Cook County deputies arrested a Chicago Heights man after finding a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Bloom Township. He faces a repeat‑felon firearms charge and is being held.

An early-morning break-in at a Hermosa corner store left an ATM and two cash registers missing, owners say. Police are asking anyone with footage to come forward.

At a Maywood hearing, Robert Held and legal groups urged prosecutors to upgrade a misdemeanor against an off‑duty ICE agent to felony charges.

A judge ordered a man held after prosecutors say he reversed his car and ran over a woman in Oakwood Hills; the victim remains critically injured. The suspect is due back in court June 2.

Keon Slater, 37, was arrested May 24 and charged with first‑degree murder in the Aug. 24, 2025 Humboldt Park shooting that killed 22‑year‑old Martin Guerrero.

Hoffman Estates police say a 25-year-old Elgin man pulled a handgun at a May 14 traffic stop; officers disarmed him and he now faces seven felony counts.

A 17-year-old was killed and two men critically wounded in a Back of the Yards shooting; police found an AK‑47‑style rifle nearby and Area 1 detectives are investigating.

Manny’s Deli had its front window shattered in an overnight break-in attempt; staff were inside and no one was hurt. The longtime South Loop deli plans to reopen with the glass boarded.

A Chicago man was charged after police say he shot a woman three times inside a Golden Gate home; she remains in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

A planned teen gathering at 57th Street Beach drew a heavy police response Monday night and snarled northbound Lake Shore Drive.

Four people were wounded late Monday in a shooting on the 4800 block of W. Fulton in Austin. Victims were taken to Mount Sinai and Area 4 detectives are investigating.

Eastbound I-94 lanes in Hammond were closed Tuesday after a police-involved shooting; traffic was diverted at Calumet and Indianapolis Boulevard. Expect delays during the morning commute.

A fast-moving fire gutted a Crete home on Patriot Lane Monday; everyone inside escaped unharmed. Investigators have not yet determined a cause.