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Adam Johnson, 25, is jailed without bond as prosecutors say he assaulted two girls he met on social media at his Lombard apartment.
Officers found the woman unresponsive with a chest wound on West Wellington Avenue and recovered a weapon at the scene.
Gunfire near West Chicago Avenue and North Dearborn Street forced street closures Monday night as police investigated.
Ronald Grundy, 26, must serve about 15 years before parole for a 2022 shooting that wounded a woman outside Lombard's Yorktown Center.
Aurora and Elgin outreach centers open to help homeowners and businesses hit by July's flash floods apply for low-interest SBA loans.
A 25-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were shot dozens of times combined near Wentworth Gardens. No arrests have been made.
Chicago police say the same shirtless, dreadlocked suspect cased cars for weeks before pulling a knife on a victim.
Sgt. Syed Quadri tackled a 16-year-old without cause in 2019 — then made lieutenant two months after avoiding firing.
Kevin Molitor was piloting a charter boat near 31st Street Harbor when a jet ski flipped and a father began to sink.
Steven Segura, 28, admitted to hiding a camera in a Church of God restroom to record people undressing.
A McHenry County woman's 17-month auto claim saga shows how delay can pay off — for insurers, not policyholders.
Jarrail Ford-Gresham was discharged from parole just two weeks before the deadly deliveries began, records show.
Marcos Garcia died at a Hoffman Estates trauma center hours after the crash; a 36-year-old Streamwood man remains critical.
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