Elgin detectives say a detective-hosted podcast and a lobby kiosk have generated hundreds of tips and helped revive decades-old files.

A 26-year-old man was found shot in the 900 block of West 54th Street in Back of the Yards and later died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Police reported no arrests as detectives investigate.

A Rolling Meadows family says a Clearbrook staffer ignored a feeding plan before their daughter choked to death. The wrongful-death suit names the nonprofit and calls out state oversight gaps.

A Chicago man was convicted in St. George after a 2021 traffic stop allegedly turned up 25 pounds of cocaine, a loaded Glock and about $14,000 in cash.

Rochelle police say a 57-year-old woman was shot Tuesday; officers found the alleged shooter dead at the home and the victim is in stable condition.

A license-plate reader led Merrillville officers to a vehicle linked to a reported abduction; the 3‑month‑old was recovered unharmed and a woman was taken into custody.

A 31-year-old Whiting man, Cordero M. Hill, died after a medical emergency while in police custody; the Lake County Sheriff's Department will lead an independent probe.

An 18-year-old driver was killed after a high-speed crash at Route 12 and Route 173 in Richmond. Authorities say speed appears to have been a factor and the county crash team is investigating.

A man died and a woman was hospitalized after a Tuesday morning shooting at an apartment in Mundelein's Deepwoods Drive. Authorities traced a suspect vehicle to the Illinois‑Indiana line and made arrests.

Zsoch Dunn, 50, was arrested and charged in the Nov. 14, 2025 Auburn Gresham shooting that left 61-year-old Zane E. Rhyne dead.

LaSalle County coroner identified a 15-year-old Mendota girl killed in a July 3 rollover; investigators say the car struck a utility pole and rolled into a farm field.

A man was shot and later died in a Garfield Park alley on the 3400 block of West Polk Street. Area 4 detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

A 40-year-old man was shot and killed early Tuesday on Chicago’s Near North Side; area detectives are investigating the fatal shooting.