Crime and Public Safety

South Elgin police arrested a man early Thursday morning after he allegedly broke into a home, harmed an animal, and barricaded himself in the basement.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested this week, months after allegedly robbing a man on Chicago's West Side. 

A Will County man was arrested this week after law enforcement agents allegedly found stolen vehicles in his backyard.

A Chicago man was charged in connection with a shooting last November in the West Englewood neighborhood.

Officials in Troy will hold a press conference late Friday morning to discuss an explosion at a medical facility.

A concealed carry license holder shot and killed a man and critically wounded another who tried to rob him Friday morning in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood.

Two men were stabbed and seriously wounded Thursday night on a CTA platform in the Loop.

Law enforcement agencies in several states are reportedly searching for a woman believed to have supplied guns used in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent last week.

Among those taken into custody was Bernard Norman Meggie, who was allegedly carrying a loaded gun without having the proper permits.

Three people were arrested Thursday after an armed group allegedly stole a car near Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, police said.

Following recent ICE raids across the Chicago area, residents of one suburb are calling for stronger protections from federal immigration enforcement.

A suburban man is behind bars after weapons and drugs were found in his vehicle during a late-night traffic stop, according to police.

Ten suspects were taken into custody after a robbery on a CTA Red Line train, where the group attacked passengers and stole their belongings.

A missing 4-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Rock Island on Thursday morning has been found safe.

A 4-year-old girl who was reported missing by her mother earlier this month, prompting a massive search in the Quad Cities, was safe inside her home during the entire search, Rock Island police announced Thursday.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested this week for allegedly robbing multiple people at gunpoint on Chicago's South Side last summer. 

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on “switches" and other illegal gun modifications.