Mokena

A Chicago area teenager who is the number one go-karter in the state will soon be competing in the K1 speed United States Championship

As many as 10 popular businesses including restaurants and nail salons in the southwest suburbs were burglarized overnight, authorities said, with suspects wearing ski masks going from business to business, leaving behind smashed windows and stolen cash registers.

Up to 10 southwest suburban businesses were hit overnight by ski-masked burglars who smashed windows and stole cash registers.

The former owner of a suburban home repair company has pleaded guilty to charges he defrauded customers out of thousands of dollars.

Village residents and leaders are reacting after Islamophobic flyers were found in a Mokena parking lot earlier this week. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.