Boy, 13, charged with carjacking man at gunpoint on South Side
Chicago police said the 13-year-old was identified as one of the offenders who carjacked a 30-year-old man in the South Commons neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
3 businesses burglarized overnight on NW Side, police say
The windows and doors of the businesses in Portage Park, including China Chef, La Michoacan Prime, and New Waves Laundromat, were left damaged.
Wauconda police treat teens to ice cream for reporting gun found on sidewalk
Four teens were treated to ice cream by Wauconda Police Chief David Wermes for reporting the gun.
Two women hurt after hit-and-run traffic crash on West Side
The women were taken to the hospital after the hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning. Police said the occupants of the offending vehicle fled the scene.
First human case of West Nile virus of 2025 reported in Lake County, Illinois
The Lake County resident infected is in their 70s and became sick in early July.
Six Flags Great America bringing back chaperone policy this week
Six Flags Great America and its Hurricane Harbor water park are bringing back their chaperone policy a week after shots were fired in the Great America parking lot.
Victim dies after hit-and-run crash in Englewood as search for driver continues
Police said the vehicle may have front-end damage and a newly replaced windshield.
Chicago man charged with threatening public official, making false bomb threat
It's unclear which public official was threatened.
Woman sentenced to 30 years for 2023 killing of girlfriend in Oswego, Illinois
Alexia Telles, 28, was charged with first-degree murder in 2023 for killing her girlfriend.
Driver sought in hit-and-run crash that left 7-year-old hurt in Woodlawn
Police released a photo of the vehicle wanted in the crash that happened on July 4.
Motorcyclist identified in fatal Geneva, Illinois, crash
The motorcyclist was identified on Monday in the fatal crash in Geneva, Illinois, early Sunday morning.
Person in custody after woman, 69, fatally hit by SUV on Near West Side
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
3 hurt in multivehicle crash on eastbound I-290 at Racine Avenue
The crash happened just before midnight on eastbound I-290 at Racine Avenue.
Woman shot during overnight robbery on North Side, police say
Chicago police said the victim, a 24-year-old woman, was outside walking when a silver SUV approached her.
Chicago weekend shootings leave 3 dead, 21 hurt, police say
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 53.