A former special education school worker, Jon P. Crawford, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor and soliciting child pornography.

A Barrington High School student was fatally struck by a Metra train, leading to transportation delays and a community in mourning. Additional counselors are provided at the school for support.

Chicago police are on alert after a series of burglaries targeted North Side businesses, resulting in broken glass and theft. No arrests have been made yet.

A Joliet teenager has been charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl in Chicago.

Chicago construction company owner Alex Nitchoff pleaded guilty to bribing a county official for tax reductions, with a potential ten-year prison sentence.

Charges against two Chicago officers accused of assaulting a teenager were dropped when the alleged victim did not cooperate, causing the prosecution's case to collapse.

Chicago police officer Karol Chwiesiuk, implicated in the January 6 Capitol breach, received three months of home detention and three years of probation, avoiding jail time.

A Round Lake man faces theft, wire fraud, burglary, and forgery charges for allegedly running an online puppy scam and deceiving purchasers. He has pleaded not guilty and awaits court.

A 16-year-old in Chicago faces multiple felony charges, including vehicular hijacking and armed robbery, after a South Side incident. The arrest occurred after a brief investigation.

The U.S. Court of Appeals upholds a ban from the pharma industry for Martin Shkreli and affirms a $64.6 million penalty for monopolizing the drug Daraprim.

Rolando Morales is charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man and two home invasion felonies in Chicago's 9th District.

Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton, 21, was charged with obstructing justice in connection to a Joliet shooting spree that left eight dead, allegedly by her partner Romeo Nance.

An 18-year-old man was charged with armed robbery for a heist in Chicago last December. He was arrested in Cicero and awaits trial; details remain undisclosed.