Crime and Public Safety

A traffic stop in Ford Heights ended with an arrest and the recovery of a loaded, stolen gun with an extended magazine. Here's what we know.

A Chicago man has been sentenced for a violent string of kidnappings and sexual assaults, prosecutors said. Here’s what we know.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal assault charges after a clash with officers during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside a detention center. Prosecutors dropped Baraka’s case but say McIver impeded law enforcement.

With summer nearing, Naperville is cracking down after two large gatherings involving teenagers and young people over the weekend ended with arrests. Here's what happened.

A new police district could soon be opening in Chicago, but where does the mayor stand on the proposal?

Authorities in Costa Rica say a cat was used in an attempt to smuggle drugs into a prison in Pococí earlier this month.

A 17-year-old boy from Venezuela was accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in Downers Grove last month, police said.

A 64-year-old man was stabbed to death Monday morning on Chicago's Near West Side.

A delivery driver accidentally drove into a secured area within O’Hare International Airport on Saturday, police said.

A man was shot and killed Sunday night in Chicago's Mayfair neighborhood.

A Chicago woman was charged with allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old boy Saturday morning on the North Side.

The ship, named the Cuauhtemoc, was in New York on a global goodwill tour when it hit the bridge and snapped its three masts.

Three police officers were shot Saturday night while responding to a call in southern Illinois, leaving one in critical condition, authorities said.

A missing 21-year-old woman from Orland Park was found dead early Sunday in a wooded area in unincorporated Palos Township, authorities said.

A pregnant woman and a 21-year-old man were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Northwest Indiana, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.