Illinois workers will receive up to 40 hours of paid leave starting January 1, 2024, with the new Paid Leave for All Workers Act, as signed by Governor JB Pritzker.

Inmate Michael O'Connor, 33, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at Cook County Jail. Foul play is ruled out as the investigation continues. He awaited trial for multiple felony charges.

The stolen Slim Jim promotional car, "Fast Meat," was recovered in a Chicago suburb after disappearing in Los Angeles and inciting a social media search campaign.

The Chicago Police Department is actively searching for Andrea Rubio Dones, a 31-year-old missing woman last seen on December 26th on West Grace Ave. Authorities and the community are concerned for her safety and seeking public assistance.

An armed gang in a silver vehicle committed a series of armed robberies and a carjacking in Chicago, resulting in a shootout that injured two people. No arrests have been made.

Fishermen in Indiana found Matthew Reum alive in his crashed truck after a week under an I-94 overpass, leading to a rescue by local fire departments.

Two elderly individuals were discovered dead in their Chicago home after a neighbor requested a well-being check. No signs of violence were apparent, and detectives are investigating the cause of death.

A woman was found fatally shot in a crashed car in Chicago's West Humboldt Park. Witnesses saw two individuals flee the scene; no arrests have been made.

A man was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died in Chicago's Back of the Yards. Police are investigating the homicide with no arrests made yet.

Two fires occurred in Chicago; one in a high-rise where two were injured, and the other a non-serious dumpster fire. Both were quickly contained by the Fire Department.

A Florida man, Kendall Yarborough, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his half-brother in Naperville, Illinois, on Christmas Day.

Chicago police investigate after a 38-year-old man is found dead in a Wicker Park home, with no suspects in custody. Authorities are seeking information.

A man was critically injured in a shooting after a robbery in Chicago's Little Village; four suspects from an SUV are at large, and police seek information.