Mayor Mark Pietrowski says privacy fears and data breaches drove Cortland to dump its license plate readers for in-house Axon tech.

Deputies closed IC Trail near Meredith Road for hours after a Virgil resident barricaded inside a home with a gun. No one was hurt, and no charges have been filed.

Johnny Plummer, arrested at 15 in 1991, is back in court as newly surfaced medical records back up his torture claims.

Pedro Rodriguez Soto faces murder charges for his brother’s death, even though residents fired the fatal shots defending their College Street home.

A vehicle opened fire on three men on West Jackson Boulevard, just blocks from Stroger Hospital where they were rushed for treatment.

Four masked men stole an empty cash register from the Grand Crossing bakery — the second break-in in 30 days, owner Stephanie Hart says.

He hid in cold marsh water for over five hours before troopers found him near Burns Harbor.

A Maywood burglary call turned into a highway pursuit before Oak Brook officers netted the fleeing U-Haul with their new Grappler device.

The Lincoln Square bar shut down after a gas stove fire burned a victim's hands and face. It reopens Thursday.

Federal officers say the plant stash, hidden in pink plastic, carried a street value topping $140,000.

Three masked gunmen hit a Loomis truck outside the 95th Street Burger King, then sped off toward the expressway.

Community groups say officers choked a 14-year-old at a public meeting, then arrested his mother on assault charges.

A woman riding without a helmet is fighting for her life after her motorcycle swerved to avoid a slowing car in Glenview.