Crime and Public Safety

A man was shot and killed outside a North Chicago home Wednesday evening, and police are still searching for the shooter.

John O'Keefe's friend says a major part of her grand jury testimony wasn't true.

A 25-year-old woman has been charged with murder and attempted armed robbery after a man was shot and killed last week in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, police said.

Two law enforcement officers who fatally shot a man at the end of a police pursuit last fall will not face criminal charges, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Thursday.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a massive wildfire that torched thousands of acres of woodland in Ocean County.

Crimo was transferred to Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill on Friday morning, where he will spend the rest of his life, according to the Lake County Sheriff.

A high-speed chase involving the suspect and police extended over 30 miles and crossed into another state.

A suburban Chicago cop is accused of getting COVID-relief loans through fraud and hiding it during bankruptcy. Here's what we know.

A man accused in four aggravated battery incidents involving juvenile girls in Park Ridge has been arrested in Nebraska, according to police.

No charges for Tesla vandal in Minneapolis: Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty explained her decision to seek diversion over criminal charges for the vandal, saying it was made "the best interest of public safety."

A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a bank robbery in southwest suburban Joliet earlier this week.

Uvalde City County unanimously approved a settlement with families affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting during Tuesday night's meeting.

The sentencing hearing began Wednesday for Robert Crimo III, who pleaded guilty in the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting.