Dive team finds missing Lake Station teen, suspect in custody
Divers recovered the body of missing Lake Station teen Rodrigo Montes in Deep River Thursday...
Crime and Public Safety
‘She was a firework’: EMT remembered for her compassion, leadership
At just 20 years old, Rylee Hanson had already begun building the life she always...
Sheridan Gorman’s family blast officials for using her name in ‘political arguments’ about Loyola student’s death
The parents of slain teenager Sheridan Gorman criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov....
Chicago homicides in 2026: 79 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through March 19, 2026.
‘Our lives will never be the same’: Parents of man killed by Palos Hills police seek answers
Gerhardt Facko, 37, was shot and killed by Palos Hills police in February. His parents...
Judge temporarily bars government from revoking work authorization of former Hanover Park cop arrested by ICE
A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deprive, for the time being at...
Man charged in Loyola student’s shooting as ICE lodges arrest detainer
Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, 18, was fatally shot on the Loyola Beach Pier.
6 people, including 2 students, injured in shooting near Illinois State campus, Normal police say
A preliminary investigation indicates the shooting appears to be isolated, police say.
Family appeals to Arizona community for clues in ongoing disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Savannah Guthrie is renewing pleas to neighbors, friends and residents of Tucson, Arizona, to jog...
Girl, 15, riding scooter killed in hit-and-run in Chicago’s South Shore
Teenager found lying in the street a few blocks from Rainbow Beach, Chicago police say.
In Northbrook, Winnetka home invasions, police say they have suspects in custody
In Northbrook, Winnetka home invasions, police say they have suspects in custody
CTA riders and workers have been assaulted at rates at least double other public transit agencies
Workers and passengers on the Chicago Transit Authority have been assaulted at rates at least...
Hearing postponed for man charged with murder, arson in Chicago firefighter’s death
The defendant, Sheaves Slate, 27, of Avondale, was hospitalized and did not appear for his...