A Chicago police sergeant was charged in federal court in an alleged scheme to collect more than $40,000 in PPP loans for a business prosecutors say didn’t exist.

A person fell into Lake Michigan on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday evening and later died, police say. Area 2 detectives are investigating.

A backlog in Chicago's body-removal system is delaying transfers and leaving families and first responders frustrated.

A DuPage judge granted prosecutors’ request to hold a Cook County man pretrial after a May 1 I‑355 crash that killed a passenger; investigators cite speed and alcohol.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed during an argument in Grant Park Monday night; police say four suspects fled and Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 22-year-old woman was shot early Tuesday on the Northwest Side and remains in critical condition; Area Five detectives are investigating.

An Arlington Heights SRO removed his duty gun to use a restroom Monday; the weapon was missing after dismissal and Forest View canceled classes while police searched.

A man's body was pulled from a pond near Des Plaines; the Cook County Medical Examiner is handling identification and detectives are investigating.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele’s DUI case moved to trial Monday at the Daley Center, where body‑camera footage and officer testimony were presented. The judge allowed medical testimony to proceed as lawyers sparred over evidence.

A 17-year-old was charged after another teen was critically injured in a stabbing at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet. Police recovered a knife and are asking the public for tips.

A Kane County jury convicted Remigio Sanchez Aguilar of aggravated criminal sexual abuse; sentencing is set for July 9 and he will face lifetime registration under Illinois law.

The Supreme Court did not block Chicago’s lawsuit accusing an Indiana gun shop of supplying weapons later found at crime scenes, keeping the case alive at the Daley Center.

Shots were fired during a youth football event in Bronzeville at Hales Franciscan High School; police say no one was hurt and investigators are on the scene.