A driver was wounded in an apparent road‑rage shooting at the Burr Street exit ramp on I‑80/94 near Gary; Indiana State Police are investigating and seeking tips.

A Cook County Sheriff's search in Ford Heights led to the arrest of Gamelle Patterson and the seizure of suspected crack, ecstasy and a loaded firearm.

Chicago police are searching for a man accused of battering a 25-year-old woman aboard a Blue Line train on May 25; Mass Transit detectives are reviewing video and seeking tips.

A building fire in Hermosa sent six people to hospitals Monday evening; officials say victims are in good to fair condition and the cause is unknown.

Four armed men entered a Wendy's drive‑thru in Lincoln Park just after 3:30 a.m., stealing two cash registers; Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 39-year-old man died after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a signal pole in Round Lake Beach. Lake County investigators are probing the scene.

A man was pulled from a Palatine lake after entering the water during a police response to a suspicious-person call and later died; authorities say the incident is under investigation.

A multi-vehicle crash on 1100 West County Road in DeMotte left one person dead and multiple others injured; authorities have closed the road for investigation.

Drivers in Kenwood near the University of Chicago found multiple cars with smashed windows and missing steering‑wheel airbags; at least eight vehicles were counted. Police say the hits mirror a citywide trend and urge tips.

Three house fires in Aurora over the weekend displaced 16 residents, injured one person and a firefighter, and left multiple homes uninhabitable as investigators probe the causes.

A 24-year-old Chicago-area man wanted in a Bloomington shooting was arrested in Harvey last Thursday after a multi-agency fugitive probe. Authorities say he was taken into custody without incident.

A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted investment adviser John Myers on charges accusing him of running a Ponzi‑style scheme through Sterling Capital Investments that targeted clients from 2022–25.

A Chicago man is jailed after prosecutors say he forced his ex‑girlfriend into a car during a March home invasion in Addison. He faces multiple felony counts and is due in court June 9.