Crime and Public Safety

Surveillance video shows a speeding SUV running a red light in Chicago Lawn, fatally striking bicyclist Damian Gomez and causing a crash before the driver fled the scene, as police continue to search for the suspect.

A daytime shooting on Chicago’s North Side left two men hospitalized, one in critical condition, authorities said.

A federal judge has sentenced "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in prison, marking a major milestone in the investigation into the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry. 

Chicago police are warning the public about car burglaries targeting construction equipment in the Loop and West Loop.

A man and woman are facing child abuse charges after six children were rescued from a "filthy" home, including one child who was kept in a dog kennel.

An Aurora man was charged after a search warrant uncovered a gun and 2 kilograms of illegal marijuana from his home on Monday.

Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, offered to formally admit her role in the crime in a legal move ahead of her upcoming murder trial in July.

Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case, admitting to multiple counts of murder in exchange for consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg.

Billionaire Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is expected to testify before a congressional committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

An SUV crashed into a beauty salon late Tuesday night in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

A Chicago man is facing attempted murder charges months after a South Side shooting.

Chicago police say a man is in critical condition after being shot while getting out of his car on the far South Side.

Chicago police are looking to identify four people in connection with a homicide last month in Avondale.

Dashcam video captured the moments Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents opened fire Tuesday on an alleged gang member near Interstate 5 in Patterson, California.

Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty faces a Dallas federal judge to determine bond eligibility after allegedly using an AK-style pistol to rob Gucci Mane and force a contract release at a North Texas recording studio.

A former Sumter County bus driver -- accused of 29 counts of child neglect after driving through a railroad crossing with an oncoming train -- was released on a $30,000 bond.

More than three years after the death of Athena Strand, the capital murder trial for Tanner Horner began on Tuesday with a guilty plea. Jurors will now decide if he deserves the death penalty.

Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested and former Migos member Offset was hospitalized Monday night following a fight and reported shooting outside a South Florida casino.