A 9-year-old in Peoria was shot during a car burglary attempt; a 15-year-old was arrested. Police Chief Echevarria and Mayor Ali addressed juvenile crime concerns.

Chicago police seek a man for an attempted child luring incident in Rogers Park, asking the public for information on him and his spray-painted white minivan.

An Amber Alert was issued for a pregnant 16-year-old, Sophia Martha Franklin, missing from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, possibly with Gary Day, who has a no-contact order.

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a semi-truck in Batavia. The incident occurred at Kirk Road and East Wilson Street, causing a temporary road closure. The driver is cooperating with police; no citations have been issued yet.

A 14-year-old boy in Chicago has been charged with aggravated battery and criminal damage following a shooting that injured a 19-year-old woman and damaged vehicles.

A fire at an Arlington Heights apartment complex hospitalized three individuals and displaced many residents, with crews controlling the blaze that damaged the building.

A series of armed robberies using a stolen white Jeep Grand Cherokee occurred in Chicago's Gage Park, Englewood, and Chicago Lawn neighborhoods, leading to a community alert.

Tia Brewer was sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2018 murder of Luis Guerrero after pleading guilty to First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Kidnapping.

Chicago's Logan Square has faced a series of sexual assaults by an armed man; police are alerting residents and seeking information to apprehend the suspect.

A dog stranded on a three-story roof in Gary, Indiana, was rescued through a joint effort by local sheriffs and a tree company.

Chicago police released bodycam footage of officers fatally shooting Timothy Glaze, who was in a mental health crisis, prompting his family's outrage.

James Allison, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder and other offenses in connection with a double homicide in Chicago. He was apprehended with help from the U.S. Marshals.

Two critically injured in Gage Park house fire exacerbated by hoarding conditions; some pets saved, others not.