Joel Martinez told deputies he was hauling pottery to Chicago — but a hidden truck compartment told a different story.

No suspects are in custody after gunfire hit a 29-year-old man near a Ridgeway Avenue sidewalk.

The rider was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital after a Saturday afternoon crash in Brighton Park. Police cited the SUV driver for failing to yield.

A man was shot twice in the chest on West Augusta Boulevard and rushed to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

Police found the man lying in the street with gunshot wounds to the arm and chest Saturday afternoon in Chicago Lawn.

A person was trapped inside an SUV after it collided with a semi-truck near East Main Street and Commonwealth Drive, prompting an extrication effort.

A 23-year-old victim drove himself to the hospital after the daytime shooting, the fourth on this South Shore block in just over a year.

At least seven electric scooters vanished from Lincoln Square, Uptown, Roscoe Village and Lake View East. Police say the same suspect bypasses ignitions with a knife.

Police say a Facebook-style item purchase turned violent Friday night, sending an Elgin man to the hospital with a gunshot wound.

Hundreds of classic cars line Ogden Avenue again after a $14 million sewer overhaul forced a 2025 cancellation.

A jury convicted Joseph Verdone nearly four years after he ran over Enrique Martinez following an argument outside The Mine Music Hall.

A routine Interstate 55 stop in Pontiac uncovered four children and two dogs riding in an enclosed cargo hold bound for Michigan.

A 33-year-old walked into Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound, but officers found no shell casings or 911 calls backing her account.