An OIG report says 14 city employees, many at O'Hare, drank on the clock, falsified time and stole city property. The watchdog urged firings and ineligibility for rehire.

Authorities identified Tabarak Al Najjar, 19, after she was pulled from the Cal-Sag Channel near 131st Street in Alsip and later died. Investigators say the probe remains active.

A 38-year-old Chicago man was arrested April 13 and charged with robbing a 33-year-old at gunpoint on the South Side; a detention hearing is scheduled this week.

Dozens of school buses in West Humboldt Park were damaged after catalytic converters were cut from vehicles at a West Side lot. Police are investigating while districts assess repairs.

Two people were found fatally shot inside a Garfield Park home Tuesday evening; detectives recovered a firearm and Area Four is investigating.

Sarah Grasser, paralyzed in a 2022 I-55 crash near Renwick Road, secured a $60 million settlement after attorneys blamed unsafe work-zone conditions.

A predawn fire on North Greenview Avenue injured at least four people and displaced dozens; investigators say the cause is under review.

Barbara Deer, widow of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer, was found shot to death inside a West Side home, Fox 32 Chicago reports.

Insight Hospital warned patients this week that records may have been accessed in a late‑2025 intrusion. Officials advise monitoring accounts and considering fraud alerts.

A Portage senior faces a felony intimidation charge after a realistic water gun in a “Senior Assassin” prank was mistaken for a pistol and prompted a major police response.

A 49-year-old driver was shot twice and later died after crashing on the 8800 block of South Paxton Avenue, police said.

A DuPage judge ordered a Chicago man detained after prosecutors say he led police on a high-speed armed chase that ended in a crash and the recovery of a loaded revolver.

A toddler was found Monday night on the 4300-block of West Van Buren on Chicago’s West Side; police say a woman left the scene and drove away. Detectives are investigating.