A Rockford father has been jailed and charged after his 7‑month‑old son was found with catastrophic injuries.

A Chicago man has pleaded not guilty as a Hammond jury hears opening arguments in the 2019 killing of Tyran Bolling.

A man was fatally burned in a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday; investigators with the Chicago Fire Department are probing the blaze.

Surveillance video shows thieves smashing game machines and taking cash at Prohibition THCafe in the South Loop. Owner Tyrone Muhummad estimates roughly $50,000 in damage and plans a May 1 re-opening.

A Chicago pickup man pleaded guilty to helping move about $3 million in cartel cash through a cross‑border "mirror swap" scheme, federal prosecutors say.

A man's body was pulled from the Fox River in St. Charles Wednesday; authorities say the Kane County coroner is handling identification and the investigation is ongoing.

An Oak Park resident says she was carjacked outside her apartment days before surgery; police are seeking tips.

A 24‑year‑old Chicago man faces reckless homicide and weapons charges after a 2024 McKinley Park crash that killed an 18‑year‑old passenger.

A tank leak at UIC’s Biologic Resources Laboratory triggered a safety alert at the UI Health campus; officials say crews contained the spill in about 30 minutes.

Evanston police say a traffic stop in the 1100 block of McDaniel Avenue turned up psilocybin, other suspected drugs and two handguns. Four people were charged and the vehicle was impounded.

FBI and IRS agents executed court-authorized activity at Paragon Restaurant in Hobart and at a Schererville home tied to the owner; the FBI says there's no known public threat.

Two teens, 15 and 17, face multiple felony counts after three armed robberies across Chicago in mid‑March. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

A Chicago woman was arrested Monday in connection with a 2024 shooting outside Gately Stadium that left a 15-year-old in critical condition.