A 2-year-old boy was shot inside a Pullman residence and later pronounced dead. Police say the wound appears self-inflicted and a 31-year-old man was taken into custody.

Five Chicago police officers were injured early Sunday in Little Italy when a car struck them; an 18-year-old driver was arrested and police recovered a gun.

Volunteer divers pulled a 1998 Lincoln from a Hodgkins retention pond last fall; Cook County now says the remains are John Pisano Jr., missing since 2001. Authorities list the cause of death as undetermined.

An 18-year-old was arrested in the March 25 shooting that wounded the father of former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard. Ballistics and surveillance tie a handgun to the attack.

A 62-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday evening on the 4500 block of W. Belmont Ave in Irving Park; detectives are investigating.

A River Grove man was arrested after two men were seriously injured in a South Loop beating on S. Wabash Avenue; he faces multiple felony counts and is due in court Sunday.

A rollover on the southbound Dan Ryan at 91st early Sunday killed one person and injured others, closing the freeway and snarling the South Side commute. Officials say the crash remains under investigation.

A driver died early Saturday after a single-vehicle rollover on I‑294 near South Holland; Illinois State Police say the vehicle crossed all lanes and flipped.

A 64-year-old woman was killed early Sunday in a hit-and-run on the 6900 block of S. Stony Island in Grand Crossing; police say the SUV driver fled the scene.

A Park Ridge family is canvassing neighbors after a 14‑year‑old boy was left with severe brain injuries in a fight this week.

A crash between a semi and another vehicle on northbound I‑94 south of IL‑120 in Gurnee left one person dead and snarled the northbound commute Saturday morning.

A relative in Plainfield stopped a youth who deputies say was heading to Grand Prairie Elementary with a gun and a backpack full of ammunition. The boy was hospitalized and no charges have been filed as the investigation continues.

COPA and CPD leaders agreed to suspend four Near North officers for a combined 72 days after a COPA probe found an Aug. 11, 2024 traffic stop violated civil rights. The action follows a COPA letter warning of a pattern of undocumented stops.