A pre-dawn crash on the southbound Dan Ryan near 26th Street left one person dead and briefly shut the freeway as crews worked the scene.

A Carol Stream man who prosecutors say deliberately ignited his home and caused an explosion was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to aggravated arson.

Cook County Sheriff's Police say deputies stopped a 23-year-old at 95th/Dan Ryan and found a loaded firearm in his backpack; he faces aggravated unlawful possession and was released after court.

Police removed dozens of firearms from a Bridgeport home after a domestic dispute; a 55-year-old man was arrested and Area One detectives are investigating.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 20–40 years in Luzerne County after pleading guilty in a multi‑county crime spree that included a New Haven homicide warrant.

Javanti Smith, 40, was shot and killed on Evergreen Avenue in Old Town. Family and colleagues remember his outreach work and hope for answers as police investigate.

ICE lodged a detainer after a crash that sent a Portage woman and her 3-year-old grandchild to Chicago hospitals; two people were booked on OVI charges, records show.

Two Chicago officers were injured during a South Side traffic stop; the 22-year-old driver crashed and was taken into custody while charges are pending.

City lawyers recommended a $9 million settlement for Daniel Ochoa, who spent nearly 17 years behind bars after a 2002 Little Village killing. The proposal goes to a City Council committee this week.

A Pasadena man was arrested this week and charged in connection with the March 12, 2024 robbery and beating of a 64‑year‑old Near West Side woman, police say.

A 16-year-old was arrested and charged this week as the second defendant in the 2024 Auburn Gresham shooting that left three people dead and one wounded. Prosecutors filed multiple murder counts following the South Side arrest.

Chicago’s 12th District says officers seized eight illegal firearms at an ABLA Homes teen gathering, part of 11 guns recovered over the Fourth of July weekend.

Flames shot through the roof of a house in Brookfield’s 3200 block of Madison Avenue Wednesday night as firefighters worked the scene and officials said injuries were unconfirmed.