Brissa Romero's cause of death was released by the Lake County Coroner's Office this week; two people were arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase with stolen shoes from the Oak Brook Nike store; and tenants at an apartment building in Harvey were trapped in their homes when crews began boarding up their doors with plywood. These are the top stories on Fox 32's Week in Review.
A suburban duo will remain locked up through their trial after they allegedly carjacked multiple vehicles in a “brazen, lawless crime spree" over the weekend. At least one victim was seriously injured when she was ejected from her vehicle.
Two people have been charged with carjacking and crashing three vehicles in Hanover Park and Itasca on Saturday.
Pretrial release was denied on Tuesday for Ricardo Ortega, 25, of the 5600 block of Peb.
Ricardo Ortega, 25, of Hanover Park, and Alicia Merlin-Barrera, 24, of Palatine, are accused of stealing three vehicles, battery, reckless driving and other charges.