Gregorio Bacino was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for possessing child pornography, with a subsequent 25 years of supervised release and mandatory sex offender registration.

A man is charged with attempted murder after a road rage incident on the Dan Ryan Expressway, where a 7-year-old was shot and is in serious condition.

Timothy Gordon was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife, a crime committed in front of her family and while Gordon was on parole.

A driver in a stolen SUV injured four pedestrians, including a child, while fleeing a traffic stop in Brighton Park, Chicago. The ensuing chaos involved multiple collisions, with local hospitals treating the victims.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul expressed sympathy for Sonya Massey's family after the release of body camera footage showing her fatal shooting and urged calm during legal proceedings.

Chicago's weather will be variable with showers and thunderstorms until Wednesday, then sunny from Thursday. A limited flood and thunderstorm risk is noted near Lake Michigan.

An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile overturned on Interstate 294 near Chicago, with no injuries reported. The incident caused a temporary traffic delay, but lanes reopened shortly after.

Naperville City Council did not oppose a proposed multiuse development despite it conflicting with the city's Master Plan, unlike a similar situation in 2016.

Cook County Sheriff warns of phone scams where callers posing as Sheriff's Office staff demand money for bogus fines, urging residents to verify such claims before acting.

A fire on Chicago's South Side displaced 10 residents and caused minor injuries to a woman. The blaze occurred early Sunday morning on Loomis Street. The cause is under investigation.

A 42-year-old man was shot dead while sitting in his car in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood; no suspects are in custody as detectives investigate the motive.

An 18-year-old man in Chicago was robbed and shot in the knee by four individuals who then fled the scene; he is in good condition, and no arrests have been made.

A pedestrian, previously in a car crash, was struck and killed on the Bishop Ford Freeway while crossing the road at around 2:25 a.m. The driver stayed on the scene; southbound lanes reopened by 8 a.m.