Plainfield

A southwest Chicago suburb that has expanded rapidly over the past two decades has been named Illinois’ fastest-growing “boomtown,” according to a study from GObankingrates.

A Plainfield woman who was in search of a kidney donor for over a year has received a life-saving donation after looking at baseball games in Chicago.

Following a long search that included searching for donors at Cubs and White Sox games, a local baseball fan has received a life-saving kidney donation. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

The Senate passed a resolution this week honoring Wadea Al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy from Plainfield murdered last October in what authorities called an anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian hate crime.

Friends and family are remembering a suburban college student who was shot and killed near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday.

Friends and family are remembering a suburban college student who was shot and killed near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Friday. Patrick Fazio has the story.

A Chicago-area college student, who was a gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was shot and killed in an apartment late Friday night, Whitewater police said.

A suburban faith community was left grieving after a 12-year-old girl was struck and killed while exiting her family’s vehicle following an earlier crash. Gianna Lamb had attended a student ministry event at Community Christian Church in Plainfield prior to the collision on Wednesday night. “Sweet girl. In fact, the last thing that she left with from her student...

A suburban faith community is grieving after a 12-year-old girl was struck and killed while exiting her family’s vehicle following an earlier crash, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Joseph Czuba, the man charged with a hate crime in the Plainfield killing of Wadee Al Fayoume, a 6-year-old Muslim boy, appeared in court on Wednesday, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

An Illinois man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

An Illinois man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury.

A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son was indicted Thursday by an Illinois grand jury.

The mom of a 6-year-old boy who was stabbed to death earlier this month in suburban Plainfield has been released from the hospital this weekend.

Sadness and anger filled a vigil at a community center in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield as hundreds came out to remember 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian American boy who authorities allege was stabbed 26 times by his landlord in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Sadness and anger filled a vigil at a community center in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield as hundreds came out to remember 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian American boy who authorities allege was stabbed 26 times by his landlord in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Lisa Chavarria has more.

A vigil was held in Plainfield for a 6-year-old Palestinian boy who was killed in a hate-fueled attack this weekend that also left his mother critically injured, NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.

Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently celebrated his 6th birthday, died Saturday at his home in Plainfield, Illinois after being stabbed dozens of times in a brutal attack officials are describing as a hate crime.

Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently had a birthday, died Saturday after being stabbed dozens of times in a brutal attack officials are describing as a hate crime. Lisa Chavarria has more.

Natalie Martinez has reactions from around the area after a 6-year-old, stabbed to death in what authorities believe was a hate crime, was laid to rest Monday.