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.

Chicago police released surveillance images May 27 asking for help identifying a person and a light-colored SUV tied to an Aug. 25, 2024 Logan Square homicide.

Chicago police released surveillance images of a man who punched two riders at the Belmont CTA stop on Monday. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call a tip line.

Cook County deputies arrested a Chicago Heights man after finding a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Bloom Township. He faces a repeat‑felon firearms charge and is being held.

Developers say the rebuilt Ryan Field will 'ease into' events — and local high‑school teams are slated for rent‑free nights under the lights shortly after opening. Neighbors remain wary.

Mark Thomas, founder of The Alley, is looking for a successor as the Avondale shop marks its 50th anniversary with a free block party on June 14.

A judge ordered a man held after prosecutors say he reversed his car and ran over a woman in Oakwood Hills; the victim remains critically injured. The suspect is due back in court June 2.