A Chicago man was arrested after a Yankton County pursuit ended in a crash and a foot chase. Deputies charged him with eluding and assault-related offenses.

A late‑night fire in Logan Square damaged adjacent homes and displaced 12 adults and 10 children as crews and the Red Cross responded. The CFD will investigate the cause.

Bars across Chicago and nearby suburbs are opening early Sunday to air the U.S.-Canada men's hockey final, with early hours and game-day deals at neighborhood pubs and sports bars.

A 21-year-old passenger died after a car ran a red light and struck a semi at Channahon Road and Houbolt Road in Joliet; authorities are investigating.

A man was found dead in Lake Michigan near Hyde Park Saturday evening. Chicago police say the marine unit recovered the body and the identity has not been released.

A West Side apartment building burst into flames Saturday evening, sending a thick plume of smoke visible from I‑290. Crews extended ladders to the roof while battling the blaze.

Chicago sued the firm that ran a mass auction of hundreds of vacant lots after the sale fell far short of projections, leaving hundreds of parcels unsold.

Lawmakers are pressing a new adequacy‑based funding formula to steer more state dollars to struggling regional campuses, sparking pushback from the University of Illinois system.

A Stickney man faces first-degree murder charges after a Thanksgiving-night shooting on the Southwest Side left a 27-year-old dead. Police say a weapon was recovered and an arrest was made.

An early-morning shooting on I‑57 injured multiple people and closed inbound lanes near Halsted while Illinois State Police investigate. Victims were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital.

Authorities say a 24-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested after investigators found more than 100 alleged child sexual-abuse images on his phone.

Rylee Hanson, 20, was killed in an early‑morning wrong‑way crash on I‑65 north of 61st Avenue; state police say another driver was airlifted and investigators are seeking video.

An unidentified man was found shot to death Saturday morning in the 900 block of S. Keeler; Area Four detectives have launched a homicide probe.