Some thieves in Melrose Park were so determined to steal firearms early Wednesday that they smashed a stolen car right through the front of a gun shop. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports. Some thieves ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Officer Giovanni Castellan. | Melrose Park Police Department Share Melrose Park Police Director Sam C. Pitassi and Deputy Police Chief Michael Castellan have ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A Melrose Park police officer discharged his gun in the ground Nov. 24, 2019, while confronting a shoplifting suspecting at a Jewel-Osco in Melrose Park.

Saying she did not believe he had committed “the crime of the century” a federal judge sentenced former Melrose Park police Chief Vito Scavo to just six years in prison Wednesday on his ...

A former Melrose Park police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to gambling charges stemming from an illegal bookmaking operation run by a longtime mob associate. John Amabile, 33, entered his plea ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A 22-year-old Melrose Park woman with special needs was reported missing by her family, who said they have not seen her for more than a week. Xiomara Ortiz, 22 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 27-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly setting a 75-year-old homeless man on fire in downtown Chicago last week. Joseph Guardia, of Melrose Park, was arrested and ...

City officials recently announced that several parking policies have changed in downtown Melrose. The changes are the result of a parking study, and were approved last fall, as the Free Press has ...

The only cooked birds you'll find at the Taste of Melrose Park is a heaping helping of chicken cacciatore. That festival took place last weekend. It's a year younger and a bit smaller than Chicago ...