Man allegedly sold $2,700 sweater looted from Gold Coast boutique

A man was charged with theft for allegedly trying to sell undercover officers a $2,700 sweater that had been looted from a Gold Coast boutique last week.

Girl, 11, fatally shot 4 years after appearing in video praying for end to Chicago gun violence

An 11-year-old Wisconsin girl who was featured in a video four years ago praying for an end to the gun violence plaguing Chicago has died after being struck by a bullet from a passing vehicle, according to a report.

Man charged with aggravated battery after striking police officer with skateboard

A Columbia College student was ordered held on $20,000 bail Monday for allegedly hitting a Chicago police officer over the head with a skateboard during Saturday’s protest in the Loop.

Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient speak out after looters ransack Ronald McDonald House in Chicago

The Chicago Ronald McDonald House, where families of hospitalized children stay, was targeted Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

Illinois man sentenced to prison for sex with child who got HIV

An Illinois man has learned his fate after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child who later tested positive for HIV.

Fake driver's licenses flooding into US from China, other countries, US says

Counterfeit documents are giving criminals a license to commit a host of offenses, including terrorism, U.S. officials say -- and young adults who are lax with their personal information may be their biggest enablers.

Chicago to use social media to track tourists violating quarantine; city dismisses comparison to 'Big Brother'

Chicago is doubling down on efforts to enforce its emergency coronavirus travel order, as officials will now be reviewing the social media posts of possible violators as the pandemic continues.

Double homicide conviction upheld for Naperville woman who killed 2 children, 2 dogs

A 48-year-old Naperville woman charged in a 2012 double homicide  Elzbieta Plackowska, 48, had her conviction affirmed Monday in Illinois Appellate Courts in Du Page County.

Chicago man killed while breaking up fight was 'protector,' grandmother says

The brother was coming to his sister’s aid during an argument between she and her boyfriend when the boyfriend fired shots at the 21-year-old brother, Chicago police said.

Dunkin Donuts employee charged with spitting in state trooper's coffee at shop in Chicago

Vincent Sessler, 25, is charged with disorderly conduct and battery to a peace officer after he allegedly spit in an officer's coffee at the Dunkin Donuts where he was working. The director of the Illinois State Police says that troopers "deserve better than this insulting and dangerous treatment."

Man charged with shooting 3 cops at NW Side police station

A man is accused of shooting at Chicago police officers, wounding three, while in transport to a station Thursday on the Northwest Side.