Crime and Public Safety

A 26-year-old was shot and killed, and a 17-year-old critically wounded in an alley Tuesday afternoon in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is cracking down on reckless drivers who use the shoulder to bypass traffic — and they’re using a new helicopter to do it.

After more than three decades, Austin police investigators on Monday identified a dead serial killer as the man they believe is responsible for the unsolved 1991 quadruple murder at an Austin yogurt shop.

Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and reportedly are planning to seek the death penalty.

Police said a 40-year-old man from Burton was suspected of ramming his car into the church's front doors, open firing and "deliberately" starting a blaze.

Police said more victims may be found as investigators find the source of the fire.

A man fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself Monday morning in suburban Plainfield.

Five people were charged with federal crimes in connection with the heated protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in suburban Broadview on Saturday.

A man was shot and killed on the city’s South Side on Monday morning.

All people have been accounted for after a deadly shooting and fire at the Grand Blanc Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on the FBI and Justice Department, hinting that former FBI Director Christopher Wray could face investigation.

A man was arrested in connection to a shooting early Monday in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

Crews continue to sift through the rubble of what was the Grand Blanc Township Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after an attack during Sunday service. A church shooting and fire killed at least four people, while suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford is also dead.

A gunman fired shots from a boat into a North Carolina restaurant Saturday night, killing three people and injuring five others.

Five people are dead, including the shooter, and eight others are hospitalized after a shooting Sunday morning at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, according to police.

Two people were arrested and charged in connection to a home invasion and serious injury of a 38-year-old man in Humboldt Park, according to police.

The release also reveals the victims' countries of origin and criminal histories.

In an interview with the local CBS station, Lorenz Kraus told a journalist that he strangled his parents in 2017.

A Villa Park man has been accused of brandishing a loaded gun at an Elmhurst homeowner when he was found crouching next to the homeowner's car, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.