Two stolen guns, cocaine seized during Aurora traffic stop

Aurora police recovered three loaded guns — two of them stolen — during a late-night traffic stop last weekend that also led to weapons charges for two teenagers.

Federal judges anonymously criticize Supreme Court for overturning decisions with emergency rulings

A group of anonymous federal judges is criticizing the Supreme Court for overturning lower court rulings and siding with President Donald Trump's administration with little to no explanation, NBC News reported Thursday.

Trump administration aims to make US citizenship test more difficult

The Trump administration is planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow.

Pritzker: If Trump sends federal troops to Chicago, we'll 'immediately go to court'

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is prepared to take President Donald Trump to court if the White House follows through on threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago.

Feds intercept 1,300 barrels of meth precursor chemicals shipped from China to Mexico

Federal officials made a high-seas interception of hundreds of thousands of pounds of two different precursor chemicals that are used to make methamphetamine, a shipment they say came from China and was destined for the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.

South Shore shooting leaves man critically wounded

A man was shot and critically wounded Thursday morning in the South Shore neighborhood.

Trump considers sending federal troops to New Orleans before Chicago

President Trump now says he may send federal troops to New Orleans to fight crime, despite the city recording historically low crime rates for the past two years.

Chicago crime: Boy, 14, charged in shooting that left 4 teens wounded

A 14-year-old boy was charged in connection with a shooting this July that left four other teens wounded on Chicago's West Side.

Aurora teen brutally assaulted senior during robbery attempt, police say

“A violent, unprovoked attack,” Aurora’s police chief said after a 70-year-old was hospitalized. A teen suspect is in custody.

Man charged with pushing park manager into Glen Ellyn pool during rowdy scene

A man has been charged with battery after allegedly pushing a Park District manager into a pool during a chaotic scene at a Glen Ellyn pool earlier this summer.

Arrest made after woman, 26, fatally shot in Far South Side dispute: police

An arrest has been made after a 26-year-old woman was fatally shot during a violent dispute last weekend on Chicago’s Far South Side, authorities said.