Chicago police issued an alert after a string of early-morning robberies across the South Side that began June 23. Detectives say armed crews took cash and, in some cases, registers before fleeing in vehicles.

A South Side convenience store clerk was shot during an attempted robbery on E. 47th Street. Police say the worker is in fair condition at UChicago Medicine.

A Hebron couple faces felony neglect charges after deputies say they found a home overrun by animal waste and 22 dogs. Court records show two Level 6 felony counts and a July 22 hearing.

A 48-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking early Saturday in North Lawndale and remains in serious condition as detectives investigate.

A man was wounded in Fuller Park after a gun discharged during a struggle with Chicago police. Investigators are probing the incident.

A 25-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old woman wounded early Saturday on South Princeton Avenue; police say no arrests have been made as they investigate.

A 17-year-old was shot seven times while sitting in a car on the 3800 block of West Madison; he self-transported to Stroger Hospital and is in critical condition.

Two men were shot inside a home on Aurora's East Side Thursday night; a 19-year-old remains in serious but stable condition.

A Beecher woman was arrested Friday after security found a loaded handgun and two extra magazines in her purse at the Kankakee County Courthouse.

A West Chicago man was sentenced to 11 years after pleading guilty to aggravated DUI and leaving the scene in a June 21, 2024 electric-scooter crash.

A late‑night argument in Englewood turned deadly when a man who allegedly stabbed a woman was shot inside the home; one woman is in custody and charges are pending.

Four people were shot near Island and Clifton avenues in Rockford on July 18; police say a suspect is in custody and injuries appear non-life-threatening.

A 10-year-old autistic girl in Gary died after an apparent accidental shooting; her father faces six counts of neglect.