A 37-year-old woman was shot while inside a vehicle in Hermosa; police say three people on foot opened fire. She was taken to Mount Sinai and is in good condition.

A Kane County jury convicted Prince Cunningham in the 2003 disappearance and killing of Aurora mother Tyesha Bell; sentencing is set for July 31.

A 79-year-old Aurora man died after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash on Ridge Road in Seward Township; investigators from Kendall County and Will County are probing the crash.

A suspect in a Chicago-area cold case from 2003 appeared in court this week as prosecutors move the decades-old death toward trial.

An internal Winfield police review found roughly $30,000 missing from cash seized in a 2023 raid, prompting an Indiana State Police investigation.

A homeowner in Elk Grove Village chased off thieves who tried to break into his car while his family slept. Neighbors and local reporting say residents are on alert.

A towering column of smoke and flames rose near Pershing Road in Stickney Wednesday evening and was visible from I‑55. Officials had no immediate details.

A UChicago trauma surgeon says Chicago’s pattern of shootings is reshaping emergency care and pushing doctors into policy debates backed by new research.

A hammer-wielding suspect smashed storefronts in the West Loop and Near West Side in pre-dawn burglaries on May 26; detectives are asking for tips and surveillance footage.

An 18-year-old Frankfort resident faces 11 felony counts after detectives say forensic review of seized devices uncovered about 1,000 images and a video of child sexual abuse.

New body-worn footage appears to show Chicago officers firing through a squad-car windshield during a Jan. 23 Chatham shooting. COPA's case portal says a court order blocks release.

An unidentified 47-year-old was found fatally stabbed inside an East 73rd Street apartment in Greater Grand Crossing over the Memorial Day weekend. Area 1 detectives are investigating.

A May 15 Cicero parole sweep led to five arrests and the seizure of firearms, narcotics and roughly $10,000, police say.