Lauren Pikor, 30, was killed in August 2023. Her family endured three years of court proceedings to see her killer plead guilty.
The Markham man ran the chat through messaging app Kik, requiring people to regularly submit child porn images to stay in the group.
Dominic D'Ambrosio was appointed to the role of chief following the retirement of Scott Durano in May.
Three vehicles were stolen and two burglarized in the last two weeks at two Metra commuter lots, Oak Forest police said.
Oak Forest residents were asked to avoid the area of 151st and Chaucer.
Cheyenne Shuey, 18, died after being struck at 159th and Ridgeland Avenue.
The shooting happened late Monday night at Half-Time Lounge in Midlothian, police said.
A female cyclist was struck after leaving the bike path at 159th and Ridgeland Thursday evening, Oak Forest police said.
The burglary happened at Dotty's, 6070 W. 159th. St. in the early morning hours Monday, police said.
Chief Scott Durano has announced his retirement. His last day will be May 29.
Deputies enforcing a court-ordered eviction this week found a stash of guns, drugs, ammunition, a stolen car and two puppies.
The incident happened Tuesday on I-57 northbound, state police said Thursday. A New Jersey man has been charged.
All three have a condition that places them in danger, state police said.
Police and SWAT are on the scene of a man barricaded inside a vehicle in the 14800 block of Wabash Avenue, officials said.
Officials said the man's girlfriend was sitting next to him in the car when he was shot multiple times.
The man and two others attempted to steal the Dodge Challenger at gunpoint, with the deputy's wife and child inside, before fleeing.
Latrell Williams, 30, died in a shooting at 167th and Cicero Saturday. Two Chicago men have been charged with murder in his death.
The Alsip man was shot while in traffic late Saturday afternoon, police said Sunday.
The crash happened late Tuesday at 159th and Van Drunen Road. A 32-year-old woman and 47-year-old man died, police said.
The man also reportedly confessed to the murder via text, prosecutors said.
Guns, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, fentanyl and more found in the March 9 narcotics investigation on Ingleside Avenue.
Michael Arnold was found dead inside his home on Jan. 23. Gunshot wounds weren't found until after he was removed from the scene.
The incident happened at Anna's Café in the early morning hours Wednesday, police said Thursday.
The victim had intellectual and physical disabilities, including quadriplegia, the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said.
Originally set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, the hearing has been rescheduled, City officials said.
A Dolton man, 19, has been arrested in connection with the slaying of an Oak Forest man last month, police said Monday.
The incident happened in the early morning hours Friday. The man crashed into two homes after being shot while inside his car, police said.
The man died at the scene, and his death is being investigated as a homicide, police said.
The crash happened just before midnight Sunday night, police said.
The woman worked as a paralegal for a Chicago-area company, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The man was found inside a home in the 15000 block of Sunset Avenue on Friday evening, police said Sunday afternoon.
A Blue Island man was arrested this week in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on Jan. 9.
The man is alleged to have stabbed another man multiple times during a fight Dec. 26, 2025.
Stolen merchandise was from retailers including Amazon, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Ninja/Shark, Old Navy, TJX, Ulta, Victoria's Secret and Walmart.
The caller poses as a sheriff's police officer, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.
Two adults and a teen have been arrested in connection with the Aug. 2 shooting death of a South Holland teen, authorities said.
One person suffered minor first-degree burns in the fire at 158th and Terrace Drive.
The woman had been missing nearly three weeks, Country Club Hills Police said.
Morgan Geyser, 23, was expected to appear for an extradition hearing in Cook County on Tuesday after her arrest in Posen, Illinois.
Morgan Geyser, now 23, told police in Illinois she had "done something really bad," and that they could "just Google" her, officials said.