A fire in the 3000 block of West George Street near Logan Square killed at least one person Friday night, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Chicago police are searching for a man who followed a woman from the Logan Square CTA station and sexually assaulted her in the 2900 block of North Kedzie.

Two people were shot Friday in Grand Crossing; one was in serious condition and sources say Chicago police fired shots, while CPD says no officers were injured.

A 30-year-old man was shot inside his parked car Friday night in Humboldt Park. Police say the shooter walked up, opened fire and fled on foot.

Fire crews fought an apartment blaze in Chicago on Saturday as extreme cold battered the city. Officials said few details were available as investigators examined the scene.

Oak Lawn police say two elderly siblings were found dead with gunshot wounds during a welfare check on Maple Avenue; investigators describe the scene as isolated.

A Park Forest woman was arrested this week and charged with attempted first‑degree murder in a Dec. 23 South Side shooting that wounded a 20‑year‑old man, police say.

A 15-year-old has been charged in a Sept. 24, 2024 Near West Side carjacking, police say. The arrest follows an investigation by CPD’s vehicular-hijacking investigators.

Elias Carballido, 18, from Highwood, Chicago, was charged with child pornography possession after a search by Lake County Sheriff's detectives and a K9 unit.

An Aurora man, Grant Chandler, is facing serious charges including Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking after a violent incident at a hotel. He is detained pre-trial and could face up to 30 years in prison.

A man was stabbed during a robbery on Chicago's Green Line train; police are implementing the TRIP program to combat rising CTA violence. No arrests have been made yet.

A Cook County judge ruled this week that state law lets Chicago’s civilian police watchdog investigate fatal shootings and ordered the city to purge unflagged body-cam footage older than 90 days.

A lawsuit alleges a Joliet police officer unlawfully patted down a 12-year-old girl during a routine traffic stop for a suspected insurance violation, raising civil rights concerns and resulting in legal action against the city and police department.