Chicago police issued an alert after multiple armed carjackings in Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn and McKinley Park; detectives are seeking tips and video.

Three juveniles are in custody after a multi-agency sweep tied a stolen vehicle to dozens of overnight business break‑ins across Lake County. Investigators say more charges may follow.

Three people were shot Saturday on the 5000 block of S. Hoyne Avenue in Back of the Yards; a 20-year-old is in critical condition, police say.

Laquan Moore, 27, was arrested in Chicago after Cook County deputies and U.S. Marshals tracked his vehicle to North Lotus Avenue; he faces warrants from Mississippi and Kane County.

A 46-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after his 77-year-old father was found dead in their Orland Park home; investigators say the death was ruled a homicide.

A 65-year-old man was killed after a driver drove onto a curb and struck him during an argument in Gage Park. Police are searching for a blue SUV and ask witnesses to come forward.

A 58-year-old driver was killed and a 26-year-old passenger wounded in a shooting on West 43rd Street in Bronzeville. Area One detectives are investigating.

A woman was found strangled inside a Schaumburg home during a welfare check; a man known to the victim was taken into custody and police are investigating.

The FBI and Naperville police are investigating an armed robbery at a Bank of America near 75th Street and Route 59. No injuries were reported and the suspect fled.

An 18-year-old faces two counts of attempted murder after two people were stabbed inside an Arlington Heights apartment. The suspect was arrested nearby; a May 29 court hearing is set.

Under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County prosecutors are increasingly opposing certificates of innocence, leaving exonerees stuck in court and waiting for relief.

A Vernon Hills man was charged after an alleged April 16 assault at an Extended Stay hotel in Buffalo Grove left a woman unconscious. Police say a felony warrant led to his arrest.

During an eviction in Country Club Hills, deputies found five loaded guns, drugs and a stolen BMW. One resident was charged with machine‑gun counts.