A South Side woman was found strangled inside a Greater Grand Crossing apartment after a lawyer alerted police. Detectives say a man is in custody and the death was ruled a homicide.

St. Charles police and the FBI are investigating a robbery Tuesday at the BMO Harris branch on 300 S. Randall Road. Authorities say suspects fled and there is no ongoing public threat.

A Buffalo Grove High School staffer was critically injured after a vehicle hit a pole while exiting the school lot. Dundee Road was closed for hours and police opened an investigation.

An older, unidentified man was pulled from the water at Fort Sheridan Beach in Highland Park. The coroner says drowning and investigators are asking the public for help.

Police arrested a 25-year-old man Monday in Little Village and charged him with first-degree murder in a December Near West Side killing.

A crash on U.S. Route 6 near Channahon and Brandon roads closed the highway; one person was pronounced dead and traffic is being diverted to Larkin Avenue.

Mace was released inside South Shore High School on Tuesday; eight people were taken to area hospitals and officials say few details are available.

Members of CPD's 262 Tact Team recovered four firearms and suspected cannabis in Washington Park during a routine investigation, the 2nd District said.

Area 3 detectives posted an alert about an aggravated battery aboard a downtown CTA vehicle and asked riders with footage or tips to contact investigators.

A 16-year-old was arrested after a woman was robbed on a CTA Blue Line train at Harlem station; police charged him with aggravated robbery. The case is under investigation.

A 16-year-old was charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 6 Brighton Park shooting that killed 33-year-old Alan J. Maldonado.

A federal jury in Chicago convicted former CFO Tina Feuerstein of eight wire‑fraud counts after prosecutors say she charged more than $1 million in personal purchases to a company card.

A man was found fatally shot inside a car on the 8600 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Tuesday; Area 2 detectives are investigating.