Two teenagers were wounded after a verbal dispute turned violent on the South Side; one was taken to UChicago Medical Center and detectives are investigating.

A late‑night crash near 44th and Pulaski left a driver dead after a Jeep Cherokee ignited; police say no other injuries were reported.

A 19-year-old Chicago man was charged in a March 2025 Austin shooting that seriously injured a 25-year-old. He was arrested in Schiller Park and faces a detention hearing Sunday.

Elgin police confirmed shots were fired in the 400 block of Ashland Avenue on Friday. Case EPD# 2026-21436 is under investigation and detectives are seeking tips.

Chicago police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman aboard a westbound Blue Line train between Cicero and Austin. Area Four detectives are seeking tips.

Two people are jailed and a third remains wanted after the Jan. 25 killing of Jiffery Jones. Police say murder charges were filed and detectives are seeking tips.

A 3-month-old identified as Mynna Anderson was found dead in a Near West Side home; area detectives and the Cook County Medical Examiner are investigating.

A 31-year-old woman was shot during a scuffle with a security guard on E. 75th Street; detectives recovered a gun and are questioning the guard.

Chicago police recovered a man's body at Montrose Beach on Friday and Area Three detectives have opened a death investigation. Officials have not released identity or cause.

Gang investigators arrested a convicted felon in Chicago after seizing multiple firearms and suspected narcotics. The department's social post offered few details as authorities prepare charges.

At least three people were wounded in a Garfield Park shooting Friday. The Chicago Fire Department says paramedics treated multiple victims as police investigate.

A Lake Forest resident and former owner of the Winnetka 'Home Alone' house faces seven felony counts after police seized electronic evidence during a search.

A 20-year-old St. Charles man was indicted after a Sept. 5 crash in Geneva that killed an elderly couple. Prosecutors allege he was driving as fast as 119 mph and stole the BMW he was driving.