A man held in Chicago is accused of orchestrating a stock-backed loan scheme that prosecutors say cost Ricardo Salinas Pliego more than $450M. The suspect once owned a Lake Forest house and has past fraud convictions.

A Chicago physician faces felony counts after investigators say he administered IV NAD treatments from a Warsaw home; syringes and vials were found in his car.

A three-story apartment building in the 1200 block of Harding Avenue caught fire Wednesday; at least four people were taken to hospitals after neighbors and crews helped evacuate residents. Flames billowed from the roof as witnesses described a loud explosion.

A 47-year-old man was shot and later died on the 1400 block of West 71st Street in West Englewood. Police say the shots came from an SUV and no arrests have been announced.

A Chicago police sergeant was charged in federal court in an alleged scheme to collect more than $40,000 in PPP loans for a business prosecutors say didn’t exist.

A person fell into Lake Michigan on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday evening and later died, police say. Area 2 detectives are investigating.

A backlog in Chicago's body-removal system is delaying transfers and leaving families and first responders frustrated.

A DuPage judge granted prosecutors’ request to hold a Cook County man pretrial after a May 1 I‑355 crash that killed a passenger; investigators cite speed and alcohol.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed during an argument in Grant Park Monday night; police say four suspects fled and Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 22-year-old woman was shot early Tuesday on the Northwest Side and remains in critical condition; Area Five detectives are investigating.

An Arlington Heights SRO removed his duty gun to use a restroom Monday; the weapon was missing after dismissal and Forest View canceled classes while police searched.

A man's body was pulled from a pond near Des Plaines; the Cook County Medical Examiner is handling identification and detectives are investigating.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele’s DUI case moved to trial Monday at the Daley Center, where body‑camera footage and officer testimony were presented. The judge allowed medical testimony to proceed as lawyers sparred over evidence.