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Vartanian, along with Det. Andrew Houghton started a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something” through the Department’s new Cold Case unit which was formed last year.

“You put six months of energy into this case and all of a sudden you have something tangible you’re looking at,” Det. Matt Vartanian of Elgin’s Cold Case unit told NBC 5.

Human remains that were recovered from a vehicle found in the Fox River in Elgin earlier this week have been positively identified as those of Karen Schepers, a 23-year-old woman who went missing in April 1983, officials said Thursday.

Some of the “hottest neighborhoods” for 2025 are in the Midwest, a new Redfin report said, with two Chicago suburbs earning high spots on the ranking.

A vehicle discovered earlier this week in the Fox River that investigators determined was connected to a cold case from over 40 years ago was unknowingly found in 2022, officials said.

A significant breakthrough in a decades-old cold case has led to the discovery of human remains in a vehicle pulled from the Fox River Tuesday. Jenn Schanz has breaking details.

A significant breakthrough in a decades-old cold case has led to the discovery of human remains in a vehicle pulled from the Fox River Tuesday.

As investigators retrieve a car associated with a woman who disappeared in Elgin in 1983, there is hope being expressed that closure could finally be near, as Courtney Sisk reports.

In April of 1983, 23-year-old Karen Schepers, of Elgin, disappeared after a night out with coworkers. Tuesday, more than 40 years after the case went cold, a giant, submerged clue was discovered after the suburban police renewed search its efforts: Schepers’ 1980 Toyota Celica.

Karen Schepers. 23, disappeared in the 1980s. Now, the Elgin Police, with a new cold case unit, is discovering new information about her disappearance. Sandra Torres has more.

More clues are expected to emerge Tuesday in a decades-old cold case out of suburban Elgin after a car believed to be belonging to a missing woman was found Monday in the Fox River.

A vehicle believed to belong to a woman missing since 1983 was found Monday by divers in suburban Elgin, a step toward solving a decades-old mystery.

Schepers lived in Elgin, but it’s unclear if she ever made it to her apartment that morning

In 1983 Karen Schepers went missing after a night out with coworkers at a Carpentersville bar. Now, divers are searching Fox River.

Severe storms hit the Chicagoland area overnight, causing damage in suburban Kane and DeKalb counties, and Vi Nguyen has the story.

Severe storms hit the Chicagoland area overnight, causing stunning damage in suburban Kane and DeKalb counties.

Video shows the roof torn off a church and fallen trees after severe thunderstorms in Elgin.

Two people were killed Sunday in a four-vehicle crash Elgin that occurred after a driver swerved in an effort to avoid a deer in the roadway, authorities said. According to police, officers responded at 9:43 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Plank Road and Switzer Road in Elgin for reports of a four-vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation from police determined…

Recent fires and safety concerns at a tent encampment in suburban Elgin have prompted city leaders to begin the process of removing the encampment and relocating residents to housing.

Recent fires and safety concerns at a tent encampment in suburban Elgin have prompted city leaders to begin the process of removing the encampment and relocating residents to housing. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.