17-year-old shot and killed in Aurora, police say

An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in Aurora, authorities said.

Chicago officials call for calm ahead of Memorial Day weekend as homicides decline

Chicago’s top officials are calling for calm ahead of Memorial Day weekend — often one of the city’s most violent — as homicides continue to fall and the summer season begins.

Second juvenile charged in Downers Grove armed robbery: prosecutors

A second teenager has been charged in connection with an armed robbery that targeted a woman walking alone in Downers Grove last month, authorities said.

Florida Checkers employee shoots, kills customer upset with order, police say

An argument over a food order at a Florida Checkers restaurant ended in shooting and one man dead, deputies said. A Checkers employee allegedly shot and killed a customer during an argument over the customer's food.  The Checkers employee was arrested and booked into jail on one count of first-degree premeditated murder.

Boy, 17, charged with attempted murder in shooting outside Chicago high school

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old near Wendell Phillips Academy High School earlier this month.

North Chicago man charged with gunrunning, ghost gun sales

A North Chicago man was arrested and indicted on more than 20 felony charges for allegedly trafficking illegal firearms, including 3D-printed “ghost guns" and machine gun conversion kits.

Chicago man charged in D.C. embassy shooting — FBI raids apartment

FBI agents raided the home of the Chicago man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers Wednesday night in Washington D.C.

FBI investigating Chicago home of suspected DC embassy shooter
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FBI agents surrounded the Albany Park home of the suspected gunman in a shooting at the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. Fox 32's Roseanne Tellez has the story.

Woman brutally attacked and robbed on Randall's Island, left to die

The single mother was on her way home from work when she was severely beaten and robbed of her bicycle. She was left to die and remains in a coma.

Chicago man arrested in fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers in DC

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect, who is from Chicago, yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after he was arrested, police said.

Chicago man arrested after allegedly shooting two Israeli embassy staffers in DC
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Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after he was arrested , police said.

New Orleans jailbreak: Crypto site lets users bet on next inmate capture

Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction site, is letting users wager on which escaped New Orleans inmate will be caught next—just days after 10 inmates broke out of the Orleans Justice Center.