A 31-year-old was arrested after a 2023 Rolls‑Royce stolen from Texas was found parked without plates outside Papa Joe’s in Orland Park.

Cook County judge acquitted Robert Ellis of a 2021 impersonation charge; it’s his third courtroom win after defending himself in a years‑long fake‑cop saga.

A 13-year-old Hebron boy died after a crash at Steel Wheels BMX's Hobart track; the Lake County coroner ruled the death an accident.

An unidentified man was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River near Pilsen Monday morning; Area 3 detectives are investigating and an autopsy is planned.

A Peoria County Sheriff's deputy was shot during a traffic stop on South Western Avenue and remains in serious condition after surgery.

Masked crews tied to a late‑model blue SUV have targeted ATMs on Chicago’s Northwest Side; police say multiple incidents from late December through January are linked.

Two loaded handguns, marijuana and signs of underage drinking led to six arrests after Bolingbrook police answered a noise complaint.

A Near West traffic stop led to one arrest and the seizure of two handguns, the 12th District says. Possible cannabis was also reported at the scene.

A 30-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge after his father was shot near a Forest View warehouse; police say the victim died at the scene and a hearing is set.

Three covert January stings by the Cook County Sheriff's SVU resulted in 31 citations and multiple towed cars as part of a push to cut demand for sex trafficking. The department says the operations are part of a wider, ongoing enforcement strategy.

A Glenview man was arrested after allegedly arranging to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old in an undercover operation; authorities say federal and county agents made the arrest.

A fight on a CTA bus in Humboldt Park left two teenagers wounded Saturday; Area Four detectives are investigating and no one is in custody.

A 31-year-old man was found shot on East Garfield Boulevard in Washington Park and later died at UChicago Medical Center; police say no arrests have been reported.