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A 14-year-old boy was shot late Thursday on the 8000-block of South Carpenter Street in Gresham and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Area Two detectives are investigating.
A 59-year-old woman was killed and a 55-year-old man seriously wounded in a June 18 shooting on the 9900 block of South Parnell in Washington Heights; police say the death was ruled a homicide.
A 32-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday in Burnside; police say shots came from an approaching vehicle on the 600 block of East 92nd Place. No arrests have been announced.
Newly surfaced video led federal prosecutors to withdraw robbery charges tied to an undercover ATF sting in Country Club Hills; a judge has scheduled a July 2 hearing on possible sanctions.
Arnoldo Jimenez, once on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, was brought to Chicago on June 18 after his 2025 arrest in Mexico. He faces charges in the 2012 suburban slaying of his new wife.
A 17-year-old from Chicago was ordered held after prosecutors say he stole from an Oakbrook Court shop and led police on a dangerous high-speed chase that ended in a rollover.
Officers sealed off the 3800 block of Ruby Street Thursday; police said the scene was under control while investigators worked.
Three people were found dead at a Buffalo Grove home; police say the deaths appear coincidental and autopsies are pending. Authorities say there is no immediate sign of foul play.
A misleading Facebook post claimed an active shooter at a downtown St. Charles hotel; police confirmed the report was false and urged residents to use official alerts.
A 7-year-old reported missing from Steeplechase Way was found unresponsive in a retention pond and later died at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, police say.
A Schaumburg nurse was charged after police say DNA linked him to a February sexual assault at Alden Estates of Barrington. Authorities say prosecutors approved the single count.
A man was found shot and cut in a South Loop building that caught fire; he was taken to Northwestern Memorial and later died, police say.
Federal immigration agents detained two adults and a minor at the Bridgeview Courthouse and later arrested another man, prompting legal and political scrutiny under Illinois’ courthouse protections.
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