A 7-year-old girl identified as Leen Awad was found unresponsive in a Gladstone Park home's pool and later died; authorities ruled the death an accidental drowning.

An early-morning shooting on the 8900 block of South Escanaba Avenue left a man dead and a 32-year-old woman wounded; detectives are investigating.

A late-night teen takeover at the Ashland/63rd Green Line station ended with multiple people in custody as police and violence-prevention crews dispersed the crowd.

A marker at 71st and Kedzie in Marquette Park was unveiled Saturday as 'Mamie and E.L. Till Road,' honoring Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till.

A two-boat collision on the Fox River south of the McHenry Dam killed one person and sent two others to hospitals; the Illinois DNR is leading the investigation.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing into a barrier on DuSable Lake Shore Drive and being struck by a car; CPD's Major Accidents Unit is investigating.

A 42-year-old woman was stabbed Saturday on the 8200 block of South Peoria in Auburn Gresham. Police say the attacker fled in a car and Area Two detectives are investigating.

Portage’s RDC moved to consolidate dozens of north-side parcels into four buildable blocks and authorized legal work ahead of a developer RFP. Infrastructure and easements will shape what comes next.

A federal appeals court affirmed a 60‑month term for Angelica Mendoza Rubio in a $5.1M bitcoin‑laundering case, finding her role was managerial. The decision rejects her argument that she was only a go‑between.

Gunfire broke out at a large Humboldt Park gathering near Central Park and Augusta, sending multiple people to hospitals as police sealed off the scene.

A new analysis says a 1GW data‑center campus could produce about $16.1B for Northwest Indiana, and a 1.5GW campus could hit $24.2B — but experts question how many permanent jobs will follow. Local fights over permits and power deals are already under way.

A single-vehicle crash on Brinker Road in Barrington Hills killed one person and sent two others to the hospital. Police say speed may have been a factor.

A 24-year-old woman died and a 20-year-old was hospitalized after an early‑morning shooting on the 10400 block of S. Michigan Avenue in Roseland; detectives are investigating.