The Chicago Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding Jamie Ponce, a 17-year-old girl missing for over a week from the 5600 block of W. Newport. She is Hispanic, 5'6", 105 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair, and a forearm tattoo.

Cannabis dispensaries in Chicago's Portage Park and Lincoln Square faced arson attacks involving Molotov cocktails, with the police releasing a suspect description and urging community vigilance.

A man was attacked with a sharp object in Chicago's Loop, suffering lacerations. The suspect is in custody with charges pending; both men are hospitalized.

Chicago Police alert public of arson attacks on cannabis dispensaries, providing suspect description and urging increased vigilance and security measures.

A suburban Chicago man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for cyberstalking a person he met on Grindr, escalating harassment to dangerous levels.

The Chicago Police Department announced DUI Saturation Patrols in the 22nd District, set for the evening of May 3, including speed detection and a mobile BAT unit.

A pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run in Northbrook, Chicago; police are investigating with no suspect or vehicle description yet released.

Chicago's Roseland neighborhood witnessed a fatal shooting of Eric McMillen, 52, during a domestic altercation on South Normal Avenue. He later died at Christ Medical Center. The suspect remains at large.

Bryant Allen, charged with felony fleeing and eluding police, will stay in custody until trial. He led police on a 130 mph chase and was caught after hitting spike strips.

The Chicago Police Department alerts on burglaries and property damage in Pilsen's 12th District, seeking a suspect and urging vigilance and security measures from businesses.

Des Plaines police conduct a secretive investigation at a local residence, with neighbors speculating about the search for a body. Details remain undisclosed by law enforcement.

A Chicago store owner was convicted of defrauding the WIC food program for low-income women and children, involving over $19 million. Sentencing is set for August 2025.

Chicago's Public Safety Committee is reviewing a temporary curfew ordinance to address "teen takeovers" and related violence. Civil rights groups raise concerns about the curfew's potential civil liberties impact.