In a collision in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, a speeding vehicle crashed into an SUV, causing major damage to several vehicles and a residential property. Authorities apprehended the driver as charges remain pending.

Two University of Chicago students were robbed at knifepoint on October 18, indicating a potential trend of knife-related crimes and a need for increased vigilance in the campus community.

Aggravated vehicular hijackings and armed robberies plague Chicago's 11th, 15th, and 25th districts, causing police to issue a community alert with advice on staying safe and helping to catch the culprits.

A recent incident in Cook County, linked to an attempted catalytic converter theft, is plaguing not just the region, but the entire nation.

Anthony Jackson, the offender who violently assaulted and robbed a 58-year-old man at a Chicago CTA station, has been charged with one felony count each of robbery and aggravated battery in a public place.

Leonard Bentley died from a gunshot wound yesterday on the Far South Side in Chicago. Bentley was riding in a vehicle when the shooting occurred. No arrests have been made yet in this case.

Two house explosions occurring within a week of one another in Illinois leave communities shaken as investigators work to determine the causes.

The Chicago Police Department's Gang Investigation Division recovers 17 firearms and over 3 kilograms of fentanyl-laced heroin in their yearlong operation.

A Cuba, Missouri, man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for drug and gun offenses. Raymond Toth was part of a larger conspiracy distributing large amounts of methamphetamine from Missouri to Illinois. The case is a part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence.

Chicago resident Donald Harris, 37, has been arrested by CPD on felony robbery charges related to an August incident. Details of the case and further legal proceedings are forthcoming.

Shawn Turner, a 34-year-old Chicago resident, has been charged with attempted murder in connection to the June 16 shooting of a 48-year-old man.

A 14-year-old male juvenile is charged with robbery after forcibly taking property from a retail establishment in Chicago.

An elderly woman and a man were attacked on October 14 by two males. They are currently in custody and charged with aggravated battery.