Vernon Hills

A heartbreaking end to the search for a 17-year-old who went missing from the Chicago suburbs; a winning $650,000 lottery ticket was sold in Cook County; and three men are facing charges for leading police on a high-speed chase from Oak Brook to Chicago. 

The body that was recovered from a retention pond Tuesday morning in Vernon Hills has been identified as missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero who plunged her car into the water over a week ago.

After recovering the vehicle that belonged to a missing 17-year-old Carpentersville girl from a retention pond in Vernon Hills on Monday, police said they believe Brissa Romero was inside her Nissan Rogue when it plunged into the water exactly one week ago.

Desperate for answers, friends and family members continue to search for a missing Carpentersville teen who was last seen on Monday.

A 17-year-old girl has been reported missing out of suburban Carpentersville.

A serval is dead after escaping its enclosure in suburban Vernon Hills over the weekend.

A man from Grayslake lured a victim to a suburban shopping center parking lot to rob him Thursday. 

An Elk Grove Village woman was charged with leaving the scene of a crash after hitting and seriously injuring a bicyclist earlier this year. 

If the proposal becomes a reality, the public would be able to download an app, book a court, and play pickleball year-round in a 45,000-square-foot Vernon Hills facility.

A suburban Chicago man is facing felony charges after threatening to shoot a man during a robbery attempt Friday in unincorporated Vernon Hills.

A 53-year-old man was found crushed to death under a trailer ramp Thursday morning in unincorporated Vernon Hills.