Federal charges were brought against two Chicago women for assaulting ICE agents during an immigration raid, where threats and property damage also occurred.

Inmate Brandon Simonson received a life sentence for the hate crime murder of Jewish fellow prisoner Matthew Phillips at Thomson Penitentiary, Illinois.

A Chicago store owner was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for defrauding SNAP and WIC programs of $8.3 million and causing tax losses of over $610,000.

The Polar Express train ride in Chicago is canceled for the second year due to city street reconstruction. Other locations will still host the event. Organizers hope to return in the future.

A man was found dead with stab wounds in a Chicago apartment, and a person of interest has turned themselves in in Indiana. Police are investigating the homicide.

Chicago police investigate a fatal stabbing on the Far South Side, with the victim found early Tuesday morning with multiple stab wounds. No suspects have yet been identified.

A fire in Chicago's Logan Square displaced 12 people; authorities are investigating the cause. No injuries were reported, and the Red Cross assists the residents.

Michael Donohoe, 66, is missing in Chicago since June 23, 2025. Police issued an alert and seek public assistance in finding him. He has blue eyes, gray hair, tattoos, and weighs 190 pounds.

A spree of business burglaries involving assailants using a Jeep Grand Cherokee to ram and loot stores has occurred in Chicago's Grand Boulevard and Englewood neighborhoods.

Chicago Police issued an alert for missing 16-year-old Yesenia Aguilar, last seen at the Lamassu Youth Center on August 23. She's considered endangered.

Ex-Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia pleaded guilty to federal charges in the U.S., admitting to drug trafficking and racketeering.

A 5-year-old boy in Chicago died from a gunshot wound to the head. The incident is being investigated; it appears he may have found an unsecured gun. No arrests have been made.

A man was arrested in Chicago's River West for an early morning sexual assault after crashing his getaway car.