This week we cover a suspected cop killer’s courtroom outburst and a string of high-profile arrests ranging from Winnetka home invasions to a Joliet cockfighting ring. We also break down the impact of high gas prices and a newly proposed bill that would ban cell phones in Illinois schools. Plus, we look at the future of Water Tower Place, a potential strike at Brookfield Zoo, and the return of bison to the Illinois landscape.
CHICAGO – Two Chicago police officers were shot, one fatally, by a suspect with a long track record; the FBI raided restaurants in Northwest Indiana in an illegal gambling probe; and a Chicago rapper was accused of being part of an armed home invasion in the north suburbs.
These are the top stories in Fox 32’s Week in Review.
A suspect who was already in custody allegedly shot two Chicago police officers at a North Side hospital Saturday morning, killing one and critically wounding the other, authorities said.
Federal agents carried out court-authorized searches Wednesday at several businesses in northwest Indiana as part of an illegal gambling investigation.
Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama and five other men were charged in connection with a home invasion in north suburban Winnetka last month. On March 22, the suspects allegedly posed as food delivery workers and then, armed with guns, forced their way into the home, held a person inside the home captive for an hour and demanded access to a safe, computer, and online accounts holding cryptocurrency, according to federal prosecutors.
A Gary, Indiana, man was arrested after opening fire on U.S. Marshals who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant, prompting a SWAT response, according to the Lake County Sheriff.
(Lake County, IN Sheriff’s Department)
A Highland Park man has been convicted in connection with the sexual abuse of a minor at a Northbrook fitness center. Michael A. Tobin, 73, pleaded guilty in February to two felony charges and was convicted on Feb. 17, 2026, in Cook County Circuit Court, according to a statement from Northbrook police. The charges include criminal sexual abuse and aggravated battery.
Michael A. Tobin, 73. (Northbrook Police)
