Prosecutors said a legal permanent resident worked with others in the U.S. and Nigeria to scam seniors out of millions by promising love.
The body, which was floating in the river, was reported to emergency personnel, who recovered the remains Wednesday.
An autopsy determined the 25-year-old died as a result of "drowning with ethanol intoxication as a contributing factor."
The incident unfolded in a verbal altercation outside an Irving Park bar, when the man fled down an alley and pulled out a gun, police say.
Childhood lead poisoning levels in Illinois remain among the highest in the nation.
She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Prosecutors say Eva Bratcher kept her 96-year-old mother's body in a freezer for two years while she continued to collect rent from tenants.
Officials say Jeffrey Kriv avoided 44 tickets totaling $3,600 by saying his car was stolen and using forged tickets to avoid paying.
Police said the woman's body was discovered inside a unit in the 5500 block of Melrose Street and reports said the landlord was arrested.
The elderly man and the intruder he shot were both in critical condition Monday, according to police.
The singer is already serving a 30-year prison sentence in a New York case and awaits sentencing on Feb. 23 in Chicago federal court.
The Chicago Police Department Marine Unit recovered the body Saturday morning.
Police said two businesses were targeted last week near 45th Street and Ashland Avenue.
The shooting was reported in the 8500 block of West Catherine Avenue.
CPD said there is currently no actionable intelligence of any trouble ahead of the release of video of Memphis Police beating a Black man.
Fire crews responded to the residence Wednesday morning in the 1500 block of North Keystone Avenue.
Curtis Brown died of natural causes, and officials said his body was found behind a home in Chicago after a van containing it was stolen.
Piotr Bobak, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice on Monday, according to Cook County court records.
The deceased man's body was inside the van when it was taken from Collins & Stone Funeral Home and was later found on Chicago's South Side.
For firearms linked to crimes in 2021, an average of 6.2 years passed between the sale of the gun and when it was recovered by police.
A 44-year-old was targeted in the 5500 block of North Harlem Avenue.
The 37-year-old man suffered blunt-force trauma and burns to the body.
The owner of R Public House said two people were trying to come into the bar when a man started harassing them.
Lily Shambrook was on a bike carrier when her mother's bike was forced out of a residential bike lane by an illegally parked ComEd truck.
Large plumes of smoke and flames emitted from the center of the building.
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction in the armed robbery.
Workers on the scene were able to help EMS crews quickly locate the victim, according to the fire department.
The 34-year-old nurse is accused of buying what she thought were illegal drugs from an undercover cop for her boyfriend in Cook County Jail
The white Chevrolet Equinox was last seen driving northbound in the 7700 block of South Aberdeen Street.
The victim was shot in the elbow and is expected to recover.
A man was arrested Tuesday after a woman was shot through the leg and watched her sister die, according to reports.
The man was discovered unresponsive mere steps from Logan Square Park and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
She falsely reported a co-worker planned a mass shooting and illegally accessed records about her brother and boyfriend — both Chicago cops.
A marked squad car with police lights activated struck a van Tuesday in Chicago, police said.
Active shooter incidents surged by more than 50 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year.
A child was killed in an overnight crash along the Interstate 55 corridor, state police said.
The church was broken into the day after Christmas, and cash was stolen from a donation bin, police said.
Bebe, a 12-year-old chihuahua, required surgery after suffering multiple stab wounds, authorities said.
The fire broke out Thursday night in the 8200 block of South Saginaw Avenue.
Demetrice Spencer was placed into custody and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.