A Cook County judge is ordered to take training after enforcing a controversial cellphone ban, which involved a law clerk's nine-month exclusion from the courthouse.

A man was critically wounded in a late-night shooting at a Bronzeville gas station in Chicago. Police are investigating, and the suspects remain at large.

A 19-year-old man was seriously injured in an overnight shooting on the Northwest Side of Chicago and is now in serious condition. No arrests have been made.

A 16-year-old is charged with multiple felonies for two armed robberies and aggravated battery in Chicago, involving a 71-year-old woman and a 39-year-old woman.

A Peoria man received a 42-month prison sentence for threatening a U.S. District Court judge via email, with an additional three years of supervised release to follow.

Chicago police seek public assistance in identifying a suspect in the July 19th homicide of a postal worker on South Harvard Ave, with surveillance images available online.

A 22-year-old man was shot during a quarrel at Primo Pizza in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood and was hospitalized in fair condition. The shooter fled, and police are investigating.

An individual is charged with vehicular hijacking of a delivery driver in Chicago; the suspect, William Peterson, was arrested by the city's Vehicular Hijacking Task Force.

A 17-year-old male was arrested in Chicago for his alleged role in an April vehicular hijacking and armed robbery of a rideshare driver. He faces multiple felony charges.

A high school soccer star, Juan Salgado, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Little Village. His community gathered at his school to remember him and mourn the loss of his potential and aspirations.

Authorities are seeking a man who robbed two Chicago-area banks, displaying a silver handgun. The suspect wore different hats during the incidents but otherwise similar clothing. No injuries were reported, and the FBI seeks tips from the public.

Four Chicago residents were charged with burglary and retail theft at Oakbrook Center stores, with potential sentences of up to seven years if convicted.

Two Chicago neighborhoods experienced ATM burglaries with the thieves using black SUVs to steal the machines from convenience stores, leaving police seeking leads.