Jane Doe says she was found unconscious after a shot of alcohol, then friends were barred from the stairs at the Alpha Delta Phi house.

Metra recorded 35.1 million systemwide trips in 2024, according to the agency’s annual ridership figures.

Police swarmed the Loop after a reported 4:45 a.m. shooting on Oct. 20, 2026, while a separate nine-hour standoff at the Dirksen Courthouse took place in July 2025.

Cook County investigators are still searching for April Capsel, last seen in Streator in 2023. Her case has ties to a local homicide probe.

A passenger died and three others were hurt after a narcotics stop turned into a chase on the city's north side.

Burglars crashed a Honda into Fanny's Jewelry on North Clark Street, then fled in another nearby vehicle.

William Brown allegedly hit a coyote and crossed double yellow lines while fleeing Oak Brook police before a drone tracked him down in Willowbrook.

The Canadian National train collision near Grayslake Central High School halted two Metra lines during evening rush hour.

Dominique McDaniel allegedly returned to a Soper Avenue home hours after fleeing a first attack, police say. He remains uncaught.

A carjacking near Farnsworth and Summerlin led to a nearly seven-hour standoff on Grand Avenue, Aurora police say.

The 14-year-old was conscious when paramedics arrived but his condition remained unknown by Friday night.

Inspectors also found slime dripping onto ice at the Lakeview hospital, with April's violations still uncorrected.

Four suspects fled in a black SUV after a blue Jeep smashed into a Broadway gas station. No injuries were reported.