A DeKalb man faces attempted murder and a hate-crime charge after an alleged machete attack left a roommate badly injured.

A Villa Park resident faces felony charges after prosecutors say a pursuit reached 108 mph on I‑88 and ended at a Motel 6 in Villa Park.

A 35-year-old Nevada man wanted on robbery and domestic-violence charges was arrested in Melrose Park after U.S. Marshals alerted Cook County investigators.

A 32-year-old Aurora man was arrested and charged with three felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after an Illinois State Police probe that began with an online tip.

A 56-year-old man was stabbed on the Morse Red Line platform Thursday night and taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged after two April 14 downtown attacks — a CTA train beating near Roosevelt and an aggravated battery on State Street. Police say the arrests led to felony charges.

A 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Thursday night in South Chicago and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.

A Chicago man was sentenced to three years after prosecutors say he rode a Blue Line train with a loaded handgun hidden in a shopping bag.

Emergency crews pulled a person from Lake Michigan near West Fullerton Avenue and brought them to Diversey Harbor; the person's condition is unknown. Authorities are still investigating.

A heavy police and FBI response closed part of Homan Square Thursday after what authorities described as an agent-involved shooting; the FBI says the matter is under review.

A Palos Hills man, Timothy O'Connell, has been charged with three counts of criminal sexual assault after a woman he met at an Aragon Ballroom concert woke up at a Palos Hills home and later sought medical care.

A May 4 offer-of-judgment will pay three Brickyard Mall plaintiffs a combined $190,000 over alleged CPD misconduct during 2020 unrest.

Park Ridge police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to lure a 15-year-old Maine South student into a dark Mazda near Talcott and Cortland Wednesday.