Two boys were airlifted from Matthiessen State Park after one inhaled water and lost consciousness during a school trip. Both were conscious when flown to a local hospital.

Sheriff's detectives released photos of a man wanted after a May 25 hit-and-run on West Oaks Avenue that left a woman seriously injured.

A man’s body was pulled from the Chicago River near the 3700 block of South Pulaski Road Friday afternoon; Area detectives are investigating.

A Chicago mother says a man exposed himself to her 2-year-old at Buckingham Fountain and is pressing police to review footage after she says officers couldn’t find the suspect.

Two men were shot Friday in the 7100 block of South Aberdeen in Englewood. One man is in critical condition and police are investigating.

Activists rallied outside the 25th Police District on the one-year anniversary of Nathaniel Fejerang's death, demanding prosecutors bring criminal charges. The shooting and body‑cam materials remain under COPA review.

Police and sanitation trucks sealed off Rainbow Beach Friday as city crews moved to head off a planned teen takeover on the South Side.

Two people were killed Thursday evening in a head-on crash near Huntley. First responders found heavy front-end damage and the Kane County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

A 47-year-old Geneva man died after his Jeep veered off Crissey Avenue and struck a tree Thursday night; officials say an iPhone crash alert prompted the response.

Two 18-year-olds were shot Friday night in Little Village on the 2800 block of S. Sawyer Avenue; both were hospitalized in serious condition.

Three tollway workers were struck on southbound I‑294 near Golf Road in Des Plaines; one worker later died and lanes were closed, officials say.

Plainfield police arrested 22-year-old Chance A. Keller after USB drives containing child sexual-abuse material were found at two businesses; investigators say federal forensics helped link the devices to him.

A DeKalb man faces attempted murder and a hate-crime charge after an alleged machete attack left a roommate badly injured.