Crime and Public Safety

Investigation underway after shooting involving FBI agent on Lower West Side, officials say

October 26, 2026 at 9:44 p.m.

The outbound Dan Ryan 18th Street exit was blocked off as of 8:15 Monday night,...

October 26, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Keiont Larmar Martin, 20, also known as Keionta Lamar Martin, is charged with two counts...

October 26, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Jakharr Williams was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death Javon Britten at...

October 26, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

A Quincy man has been charged in federal court in Springfield with sending a series...

October 26, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department has unveiled a draft of a new policy governing officers’ use...

October 26, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

The youngest victim in last week’s mass shooting in Mundelein is being remembered as a...

October 26, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

A bullet fired by a south suburban man in Federal Plaza last week pierced a...

October 26, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Oct. 24, 2026.

October 26, 2026 at 9:12 a.m.

A 40-year-old woman was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where she remains in critical condition, after...

October 25, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Democrats are preparing to launch congressional investigations into the administration’s handling of files related to...