Month: September 2025

WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A 15-year-old girl from Chicago’s north suburbs has been missing for two weeks, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). What we know: The organization…

CHICAGO – A Chicago man has been charged after Cook County Sheriff’s police said they discovered a loaded gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop in the South Loop. What we…

CHICAGO – The head of U.S. Border Patrol announced his arrival in Chicago on Thursday.  Chief Michael Banks posted two short videos to X at 8:42 a.m., stating that he was in…

CHICAGO – A woman was found dead following a high-rise fire Thursday in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. What we know: The Chicago Fire Department said crews responded to a fire in the…

CHICAGO – Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help to track down seven people accused of violent crimes, including murder and carjacking, now featured on a newly launched “Chicago Most Wanted”…

CICERO, Ill. – Crime has fallen sharply in Cicero over the past three years, a drop police credit to stronger community engagement and communication in residents’ own language. Cicero Police Commander Armando…

CHICAGO – A man was seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning in the Washington Heights neighborhood. What we know: The victim, who was in his 20s or 30s, was inside…

article Timothy John Olson | Porter County Jail BURNS HARBOR, Ind. – A northwest Indiana man was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges following a yearlong investigation that began in Illinois, authorities…

HAMMOND, Ind. – Traffic on the Indiana Toll Road was heavily disrupted Thursday morning after a FedEx truck crossed the median and collided with a pickup. The crash happened on the tollway’s…

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Highland Park police are investigating an attempted child luring after an elementary school student reported being approached by a man in a white box truck Wednesday afternoon. What…