A still-and-box alarm brought CFD to the 800 block of South Kedvale after flames burned through two roofs; crews worked defensively and no injuries were reported.

Cook County medical examiner ruled the death of a 25-year-old Avondale man a homicide after an autopsy found blunt head trauma. Investigators say no arrests have been announced as the probe continues.

An 18-year-old was shot and killed inside an Englewood gas station Wednesday afternoon. Area detectives are investigating the slaying.

An early-morning blaze spread to two homes in West Garfield Park, sending one person out on a stretcher. Fire officials say the cause remains under investigation.

Police swarmed the Douglas neighborhood after an apparent shooting near 35th and King Drive; details remain limited and investigators are canvassing the scene.

An 8-year-old girl and two adults were shot near East 35th Street and South King Drive in Bronzeville; police say a dark-colored SUV pulled up and fired. All three were hospitalized and reported in good condition.

A Matteson man pleaded guilty and received a 20-year sentence in the 2023 Dolton I-94 shooting that killed Travon Mackie.

A Chicago man was handed 24 years after pleading guilty to disseminating child pornography involving victims under 13, prosecutors say.

A LaPorte man was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him of meth distribution and illegally possessing a firearm. Authorities credited multiagency work.

A 30-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged after a Jan. 6 West Garfield Park shooting that left a 48-year-old man seriously wounded, police say.

A 16-year-old was arrested on the Far South Side and is charged in a Jan. carjacking and a Nov. gunpoint robbery, police say. The cases include weapons and vehicular hijacking counts.

Aurora will pay $400,000 to settle a federal excessive‑force lawsuit brought by community organizer George Gutierrez. The deal ends litigation that included a 2025 jury finding of excessive force.

A Cook County jury convicted a former manager at Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center after multiple youths disclosed grooming and sexual abuse at the South Side facility.