Dr. Kathryn Altonji, a brain injury medicine specialist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, died at 34 after battling colon cancer. She was a rising talent, training young doctors and caring for traumatic brain injury patients.

Chicago business owner Steven Cordell has been indicted by a federal grand jury for tax offenses, wire fraud, and making false statements on a loan application.

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material and received a 35-year sentence in a case prosecuted by the state's Attorney General's Office.

The body found in Decatur woods has been identified as Donald E. Twaits, a missing 30-year-old. An autopsy suggests hypothermia as the cause of death; toxicology results are pending.

Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested in Florida on murder-for-hire charges. Details of the case remain undisclosed.

A Peoria man received an 11-year federal prison sentence for drug and firearm offenses, after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, and for illegal firearm possession.

The owner of an Illinois medical supply company was sentenced to five years for defrauding the VA, involving kickbacks and $1.3 million in overpayments.

The Chicago Police are searching for Sequoia Robinson, a missing 16-year-old last seen on S. Laflin. She has a medium complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. Public assistance is requested.

A 16-year-old was shot after an attempted carjacking in Chicago, where a man with a FOID and CCL retaliated. The teen is hospitalized; no charges filed against the shooter; others fled.

A 16-year-old girl faces armed robbery charges on CTA property, arrested after being identified in a community alert. Her court hearing is set for October 24.

Chef Richard Sandoval opens Toro Chicago, a Pan-Latin restaurant in the Fairmont Chicago hotel, featuring flavors from across Latin America and a range of craft cocktails.

Martel Mason, 25, was arrested for the armed robbery of a 22-year-old with a chemical irritant on a Chicago train in July. He faces a felony charge and a detention hearing.

The NTSB report reveals the train operator in last year's Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system, with a level over the legal limit for operators.