A 38-year-old Chicago man was arrested after deputies say two loaded firearms were found on his person during a South Side traffic stop.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged after police say he and two others beat and robbed a 55-year-old rider aboard a Red Line train near Garfield on Oct. 21. The suspect remains in custody ahead of a detention hearing.

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed during an early-morning carjacking in Chicago’s Northalsted neighborhood; Belmont Area detectives are investigating.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty last week to voluntary manslaughter in the 2021 Hammond death of his 18-year-old ex; sentencing is set for April 7, 2026 with possible 16 years behind bars.

A Melrose Park man was sentenced to 18 years for a 2017 Elmhurst road‑rage shooting that left a driver badly injured. Prosecutors say he must serve about 85% before parole.

Three people were hospitalized after two weekend stabbings in Aurora; police arrested two men as investigations continue.

A Roseland fight left a 35-year-old woman with neck and wrist lacerations and a 25-year-old charged with attempted murder. A Cook County detention hearing is set.

State police say a 22‑year‑old was arrested after a road‑rage shooting on I‑55 near Damen left another driver with non‑life‑threatening injuries.

A man was extradited from Iowa and charged in the 2024 Hyde Park killing of Joseph Cook.

A 25-year-old was charged after a Jan. 30 Gresham shooting left a 22-year-old woman wounded; a detention hearing is set at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

Family members say prosecutors declined to charge anyone in the 2022 killing of 20-year-old Stephanie Gutiérrez and are demanding a fresh review.

Police released a surveillance image after a passenger was punched, robbed and allegedly stomped on a Red Line train. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call 312-745-4447.

A rideshare driver and passenger were treated after picking up a package in Logan Square; HazMat crews removed the box and detectives are investigating.