Three people died and five were injured in a sequence of multi-vehicle accidents on I-57 in Calumet Park, leading to a prolonged closure of the northbound lanes.

Defense attorneys have filed for a new trial in the case of Sean Grayson, convicted last month in the shooting of Sonya Massey. The motion challenges judge rulings and evidence admitted at trial.

A man was arrested after police say he punched a senior and knocked the person onto the Blue Line tracks at Forest Park's Harlem station. The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center.

An Aurora officer shot at a car Tuesday after a driver allegedly posed as an officer; no one was hurt and an investigation is under way.

City lawyers recommended $15.4M for Robert Smith, who spent 33 years in prison before his 1987 conviction was vacated. The Finance Committee will review the payout this week.

A 43-year-old Chicago man was arrested and charged with five felony counts after an Oct. 13 attack on Division Street left one man stabbed and two others injured.

A 16-year-old was arrested Monday and linked to two armed robberies on Oct. 9 and a stolen-vehicle trespass, police say.

The search for Willie Carter, a missing 14-year-old boy last seen in Chicago on November 27, intensifies as the community and police seek information.

FBI agents joined Chicago police after a robbery at a Fifth Third branch near LaSalle and Madison Monday morning. Officials released few details while investigators worked the Loop scene.

Edmund Rivers, ex-mental health counselor, is charged with sexually assaulting five minors at a Chicago health center, with alleged incidents dating back to the 1990s. He faces five felony counts and remains detained until his next court appearance.

A 62-year-old woman was shot Monday night outside a Kenwood business and taken to UChicago Medical Center in good condition. Area detectives are investigating.

A Wheeling Township man was charged after bronze vases were taken from graves at Shalom Memorial Park; a tracking device helped deputies locate the suspect's SUV.

A Chicago woman who drove into a Loop anti‑ICE march in June was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service after a protester was injured. Court records and local reporting detail the crash and the charges.