Teen's head injury in Park Ridge deemed to be accidental
Police in Park Ridge said a teen who suffered a head injury in what investigators originally believed was an attack was accidentally hurt while roughhousing with a friend.
Man charged with sexually assaulting woman he met at Aragon Ballroom
A Palos Hills man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman he met at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago during a concert last month.
FBI agents shoot and kill man in Homan Square
One person was killed on Thursday afternoon after FBI agents opened fire on an SUV in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Family of Adam Toledo files federal lawsuit over fatal 2021 CPD shooting
The family of 13-year-old Adam Toledo is taking a new legal route in their fight against the city of Chicago and the police officer who shot and killed him during a foot chase in Little Village in 2021.
Video shows CPD officer firing through squad car windshield in Chatham shootout
New body camera video shows a shootout involving Chicago police in January in the Chatham neighborhood.
After "Broadview Six" case falls apart, U.S. Attorney orders grand jury reforms
Days after dropping all charges in the "Broadview Six" case over improper grand jury handling, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced new rules and training for federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois.
Sheriff's deputy saved nurse's life before being shot in Indiana hospital ER
A nurse at a hospital in Michigan City, Indiana, told investigators that LaPorte County Sheriff's deputy Jon Samuelson saved his life just before an armed suspect shot the deputy in the hospital's emergency room last week.
DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in Illinois woman's brutal 1993 murder
New DNA technology helped secure the arrest of a man accused in the brutal murder of a woman in downstate Illinois more than 30 years ago.
Illinois General Assembly to honor retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's career
As he prepares to retire next year, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is returning to where his political career started to give a farewell address on Wednesday.
Oakwood Hills man charged with running over family member with car
A man from northwest suburban Oakwood Hills is facing felony charges, accused of intentionally hitting a family member with his car.
CPD seeks to identify man who punched 2 passengers on CTA train
Chicago police are asking for help identifying a man who punched two people on board a CTA train on Monday in the Lakeview neighborhood.
Man charged with killing 74-year-old grandfather "in cold blood"
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Man charged after 2-year-old accidentally shoots and kills himself in Pullman
A Chicago man has been arrested on child endangerment and weapons charges in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head over the weekend in the Pullman neighborhood.
Nicor responds to lawsuit filed over deadly house explosion in Wonder Lake
Nicor Gas is responding to reports of a lawsuit accusing them of negligence related to a deadly house explosion last week in far northwest suburban Wonder Lake.
Teen killed, 2 men critically wounded in Back of the Yards shooting
A 17-year-old boy was killed and two men were critically wounded in a shooting on Tuesday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.