Sheaves Slate, squatting in the apartment, argued with two other tenants and set fire to a mattress, prosecutors said Saturday, as firefighters gathered, expecting to see him but he didn't appear in person.

The family of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman demands answers after she was shot and killed near campus in a seemingly random attack.

A Chicago man has been charged in the death of firefighter Michael Altman, who died after responding to a North Side blaze earlier this week.

An offender has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a member of the Chicago Fire Department, according to the department's media feed late Friday. The brief announcement noted that detectives with the Chicago Police Department’s Area 3 unit and prosecutors in Cook County are involved in the case,

Sheaves Slate, 27, is charged with murder and arson in connection with Monday's fire in Rogers Park. Chicago firefighter Michael Altman died of injuries he sustained at the fire.

A 30-year-old man was stabbed during a verbal argument at a CTA platform. The victim had a cut to his hand. The offender fled on foot.

A woman was stabbed and seriously wounded during an argument Friday morning on Chicago's Far South Side.

The body of Chicago firefighter Michael Altman, 32, was taken to a south suburban funeral home Friday morning.

A Chicago man is charged with murder and arson in the death of Chicago firefighter Michael Altman. Are you ready for the 2026 men's NCAA basketball tournament? Let the March Madness begin!

Firefighters and supporters exit after attending the postponed detention hearing for Sheaves Slate, charged in connection with the death of firefighter Michael Altman at the Leigh