A sidewalk donation attempt near a Home Depot turned into a $4,000 charge on a woman’s Chase account; the bank later credited her after a review.

A 17-year-old was shot multiple times in Back of the Yards and remains in critical condition; Area One detectives are investigating.

A former Cook County corrections officer was sentenced to 60 years after being convicted in the 2023 killing of Mark Asber outside Miraj in Niles.

A civil case tied to the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Field shooting is moving toward an August 2026 trial as depositions finish and Opening Day approaches. The suits raise fresh questions about stadium security and liability.

CPD's 4th District warns of early-morning thefts where suspects smash Hondas and rip out airbags across the Far South Side.

A 29-year-old man was killed Wednesday near the University of Chicago; police say a separate shooting about an hour later left another man critically injured. Investigators say suspects remain at large.

A judge denied pre‑trial release after prosecutors say two Chicago men robbed a Bensenville Casey’s and led police on a high‑speed chase that ended on I‑290.

Windows were smashed and airbags ripped from parked Hondas on Chicago's Northwest Side; police are asking neighbors for surveillance tips.

Police warn Southwest Side residents after early-morning robberies at gas stations and a separate crash-and-robbery in McKinley Park.

Cook County deputies say they seized a Lululemon-packed van after a shoplifter alert. Two men now face felony retail-theft charges.

An overnight house fire in Crete, Illinois, destroyed a home and killed three children who were students in the Crete‑Monee school district. Officials say details remain limited as investigators follow up.

A 17-year-old was arrested March 24 and charged after a Nov. gunpoint sexual assault in Ravenswood Manor. The teen faces aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping charges.

Land surveyors found what appeared to be a human skull in a Mokena field; deputies uncovered more bones and the Will County coroner will examine them.