The owner of an Illinois medical supply company was sentenced to five years for defrauding the VA, involving kickbacks and $1.3 million in overpayments.

A Wheaton woman died following a collision in Naperville, with investigations ongoing into the fatal traffic crash involving her Nissan Kicks and a Ford Bronco.

The Chicago Police Department warns of a surge in armed robberies and carjackings in Harrison, with thieves using delivery or rideshare schemes to target victims.

The Chicago Police are searching for Sequoia Robinson, a missing 16-year-old last seen on S. Laflin. She has a medium complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. Public assistance is requested.

A 34-year-old man was found shot to death in an apartment stairwell in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. No suspects are in custody, and the incident is under investigation.

A skull and bones found behind a Batavia home's walls belong to Esther Granger, a teen who died in 1866, with DNA confirming her identity. The remains' presence in the wall remains a mystery.

A 16-year-old was shot after an attempted carjacking in Chicago, where a man with a FOID and CCL retaliated. The teen is hospitalized; no charges filed against the shooter; others fled.

A 16-year-old girl faces armed robbery charges on CTA property, arrested after being identified in a community alert. Her court hearing is set for October 24.

Martel Mason, 25, was arrested for the armed robbery of a 22-year-old with a chemical irritant on a Chicago train in July. He faces a felony charge and a detention hearing.

Joseph Allen Carpenter, 52, from Danville, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a child and attempted receipt of child pornography.

Devan Flax is indicted on charges of assaulting and robbing two postal carriers in Forest Park, Chicago, and robbing a pizzeria employee. He pleaded not guilty, with a status hearing set for November 2024.

A ten-year-old boy escaped after being kidnapped from his front yard in Chicago; the suspect remains unidentified. The police urge community vigilance and reporting of incidents.

Chicago police arrested Rashawn Sanders for the attempted first-degree murder of a 29-year-old man from a June 2023 shooting. Sanders was detained on October 23, 2024.