A 41-year-old man was found dead inside a Roseland home early Sunday; police recovered a weapon and an autopsy is pending.

Late-night gunfire on the 1600 block of North Washtenaw left one man dead and another hospitalized; detectives are investigating.

A 14-year-old boy was shot early Sunday in South Austin and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. Police say Harrison Area detectives are investigating.

Two women and a man were wounded early Sunday on Chicago's Near West Side; one woman is critically injured after gunfire struck a parked car near the United Center. Belmont Area detectives are investigating.

A Johnson County judge on Friday handed a North Aurora man a combined sentence of up to 75 years after he was convicted of abusing three children in Iowa City. The ruling comes after a jury found him guilty on six counts tied to incidents from 2013–2020.

Cardinal Cupich asked Father Michael Pfleger to step aside while the Archdiocese investigates a decades‑old sexual abuse allegation. Pfleger denies the claim and parish leadership will continue under Father Thulani Magwaza.

A 56-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gresham and was being taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center when the vehicle he was in was involved in a minor crash near Loomis. Police are investigating.

A shooting at Scoop Waukegan injured a person and closed the downtown festival on Saturday, organizers and an alderman said. An earlier vehicle arrest added to a chaotic evening for attendees and staff.

A four-vehicle crash in an I‑94 construction zone forced an eastbound shutdown near Michigan City Saturday morning. Indiana State Police said one vehicle was driven by an impaired motorist and lanes reopened after delays.

A woman's decomposing body was found Saturday in a trash can behind the 700 block of W. 54th St. in Back of the Yards. Wentworth detectives are investigating and autopsy results are pending.

DuPage County prosecutors say a 61‑year‑old Lombard man touched a young girl in Cypress Cove’s lazy river; he’s charged with aggravated battery and is due in court Aug. 3.

Chicago police released video after a South Side shooting injured a 6-year-old; detectives are asking neighbors for tips and any doorbell or dash-cam footage.

A Cook County judge sentenced Jimmy Chamberlain to 63 years for the 2023 killing of a Wicker Park bouncer outside Lyon’s Den. The verdict follows a 2025 conviction.