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A rooftop fire ripped through a Tru by Hilton on Diehl Road near I-88 in Naperville overnight; officials say the cause is unknown and investigators are on scene.
Two people were arrested after a vehicle pursuit in Spring Valley on Thursday; one suspect was booked on a robbery suspicion and another on suspected narcotics possession.
Heavy flames ripped through the long-vacant Stockton Iron Works near the waterfront on Friday; officials say cause and injuries remain under investigation.
Police found a decomposed body near Wentworth Library in West St. Paul; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner is reviewing the death while investigators seek tips.
Thieves smashed a back window and stole an estimated $250,000 in watches, designer bags and nearly $80K in cash from a Woodland Hills home late Wednesday.
A Putnam County caregiver was arrested after investigators found his 84‑year‑old grandfather severely malnourished and allege he moved roughly $4,460 from the man's accounts.
Churches, outreach workers and volunteer peacekeepers spread across neighborhoods as Chicago mobilizes to prevent violence over the Fourth of July weekend. Funding, federal arrests and local patrols all play a part.
A man was shot at a bonfire in Oakdale Thursday night and taken to Regions Hospital; police searched the area with help from a state helicopter but had not located suspects.
A 52-year-old man was found unresponsive early Friday on South Canalport Avenue in Pilsen; detectives have opened a homicide investigation and no arrests have been reported.
Two people were shot late Thursday near Bancroft and 77th in East Oakland; police say both are stable and are asking the public for video or tips.
A 46-year-old Chicago man faces multiple felony counts after police say he shot a 48-year-old in Little Village; the victim is in stable condition at Mount Sinai.
A 49-year-old woman was shoved onto CTA tracks in Wrigleyville Thursday night; Area Three detectives are investigating and five people are being questioned.
Video shows a police K‑9 bite during a Clarksville arrest; the man later died at the Montgomery County Jail. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe.
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