A freight train jumped the tracks Thursday morning in Posen, leaving at least a dozen cars off the rails near 140th Street and Seeley Avenue. No injuries were reported.

Two people were arrested after deputies found 18 dogs and evidence of organized dogfighting at a rural Pembroke Township property; one suspect also faces fentanyl charges.

An early-morning fire collapsed a West Garfield Park home; video shows firefighters dousing smoldering ruins and only the porch left standing.

A 17‑year‑old has been booked on a first‑degree murder charge in the 2025 Back of the Yards shooting that killed a 20‑year‑old. The suspect was arrested this week in Hickory Hills, police say.

A 37-year-old woman was shot while inside a vehicle in Hermosa; police say three people on foot opened fire. She was taken to Mount Sinai and is in good condition.

Retailers and growers say HB 5784's THC limits would strip shelves and could shutter small shops within weeks.

Chicago police denied the African/Caribbean Festival of Life a Union Park permit weeks before July 4; organizers shifted the celebration to September and warn they may leave the city.

A suspect in a Chicago-area cold case from 2003 appeared in court this week as prosecutors move the decades-old death toward trial.

Mayor Daniel Biss told the City Council he plans to resign in time to trigger an April 2027 special election, leaving the council to appoint an acting mayor for the interim.

An internal Winfield police review found roughly $30,000 missing from cash seized in a 2023 raid, prompting an Indiana State Police investigation.

An 18-year-old Frankfort resident faces 11 felony counts after detectives say forensic review of seized devices uncovered about 1,000 images and a video of child sexual abuse.

New body-worn footage appears to show Chicago officers firing through a squad-car windshield during a Jan. 23 Chatham shooting. COPA's case portal says a court order blocks release.

A May 15 Cicero parole sweep led to five arrests and the seizure of firearms, narcotics and roughly $10,000, police say.