A Cook County judge found no probable cause for a burglary charge after a man allegedly descended a 39th‑floor Streeterville building and slipped into a neighbor’s unit; he remains jailed on out‑of‑state warrants.

A 35-year-old man was shot Sunday night in Austin after a scooter-riding gunman opened fire; he was taken to Mount Sinai and police reported no arrests.

Chicago police issued a community alert after two weekend group robberies in the South Loop; detectives say teens surrounded and beat victims, taking phones and jewelry.

Chicago police warn West Side sellers after at least eight robberies tied to online phone sales; detectives say two men may be involved and are asking for tips.

A man was killed late Sunday on the 5100-block of S. Western Ave in Gage Park after an SUV struck him, police say. The CPD Major Accidents Unit is investigating.

Joliet police say a husband and wife were found dead early Sunday in their home in an apparent murder‑suicide; children were at the house and there is no known public threat.

A woman was killed and a man injured after a hit-and-run on northbound I‑57 near Halsted; Illinois State Police are investigating.

Two people, including a teen, were seriously injured in a dog attack inside a West Side home; officers shot the animal and animal control removed it.

A vehicle fleeing police crashed into a freight train on the Southwest Side, killing three and leaving a fourth in critical condition, police said.

A 7-year-old girl identified as Leen Awad was found unresponsive in a Gladstone Park home's pool and later died; authorities ruled the death an accidental drowning.

An early-morning shooting on the 8900 block of South Escanaba Avenue left a man dead and a 32-year-old woman wounded; detectives are investigating.

A late-night teen takeover at the Ashland/63rd Green Line station ended with multiple people in custody as police and violence-prevention crews dispersed the crowd.

A two-boat collision on the Fox River south of the McHenry Dam killed one person and sent two others to hospitals; the Illinois DNR is leading the investigation.