A 62-year-old woman was shot Monday night outside a Kenwood business and taken to UChicago Medical Center in good condition. Area detectives are investigating.

A school bus hit a utility pole near McHenry Monday; one child was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and crews waited for ComEd to secure downed lines.

Cook County prosecutors say a former Hartgrove counselor abused five child patients between 1996 and 2004; he now faces multiple sexual‑assault counts and remains detained.

A Chicago TikToker says a man doxed her — leaking her name, address and job. Her viral response has drawn attention and she reported the harassment to police and the FBI.

Andrew Trotter was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty in a Postal Inspection Service probe that recovered counterfeit postal keys, stolen cards and a passport.

A 38-year-old man was fatally shot in the head in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood; he was pronounced dead at the scene, and no arrests have been made.

Weather conditions led to delays and cancellations for Thanksgiving travelers at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports, with a record-breaking snowfall and road congestion adding to the disruptions.

A 67-year-old man was shot in the left thumb after an argument in Gresham. Police say the shooter fled and Area Two detectives are investigating.

Ada S. McKinley will open a new mental wellness clinic in Englewood this Tuesday at 6033 S. Wentworth, pairing counseling suites and 24/7 crisis support with a food giveaway.

New actuarial numbers show roughly 29,800 inactive former Chicago teachers are non‑vested and likely to get only refunds — a clash of short tenures and long vesting rules. The fund’s $14.17B shortfall makes fixes politically and fiscally tricky.

A second‑floor exhaust fire at the Builders Building sent smoke into the Lower Wacker tunnel and set off alarms across the Loop; officials staged ambulances and reported no injuries.

A 19-year-old was killed Sunday evening in the 800 block of S. Oakley Blvd on Chicago’s Near West Side; police recovered a handgun and are investigating.

Two burglars smashed into an Express Food Mart in Rogers Park and fled with an Illinois Lottery machine and nearly $7,000 in tickets. Chicago police say detectives are reviewing surveillance footage.