Chicago police are searching for a man accused of battering a 25-year-old woman aboard a Blue Line train on May 25; Mass Transit detectives are reviewing video and seeking tips.

A building fire in Hermosa sent six people to hospitals Monday evening; officials say victims are in good to fair condition and the cause is unknown.

Four armed men entered a Wendy's drive‑thru in Lincoln Park just after 3:30 a.m., stealing two cash registers; Area Three detectives are investigating.

A 39-year-old man died after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing into a signal pole in Round Lake Beach. Lake County investigators are probing the scene.

A man was pulled from a Palatine lake after entering the water during a police response to a suspicious-person call and later died; authorities say the incident is under investigation.

A multi-vehicle crash on 1100 West County Road in DeMotte left one person dead and multiple others injured; authorities have closed the road for investigation.

A legal group says three big districts hid students’ gender IDs and has urged federal probes; superintendents will testify before a House committee this Wednesday.

Foggy Tuesday gives way to a hot midweek; heat indices could near 100 and rounds of storms may be strong Wednesday–Thursday. Plan ahead for both heat and storms.

Drivers in Kenwood near the University of Chicago found multiple cars with smashed windows and missing steering‑wheel airbags; at least eight vehicles were counted. Police say the hits mirror a citywide trend and urge tips.

Three house fires in Aurora over the weekend displaced 16 residents, injured one person and a firefighter, and left multiple homes uninhabitable as investigators probe the causes.

A 24-year-old Chicago-area man wanted in a Bloomington shooting was arrested in Harvey last Thursday after a multi-agency fugitive probe. Authorities say he was taken into custody without incident.

A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted investment adviser John Myers on charges accusing him of running a Ponzi‑style scheme through Sterling Capital Investments that targeted clients from 2022–25.

Chicago buyout firm Thoma Bravo agreed to take Limerick‑based Kneat private in an all‑cash deal valuing the life‑sciences validation software maker at about C$650M.