The Chicago Police Department is alerting the public about multiple armed robberies in the city’s 1st District involving suspects demanding valuables and fleeing in a sedan.

A 2-11 alarm fire damaged three homes and displaced two families in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood; no injuries reported. Firefighters worked to control the blaze as investigations into the cause continue.

Two men were killed and another critically injured in a South Chicago shooting early Saturday, with police investigating the potentially linked incidents.

Navell J. White from Springfield was sentenced to 77 months in prison for firearms possession as a previously convicted felon, with further penalties including a fine and supervised release.

Donnell Payne was charged with attempted murder and additional felonies in Chicago after the shooting of a 19-year-old man and an altercation with an officer.

The Chicago Police are searching for William Burton, a missing 70-year-old man, last seen in Rogers Park on December 27, 2023, who may need medical help.

A Peoria woman, Crystal Bennett, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for drug crimes involving methamphetamine, with evidence also involving a stolen gun and heroin.

Jamari Hodge from Calumet City was sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl, ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution by Judge Martha Pacold.

Chicago is experiencing a downturn in its measles outbreak with 63 cases reported, even as the state sees more than half the national cases this year. Health efforts include over 15,000 vaccinations administered since early March.

Protestors in Chicago demand the firing and prosecution of officers who shot Dexter Reed, as well as changes in the police department and their tactics.

A 23-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. No arrests have been made, as detectives investigate.

Police discovered a murder-suicide at a Lemont motel, with two dead in separate rooms, one with gunshot wounds and the other with a self-inflicted wound.

Detrey D. Robinson from Peoria, Illinois, has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for federal firearm and drug offenses after a search warrant uncovered multiple firearms and cocaine at his residence.