A 16-year-old has been charged with felony aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm after allegedly hijacking a car in December. The juvenile was arrested by Chicago police.

Kankakee County man Wayne R. Hipple received a four-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography, following an investigation by Attorney General Raoul's ICAC Task Force.

A security guard was injured by a sharp object after a basketball game at Niles North High School in Skokie, Illinois. The injuries were non-life-threatening.

A woman died and a man was injured after their car crashed into a pole on S. Cicero Avenue in Chicago. The accident is under investigation by the police.

A 35-year-old woman was fatally shot in Chicago's Portage Park. She died after being taken to the hospital. Police are questioning a person of interest but no charges have been announced.

Chicago Fire Department officials were caught covering up an incident where a supervisor was found asleep at the wheel, resulting in recommended penalties from the Inspector General's office.

Chicago Police issued a Community Alert seeking a dark sedan and its driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Chicago Avenue. Witnesses are urged to provide information.

Clinton Williams receives a nine-year prison sentence for participating in a fentanyl-laced heroin distribution conspiracy.

Chicago Police seek public help to find 14-year-old Kamielle Taylor, missing since Jan 14. Described as 5'2", 185 lbs, with hazel brown eyes and red braids, she was last seen in a pink suit and green coat.

Two juveniles were arrested and charged with the attempted murder of an 18-year-old after a stabbing in Chicago.

Chicago Police to conduct DUI Saturation Patrol in Englewood, focusing on impaired driving and other traffic-related offenses, with the BAT Mobile Unit in support.

Jonathan Jordan, a convicted sex offender, has been declared a Sexually Violent Person by a Kane County jury and will remain in the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Cortez Savage of Chicago is charged with armed robbery and attempted armed robbery from a November incident; his arrest came with additional traffic-related misdemeanors.