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Two stabbed after downtown sexual assault prompts fight: police

June 5, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

Two people were injured in a downtown physical altercation Friday afternoon that ensued after a woman was sexually assaulted on the sidewalk, police said.

A law enforcement officer climbs on a vehicle during a death investigation that shut down all lanes on Interstate 290 for hours on June 4, 2026, between 25th Avenue and Wolf Road in west suburban Westchester. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Feds: Fatal explosion behind hourslong closure of Eisenhower Expressway

June 5, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

The nearly nine-hour closure along a stretch of the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday was caused by an explosion that left a person dead, federal authorities announced Friday.

Paramedics transport a person from the scene where seven people were shot, two fatally, near the 5100 block of South Wood Street in Chicago's New City neighborhood in the early hours of June 5, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘We’re nowhere close to victory’: Community members, officials seek solutions after New City mass shooting

June 5, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

Seven people were wounded, two fatally, in a mass shooting overnight in the New City neighborhood, authorities said.

A tow truck carries away the car that authorities say was involved in a crash that killed one highway worker and left two others injured on the southbound I-294 near Devon Avenue in Des Plaines on May 30, 2026. The accident happened when a driver struck the three tollway workers while they were fixing potholes in the early-morning hours on Saturday. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Prosecutors: Berwyn man sped toward tollway workers seconds before deadly crash

June 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A Berwyn man has been charged with a felony in connection to the weekend crash that left an Illinois Tollway maintenance worker dead and injured two others.

A tow truck carries away the car involved in a fatal crash that left two highway tollway workers injured and one dead on the southbound I-294 freeway near Devon Avenue in Des Plaines on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. The accident happened when a driver struck the three tollway workers while they were fixing potholes in the early morning hours on Saturday. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Berwyn man charged with aggravated DUI in weekend crash that killed tollway worker

June 4, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

A Berwyn man has been charged with a felony in connection to the weekend crash that left an Illinois Tollway maintenance worker dead and injured two others.

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Loyola slaying suspect facing new charge for having jail shank

May 29, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

The man accused of fatally shooting Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman is facing new charges after Cook County jail staff found him with a shank, the sheriff’s office announced.

Firefighters battle a fire in the 5000 block of South Campbell Avenue which engulfed multiple properties, May 28, 2026 in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

Cops: Man dies in extra-alarm fire he set in Gage Park home

May 29, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

A man has died after starting an extra-alarm fire in the city’s Gage Park neighborhood, authorities said.

Rogers Park man pulled from Lake Michigan in Lincoln Park

May 28, 2026 at 8:20 p.m.

Police are investigating after a man was pulled from the water near Belmont Harbor in Lincoln Park Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Boy, 13, dies week after he was shot in South Chicago

May 28, 2026 at 8:28 p.m.

A 13-year-old boy critically injured in a shooting in the city’s South Chicago neighborhood last week has succumbed to his injuries.

FBI agents process evidence on Lexington Street near Independence Boulevard in Chicago after an agent-involved shooting on May 28, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

One person dead following Garfield Park shooting involving FBI agent

May 28, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

The FBI is investigating after an agent-involved shooting on the city’s West Side Thursday afternoon left one person dead, authorities said.

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