- Officers Injured in Brawl -- A Chicago police officer suffered injuries to his face while trying to break up a fight tonight between suspected gang members in an alley near a South Side funeral home.
- Teens Recaptured After Escape From Youth Prison -- A combination of county, state and local police joined Illinois Department of Corrections staff in collaring two juveniles Monday afternoon to end a manhunt that began when the pair succeeded in a rare detention center escape.
- Homicide Suspect Captured in Mexico -- A 27-year-old man wanted by authorities for the killing in 2002 of a Chicago man was arrested by federal agents in Mexico earlier this month, according to the FBI.
- Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen While She Slept -- A Round Lake Beach man was arrested Tuesday on charges he sexually assaulted an unconscious 17-year-old at a recent party in Carpentersville.
- Know Anything About Thefts at Naperville Gym? -- Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for thefts from lockers at Naperville's X-Sport Fitness.
- Man Charged, Accused of Attacking Snowplow Driver -- A motorist, angered that a snowplow was blocking his driveway, was arrested after he tried to climb into the plow cabin to get at the driver.
- River Forest Officer Injured In Crash -- A River Forest police officer responding to an emergency injured his leg and heads during a crash Tuesday morning.
- Father Charged in Alleged Battery of Child -- A Northwest Side man has been charged after allegedly battering his 8-month-old daughter, leaving her in critical condition with head injuries Sunday night.
- Health Department Shuts Down JJ Fish and Chicken -- A fish and chicken fast food restaurant on the Far South Side was shut down Tuesday after Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors found no hot running water, no certified food manager on duty and other health violations.
- Four Banks Robbed Tuesday -- From McKinley Park to Belmont-Cragin, Old Town to Lakeview, four bank branches in the city of Chicago have been robbed Tuesday.
- Nudity Doesn't Negate Privacy -- A Wisconsin appeals court says people do not automatically have the right to videotape others who are naked in their presence. Just so you know.
- Woman Found Dead in Bathtub -- A fully clothed woman, with no visible signs of trauma to her body, was found dead in a bathtub with no water in it on Monday.
- Thieves Quickly Nabbed After Taking 50" TV -- Two men who got into a McHenry home through an unlocked door on Christmas Day and stole a 50-inch plasma TV have each been charged with felony theft and burglary.
- Museum Reopens After Pipe Burst Cleanup -- The Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore is back in business, a little over a week after minor flooding caused by burst pipes.
- Dearfield Couple Tied to $31M Best Buy Scheme -- A Deerfield couple is suspected of being involved in a kickback scheme that authorities believe defrauded Minnesota-based electronics retailer Best Buy of at least $31 million.
- DePaul Program Aims to Boost Math, Science at Catholic Schools -- About a dozen other math and science teachers are the beneficiaries of a roughly $50,000 Big Shoulders Fund grant to North Side Catholic schools.
- Braidwood Nuclear Plant Fully Operational -- Exelon says there were no safety hazards caused by an electrical fault that caused Saturday afternoon's shutdown.
- Lincolnshire Honeywood Facility Evacuated in HazMat Scare -- No injuries were reported, but a hazardous materials scare prompted the evacuation of about 60 employees from a facility that uses Hydrogen Cyanide to test equipment
- Alleged Gang Member Charged With Impersonating Officer -- Police say 29-year-old Cesar Hinds of Wheaton robbed a victim of a cell phone and $3. Hinds allegedly told his victim that he was a police officer.
