainfield fire crews estimated.
Two crashes happened within minutes of one another early Monday on Route 59.
The Romeoville woman was driving with an open container of alcohol, two THC vapes and a stun gun in an unlocked box, police said.
A total of 51 passengers were occupying the two school buses when the crash occurred, police said.
Among the charges for the 35-year-old woman was aggravated DUI of the third or subsequent violation.
One person was hospitalized after the crash at Lockport Street and Steiner Road.
The next day, a man walking his dog found the teen lying unresponsive in the backyard of a home and called police, according to a report.
He was arrested in December 2024 as part of a human trafficking investigation in Yorkville.
The fire started in the utility room of a townhouse, officials said.
Known as "Mayor of the dock," the 63-year-old's death was ruled a homicide after he was struck and fell into the lake, police said.
The two-story house at 25725 W. 143rd St. went viral on TikTok after some believed flashing lights were transmitting SOS in Morse Code.
Nearing its 14th anniversary, the restaurant will remain closed as "we try to clean up and get ready to invite everyone back in."
The fire and smoke caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the downtown Plainfield restaurant, fire investigators said.
The owner of the grocery store on South Route 59 found about 847 voided cash transactions totaling more than $90,000, police said.
Two drivers were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries, while the third was uninjured, Plainfield police said.
An Oswego man facing federal charges is accused of hacking more than 500 women's Snapchat accounts and stealing their nude photographs.
The person who was flagging traffic around a construction site was hospitalized "due to the severity of their injuries," police said.
Plainfield police and firefighters were called to the crash Tuesday morning that led to a road closure.
Deion Kidd, 30, was denied his pre-trial release amid multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a traffic stop in Naperville.
The driver was the only person in the car, which was heavily damaged in the collision, Plainfield fire officials said.
The defendant reportedly stole nude images of hundreds of women after gaining access to their accounts.
Over the course of about three weeks, Plainfield police focused on ensuring drivers were properly buckled.
Following the New Year's Eve crash, officers learned the 40-year-old Joliet man's license was suspended due to a prior DUI conviction.
Law enforcement agencies and the Illinois Department of Transportation do not collect fines through text message, Plainfield police warned.
Plainfield police said no charges were filed in connection with the incident Sunday evening in the 25400 block of West Bower Court.
The house was deemed uninhabitable after the fire that started during a power outage Thursday night, officials said.
If a driver is pulled over during the three-week-long campaign period, "no excuses will be accepted," Plainfield police said.
Plainfield police revealed new information about the barricade incident in late November at a residence on Springview Court.
The new engine replaces a 2013 model, which will serve as a reserve within the fire district's fleet.
A small heating unit caught fire in an unoccupied room at the nursing home, officials said.
From Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, officers heightened enforcement of seat belts, speeding and distracted driving.
Two of the men hit her in the face and chest, and another threatened her by saying he was "going to kill her," police said.
It was "more of a mental health incident than a criminal investigation," police said.
Police said the incident was resolved just before 8:45 p.m.
Officers recovered a total of five loaded firearms and multiple boxes of ammunition among the woman's belongings, officials said.
For 11 days around Thanksgiving, officers will be on the lookout for seat belt violations, speeding, and distracted and impaired driving.
A man was first charged with a DUI after police witnessed him reclining in the driver's seat while parked across two spots, officials said.
Shorewood police investigated the June 6 incident at the Home Goods that led to more lewd conduct charges for the Bolingbrook man
Police say a man broke into relatives' home in Bolingbrook early Tuesday morning and claimed to have an explosive device.