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CBS News Chicago is ringing the bell for the Salvation Army on Wednesday.
Chicago police said the teen was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon after he got into an argument with someone near his home in the Roseland neighborhood.
Chicago police said the burglaries happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the 1600 block of East 55th Street on Tuesday.
Last week, the judge ordered hundreds of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chicago area between mid-June and mid-October to be released on bond.
Chicago police said the three male suspects robbed a 15-year-old boy around 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 in Englewood.
The council is asking the community to help by donating turkeys and other Thanksgiving food staples.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the 2022 shooting death of a father of five in Chicago.
Heinous and evil. That's how a former Tinley Park paramedic described what he saw inside the Lane Bryant clothing store after a deadly mass shooting nearly 18 years ago.
The Lake County Coroner's Office identified the pedestrian who was fatally hit by a car last Friday.
A community is outraged after an attack on a mother and her two children outside an elementary school in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is speaking candidly about the ongoing immigration enforcement operation in the area, the recent federal government shutdown, and the impacts they have had on his office.
The parents said instead of being greeted and treated with empathy, they said they were ultimately sent out the door with a security escort.
Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed by an ICE agent while attempting to flee a traffic stop back in September.
A serial attacker who punched women across the city of Chicago has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
The House on Tuesday passed a rare rebuke of U.S. Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for quietly clearing the 2026 Democratic primary field so his own chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot in next year's midterm elections.
With cleanup underway Thursday from yet another round of severe storms the night before, CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too. Tara Molina reports.
The Will County Sheriff’s Office shared the moment a missing man was found thanks to their K-9 officer, Lizzy.
CBS News Chicago's sports anchor Ryan Baker gave his last report Thursday as he moves onto the next chapter of his career outside the newsroom. We took a look back on his extraordinary career and coverage of Chicago's iconic sports moments.
Choose Chicago said in 2025, Chicago welcomed 56.8 million visitors, generating what city officials said was a record-setting $21.5 billion in visitor spending and supporting over 135,000 local jobs.
Nearly 200 people have died and more than 1,500 have been injured by a pair of powerful Venezuela earthquakes. The community in Chicago is banding together to collect donations for survivors.
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Luigi Mangione took a plea deal for federal charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson in a New York courtroom Friday, entering a guilty plea.
A bat found in Oak Lawn, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
A popular love story is back in Chicago. "The Notebook" is back, and audiences remain captivated.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
Gov. JB Pritzker said he believes the Chicago Bears would like to stay in Illinois, but said they haven’t yet come to the legislature with a bill they want passed to address building a new stadium here.
Four people were injured in a shooting in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood on Friday morning.
Gov. JB Pritzker said he believes the Chicago Bears would like to stay in Illinois, but said they haven't yet come to the legislature with a bill they want passed to address building a new stadium in Arlington Heights or elsewhere.
Heavy rain and flooding continue into the weekend as communities across Illinois and Northwest Indiana deal with power outages and storm damage.
High-flying pilots are practicing for the 2026 Chicago Air & Water Show but a continued weather threat hangs over the weekend.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said 29 of the 56 bodies taken from a shuttered Far South Side funeral home have been identified, while a group of attorneys will offer legal advice to affected families.
More violations at Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium have surfaced, which is now under investigation for its role in mishandling bodies connected to the family that ran South Chicago Chapel.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
Gov. JB Pritzker said he believes the Chicago Bears would like to stay in Illinois, but said they haven't yet come to the legislature with a bill they want passed to address building a new stadium in Arlington Heights or elsewhere.
Cade Cavalli took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Sal Stewart, Eugenio Suárez and Tyler Stephenson homered and the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago White Sox for a 9-8 victory.
The Chicago White Sox announced they're moving their Thursday game at Rate Field against the Cincinnati Reds to an earlier time due to the weather.
Chicago Bears chief executive officer Kevin Warren said Thursday that while team representatives have still been meeting with Illinois officials, the team's "sole focus" is now building a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana.
Luigi Mangione entered a guilty plea in his federal case at a court appearance in Manhattan Friday morning.
A year-long investigation has led to an arrest in a fatal shooting in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
A man was due in court Thursday on charges of stabbing a woman to death in Chicago's Avondale community this week.
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
Police released a video showing the packages spilling out from the truck's false bottom, with the stickers of Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland.
