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Two people were stabbed Saturday night at the Clark/Lake CTA station in the Loop; one person was listed in critical condition. Police have opened an investigation.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night on Chicago’s North Side. Area Five detectives are investigating the killing.
A 34-year-old man was shot in an alley on the 1600 block of West Ohio Street early Saturday and later died at Stroger Hospital, police say.
A Peoria man was arrested after a purse snatching at Orland Square Mall led to a police pursuit into Chicago that ended in a crash and custody.
A 31-year-old man was critically shot after confronting a robber at a Loop 7‑Eleven near Clark and Adams; police say no one is in custody.
Police arrested 42‑year‑old Cornelious Wilhite and charged him in the 2020 fatal shooting of a 35‑year‑old woman on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
An unknown object at Lane Tech prompted a soft lockdown Friday; authorities later deemed the threat non-credible and said no one was hurt.
A woman was found dead Friday in an alley in West Garfield Park; detectives have opened a death investigation and the victim has not been identified.
A Carterville school employee was placed on leave after an FBI tip from Nov. 2024 was forwarded to local police and later became a criminal probe. Parents and officials are pressing for answers.
A Zion man was arrested after detectives say hundreds of child‑sexual‑abuse videos were seized from his home; he faces 10 enhanced felony counts. Authorities say more charges may follow as forensics continue.
A Libertyville man has been charged in Chicago federal court after letters were allegedly mailed to judges in Texas and Florida. An arraignment is set for March 26, 2026.
A man was left seriously wounded in a Humboldt Park drive-by. Local video captured the attack as detectives investigate.
A Cook County Organized Crime Division search in Dolton led to arrests and the seizure of large amounts of drugs, three firearms and thousands in cash.
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