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A 20-year-old woman was shot while driving Monday in the 7300 block of South Stony Island; she was taken to UChicago Medicine in good condition.
Three people were found dead early Monday in a Crete Township home and a person of interest is in custody. Officials say there is no public threat.
Police say a 1561 team arrested a juvenile at a West Side transit stop after officers recovered a Remington 9mm handgun with a laser attached.
A vehicle rammed the Golden Apple diner in Lakeview early Monday and thieves removed an ATM, police say.
Witnesses in Park West chased off a man who reportedly tried to lure a child Saturday morning; police are asking for tips and any footage.
Six people were shot early Sunday in Normal, Ill., including two Illinois State University students. Police say injuries were non-life-threatening and there is no ongoing threat.
A traffic stop on Chicago’s Near West Side led to two juveniles and an adult detained and three firearms recovered, the 12th District posted. Police have not released charges.
A 76-year-old Antioch man was arrested after firing a shotgun to scare fishermen from his private pond; deputies say pellets struck the water but no one was hurt.
Three men were shot Sunday in South Shore; two are in critical condition at the University of Chicago Hospital, police say.
Video shows a car torn in half near Columbus and Central Park in Ashburn, leaving wreckage across the roadway and forcing a temporary closure while crews worked the scene.
An Antioch man was sentenced to 20 years after jurors found him guilty of drug and weapons charges tied to video showing a pistol hidden in a McHenry squad car. Prosecutors pointed to DNA, phone photos and squad video at trial.
A late-night crash at South Chicago Avenue and 75th Street left one driver dead and another in critical condition, police said.
A woman on a motorized scooter was struck and killed in South Shore; police say the driver fled and have released no vehicle description. Investigators are seeking tips.
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