Shots were reported on the northbound Tri‑State Tollway near 111th Street in Worth early Tuesday; lanes were closed and later reopened with no injuries reported.

An appeals court found racial bias in jury selection and sent the Augustus wrongful-death suit back for retrial.

Oak Lawn police say a 76-year-old woman was found dead at home; a person of interest is in custody and the case is being treated as domestic.

A jury convicted Devontrell Turnipseed for the 2022 Loop shooting that killed a 38-year-old security guard. The verdict revives questions about armed private security at downtown clubs.

A Michigan City man was sentenced to 70 months after pleading guilty to selling fentanyl and a handgun fitted with a machine‑gun conversion device. Prosecutors say the case ties the drug trade to illegal gun modifications.

Court filings say a 3-year-old migrant was sexually assaulted while in ORR custody at a Harlingen foster home. Attorneys say delays and oversight gaps left the child in care for months.

A homeowner shot and killed a man who police say entered his South Side home early Monday; Area Two detectives are investigating on the 2200 block of E. 103rd Street.

A 57-year-old man is charged after police say he struck a woman with his car in South Austin, leaving her hospitalized. The case is pending in Cook County court.

A precautionary boil water order was issued Sunday for parts of Hickory Hills east of 82nd Avenue after a pressure valve failure. Officials say to boil drinking water for five minutes while IEPA testing runs.

A multi-vehicle crash at Roosevelt Road and Cicero Avenue early Monday injured two police officers and closed the intersection as investigators worked the scene.

Forensic labs and Cook County officials say multiple in-custody deaths are tied to paper soaked with synthetic drugs. Authorities have stepped up mail screening and filed smuggling charges.

A 34-year-old man was found shot to death late Saturday on West Chicago Avenue in South Austin; Harrison Area detectives are investigating.

Two residents were pulled to safety after an early-morning apartment fire in Burbank; six families were displaced and the cause is under investigation.