Lady Gaga concert bomb attack thwarted: police

Brazilian police said they’d arrested two people and disrupted an alleged bomb attack at a free Lady Gaga concert that some 2.5 million people attended on Copacabana Beach.

Woodridge business owners on edge after string of burglaries at two strip malls

Several businesses along the busy 75th Street corridor in west suburban Woodridge were burglarized early Sunday, according to the Woodridge Police Department.

Chicago man charged in 2 North Side sexual assaults, police say

A Chicago man was charged in connection with two recent sexual assaults on the city’s North Side, along with two recent burglaries.

Illinois 5-car crash leaves 1 dead, 3 others hospitalized

A five-car crash left a woman dead and three others hospitalized in northwest suburban McHenry County on Saturday afternoon.

Chicago cop dragged by car during traffic stop; person of interest in custody: CPD

A Chicago police officer is hospitalized after being dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop Saturday evening and a person of interest is in custody, authorities said.

Chicago police warn of burglary spree in Hyde Park, East Hyde Park

Chicago police are warning residents about a series of burglaries reported in the Hyde Park and East Hyde Park neighborhoods throughout April.

Chicago duo arrested in grocery store bathrooms after Best Buy theft, high-speed chase: officials

A Chicago man and woman are accused of stealing electronics from a suburban Best Buy, then leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash and their arrest inside grocery store bathrooms.

Ohio deputy killed one day after suspect’s teen son was shot dead by police

The deputy was managing traffic at a graduation, when witnesses said a man in a vehicle started driving directly towards him. The suspect’s son was shot dead by police a day prior, authorities said.

Wisconsin woman missing for 62 years found alive

A Wisconsin woman who has been missing for more than 60 years has been found alive and well, authorities said this week.

Chicago Loop stabbing leads to arrest, police say

A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the stabbing of a 37-year-old man on Thursday in the Loop.

Naperville man shot 53-year-old on Chicago’s North Side, police say

A suburban man was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of a 53-year-old man on Chicago’s North Side earlier this year.