Des Plaines woman charged with making threat toward elementary school
Esmeralda E. Vargas, 18, was charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct.
Chicago police seek to identify suspects in CTA Green Line stabbing, robbery
The incident happened on Christmas Eve just before 9 p.m. in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Woman charged in attempted robbery of gas station clerk near Lake Villa
The Lake County Sheriff's deputies Identified the robbery suspect as 40-year-old Chritina A. Linter. She was charged with attempted aggravated robbery.
Visitation held for Illinois State Police trooper Clay Carns, killed in roadside crash
The 35-year-old trooper was hit and killed by a car two days before Christmas on I-55 near Channahon.
Nearly 300 new Illinois laws go into effect this week, including these
There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year. Here are the 2025 laws that you should keep on your radar.
Suspect captured in shooting deaths of two women inside Park Forest home
Coleman Franklin, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Lillian Brown, 51, and Sabrina McCain, 30, on the day after Christmas.
2 teens charged accused of burglarizing vape store in Naperville, Illinois
Around 1:07 a.m. Sunday, Naperville police officers responded to a burglary alarm at Drippy's Smoke Shop, 1552 N. Aurora Road.
Apartment fire in Evanston, Illinois, leaves 2 displaced, officials say
Around 8:30 a.m. the Evanston Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in the lower level of a three-story, multi-unit apartment in the 600 block of Barton Avenue.
Man killed, another hurt in two-vehicle crash near Wonder Lake, Illinois
Preliminary investigation indicated that a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado High Country pickup was traveling northwest on Barnard Mill Road, and a 2008 Mazda 6 was traveling southeast on Barnard Mill Road.
Woman dies after being ejected from SUV during South Side crash, police say
Chicago police said the victim was driving a Hyundai SUV heading westbound on Garfield at a high rate of speed when she hit a median and then a tree before being ejected from the vehicle.
CPD seek driver in North Side hit-and-run that left 90-year-old man injured
The victim suffered serious injuries and remains in critical condition, according to police.
Smash-and-grab burglars target Lincoln Park vape shop, police say
Chicago police said that three unknown men damaged the front window of the business before entering and taking property from inside.
Chicago woman charged in deadly stabbing outside West Side gas station
Kimari Tousant, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and murder with a strong probability of death or injury.
1 killed, 13 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 51.
11 teens charged with using dating apps to lure, violently attack victims, police say
Mount Prospect police said 11 teenage boys, one 16 and the others 17, were charged with felonies, including aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and mob action.