Police and sanitation trucks sealed off Rainbow Beach Friday as city crews moved to head off a planned teen takeover on the South Side.

Two people were killed Thursday evening in a head-on crash near Huntley. First responders found heavy front-end damage and the Kane County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

A 47-year-old Geneva man died after his Jeep veered off Crissey Avenue and struck a tree Thursday night; officials say an iPhone crash alert prompted the response.

Two 18-year-olds were shot Friday night in Little Village on the 2800 block of S. Sawyer Avenue; both were hospitalized in serious condition.

Three tollway workers were struck on southbound I‑294 near Golf Road in Des Plaines; one worker later died and lanes were closed, officials say.

Plainfield police arrested 22-year-old Chance A. Keller after USB drives containing child sexual-abuse material were found at two businesses; investigators say federal forensics helped link the devices to him.

A DeKalb man faces attempted murder and a hate-crime charge after an alleged machete attack left a roommate badly injured.

A Villa Park resident faces felony charges after prosecutors say a pursuit reached 108 mph on I‑88 and ended at a Motel 6 in Villa Park.

A 35-year-old Nevada man wanted on robbery and domestic-violence charges was arrested in Melrose Park after U.S. Marshals alerted Cook County investigators.

A 32-year-old Aurora man was arrested and charged with three felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after an Illinois State Police probe that began with an online tip.

A 56-year-old man was stabbed on the Morse Red Line platform Thursday night and taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged after two April 14 downtown attacks — a CTA train beating near Roosevelt and an aggravated battery on State Street. Police say the arrests led to felony charges.

A 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Thursday night in South Chicago and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.