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.

An iconic Chicago deli is planning a Glenview outpost this year. Owner Marvin Barsky aims for a Labor Day weekend debut with the original menu intact.

Longtime Logan Square renters formed a tenant union to try to buy their four‑unit building after it hit the market, testing the city's preservation pilot.

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.

A 25‑year‑old man was shot while entering a building around 1 a.m. on Chicago’s Northwest Side; he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition and Area Five detectives are investigating.

A Machesney Park TJ Maxx manager was charged after deputies found a hidden camera in a women’s dressing room; investigators are asking possible victims to come forward.

Chicago graduated 248 new officers on March 31, 2026, but officials say hundreds of sworn positions remain unfilled. New recruits will train on the job while filling patrol shifts across the city.

Northwestern precision fMRI shows imagination taps higher-level association systems — default and language networks — rather than only replaying sensory cortex.

Lansing police say altered Orbeez-style 'gel' guns are sparking panic and emergency calls after teens repaint the toys to look real.

Cook County warns of measles exposures at O’Hare Terminal 5 and two Niles stores this week. Health officials urge people to check vaccination status and contact county clinics.