A 20-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound after a crash in Palatine. Police closed North Rand Road near Route 53 as detectives investigate the scene.

A 22-year-old was critically wounded after an argument led to a shooting in Chicago Lawn early Tuesday.

A Chicago man received 4 years and 4 months after prosecutors say he used more than 1,200 EBT cards to take $1.55M in SNAP benefits and was ordered to repay $1,554,804.

A Taft High staff member was removed after an allegation of inappropriate behavior with students. The districts inspector general has opened an investigation.

An extra-alarm fire ripped through an apartment building in Rogers Park on March 16, prompting a major Chicago Fire Department response and an active investigation.

A Schaumburg woman was arrested after an alleged shooting in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood; she now faces attempted first-degree murder and other firearms-related felonies, police say.

A 40-year-old man was critically wounded during a shooting inside a moving vehicle on the 1600 block of West Fullerton Avenue; Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 15-year-old was critically wounded after a shooting at West Park in Joliet; a 14-year-old was also injured and police are canvassing the scene.

An 84-year-old woman found unresponsive in a West Morgan Park home last week was later ruled a homicide, officials say. Examiners identified the victim and investigators continue to probe the case.

A 44-year-old man was shot Sunday night on the 200 block of North Leclaire Avenue in Austin; he was taken to Mount Sinai and is in good condition as police investigate.

A 33-year-old man was critically wounded after being shot in the face while seated in a car in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood Sunday evening.

A stabbing on the 7400 block of Hendricks Street in Merrillville left one person dead and another critically injured; police detained a suspect at the scene.

A 22-year-old man was shot in the stomach and later died after an early Sunday shooting in Chicago’s South Shore; area detectives have opened an investigation.