Semi-truck driver arrested after illegal U-turn kills 3 people on Florida Turnpike: FLHSMV

A semi-truck driver has been arrested for vehicular homicide after the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says he made a reckless maneuver which turned deadly on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Tuesday.

Teen boy found shot, killed in Chicago area home, police say

A 17-year-old boy was found shot to death inside a home in northwest suburban Hampshire late Saturday night.

12 people shot, 3 killed, inside Brooklyn nightclub; 4 suspects on the loose

Three people are dead, and nine others injured after police say several gunmen opened fire inside a nightclub in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.

9 teens charged in deadly South Carolina shooting of 16-year-old

Police in South Carolina have charged nine Myrtle Beach-area teens, including his girlfriend and a romantic rival, in the murder.

Joliet home invasion leads to fatal shooting, police say

A man who broke into a home in southwest suburban Joliet late Friday night was fatally shot by a woman inside the home.

No injuries reported in officer-involved shooting on Chicago’s South Side

No injuries have been reported in an officer-involved shooting on Chicago's South Side on Friday, according to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA).

Chicago-area man charged with murder in fatal Lyons Township stabbing: sheriff

An Orland Park man has been charged with attempted murder and home invasion after attacking two women in an unincorporated Lyons Township building, the Cook County Sheriff's Office announced. 

Chicago-area man sentenced for girlfriend’s fatal fentanyl overdose: prosecutors

A Glen Ellyn man convicted of killing his girlfriend by giving her a fatal dose of fentanyl has been sentenced, the DuPage County State’s Attorney announced.

Texas woman charged after alleged kidnapping attempt stopped at Midway airport: police

An unannounced visit to an Aurora home ended at Midway International Airport, where police said they stopped a Texas woman accused of trying to take two children to Mexico.