A woman was found covered in blood outside Falcon Fuel on E. 79th Street early Tuesday and taken to UChicago Medical Center in critical condition. Area Two detectives are investigating.

A judge handed Jovan McPherson a 35‑year sentence after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the 2021 Lincoln Park shooting that wounded a Chicago police officer. The sentence requires him to serve most of the term.

A pedestrian was struck by a Metra Milwaukee District North train near Union Station on Tuesday; inbound and outbound service was halted and later restored with residual delays.

A 19‑year‑old e‑bike rider died Tuesday after colliding with a vehicle near Belmont and George in Franklin Park. Police say the cause remains under investigation.

Two 27-year-olds were wounded in a shooting at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet Monday; the suspected shooter fled and a car was later found in Aurora. Police are asking for tips.

New research ties long‑vacant Chicago school buildings closed in 2013 to about a 10% rise in local shootings, a trend that disappears when campuses are reused.

Multiple vehicles burned early Tuesday on the 1200 block of E. 95th Street on Chicago's Far South Side; crews extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

An interior‑demolition permit at 208 S LaSalle clears the way for The LaSalle Residences — a Prime Group conversion that will add roughly 168 apartments, including affordable units, to the Loop.

An IHSA calendar tweak trims the girls varsity flag football regular season in Illinois, prompting pushback from coaches and players across the Chicago area.

COPA is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Ravenswood after police responded to the 4800 block of North Clark Street; officials released few details.

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke ground on C.A.R.E. Manor, a 44‑unit family-sized affordable housing development in West Garfield Park backed in part by the city’s bond. The project converts vacant lots into walk-up homes for multigenerational households.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle at Wrigley Monday — a 434-foot leadoff homer, triple, double and a seventh-inning single — then was briefly picked off first.

A 27-year-old bicyclist was shot in Grant Park around 12:15 a.m. and later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Area Three detectives are investigating.