Leighton Criminal Court Building

A man is facing a felony weapon charge after getting a package delivered to his Bridgeport home containing two switches that turn handguns into fully automatic weapons.

A man is facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shootout earlier this month in Englewood that left three people wounded, including his alleged accomplice.

A Cook County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting two children was ordered held without bail Sunday.

A man was charged with murdering his mother, who found stabbed in a garbage can Monday evening in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.

A Rosemont police sergeant arrested September in connection to armed robberies at two northwest suburban gas stations quit his post last month.

A man fleeing a rear-end collision early Saturday struck four people outside a Logan Square bar when he drove onto a sidewalk.

Two men—one being a police officer—were charged Saturday with aggravated armed robbery at an Exxon gas station in Norridge and a Shell gas station in Park Ridge.

Police arrest one of their own on armed robbery charges. A Rosemont police sergeant is believed to be responsible for two armed robberies, with help from another man. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has all the latest details. 

A Far South Side man had driven his friend to an agreed meet-up spot to buy a gun last month when he was fatally shot in the West Pullman neighborhood, according to Cook County prosecutors.

Even the Cook County Courts are getting a snow day Friday.

The former box office manager of the Chicago Opera Theater has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 in ticket receipts during the three-plus years he worked for the organization, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

A defendant escaped from the Cook County criminal court house Tuesday, bolting past guards at his bond hearing and making it out a side door and across the street before he was chased down by deputies, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

On a sunny afternoon two weeks ago, Tororicius Berry walked up to Kejuan Thomas on a South Side basketball court and shot the 16-year-old dead, then stood over Thomas and continued firing, prosecutors said Friday.

Those who knew 16-year-old Kejuan Thomas say he loved playing basketball at the park where he was fatally shot Wednesday. Lauren Petty reports.

An activist who clicked his fingers in muted applause during a pre-trial hearing in Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder case has learned his lesson, the activist’s attorney said Friday.

Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago Police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, took the witness stand Wednesday for the first time since he was indicted.

Today, the officer accused of killing Laquan McDonald appeared in court and took the witness stand, the first time that Jason Van Dyke has testified about the case in court. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more on what the officer had to say about the controversial case.