Luis Mendez, 50, remains missing since September 2024; last seen in Chicago. He has brown eyes, black/grey hair, tattoos, and is considered endangered. Police seek info on his whereabouts.

The FBI says roughly 50 alleged Latin Kings were arrested in a three-month, multi-state sweep that seized guns, drugs and nearly $200,000 in illicit cash. Federal officials called the action Operation Broken Crown.

Chicago has seen a spree of airbag thefts, with suspects targeting specific car models and leaving owners with costly repairs. The police are seeking assistance in apprehending the culprits.

A truck flipped on I-290 near Chicago causing injuries, lane closures, and traffic delays. Cleanup was needed for a fuel spill, and separate crashes on I-294 worsened traffic.

Nedas Revuckas is charged with the murder of a pregnant woman, Eliza Morales, after an altercation over a vehicle sale. His pre-trial release was denied.

Two people died in a house explosion in Oswego, Illinois, as confirmed by the Oswego Fire Protection District. Firefighters faced challenges extinguishing the blaze due to a burning gas line. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

A federal judge has ordered Rahm Emanuel to testify in a federal trial over a 2018 CPD raid that plaintiffs say traumatized a Back of the Yards family and four children.

Surveillance video shows masked suspects smashing machines at the Patriot Pub in Crestwood; the owner says it was the second burglary there this month. Police are investigating.

A chemical mix at Goldfish Swim School in Park Ridge sent five people to hospitals and prompted an evacuation. Officials are investigating what chemicals were involved.

Chicago police say a man who handed officers a gun near 45th and Honore told them he had found it; investigators later learned he is a convicted felon. He was taken into custody and brought to the 9th District.

A 23-year-old woman has been charged after a Jan. 5 CTA train stabbing that injured two riders. Police arrested her in Roseland and she’s due in court Friday.

A nine‑hour SWAT standoff in Englewood ended early Friday when officers found a man dead from an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot. An autopsy is planned.

A Bronzeville man was arrested this week and charged with first-degree murder in a 2023 South Side shooting. The suspect is due in court Friday.