States add gun safety to school curriculums

Several states, including Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah, have passed new laws requiring schools to teach gun safety to students as young as five.

Ford Heights man arrested after fleeing police with open alcohol, stolen gun

A man was charged with a weapons violation after being seen with two open alcoholic beverages last month in Ford Heights, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

Akon arrested in Georgia on outstanding warrant

Singer Akon was arrested in Chamblee, Georgia, on an outstanding warrant from Roswell police after Flock cameras alerted officers to his car; he was later released from the DeKalb County Jail.

Missing Chicago woman identified nearly 40 years after disappearance | ChicagoLIVE
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The DNA Doe Project has confirmed remains found in Lake Michigan belong to 71-year-old Dorothy Glanton, who vanished from Chicago in 1987. | A live look at what happened today, what’s happening now, and what’s coming tonight—no script, just real news.

Police search for CTA station stabbing suspect
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Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a stabbing at a CTA station over the weekend. | FOX 32 News at 5 brings you the latest breaking stories from across the Chicagoland area.

Boy, 16, shot on Chicago's West Side

A 16-year-old boy was shot Tuesday night while walking on Chicago's West Side.

Chicago man charged with attempted murder in South Side stabbing

A Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing two people on the city’s South Side earlier this week.

Homeland Security: ICE has received more than 200,000 job applications

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received more than 200,000 job applications.

3 shot inside South Side Jewel-Osco during attempted theft | ChicagoLIVE
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Police say two men entered the store to steal when gunfire broke out. A customer who tried to intervene was critically injured, and two bystanders were also shot. No one is in custody. | A live look at what happened today, what’s happening now, and what’s coming tonight—no script, just real news.

3 shot in Chicago Jewel-Osco robbery, police say

Chicago police say three people were shot during a robbery at a South Side Jewel-Osco Tuesday morning.

Chicago carjacker gets 10 years in prison for stealing elderly woman's Rolls-Royce: police

A man who carjacked a Rolls-Royce from an 83-year-old woman in Chicago while on probation won’t be riding in luxury anytime soon after being sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Chicago man charged after asking juvenile for explicit photos online: police

A Chicago man has been charged with child pornography after allegedly asking a juvenile to send explicit images through social media, authorities said.