State attorneys general urge Congress to tackle gun trafficking to the Caribbean, with Illinois AG Kwame Raoul leading the initiative for legislative actions such as the CATCH Act.

Chicago’s 18th District faces a spree of forcible entry burglaries, with a suspect in a hooded sweatshirt breaking into homes and garages. The Chicago Police advise heightened vigilance.

A 17-year-old has been charged with the first-degree murder of a 43-year-old woman on S. Cornell Ave, Chicago, and will appear for a detention hearing.

Chicago police are seeking suspects in an armed robbery and attempted carjacking on S. Independence, with offenders described as young males, armed with handguns, who fled in a damaged Honda Accord.

A 14-year-old boy in Chicago has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and assault, among other offenses, following a recent carjacking incident.

Michael D. Mitchell from Marion was sentenced to 97 months in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, with subsequent supervised release.

A Chicago loan originator was convicted of a $2.6 million mortgage fraud scheme and faces up to 30 years per count. His sentencing is set for December 2024.

Ex-Gary, Ind. police officer James W. Bond is indicted on child exploitation and pornography charges related to his conduct with a minor during the summer.

A woman named Tatanisha Jackson was shot dead in South Shore, Chicago. A 17-year-old male is accused of the shooting, and a person of interest is in custody.

Jose Rios, 29, was arrested in Chicago for a March vehicular hijacking with a firearm and is facing felony charges. The arrest was made by a vehicular hijacking task force.

Lenard McKinnis faces charges for the robbery and aggravated battery of a woman in Chicago and was arrested for these felonies, plus a misdemeanor for driving on a revoked license.

A man was seriously injured in a stabbing on a CTA train in Chicago; two suspects are at large, causing service disruptions on the Orange and Pink Lines.

A woman was fatally shot in her Chicago home; the suspect, a teen boy, is at large. Her husband and son witnessed the shooting, and the community is shaken.