The homeowner said he took cover behind a tree and returned fire. Dozens of shell casings riddled the street and sidewalk. Winnetka police blocked off the area near Willow and Sheridan for several ...

Firefighters responded to a house fire early Monday morning in Winnetka. CBS Skywatch was over the scene in the 600 block of Walden Road around 4 a.m. Fire officials said smoke and flames were ...

In north suburban Winnetka, a day of boating turned tragic. Winnetka Fire Chief John Ripka said, around 1:20 p.m., police and firefighters responded to the lakefront, where a man who was boating ...

The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as 43-year-old Luke Laidley. Winnetka fire officials said a boat was pulling three or four children on a tube in the water near ...

Laidley jumped into the water to rescue them, but then went under the water for about a minute, Winnetka fire officials said, according to AP. Others on the boat pulled Laidley back on and began ...

The Chicago Fire Department pronounced a woman dead after recovering a body from Lake Michigan near Winnetka Monday morning. The woman — identified as Cristen Bolan, 53 — was on a 12-foot ...