Chicago PD expanded its Unity of Command pilot to five more districts, assigning officers to steady supervisors and capping sergeants' teams to roughly 10.

Defense lawyers argued a judge should let the public see Broadview ICE footage, saying recent federal-agent killings in Minneapolis show why. A judge ordered DHS to preserve days of tape.

An Iowa FedEx worker unexpectedly gave birth at work after saying she didn’t know she was pregnant. Both mother and baby are reported healthy and resting.

Officers interrupted an early‑morning break‑in at Kelsey’s in downtown Hinsdale; four people were arrested and four others remain at large.

An early-morning burglary at Mariscos El Abuelo y Yo left the Brighton Park restaurant with shattered glass and a stolen ATM as detectives probe links to other ATM thefts.

CFD crews fought a still-and-box blaze in the 6300 block of S. Oakley Thursday morning.

Longtime lobbyist John Kelly is weighing a Chicago mayoral bid, and his ties to Bally’s, the White Sox and outside counsel are already drawing scrutiny.

A former CPS music teacher was sentenced to five years after court documents say he exposed himself to children in West Ridge. Prosecutors dropped related counts.

Geneva will host three February open houses to explain a $59.4M bond to build a new police station and answer questions ahead of the March primary.

A quarrel outside the Thorntons at 23rd and Cicero left two men hurt, one by gunfire; town officials say both were stabilized and the incident appears isolated.

After election officials blocked their ballot bid, Southeast Side organizers say they’ll keep pushing for a binding community benefits deal and stronger cleanup at the PsiQuantum site.

A Chicago police officer faces bribery and official misconduct charges for allegedly selling access to his encrypted police radio. He could get up to 7 years per bribery charge if convicted.

Police say a 30-year-old pregnant woman was found with apparent stab wounds during an apartment fire in Downers Grove; a person of interest is in custody. Investigators from county arson and state fire‑marshal teams are on the scene.