The Chicago Transit Authority averted imminent budget cuts by reallocating $74 million from Metra and Pace, sparking concern among disability advocates and highlighting a temporary fix pending a potential state bailout.

Chicago Police alert the public to a series of armed robberies in the Belmont Central and Dunning districts involving a small gray SUV. Residents are urged to be vigilant and report any information.

Amir Cordova of Chicago has been charged with felony aggravated battery after allegedly attacking a 70-year-old CTA worker. His detention hearing is pending.

A man in Chicago was sentenced to 4.5 years for illegal firearm possession, having a loaded gun near children, after threatening violence. His previous felonies barred him from gun ownership.

Five people were shot, with three fatalities across the Near West Side and Garfield Park in Chicago, with suspects still at large and investigations ongoing.

Illinois man Michael Dean Dupoy, 53, received a 20-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography, under the Project Safe Childhood initiative.

The Chicago Police Department is seeking information on missing 38-year-old Michael Johnson, last seen August 18, 2025, and needing medical attention.

Chicago Police Department announces a DUI Saturation Patrol in the 22nd District to monitor for impaired driving and enforce traffic laws this weekend.

Autopsy results reveal Chicago Officer Krystal Rivera was shot from behind, with the incident ruled a homicide.

Francisco Alvarado is sentenced to 40 years for the 2018 murder and kidnapping of 18-year-old Luis Guerrero, the last of four defendants to be sentenced in the case.

A Chicago-area man, Sergio Serna Ramirez, faces ICE custody due to a wrong turn near the US-Canada border, despite his pending U visa and marriage to a US citizen.

Terence Michael Carroll from Arizona was sentenced to 10 years for attempting to distribute over 1,000 grams of fentanyl via mail. The drugs were intercepted, leading to his arrest and guilty plea.

Monsignor Daniel Mayall was reinstated by the Archdiocese of Chicago after sexual abuse allegations were deemed unfounded by an independent review board.