Thick plumes rose from a warehouse on Chicago’s Lower West Side Saturday morning; officials say details remain limited.

Police arrested Ricardo Bryant on June 25, accusing him of a June 19–20 string of West Side car burglaries that stripped airbags from parked vehicles. The case follows a months‑long spike in similar thefts across the city.

A 22-year-old man was shot in the back in Austin and later died at Mount Sinai; Area 4 detectives have opened a homicide investigation.

A 45-year-old man was critically wounded in an argument-turned-shooting on North Richmond Street; police detained a suspect and Area Three detectives are investigating.

A Beach Park man was charged after prosecutors say he and others beat and robbed a Bally’s Chicago employee inside a River North restroom on Dec. 29.

A 36-year-old woman was killed Friday in Humboldt Park after a fight at Chicago and Homan turned into gunfire. Police detained a 27-year-old and recovered a firearm.

A Portage police pursuit ended at Willowcreek Road and U.S. 6 Friday, injuring four people; the driver was ejected and airlifted. Police say they are investigating.

A south-side traffic stop in Auburn Gresham produced psilocybin, cannabis, a loaded handgun and about $10,000; a 21-year-old faces armed-violence and drug charges.

A Chicago high-school teacher was charged after Mexican authorities flagged images on his phone during a Mexico-bound flight, authorities say.

Chicago police released images of a teen suspected of shoving a 69-year-old down stairs at the Chicago/State Red Line. Detectives are asking the public for tips and information.

A Chicago man was charged Thursday in connection with a 2022 Gary nightclub shooting that left a man dead, bringing a yearslong homicide probe back into court.

Chicago rapper Twista (Carl Mitchell) pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay income taxes; prosecutors say he owes more than $440,000 and faces sentencing in October.

An Antioch man was arrested after detectives say a forensic exam of his phone uncovered roughly 600 files of child sexual abuse material. He faces multiple felony counts, including production and possession charges.