A Stickney man faces first-degree murder charges after a Thanksgiving-night shooting on the Southwest Side left a 27-year-old dead. Police say a weapon was recovered and an arrest was made.

An early-morning shooting on I‑57 injured multiple people and closed inbound lanes near Halsted while Illinois State Police investigate. Victims were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital.

Authorities say a 24-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested after investigators found more than 100 alleged child sexual-abuse images on his phone.

Rylee Hanson, 20, was killed in an early‑morning wrong‑way crash on I‑65 north of 61st Avenue; state police say another driver was airlifted and investigators are seeking video.

An unidentified man was found shot to death Saturday morning in the 900 block of S. Keeler; Area Four detectives have launched a homicide probe.

A federal judge gave Shaun Healy 37 years after prosecutors said he groomed and extorted nearly 100 girls over Snapchat.

Chicago police released images after a daytime sexual assault in Logan Square and are asking the public for tips. Area Five detectives want information.

Garry McCarthy and Gianno Caldwell staged a live Fox 32 town hall to debate policing, enforcement and whether Chicago can be turned around.

Cook County sheriff’s investigators say Frankie Agnew ran from deputies in Ford Heights and was found with a loaded handgun. He faces a felony charge of being a felon in possession.

A drive-by on Chicago's East Side early Saturday killed a 29-year-old woman and wounded a 37-year-old, police say.

Federal prosecutors say two Chicago men were arrested after undercover stings in Joliet and Bolingbrook involving firearms fitted with machine‑gun conversion devices. One transaction also included an alleged cocaine sale.

A McHenry judge signed a failure-to-appear warrant for Alan J. Hanke after the Crystal Lake man reported to federal custody to begin a nearly five-year sentence.

A Chicago miner recovered $115,000 seized at Union Station in 2019 after a seven‑year fight, shining a light on federal cash‑seizure tactics and oversight concerns.