Cook County prosecutors declined to charge a North Riverside officer who shot a knife‑wielding man in January 2025, saying the evidence was insufficient. The family is calling for body‑camera footage and transparency.

An inspector general report says a teen in a CPD program marched in Nazi‑style garb at a high school and resigned. The watchdog recommended discipline and ineligible‑for‑rehire designations.

Two girls, 11 and 13, say a red SUV pulled up alongside them near Forest View Park Monday night; police asked neighbors to check doorbell footage.

R. Kelly has filed a commutation petition asking President Trump to shorten his 30‑year federal sentence, a filing the Justice Department’s pardon office made public this week. The request comes amid separate court fights over his convictions and motions from his lawyers.

Thieves broke into a Rogers Park repair shop, stole an SUV and crashed it into several vehicles on North Clark; one suspect was arrested and multiple people were treated at local hospitals.

A 10-year-old girl, identified as Braelyn Stewart, died after an apartment fire on the 2900 block of Bernice Road in Lansing. Authorities say the cause is under investigation.

Federal prosecutors say Chicago‑filed charges helped push the DOJ’s Trade Fraud Task Force past $1 billion, with two jewelry‑import cases singled out.

A 43-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday near Main and Roberts in Paris; investigators are looking into the crash.

A Round Lake Beach woman was arrested Tuesday after DNA and genetic testing linked her to the 2001 death of a newborn found behind a Rollins Road grocery store.

A court-ordered firearms seizure in the 4200 block of North Leavitt turned up a weapon fitted with an auto switch, 20 guns and thousands of rounds; a 50‑year‑old man has been charged.

A 23-year-old woman died after a crash at Church and Butterfield in Aurora; police say the other driver now faces multiple felony charges including aggravated DUI.

Two Chicago police officers and two others were hospitalized after a crash at Division and Hamlin; one person was reported critically injured.

Two young men were wounded in a late-night shooting near Jackson Place; bullets also struck nearby Waldo Middle School, police say. One victim is in critical but stable condition.