Four people — including a 9-month-old and two officers — were hospitalized after a crash at West 87th and State that left a Volkswagen flipped on a median.

A 68-year-old woman was struck and killed early Tuesday near Oak Knoll Court and Williamsburg Drive in Streamwood. Police say the crash appeared accidental and have asked anyone with information to call their tipline.

A Chicago man received a 16‑year split sentence in Lake County after pleading guilty to pouring boiling water and bleach on a Gary woman, leaving her hospitalized and her children affected.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $10,000 for tips to find Edgar Silva, wanted in the July 30, 2023 DuSable Lake Shore Drive road‑rage shooting that killed Nancy Padilla.

CBP officers in the Chicago area intercepted 107 shipments in April containing more than 250 Glock conversion switches and a dozen suppressors, officials said. The items are restricted by ATF.

A man faces attempted murder charges after police say he shoved a woman onto the Blue Line tracks at the Cicero station; riders intervened and the victim was hospitalized in fair condition.

A Park Forest man was arrested May 11 after Illinois State Police tied him to a July 27 I‑57 crash that later killed 25‑year‑old Riley Vercher. He faces leaving‑the‑scene and failure‑to‑report charges.

A 17-year-old girl was wounded in a pre-dawn drive-by in Belmont Gardens and was taken to Community First Medical Center in good condition.

Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve's Crime Fictions argues Chicago police and court practices produced hundreds of wrongful murder convictions in Cook County.

Police say a string of North Side robberies involved thieves using stolen phones to run unauthorized charges, sometimes while victims were driven around. Detectives are asking for tips.

A 45-year-old woman was critically injured Monday after being struck in a hit-and-run on West Franklin Boulevard in East Garfield Park. Police are searching for a maroon vehicle and ask witnesses to come forward.

A 17-year-old from Oak Brook faces two counts of reckless homicide after prosecutors say he sped over 100 mph before a March 27 Downers Grove collision that killed two.

Federal threat‑assessment experts trained hundreds of Lake County educators and police this spring, stressing that behavior — not appearance — is the clearest warning sign of targeted violence.