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Chicago police said that the woman was sitting inside a vehicle with two other people when an unknown sedan pulled up alongside them.
Jamel M Warren Mallett, 27, went missing on Wednesday around 2 p.m. in Markham, Illinois.
Chicago police said a red SUV was traveling westbound on Lower Wacker when it attempted to make a left turn and hit an eastbound black sedan that ran a red light.
The 21-year-old man who had been flying the plane was uninjured, and no one was injured on the ground.
An expert says construction is one reason people see water main breaks during the heat of summer.
National Guard troops have hit the streets in Washington, D.C., and are now patrolling at President Trump's direction.
In recent blog posts, Pekau published sensitive internal documents concerning ongoing litigation involving the village and non-public information about village employees, the village said.
More than a dozen kids, four UFC fighters, and several officers only had five minutes to play a game of chess in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Seventeen and a half years later, the murder of five women at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois, remains one of the most infamous cold cases in the Chicago area.
The clothing on the body matched the clothing that Olasinmibo "Sinmi" Abosede had last been seen wearing, police said.
A family was left with questions for the Chicago Public Schools after a child with special needs was left in a school band room instead of being put on a bus.
A dozen Chicago police officers on Thursday were recognized by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation as August's officers of the month.
As Chicago Public Schools students get ready for classes to resume next week, one organization are making sure they're not just prepared but feel great about going back to school.
Already under investigation for the on-duty shooting of his partner Krystal Rivera, Chicago Police Officer Carlos Baker may have misrepresented himself and violated department policy in the aftermath of a bar fight in Wicker Park last weekend.
Along with the chicks, the 63rd Street Beach is home to other migratory birds, cliff swallows, and even baby turtles.
The bus veered off a road and fell into a ravine. It took rescuers more than two hours to rescue the surviving passengers.
A Wind Advisory has been issued for Chicago, the suburbs, and Northwest Indiana. Winds will be sustained between 25 and 35 mph, and gusts could be up to 50 mph, which could lead to some isolated power outages.
Police said Amiya Clark, 17, and Aiyanna Clark, 13, were last seen on Christmas Eve in the 9200 block of South Dauphin Avenue.
Mass Transit detectives said the incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the train in the 4600 block of West 59th Street, at Midway stop.
Midway had only four cancellations and a little more than 180 flights delayed on Saturday.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
The fire broke out Sunday night on Marquette Road near Laflin Street.
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood overnight Sunday into Monday. Jackie Kostek reports.
As CBS’s Shanelle Kaul reports, the storm is expected to last until Monday, raising the chance of dangerous travel for several more days.
The company reports the legs can break on Magellan-branded odyssey rocker chairs, creating a fall and injury hazard.
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in West Ridge overnight Sunday into Monday.
Expect additional chances for snow by midweek.
Chicago Public Schools will be open as usual on Monday despite another day of extreme cold.
A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning.
Chicago police said the suspect fired shots at officers while trying to flee, but was hit by gunfire from the officers.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Miles Rubin started crafting a skill set for shot blocking at Simeon that has set him apart at Loyola.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
A man was shot early Sunday when he confronted two people trying to break into a car in the north suburban Morton Grove.
A 36-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were killed in a homicide in Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday morning, according to police.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
