A former Munster nurse's aide faces felony charges after alleged assaults at two care homes left a 95‑year‑old resident dead.

Four people drove an SUV through the front of a Stony Sub in Avalon Park early Wednesday, stole an ATM and fled; Area 2 detectives are canvassing for video and witnesses.

A 57-year-old CTA driver was held at knifepoint on North Pulaski early Wednesday but drove to North Clark and escaped; police arrested a suspect in the Gold Coast. Charges are pending.

A 14‑year‑old was arrested after an alleged carjacking of a 75‑year‑old woman with a disability on Chicago's Near West Side. He faces aggravated vehicular hijacking charges.

Cook County deputies found about two kilograms of suspected heroin and fentanyl during a May 7 eviction in East Garfield Park; a 37-year-old man was charged and later released.

A Skokie man has been charged after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian at Crawford and Kirk; investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

Four people — including a 9-month-old and two officers — were hospitalized after a crash at West 87th and State that left a Volkswagen flipped on a median.

A 68-year-old woman was struck and killed early Tuesday near Oak Knoll Court and Williamsburg Drive in Streamwood. Police say the crash appeared accidental and have asked anyone with information to call their tipline.

A Chicago man received a 16‑year split sentence in Lake County after pleading guilty to pouring boiling water and bleach on a Gary woman, leaving her hospitalized and her children affected.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $10,000 for tips to find Edgar Silva, wanted in the July 30, 2023 DuSable Lake Shore Drive road‑rage shooting that killed Nancy Padilla.

CBP officers in the Chicago area intercepted 107 shipments in April containing more than 250 Glock conversion switches and a dozen suppressors, officials said. The items are restricted by ATF.

A man faces attempted murder charges after police say he shoved a woman onto the Blue Line tracks at the Cicero station; riders intervened and the victim was hospitalized in fair condition.

A Park Forest man was arrested May 11 after Illinois State Police tied him to a July 27 I‑57 crash that later killed 25‑year‑old Riley Vercher. He faces leaving‑the‑scene and failure‑to‑report charges.