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Outbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway were closed after shots were fired near Homan Avenue early Tuesday; Illinois State Police said no injuries were reported.
A viral Instagram clip shows a man dancing on the outside of a moving CTA Red Line train, prompting warnings from advocates and a CTA statement urging riders to report dangerous behavior.
A 25-year-old woman was shot near Chicago’s Magnificent Mile; police say a red sedan was hit and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Prosecutors say a St. Charles man was charged with 51 felonies after investigators found hundreds of alleged up‑skirt videos on his phone. Authorities are urging possible victims to contact Geneva police.
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.
Kenosha police arrested Terry Fowler in Memphis on Monday in connection with the 1977 slaying of Ralph Ambrose Gianoli. Officials will update details at a Tuesday news conference.
A 24-year-old Addison man was arrested after Elmhurst police say his BAC tested .208 and a 22‑month‑old child was in the back seat; he faces aggravated DUI counts.
Chicago police investigated a reported sexual assault at the Millennium Park parking garage Monday after witnesses said a suspect fled toward a Red Line train.
A 14-year-old was arrested and charged after two Far South Side armed robberies; he appeared in juvenile court on March 26.
Family and neighbors held an 'angelversary' memorial in Little Village as a civil‑rights trial tied to Adam Toledo's 2021 shooting approaches.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg on the 100 block of East Wacker Drive early Sunday and taken to Lurie Children’s in good condition. Police say the teen was uncooperative and no arrests have been made.
A pre-dawn crash on the Eisenhower Expressway left one person dead and closed lanes near 1st Avenue, snarling the morning commute in Maywood and Forest Park.
La Porte County interdiction deputies arrested a Greyhound passenger after a K‑9 alerted to drugs in a backpack found aboard the bus; bond was set at $50,000 cash-only.
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