Ronald W. Martin was arrested after two were found dead in Sheridan, Illinois, following a reported shooting and house fire. Autopsies are pending, and Martin faces six counts of first-degree murder.

A 17-year-old male was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle in Chicago. He was arrested for carjacking a man at gunpoint.

Isaiah Castro from Hammond was sentenced to 60 months for a firearm offense tied to drug trafficking and will have a 24-month supervised release afterward.

A 16-year-old boy, Shemaar Cillis, died after being hit by a Metra train in Chicago; the incident disrupted transit services but resumed normally by the following morning.

Charles Lawler received a 7.5-year prison sentence for robbing five Chicago-area financial institutions from September 2021 to April 2022, alongside accomplice Tarandle Lee.

Gary, Indiana man, Deyon Washington, sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession as a felon, followed by two years of supervised release. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods aimed at reducing violent crime.

A Chicago man, David W. Brown, pled guilty to a federal fraud charge for illegally providing over $5 million in utility services. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

Four people were injured in a collision involving an SUV and a CPD patrol car in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood. No citations were issued, and the investigation is ongoing.

A 67-year-old woman, Sondra Sims-Taylor, is missing in Chicago, last seen July 15, 2025. She is 5'6", has a light brown complexion, gray hair, dark brown eyes, and a missing top tooth. Police urge the public to provide any information.

Trump administration's controversial data-sharing deal with DHS exposes 79 million Medicaid enrollees' personal data to ICE, prompting legal and privacy concerns.

Chicago Police report a missing 16-year-old girl, Coriana Woodard, last seen in Chicago and residing in Indiana, with a detailed physical description and an appeal for public assistance.

Businesses on West Belmont Avenue in Chicago were hit by a series of burglaries, with the Chicago Police seeking information on three suspects involved in the early morning thefts.

A manhunt is underway in Sheridan, Illinois after a deadly house fire; two people died, and one was injured. Authorities are seeking the armed suspect.