A 14-year-old Chicago girl suffered third‑degree chemical burns after her mother says bullies threw a corrosive liquid at their apartment complex; police are investigating. Specialized burn care may be required.

Jury selection starts for Juan Espinoza Martinez's trial, with Judge Joan Lefkow presiding. Lefkow excluded evidence of Martinez's alleged gang ties from the murder-for-hire case.

A community alert warns of a series of motor vehicle burglaries targeting late model Honda Civics in Bucktown, Lower West Side, and Tri-Taylor, with airbags stolen. Police seek information on suspects.

A conveyor-belt blaze at Ford's Chicago Assembly plant near 130th and Torrence was extinguished Monday; no injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

Two Chicago firefighters and a civilian were hospitalized after a West Town apartment fire Monday night. A mayday was issued and cleared as crews knocked the blaze down.

A man was found unresponsive on the 2300 block of South Sacramento Avenue Monday evening and later died at Mount Sinai, police said.

A South Side fight left a 47-year-old man shot twice in the shoulder; police say he was taken to UChicago Medical Center and later placed in custody.

Chicago Police alerted the community to a strong-arm robbery on the CTA Redline in Englewood, seeking information on three suspects involved in the December 19 incident.

Chicago Police alert the public to a violent robbery on the CTA Red Line on January 5, seeking information on a female suspect involved in the Loop area incident.

Emergency services used the Jaws of Life in a vehicle incident in Collinsville during early morning traffic, as reported by the Collinsville Fire Department.

A shooting in Belleville, Illinois, resulted in one woman dead and another injured, followed by the suspect committing suicide when confronted by police.

A 19-year-old man was shot inside his car on the 5800 block of West Walton in Austin and later died at Mount Sinai, police say. Detectives are investigating.

A 40-year-old man was fatally shot inside a North Lawndale home early Sunday; police say the shooter fired from the home's rear doorway and no arrests have been made.