Downtown Elgin hosts its 13th Fringe Fest this week, with a $95 pass unlocking five venues and a Wednesday preview party at the Martini Room.

Victoria Mesarina says she was pinned in her car after a hit-and-run when a couple allegedly rifled through her purse before fleeing as sirens closed in.

Juan A. Vicente was shot in the face, stomach and leg in a Lawndale alley before dying at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Chicago faces a cloudy, breezy Monday with drizzle, showers and a high near 64. Dangerous Lake Michigan beach conditions continue through Wednesday.

The boy arrived at St. Bernard alone around 2:50 a.m. Sunday; police still have no shooting scene.

A single shot near Eddy Street Commons wounded a woman and a South Bend officer minutes into kickoff, triggering an ND Alert shelter-in-place.

4Corners Development just pulled permits to replace a Little Italy parking lot with balcony-clad apartments near the CTA Polk stop.

The victim was shot on West Madison Street around 7:07 a.m. and got himself to Mount Sinai Hospital.

The shooting on South Kingston Avenue is at least the third violent gun incident on that same block since 2020.

Broadview Fire EMS treated demonstrators after federal agents deployed mace outside the ICE facility on Beach Street.

The switch to SEECOM starts in 2027, but a longtime QuadCom dispatcher warns response times could suffer.

Police say 41-year-old Immanuel Miles was identified within 48 hours; he was previously arrested in 2024 for exposing himself to children.

A 24-year-old was hit in the face and leg near West Erie Street as two others were also wounded before dawn Saturday.