A man broke into Senator Mark Kirk's office in the Kluczynski Federal Building downtown on Friday and threatened to jump off from the 35th floor. more ›

A day after the attorneys for former governor Rod Blagojevich reported that computers and files related to his federal case had been stolen from their offices, police report they're on the trail of a suspect. Police executed a search warrant earlier today at a location close to attorney Sam Adams, Jr's South Side office. No other details have been released related to the search yet. Between eight and 10 laptops were stolen from the office, according to the Sun-Times, half of which had sensitive files related to Blago's case. more ›

Authorities are investigating a break-in at the 49th Ward Democratic Party campaign office but don't believe it was a politically-motivated break-in, so keep the "-gate" in check for now. According to 49th Ward Democratic Committeeman David Fagus that a computer and monitor were taken. According to CBS 2: more ›

Chicago Police answered a call of a break-in at Whittier Elementary School early this morning and discovered a pair of boys, 13 and 14 years old, inside. The 14-year-old then allegedly pointed a gun at police who shot the boy in the leg. According to reports, the boy did not fire on police and the other teen did not have a weapon. Per the Sun-Times: more ›