A driver who fled a traffic stop crashed in Joliet and barricaded inside a home, prompting lockdowns at a nearby school and daycare. Authorities established a perimeter on Joyce Road.

A newly finished Orchard Street mansion in Lincoln Park — built across four combined lots — is listed for more than $15 million. The sale continues a trend of trophy builds on the North Side.

A 14-year-old was arrested and charged after two Far South Side armed robberies; he appeared in juvenile court on March 26.

Stead 220, a 29-story Fulton Market tower with 308 apartments and retail, has finished construction; 20% of homes are designated affordable.

Police are searching for a man who used social‑media marketplace listings to lure sellers to 52nd and Kedzie in Gage Park and rob them at gunpoint. Wentworth detectives are asking the public for tips.

A family party in Crete Township ended in gunfire overnight. Three people were shot and one later died.

A long‑stalled plan at Howard and Paulina would preserve the 1921 Werner Bros. warehouse and add 80 affordable apartments plus ground‑floor retail.

A 16-year-old girl was shot and later died Saturday in Glenview. Detectives are searching for a person of interest and have asked the public to call a tip line.

A man was arrested in Englewood after crashing a scooter and allegedly firing three shots at officers. Police recovered a handgun and say charges are pending.

Chicago police released a suspect description after an elderly rider was assaulted on a Belmont CTA platform last Saturday. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A 39-year-old man was stabbed on Chicago’s East Side and rushed to UChicago Medicine in critical condition; a 26-year-old is in custody as detectives investigate.

A 37-year-old woman died after a collision on North Randall Road in Batavia; police say a Tesla and a Dodge pickup were involved and multiple people were hospitalized.

A 17-year-old was critically injured in a drive-by in Brighton Park early Saturday. Area One detectives are investigating the shooting on the 2400-block of West 48th Street.