An elderly person is in very critical condition following a house fire in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. Firefighters rescued the individual, who is now hospitalized. Details about the fire's cause remain undisclosed.

Waswa Sula, 38, died after a hit-and-run in Houston; Gabriel Mejia Cor, 25, was arrested for failing to render aid.

Former teacher Jonathan C. Villmer admitted to soliciting explicit images from minors via Snapchat, resulting in his potential 20-year prison sentence.

Rufis A. Jefferson admitted to arson for insurance money, pleading guilty to 14 federal charges, including conspiracy and fraud. He's facing a potential 20-year sentence per count.

A woman was shot dead during a domestic dispute at a Chicago business; a man was arrested, with charges pending.

Chicago experienced a spike in gun violence over a holiday weekend with six fatalities; police are investigating the incidents across different neighborhoods.

Two Chicago men face felony charges for a vehicular hijacking and robbery; one is a 22-year-old, and the other, a 17-year-old, were caught by a special police task force.

Vivian Morgan, 61, died after a robbery assault on a Chicago CTA train. Mijawon Johnson is charged with the attack. An autopsy is pending, and it's unclear if charges will be upgraded post Morgan's death.

Chicago police alert businesses of armed robberies in the 14th and 19th Districts involving liquor store heists with suspects threatening violence and stealing cash.

A woman in Illinois found her parents dead from gunshot wounds in their New Lenox home; authorities deem the deaths suspicious but isolated with no community threat.

A Lake County sheriff's deputy was attacked during a welfare check in Illinois when a resident threw wood and assaulted her; both were hospitalized. Charges are being considered.

The Chicago Police Department has issued an alert regarding a series of armed robberies in the 1st and 12th Districts involving a group of young males.

Chicago Police seek help to find missing 13-year-old Jonathan Garcia last seen on Lockwood Avenue, wearing a black jacket, pants, and red shoes, and carrying a black Nike backpack.