Two 27-year-olds were wounded in a shooting at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet Monday; the suspected shooter fled and a car was later found in Aurora. Police are asking for tips.

New research ties long‑vacant Chicago school buildings closed in 2013 to about a 10% rise in local shootings, a trend that disappears when campuses are reused.

Multiple vehicles burned early Tuesday on the 1200 block of E. 95th Street on Chicago's Far South Side; crews extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

COPA is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Ravenswood after police responded to the 4800 block of North Clark Street; officials released few details.

A 27-year-old bicyclist was shot in Grant Park around 12:15 a.m. and later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Area Three detectives are investigating.

Graffiti marred a Southwest Side mural honoring three fallen Chicago police officers; Cook County Crime Stoppers is seeking tips and offering a reward.

COPA is investigating an officer-involved shooting on the 1400 block of W Argyle in Uptown; officials released few details as investigators processed the scene.

An unidentified 32-year-old was shot and killed Monday on the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street in West Garfield Park. Area 4 detectives are investigating.

A McLean County jury found Osman McLaurin guilty in the 2021 near‑east‑side killing of Geoffrey Rowry. Sentencing is set for Sept. 3; a firearm enhancement could mean decades behind bars.

Chicago Police and the U.S. Marshals say Operation Safe Return Chicago located 30 missing juveniles this spring, mostly 15‑year‑olds who were reunited with families and services.

A 44-year-old jogger was sexually assaulted near Rainbow Beach Park early Saturday; Chicago police are asking for tips and any photos or video from the area.

A Plainfield man faces felony hate‑crime counts after prosecutors say he pushed a 9‑year‑old, hurled a racial slur and threw the boy’s bike in west Naperville.

A 22-year-old Evanston employee was charged after prosecutors allege he sexually abused a resident with disabilities at an assisted‑living facility. The Attorney General’s MFCU is prosecuting.