Illinois police chief issues warning to parents after Georgia man allegedly traveled to meet local girl

A Georgia man is accused of driving to Illinois to meet a young girl, and police found them within 12 hours of her disappearance. Lake County Chief Chris Covelli has a warning for parents.

Chicago leaders call for new gun violence reduction department after deadly weekend

After a weekend that left at least six people dead and 33 others injured in shootings across Chicago, faith leaders, community activists and city officials are renewing calls for a permanent city department dedicated to reducing gun violence.

Violent weekend in Chicago prompts push for permanent fix
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Several people were killed and dozens injured in weekend violence across Chicago, and President Trump weighed in.

Trump calls out Chicago after violent weekend
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President Trump is calling out gun violence in Chicago writing on Truth Social -- 22 people shot, at least 4 dead. 

Georgia man charged with luring Lake County girl
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We begin with what detectives are calling a "parent’s worst nightmare."  A girl, under the age of 14, disappears in the darkness of night with a man she met online.

Man accused of sexually abusing child in West Chatham: police

Chicago police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually abused a child in the West Chatham neighborhood on Saturday.

Chicago police warn of construction site burglaries on South Side

Chicago Police are warning the public of recent burglaries of buildings under construction in the Park Manor and West Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Chicago crime: Gunmen on motorbike shoot, injure teen boy, police say

A 17-year-old boy was shot and critically injured by gunmen riding a motorbike on Chicago’s Southwest Side early Sunday morning.

12 injured in Friday mass shooting in Roseland
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    A mass shooting overnight in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.       At least a dozen people shot. One of them critically.       And tonight Mayor Brandon Johnson is promising a full city response.

South Side shooting leaves man dead
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A 29-year-old man is dead and another man is recovering after a shooting on the South Side.