A judge handed a 25-year term to Mijawon Johnson after a Red Line attack in January 2024 killed 61-year-old Vivian Morgan. The court found him guilty but mentally ill.

Midyear FEC filings show Democratic incumbents in Chicago suburbs holding seven-figure war chests while many Republican challengers report only a few thousand dollars.

Jordin Canada’s buzzer-beating layup gave the Dream a 93-91 win over the Sky, and the finish reshaped how Chicago’s trade for Angel Reese looks today. Atlanta’s surge has trimmed the value of the picks the Sky received.

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed late Sunday after a fight on North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park; police recovered a gun and a suspect is in custody.

Chicago will host the 2026 WNBA All‑Star Game at United Center on July 25, with Changemaker Day and Jr. WNBA events at the Obama Presidential Center the day before.

A man in his 30s was found stabbed overnight on the 600 block of 10th Street in North Chicago and later died; police say the investigation is ongoing.

A Bellwood police officer was charged with official misconduct after prosecutors say he texted LEADS images to someone tied to a River Forest traffic‑stop incident. He was released pretrial and ordered to surrender his FOID card.

La Porte County officials confirmed a mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile virus. Health experts recommend removing standing water and using repellent at dawn and dusk.

Chicago's 8th District says officers detained a man and seized a .40-caliber handgun at Archer and Cicero; police say he lacked a FOID or CCL.

Chicago police issued an alert after a string of early-morning robberies across the South Side that began June 23. Detectives say armed crews took cash and, in some cases, registers before fleeing in vehicles.

A 48-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking early Saturday in North Lawndale and remains in serious condition as detectives investigate.

Two men were shot inside a home on Aurora's East Side Thursday night; a 19-year-old remains in serious but stable condition.

A Beecher woman was arrested Friday after security found a loaded handgun and two extra magazines in her purse at the Kankakee County Courthouse.