Toy guns trigger real fear in Chicago suburb, police warn

Police in Lansing are warning about a growing trend involving gel guns, also known as Orbeez guns, that look like real weapons. 

Hyde Park teen takeover leaves dozens of cars damaged

Residents in Hyde Park are demanding answers and accountability after a teen takeover left multiple cars damaged and neighbors shaken.

109 spring breakers hauled off in one wild house party raid

Officers from three separate agencies reportedly arrested 109 individuals for alleged underage drinking at a house party in Alabama.

Tiger Woods 'stepping away' from golf to 'seek treatment' after DUI arrest

Tiger Woods is stepping away from golf "to seek treatment" following his DUI arrest this past Friday in Jupiter Island, Florida, following a rollover crash. 

Toy guns trigger serious 911 calls in south suburban Lansing
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As children head back outside for spring, police say some playtime is starting to look a lot like real danger. Officers say more teens are bringing a certain toy out in public and it's raising concerns. 

Hyde Park residents frustrated after ‘teen takeover’ leaves cars damaged
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Neighbors say groups of teens took over the streets overnight, damaging cars and causing chaos, as police issued a handful of citations and concerns grow about how often these gatherings are happening.

Three charged in 2022 killing of Indiana teen after cold case breakthrough

A breakthrough in a long-unsolved northwest Indiana homicide has led to three suspects being charged in the 2022 killing of a 17-year-old, including one who was already in custody.

What is hydrocodone? Tiger Woods found with pills after DUI crash

Golf star Tiger Woods was found with two white pills, later identified as the opioid hydrocodone. Here's what to know.

Handcuffed woman who squeezed out of window of Michigan police car caught days after escape

A Michigan woman who managed to escape police custody by squeezing out of a patrol vehicle window while handcuffed over the weekend is back in custody, the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.

 Drive-by shooting in Gold Coast injures woman walking nearby
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New video shows police responding after a drive-by shooting near Rush Street and Chicago Avenue. Authorities a 25-year-old woman walking nearby was struck in the leg and is expected to recover.

Man charged in attempted sexual assault of woman near downtown Chicago parking garage

A Crystal Lake man faces multiple felony charges following an attempted sexual assault of a woman and the battery of a bystander on Michigan Avenue Monday morning.

Charlie Kirk bullet match analysis prompts defense to ask for prelim delay

A bullet fragment in the Charlie Kirk death investigation did not conclusively match the rifle allegedly used by defendant Tyler Robinson, new court documents claim – and his lawyers are asking for a delay in his preliminary hearing.

Shots fired on I-290, closing lanes for several hours

A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway prompted an investigation Tuesday morning on Chicago's West Side.