Crime and Public Safety

A 19-year-old man is set to appear in court today for a detention hearing in connection with a Downers Grove apartment fire that killed a pregnant woman.

Oswego police are asking nearby residents to check their surveillance cameras and yards after a woman was found dead in the southwest suburb on Tuesday.

A suburban man is charged after Chicago police say a woman was shot while riding in a car on the city's West Side.

Two teens were critically hurt after crashing a stolen car Wednesday morning in the Marquette Park neighborhood.

A deli manager at a suburban Chicago business has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing over $92,000 by voiding cash transactions.

A Chicago man who broke into a suburban home where his ex-girlfriend was visiting has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Following the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump has said that he wants to see a “very honorable and honest investigation" into the incident.

A Florida man was sentenced to four years in prison after he jumped through a Taco Bell drive-thru window and robbed workers and customers with a "large rock."

Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a syringe full of liquid after being approached at the podium during a townhall meeting in north Minneapolis.

An Illinois man convicted of killing his mother and the family dog has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A micro SD card. A hidden camera. A Labrador named Boone. How Cook County’s first electronics detection dog is finding what investigators miss.

More than 400,000 people experience sexual violence in the U.S. each year, but many survivors face delays or are turned away from emergency rooms that lack specially trained nurses. A Unit 32 special report examines the nationwide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, the impact on survivors, and how new Illinois laws aim to improve access to timely, trauma-informed care.