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A bank robbery was reported Friday afternoon in southwest suburban Willow Springs.
A 56-year-old man was shot Saturday in Woodlawn.
Ron Glass, a prolific character actor best known for his role as Detective Ron Harris, the handsome, good-natured cop in the long-running comedy series "Barney Miller," has died. He was 71.
The funeral was held today for Jovan Wilson, the 15-year-old grandson of Congressman Danny Davis, who was shot to death last week in what police say was a dispute of a pair of basketball shoes.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Saturday said he's relieving the sergeant involved in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man of his police powers.
A volunteer group plans to set up their annual Nativity scene on Saturday in Chicago's Daley Plaza.
A Hammond police officer was charged with DUI after an Indiana state trooper allegedly saw him driving erratically and pulled him over early Saturday in Lowell.
The death of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro was announced early Saturday morning. Since then many politicians have reacted to the news.
Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90.
Funeral services are being held for the grandson of a Chicago congressman who was shot and killed after an argument over basketball shoes.
Police are warning residents about three robberies in the past week in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
A man was killed and at least five more people were wounded early Saturday when two gunmen opened fire outside a house party in the South Chicago neighborhood.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) and other city departments are reminding residents about parking bans and winter weather tips.
The teen was outside about 6:40 p.m. in the 4800 block of South Throop when he was struck in the back, groin and arm.
The new app used in Chicago and Evanston is called Getaround. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
August is National Black Business Month, and a Chicago coffee shop on the West Side hopes out-of-towners visiting the city for the DNC will support Black-owned businesses. Shardaa Gray reports.
While hotels are not fully booked for the convention, the opportunity to showcase the city is a subject of excitement for many in the hospitality industry. Tara Molina reports.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has a check on the extended forecast.
Sears first moved into the headquarters in Hoffman Estates in 1992.
Dolton, Illinois' acting police chief appeared before a federal judge and pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple charges of bankruptcy fraud and perjury, among others.
The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
The head of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is stepping down.
Zoe Ma, the latest candidate to throw her hat into the Chicago mayoral race, officially launched her campaign on Tuesday.
The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Take a look inside Life Bar Arcade in Schaumburg.
Some of the best professional volleyball players in the world are in Chicago for the AVP League championships, which kick off at the Oak Street Beach on Saturday. Joining Dana Kozlov are men’s champs Hagen Smith and Logan Webber.
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts jury said it was still deadlocked on whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children.
Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing figure of the women's liberation movement, has died. She was 92.
A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
Nurses at two Chicago-area hospitals run by Prime Healthcare are going on strike on Thursday.
The passings come a week after Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga who was also brought to Chicago as part of the rescue, died.
A crash involving a wrong-way driver left four people seriously injured on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Thursday morning.
The co-founder of Ms. Magazine was a leader in raising awareness about gender equality and violence against women, and for promoting inclusion, representation and social justice affecting women and girls.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field.
Two people are dead and at least five others are injured, including three officers, after a shooting near 15 East Grant Street Wednesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, according to police. The suspected shooter is also dead.
Surveillance video shows what appears to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria in the southwest Chicago suburb of Frankfort this week.
Two Chicago police officers were injured overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in a crash in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.
Chicago police issued an alert this week after a string of smash-and-grab burglaries within an hour in several neighborhoods, most notably the Lakeview and Avondale communities.
Three people were arrested early Wednesday after police said they drove off during a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
