A 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday and charged as the third suspect in an Aug. 30 West Town armed robbery near the Morgan CTA station. Two other juveniles were detained in October.

A man who shoved a Wicker Park chef onto the CTA Blue Line tracks in 2022 pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years.

Chicago police issued an alert for armed robberies, including kidnapping and extortion, by a group of young males in ski masks and black sweatshirts in Washington Park and West Woodlawn.

A Morton Grove homeowner was fired on after confronting two people trying to break into a parked car on Reba Street. No one was hurt and police are seeking tips.

A two‑vehicle collision on the 9200‑block of S. Stony Island Avenue sent a Mini Cooper into a storefront; the Mini’s driver was later pronounced dead at UChicago Medicine. Investigators from CPD’s Major Accidents unit are on scene.

Surveillance footage shows suspects testing car doors in Elmhurst; four unlocked vehicles were entered and a white sedan fled east on I‑290.

Quadajah "Holly" Johnson returned to court after prosecutors filed five new charges in the South Loop killing of Romeca Meeks‑Blackmon.

A Wednesday afternoon shooting inside a Roseland apartment left a 23-year-old dead and a 26-year-old critically injured, police said.

An 11-year-old in Winchester ran into a burning house to rescue his siblings; the family lost most of their belongings and the town has rallied to help.

Federal prosecutors say Kyle Svara allegedly obtained Snapchat login codes from nearly 600 women and accessed dozens of accounts.

A Chicago man was charged after a September University Village crash that killed 24-year-old Lilia Perez. He faces two counts of failing to report an accident and is due in court Friday.

Chicago Police seek help to find Gregory Smith, a missing 59-year-old legally blind man, last seen in October 2024, who struggles with homelessness and substance abuse.

Des Plaines and Orland Park residents express concerns over proposed Costco and Amazon developments, with issues regarding environmental impacts, traffic, and lifestyle changes. Local officials argue for economic benefits.