Sheaves Slate, 27, will be detained in Cook County Jail pending trial on charges including first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated arson stemming from the fatal fire last week.

Fringe chemists are ushering in a total transformation of the illicit drug market. Operating from clandestine labs, they are ...

Emma Berger often criticizes Sheriff Tommy Jones on a Facebook page. Now DA Stephen Hatchett has dismissed a case against her ...

Chicago Firefighter Michael Altman, 32, died of burns after he fell through the floor into the basement of an apartment building.

Justin Hernandez, 32, was charged with a felony for an Evanston home invasion in the 500 block of Chicago Avenue March 10, 2026.

Firefighter Michael Altman suffered fatal injuries responding to the blaze. About 90% of his body was burned after he fell through the floor into the basement.

A man was charged with breaking into a home and threatening occupants with a kitchen knife earlier this month in Evanston.

Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed last week near Loyola University Chicago. The Trump administration has sought to highlight crimes committed by undocumented people in its deportation campaign.

A man is facing felony charges from a home invasion in Evanston earlier this month.

In her high school law class, she’s studied verdicts that have left her with big questions about the justice system—like how ...

Zakir Ibrahim allegedly believed an Amtrak passenger at Chicago’s Union Station was a hitman and tried to attack him.

The claimed detention story and ensuing media storm show why journalists must slow down—even when the stakes feel urgent.