Bones found in Bronzeville • Massive sinkhole on soccer field • Carol Stream officers won't face charges

Isaac Goodlow shooting: Carol Stream police officers won't face charges, prosecutors say

CHICAGO - CAROL STREAM, Ill. – The Carol Stream police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Isaac Goodlow in February 2024 will not face charges. 

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin announced the decision not to pursue criminal charges on Wednesday, after a nearly four-month-long investigation. 

"Every case involving the use of deadly force by a police officer, whether on or off duty, must be carefully and thoroughly investigated. Such scrutiny is required to ensure the protection of the civil rights of those involved and to maintain the public’s confidence in law enforcement," Berlin said. 

Carol Stream Police Officer Daniel Pfingston fatally shot Goodlow in the early hours of Feb. 3. Officers were called to the Villagebrook Apartments located at 260 E. Saint Charles Road at 4:16 a.m. after Goodlow allegedly got into an argument that turned physical with his girlfriend.

Massive sinkhole opens at soccer field in downstate Illinois

ALTON, Ill. - A park in Alton, Illinois, closed on Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field.

Footage captured by 618 Drone Service shows the large hole, estimated to be around 100 feet wide in the turf at Gordon Moore Park.

The sinkhole, which formed at around 10 am on Wednesday, was the result of a mine collapsing, local media reported.

Bones found in Bronzeville backyard during landscaping project sparks investigation

CHICAGO - An investigation is underway after bones were found in a Bronzeville backyard during a landscaping project. 

The man that uncovered them said they appeared to be human. However, a spokesperson with Cook County confirmed that they were non-human.

Children were playing in a neighboring park when landscaping crews made the gruesome discovery. 

"So it seemed as though someone had taken great time to really place those bones on the ground. So, which made us feel like it might have been somewhat sinister," said outdoor living specialist Dean Barnett. 

NASCAR street closures begin today across downtown Chicago

CHICAGO - The setup is well underway in Grant Park for next month's NASCAR Chicago Street Race. Road closures have already started but significant street shutdowns will take effect Thursday night.

Starting at 7 p.m., a prominent stretch of Jackson Drive will be blocked off to traffic as crews prepare the raceway and area for the tens of thousands of visitors expected to attend the race weekend, July 6-7.

For a list of closures, click here. 

Supreme Court bribery ruling could imperil Madigan, ComEd corruption cases

CHICAGO - Could indicted former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan have his federal corruption case dismissed? And could the convictions of the related "ComEd Four" defendants be overturned?

The Supreme Court issued a much anticipated ruling in a bribery case out of Indiana that could put those Illinois cases in doubt.

The court ruled 6-3 that an Indiana mayor was not guilty of bribery for taking a $13,000 payment from a garbage company that he had awarded a public contract to.

The majority ruled that a gift given after the official act was taken, without an explicit quid pro quo, constituted a legal gratuity instead of bribery.

Husband’s surveillance video leads to wife’s arrest for spiking Mountain Dew with Roundup

LEBANON, Mo - A Missouri woman is accused of spiking her husband's drink with chemicals. 

The Laclede County Sheriff's Office says 47-year-old Michelle Peters has been charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.

Deputies believed she secretly put the herbicide Roundup in her husband's Mountain Dew several times between May and June of this year. 

Authorities said she also spiked his drink with insecticide. 

Deputies said the husband suspected his soda was spiked after falling sick. He then provided surveillance video to authorities that reportedly showed his wife tampering with his Mountain Dew stored in a garage refrigerator.