A sedan suffered major front-end damage in the Kostner and Congress Parkway crash; the cause remains unknown.

A gray Hyundai Sonata led police from Lake Shore Drive to a Cermak Road stairwell, where a gun was recovered and four men were caught.

A 33-year-old resident called 911 himself after being shot near Belmont Harbor, police say. He's Lakeview's third shooting victim of 2026.

A vehicle plowed into the Bon Bon Miami Convenience Store near Indiana and Miami streets, the latest impact along a corridor with a history of car-into-building wrecks.

A car slammed into a building near Ravina Park just before shots rang out, leaving three with non-life-threatening wounds.

A federal appeals panel says the First Amendment protects private possession of AI-generated abuse images, but the Wisconsin man's other charges stand.

The $22.5 million facility, named for the late Dennis Deer, has already produced graduates earning $25 an hour downtown.

Police say the 57-year-old victim knew his attacker, who was caught nearby and taken into custody.

The child sat with feet dangling over the St. Joseph River before officers offered calm words and takeout food to help.

One survivor says a 2000 assault at the West Side facility led to her stillbirth weeks later. Hundreds of others allege abuse dating to the 1990s.

A dump truck loaded with driveway sealer took out eight mailboxes and a light pole before crashing into a yard, injuring the driver.

Eca Baruani, 36, was flagged during a routine customs check at O'Hare after arriving from Tanzania.

Investigators swarmed Crest Hill Memorial Park after a body turned up near a shooting scene on Willow Court, the second gunfire probe this summer.