Crime

A 19-year-old South Side man was ordered held in lieu of $1 million bail Wednesday for allegedly shooting a teenage member of the Jesse White tumblers to death on the … Continued

About $30,000 in computer equipment — including 30 iPads — has been stolen from a West Side elementary school. A small sledgehammer was used to break a lock and steal … Continued

The voice of the man who allegedly engineered a grisly double-homicide on Joliet’s Hickory Street in January 2013 could finally echo through a Will County courtroom Wednesday. The murder trial … Continued

After five incidents in the last month, Chicago Police are warning Near North Side businesses about burglars who have broken front glass doors in a series of smash-and-grab robberies.

Charles E. Esaw, 40, faces felony charges of aggravated kidnapping, unlawful restraint, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated fleeing and eluding. Judge Kerry M. Kennedy also ordered Esaw to have no … Continued

Two people charged in connection with five dead dogs and eight that were poorly cared for at the Dolton Animal Hospital are not saying much about why conditions there were … Continued

A southwest suburban man held his children and dogs hostage during a short standoff that shut down a busy street near Midway Airport before ending without injuries Monday afternoon.

One man was killed and at least 10 people were injured in shootings on the South and West Sides on Monday. About 8:40 p.m., a 20-year-old man was killed and … Continued

A defendant in a grisly double-murder in Joliet has waived his right to a jury trial. Joshua Miner is accused of killing Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins, both 22, in … Continued

Two people have been killed and 21 others wounded in shootings across the city of Chicago since Friday night.