Chicago-area man sold nearly 2,000 fentanyl pills to undercover detectives: officials
LAKE COUNTY, Ill - A North Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl following an undercover investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office. What we know:. Alfredo E. Rollins, 47, pleaded guilty on Dec. 16 to distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl...
Thieves targeting Chicago laundromats, leave thousands of dollars’ worth of damage, police warn
In one of the cases, thieves took $200, but left thousands of dollars' worth of damage, Chicago police and owners said.
Drone busts 3 men stealing from moving freight train on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - Three men are facing charges after sheriff's police said a burglary on a moving freight train was captured by a railroad drone earlier this month on Chicago's South Side. What we know:. The burglary happened around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 19 during a joint cargo theft suppression operation...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on return of feds, possible reelection run
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down exclusively with Fox Chicago about the return of federal immigration agents to the city and if he'll run for reelection in 2027.
Man battered, robbed inside Bally’s casino in River North: Chicago police
A 25-year-old man was battered and robbed early Monday morning inside a River North business, Chicago police said.
3 charged in freight train burglary on South Side, Cook County Sheriff’s Office says
Three men have been charged in a train burglary in Englewood earlier this month, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.
Urgent Search Continues for Missing 21-Year-Old Deangela Townes in Chicago
The Chicago Police Department has issued an alert for missing 21-year-old Deangela Townes, who was last in contact with friends and family on December 5, 2025. Described as having a medium brown complexion, brown eyes, and unspecified hair length or style, Townes stands at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs...
For Chicago’s mayor, curfews were a ‘sin of the past’ until Ryan Seacrest came...
Mayor Brandon Johnson has spent much of his term in office arguing that curfews for teenagers are ineffective, outdated, and rooted in what he has called “the sins and the values of the past,” even as large youth gatherings downtown have repeatedly devolved into violence, including murders. Now,...
Body found near Metra tracks in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, officials say
A body was found near Metra tracks Tuesday in Humboldt Park on Chicago's West Side. The person, described only as a male, was found by the tracks near the intersection of Chicago and Kedzie avenues sometime Tuesday, Metra officials said. The person wasn’t found on the tracks and wasn’t struck...
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tells Border Patrol official his ‘day of reckoning is...
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino in a post on X that his "day of reckoning is fast approaching."
