UIC issued a campuswide alert Saturday after a hazardous-material incident on West Taylor Street. Crews later secured the scene and said there were no injuries.

International Paper will close its Aurora sheet plant and shut converting operations in Elk Grove and Barrington by the end of Q3 2026, shifting customers and capital. Workers and local officials are waiting for WARN notices and more detail.

A small plane made an emergency landing in a Bartlett field Saturday; both people onboard were checked and no injuries were reported.

Three women were robbed of their purses on Chicago’s South Side; Area One detectives are asking for tips and any timestamped video that could identify a suspect.

A 52-year-old man was shot multiple times in West Englewood on Saturday and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital; a 26-year-old was arrested at the scene. Detectives recovered two firearms and are investigating.

A Chicago man says DraftKings’ VIP perks and algorithms turned casual bets into a $2M addiction that cost him his wedding fund and nearly his life.

A Will County judge found the Joliet crime lab violated a court order and destroyed DNA evidence tied to a handgun trigger, creating a major setback for prosecutors in the Hansen case.

Two overnight robberies on the Blue Line's West Side targeted riders; police released limited suspect descriptions and are seeking tips.

DuPage prosecutors say a Hanover Park man held his girlfriend captive and inflicted months of physical and sexual abuse; he was arrested in Syracuse and remains jailed.

A 32-year-old man was shot and robbed early Sunday on the 400 block of N. LaSalle Drive; suspects fled in a white SUV and the victim was taken to Northwestern in critical condition.

Thick plumes rose from a warehouse on Chicago’s Lower West Side Saturday morning; officials say details remain limited.

Police arrested Ricardo Bryant on June 25, accusing him of a June 19–20 string of West Side car burglaries that stripped airbags from parked vehicles. The case follows a months‑long spike in similar thefts across the city.

A 22-year-old man was shot in the back in Austin and later died at Mount Sinai; Area 4 detectives have opened a homicide investigation.