Seven-year-old girl shot dead at McDonalds drive-thru in Chicago

Jaslyn Adams, 7, died in a McDonalds drive-thru in Chicago on a Sunday afternoon. Her father was hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. The killer is still on the loose.

Adam Toledo case: AOC says prosecutor ‘lied about police killing a child’

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter late Thursday to call out the prosecutor in the Adam Toledo shooting-death case in Chicago.

Adam Toledo Video: Chicago police release police shooting video of 13-year-old

Chicago's police oversight agency on Thursday released bodycam and third-party video of police fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month in Little Village.

Man used ‘samurai knife’ to kill elderly family member in Bellwood: prosecutors

A man is accused of stabbing an elderly family member dozens of times using a "samurai knife," killing her inside her Bellwood home before leaving with a phone and envelopes of cash.

37,000 Chicago Public School students to return to classrooms on Monday

About 37,000 K-8 Chicago Public School students will return to classrooms on Monday for the first time in almost a year. Teachers will work with in-person and remote students simultaneously.

Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse

A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors’ request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-year-old from Illinois who is accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer.

Kyle Rittenhouse released from jail on $2M bond

Authorities said the bond was posted around 2 p.m. and was arranged by Rittenhouse's attorney. Stipulations, such as conditions of release, were not released.

Accused rapist missing after Cook County judge lets him out of jail for $500 due to COVID

Rene Chandler, 31, was on an electronic monitor awaiting trial on charges that he sexually assaulted two women he met on dating apps when he assaulted and robbed a third woman in an Uber in April 2019.

7-year-old girl forced to perform sexual act during online learning

CPD says a 7-year-old girl was observed performing a sexual act on a male offender live on an online learning application on Thursday.

Kyle Rittenhouse won't be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors

The Lake County state’s attorney’s office says it will not file additional charges against Kyle Rittenhouse in connection to the gun he allegedly used to fatally shoot two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Man charged with killing 3-year-old girl in Austin

A man was ordered held on $1 million bail Sunday for allegedly beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter to death on the West Side.

R. Kelly attacked by inmate in Chicago prison, attorney says

Embattled R&B star R. Kelly was attacked Wednesday by an inmate in Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to his attorney Steve Greenberg.