A Chicago man was sentenced to 46 months after federal authorities said he sent racial and sexually violent threats to two Oklahoma women via Facebook.

A Lake County judge gave Jamonte Davis 67 years after a jury convicted him in the 2022 Waukegan shooting that killed Sergio Berrios. Family members read emotional victim-impact statements at Thursday's hearing.

A College of Lake County staffer assigned to Wauconda High School was arrested and charged after investigators say he groomed and solicited two students.

Chicago police say a convicted felon was charged with murder after a months‑long Area Three homicide probe that included help from the Public Transportation Section.

Chicago police issued a community alert after a spate of armed robberies and carjackings in predawn hours across several neighborhoods; detectives are seeking tips and footage.

A Palatine man serving time for a 2023 shooting has pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawfully reentering the U.S. after a 2020 deportation, adding a federal count to his case.

A Northwestern lab manager is recovering after a March hit-and-run on Michigan Avenue and is urging the driver to come forward. Area Three detectives say footage may help identify the dark-green SUV.

A CTA train derailed near Howard station Thursday evening; passengers were evacuated to the platform and no injuries were reported.

Three men arrested in Gurnee are accused of burglaries across southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois; prosecutors say phone data and recovered files tied the suspects to multiple break‑ins.

Family of Jack Smerecky filed a wrongful-death suit alleging Classic Cinemas left him in a dark Woodstock auditorium; the chain says it cannot comment while litigation is pending.

Surveillance video shows the same crew repeatedly stealing packages in Little Italy. Officials and postal inspectors urge saving door‑cam footage and reporting thefts.

Police released surveillance images of four people accused of an aggravated battery on a CTA platform on April 3. Detectives ask riders to preserve video and call the tip line.

Chicago police released a description of a man accused of public indecency on a Brown Line train near Diversey and asked riders with tips to contact Mass Transit detectives.