Explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard early Saturday in Caracas, Venezuela. The government has accused the U.S. of attacking civilian and military sites.

A Northwest Indiana police officer is off the job as he is facing allegations of domestic battery and strangling a pregnant woman, court records showed.

The mayor of a city in the south suburbs is responding to a federal lawsuit filed by a former city employee who claims the mayor started asking him for monthly payments to keep his job and then illegally fired him.

Police are investigating after a body was found Friday evening near train tracks in the north suburbs. A spokesperson for Metra says a train did not hit the person.

Though Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears fell out of the running for the No. 1 seed in the NFC last week, they still have plenty on the line before the playoffs begin, and fan excitement is at an all-time high.

A man allegedly severely injured a female gas station clerk in a "brutal attack" and then tried to blow up the business by extinguishing a cigarette into a gas pump after he was denied a job application, officials said.

There was a massive crime scene on the city's West Side after someone was stabbed near a CTA Blue Line station.

Authorities say the potential attack was 'directly inspired' by ISIS.

A man accused of punching several women in Chicago's Loop appeared in court Friday, where he was indicted for three counts of aggravated battery.

In an AI-generated social media post, President Trump continued promoting his "Chicago crime is out of control" narrative, despite statistics showing murder, shootings and violent crime in general were significantly down in 2025.