2 hurt in explosion at paint production facility in Sycamore, Illinois
People nearby heard the blast around 8:30 a.m.
Man found shot dead inside South Shore apartment, police say
Chicago police said the victim was found on the third floor of the apartment with gunshot wounds to the face and chest.
New Metra Electric 79th Street Chatham station now open after renovations
It's part of a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan to reconstruct numerous stations on the line, including making them accessible to persons with disabilities.
ISP squad car hit while at scene of another crash in Downers Grove
Around 12:45 a.m., a state police trooper's squad car was parked in the right lane of I-55 southbound at Route 83 with its emergency lights activated.
3 arrested accused of fleeing police from stolen vehicle in Naperville, Illinois
Ezequiel Lopez-Bey, 22, from Palatine, and Andrew B. De Lance, 19, from Arlington Heights, were charged with charged with receiving, possessing, or selling a stolen motor vehicle or essential part and a misdemeanor of resisting a peace officer.
4 women, teen girl charged in 2 separate thefts at Nordstrom store in Oak Brook
The DuPage State's Attorney's Office said on Friday around 8:35 p.m., four individuals entered the Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack store in the 2100 block of West 22nd Street. The group allegedly took numerous items of clothing, fragrances, and Mark Jacobs gift boxes totaling more than $300 and left the store.
Driver sought in deadly hit-and-run of 62-year-old man in Joliet, Illinois
The Joliet Fire Department responded and took the victim to Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital with critical injuries, but later died.
DUI driver cited after hitting IDOT minuteman truck on Dan Ryan Expressway
Illinois State Police said the crash happened on the outbound lanes near 26th Street around 3 a.m.
Man found shot, killed in Little Village alley, police say
Chicago police said just after 10 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 3100 block of West Cermak Road.
2 women killed, 2 other people injured in Northwest Side crash
Chicago police said a red sedan was traveling westbound on Irving Park Road when it hit a black SUV that was originally traveling Eastbound.
Elgin man gets 49 years in prison for sexually assaulting child
In October, a jury convicted Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez, 36, of three counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a child and seven counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a child.
At least 4 dead, 11 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
The ages of the victims range from 3 to 46.
Man wounded in shootout near car with off-duty Chicago police officers inside
The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Mayfield Avenue.
Thieves steal belongings from guests at 3 Armour Square restaurants
The thefts happened on Dec. 5 and 7 during the afternoon and evening hours.
2 Uber passengers wounded in shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway
The victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.