A 14-year-old boy was shot late Thursday on the 8000-block of South Carpenter Street in Gresham and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Area Two detectives are investigating.

A 59-year-old woman was killed and a 55-year-old man seriously wounded in a June 18 shooting on the 9900 block of South Parnell in Washington Heights; police say the death was ruled a homicide.

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday in Burnside; police say shots came from an approaching vehicle on the 600 block of East 92nd Place. No arrests have been announced.

Newly surfaced video led federal prosecutors to withdraw robbery charges tied to an undercover ATF sting in Country Club Hills; a judge has scheduled a July 2 hearing on possible sanctions.

Arnoldo Jimenez, once on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, was brought to Chicago on June 18 after his 2025 arrest in Mexico. He faces charges in the 2012 suburban slaying of his new wife.

Peter Holsten has listed his company and a 17‑building Chicago portfolio — about 2,638 units, including 758 CHA mixed‑income apartments — for sale.

A 17-year-old from Chicago was ordered held after prosecutors say he stole from an Oakbrook Court shop and led police on a dangerous high-speed chase that ended in a rollover.

Officers sealed off the 3800 block of Ruby Street Thursday; police said the scene was under control while investigators worked.

Three people were found dead at a Buffalo Grove home; police say the deaths appear coincidental and autopsies are pending. Authorities say there is no immediate sign of foul play.

A pedestrian was killed early Friday after being struck by a Metra UP‑NW train at Baldwin Road and Northwest Highway in Palatine; service was suspended while crews investigated.

Sunny Juneteenth with a high near 74°F; late-evening showers possible and a stormy Sunday remains uncertain.

Wake 'n Bacon, the wisteria-draped Lakeview brunch spot built for Instagram, is temporarily closed after a complaint inspection found more than 50 live cockroaches in the kitchen — alongside a dish machine sanitizing at zero PPM and bacon being cured without the required city variance. The flowers looked great. The rest did not.

House Bill 4537 would stop private tax‑buyer takeovers in Cook County, return surplus sale proceeds to homeowners and set a multi‑year transition for county‑run liens.