Police are warning South Siders of a series of burglaries to apartments reported in recent weeks in Gresham. In each case, someone entered the apartment though a window or back door, Chicago police said. Once inside, the burglars took items including wallets, purses, televisions, jewelry, cellphones, iPads and video game consoles. The burglaries happened: Between 6:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m….

A former Steinmetz College Prep student was released without charges after he allegedly trespassed twice in the Northwest Side school last week and led officers on a foot chase. The former student entered the school first about 10 a.m. Friday through a back door of the building, at 3030 N. Mobile Ave., Chicago police said. A teacher saw the former…

Chicago police are warning local businesses of an ongoing series of burglaries reported since December in Lincoln Park and on the Near North Side.

A person is in custody after a 74-year-old man was stabbed to death by a family member Sunday at a home in West Town. The family was arguing about 8:50 p.m. at a home in the 2100 block of West Randolph Street when a man, 38, allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed James Tate in the chest and arms inside...

Police are looking for a vehicle in connection with a hit-and-run that injured a bicyclist last month in Gage Park on the South Side.

Chicago police are warning residents of a series of apartment burglaries reported in January in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. According to a community alert, offenders are breaking in through a window or rear door. Offenders have taken wallets, purses, televisions, jewelry, cell phones, Apple iPads, video game systems and other items. Police say burglaries happened: Between 11:00…

Chicago police are warning residents of a pair of armed carjackings reported in January in Humboldt Park and Ukrainian Village on the Northwest Side. In each incident, victims are approached by one to three males who flash a handgun and demand their vehicle’s keys or vehicle, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The carjackings happened, about 7:30...

Chicago police say three people were killed and at least 13 others were wounded in shootings across the city over the weekend.   Just before 6:30 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Parnell, a 17-year-old girl was standing in a vacant lot when a silver colored sedan drove up, according to Chicago police. Several men then got out of…

Four men were charged in connection with a police chase on Lake Shore Drive that led to a crash near McCormick Place, officials said. Carey Hinton, 27, and Deonte Hill, 23, each face two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, a count of being in possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of more than 500 grams…

Chicago’s next police superintendent will emerge from a list of 25 candidates. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern explains the steps in the process.

One year ago, on Jan. 17, 2019, former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke received a sentence of nearly seven years for the fatal shooting of LaQuan McDonald. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski talked to Van Dyke’s attorney about what has happened in the year since.

At least 25 people applied to become Chicago’s next police superintendent, officials said Friday. The number is higher than the 23 reported by the Chicago Police Board Monday, which was the deadline for application submissions.   Of the applicants so far, 21 are men and four are women. Eleven of those who applied have experience working in Chicago’s police department….

Five people, including three children, were hurt after a shooting at a West Side barber shop. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the story.

At least five people, including three children, have been hospitalized after a shooting on Chicago’s West Side Thursday evening. Chicago police say the shooting occurred at a barber shop in the 200 block of North Pulaski Road. Authorities say that two people walked into the shop, looked around and then left. The pair then returned and began firing shots into…

A 15-year-old boy suffered bruises and abrasions all over his body after a large group of people attacked him after a basketball game in Chicago’s Douglas Park neighborhood on Wednesday night. According to Chicago police, the boy was leaving a basketball game in the 1300 block of South Sacramento Drive at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday when a group of between…

Chicago police are investigating after a car was apparently hit by a chunk of ice that fell near the John Hancock Center on Tuesday morning. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports..

An 18-year-old man is in stable condition after he was shot and crashed a stolen vehicle into an unmarked Chicago police car in the city’s Englewood neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, the man was in the 6900 block of South Elizabeth at approximately 1:30 p.m. when he was shot in the back and the leg. The man then…

Falling ice damages man’s new car and almost hits a security guard.

A 20-year-old man allegedly beat his mother’s boyfriend to death and tried to burn the crime scene last week in Englewood, prosecutors say. Manuel Hunter, 20, is charged with murder and arson in the death of 41-year-old David Marshall, according to Cook County prosecutors. Marshall died of blunt force trauma to his head, and was found inside a burning apartment…

Chicago police are investigating after a car was apparently hit by a chunk of ice that fell near the John Hancock Center on Tuesday morning. According to authorities, officers were called to the 200 block of East Delaware at approximately 9:26 a.m. for reports of a vehicle being hit by ice. When officers arrived they found a vehicle with its…