A Park Forest man was arrested May 11 after Illinois State Police tied him to a July 27 I‑57 crash that later killed 25‑year‑old Riley Vercher. He faces leaving‑the‑scene and failure‑to‑report charges.

A 17-year-old girl was wounded in a pre-dawn drive-by in Belmont Gardens and was taken to Community First Medical Center in good condition.

Uniqlo opens a new Oakbrook Center shop on May 15 with taiko performances, local-artist merch and giveaways for early shoppers.

Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve's Crime Fictions argues Chicago police and court practices produced hundreds of wrongful murder convictions in Cook County.

The 352‑unit Villages at Canterfield in West Dundee sold for $91 million, one of the biggest suburban apartment trades in the Chicago area this year.

A 16-year-old is stable after collapsing at the Huntley High track; an off‑duty paramedic and school staff used an AED before he was taken to Northwestern Huntley Hospital.

Police say a string of North Side robberies involved thieves using stolen phones to run unauthorized charges, sometimes while victims were driven around. Detectives are asking for tips.

A 45-year-old woman was critically injured Monday after being struck in a hit-and-run on West Franklin Boulevard in East Garfield Park. Police are searching for a maroon vehicle and ask witnesses to come forward.

A helicopter touched down at Roesner Park for the park director's daughter's prom, drawing citations and a city legal review.

A 17-year-old from Oak Brook faces two counts of reckless homicide after prosecutors say he sped over 100 mph before a March 27 Downers Grove collision that killed two.

Federal threat‑assessment experts trained hundreds of Lake County educators and police this spring, stressing that behavior — not appearance — is the clearest warning sign of targeted violence.

Three men were shot Monday in an abandoned lot on the Far South Side; one remains in critical condition.

A woman was killed after allegedly lunging at Mundelein officers with two knives in the 1100 block of Ashbrook Drive. The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is leading the investigation.