Crime and Public Safety

A man convicted of murdering an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2019 was sentenced to 90 years in prison, prosecutors announced.

A person was punched and robbed at gunpoint on the CTA, police say. Do you recognize these suspects?

A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to committing three carjackings and shooting one of the victims back in August 2022.

A couple was robbed at gunpoint in front of their home in north suburban Glenview on Monday night.

Body-cam video was released Tuesday showing a deadly police shooting last month on Chicago's Far South Side.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said Monday it will not seek criminal charges against 33-year-old Dylan Adams, who allegedly vandalized at least six Tesla vehicles, causing $20,000 in damage.

Authorities are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Monday afternoon at a BMO bank branch in downtown Joliet.

The FBI and local police in Aurora are searching for a man who robbed a bank Monday afternoon in the west suburb.

A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.

The city of Blue Island has issued a temporary emergency closure for a local bar following violence outside the business over the weekend.

A 24-year-old man died after a shooting Monday in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.

"Shattered our lives" — Memorial held for Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, one year after he was killed in Gage Park.

Suburban police say a trespassing suspect tossed a loaded handgun while running from officers Friday night.

Walgreens will pay up to $350 million for illegally filling millions of illegal opioid prescriptions as part of a settlement with the DOJ.

A Peoria family is mourning their Chihuahua while police investigate dash cam footage that shows a neighbor beating the dog to death with a shovel.

Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of conspiring with her husband in a sweeping bribery scheme involving gold bars, cash, and a luxury car.

Two teens allegedly had unsealed cannabis and a “ghost gun" during a traffic stop in Lake County on Sunday, police said.

A North Texas man who shot and killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 pleaded guilty to capital murder in state court on Monday.

A suburban Chicago man was charged with murder in connection with an expressway shooting involving a USPS worker last year on Interstate 55.