A Ninth Circuit panel found the murder‑for‑hire statute’s "if death results" clause lacks a separate mens rea, vacating two solicitation convictions in the Henrikson case.

A South Side convenience store clerk was shot during an attempted robbery on E. 47th Street. Police say the worker is in fair condition at UChicago Medicine.

A Hebron couple faces felony neglect charges after deputies say they found a home overrun by animal waste and 22 dogs. Court records show two Level 6 felony counts and a July 22 hearing.

A 48-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking early Saturday in North Lawndale and remains in serious condition as detectives investigate.

A man was wounded in Fuller Park after a gun discharged during a struggle with Chicago police. Investigators are probing the incident.

A 25-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old woman wounded early Saturday on South Princeton Avenue; police say no arrests have been made as they investigate.

A 17-year-old was shot seven times while sitting in a car on the 3800 block of West Madison; he self-transported to Stroger Hospital and is in critical condition.

James “Fergie” Chambers was detained in Ibiza after a U.S. extradition request tied to sealed charges alleging material support for terrorism. The case has prompted protests in Spain and renewed debate over the limits of political funding.

A 25-year-old was given 13 years after pleading guilty to multiple counts tied to an October 24, 2022 drive-by that wounded three outside the Trinidad Apartments in Tustin.

Two men were shot inside a home on Aurora's East Side Thursday night; a 19-year-old remains in serious but stable condition.

LASD homicide detectives are investigating a death near the 14000 block of Shoemaker Avenue in Norwalk; one adult male was pronounced dead and investigators are seeking tips.

San Jose officials say discarded lithium‑ion batteries likely sparked several garbage‑truck fires this month. County HHW and city recycling pages list safe drop‑off options.

A Beecher woman was arrested Friday after security found a loaded handgun and two extra magazines in her purse at the Kankakee County Courthouse.