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Prosecutors in Will County have released audio secretly recorded in jail - a tape they say features a whispering inmate trying to arrange the murder of his ex-wife.
At 11:19 p.m., the man was in a fight with another male on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of South Cottage Grove when he was stabbed multiple times in the chest, according to Chicago Police.
A man barricaded himself inside a Hyde Park neighborhood home early Monday, prompting a Chicago Police SWAT response on the South Side.
Jose F. Vazquez, of the 4300 block of South Harlem Avenue in Stickney, was charged with speeding in a school zone while children were present and driving with a suspended license, police said. His vehicle was towed and impounded.
The 21-year-old victim ordered a ride about 2 a.m. in the near 3400 North Halsted and was picked up by a man posing as a driver.
With the election right around the corner, U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Duckworth said she's proud of how many women are on the ballot, and said she hopes even more women run for elected office at all levels in the future.
"If you had time to go to the Cubs parade, you need to have time to go vote for your country," he said.
A 59-year-old man died Sunday morning when his car struck a school bus in the Austin neighborhood.
U.S. prosecutors are asking for a reduced prison term of 5 years for a suburban Chicago man in an Islamic State case, citing his "extensive" cooperation helping to track two recruiters for the militants.
The latest killing happened early Sunday in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Chicago police were looking into the authenticity of cell phone video recorded by a witness of a fatal police-involved shooting in Mount Greenwood, after images from the video appeared to show the man who was shot pointing a gun.
A 1979 Peterbuilt semi hauling corn was heading south on Meredith Road approaching Beith Road in unincorporated Virgil Township about 5 p.m. when a 2002 Chevrolet S-10 pickup heading west on Beith stopped at the stop sign about 5 p.m., according to the Kane County sheriff's office.
About 2:25 a.m., a Streets and Sanitation mechanical street sweeper was in service in the right lane in the 0-100 block of East Lower Wacker Drive when it was rear-ended by a Chrysler Pacifica, according to Chicago Police. The Pacifica then ricocheted into a Honda Accord, police said.
No injuries were reported and police said Sunday morning no charges were expected to be filed.
A man who robbed a west suburban Lombard bank Saturday morning is also suspected of trying to rob a different bank less than 30 minutes earlier in Villa Park.
Lightfoot recently sat down with Irika Sargent for a wide-ranging interview about what she feels sold convention organizers about choosing Chicago, and what the Democratic ticket has to do to win the general election in November.
The season hasn’t even kicked off, but the Northlake Pop Warner Little Scholars Football and Cheerleading program is already facing its toughest challenge yet with the fire that destroyed their fieldhouse. Charlie De Mar reports.
What is still not clear is what will happen to all the headstones that were already ordered, paid for, and never delivered—some of which as of Monday were still sitting at one of Gast monuments’ three former locations in plain sight. Sabrina Franza reports.
Signs reading, “No tent zone, we call the police,” are popping up—and there are no signs of several homeless encampments that have sat for months, and in some cases years. Jermont Terry reports.
This college football season, the Northwestern Wildcats will try to replicate their surprising success from last season. Northwestern will also have perhaps the most picturesque home field in college football while Ryan Field gets a makeover.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
One official in California said that scanning individual ballots for every voter in the state would take roughly 43 years based on the Postal Service's estimates.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his 2027 budget forecast on Thursday and said the city's financial hole is not as deep as once feared.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
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.
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 stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
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.
Jumpstart your Labor Day weekend in Hyde Park.
Don't miss "Dirty Dancing" at the Nederlander Theatre. Here's a look behind the scenes.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces three counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
Legal analyst Irv Miller joins CBS News Chicago to weigh in on the Lindsey Clancy trial.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended in a mistrial Friday, after jurors announced for a third time that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
A burglary was reported at a gas station in northwest suburban Wheeling, Illinois, early Friday morning.
Safety is top of mind for city officials ahead of one of Chicago's busiest weekends of the summer.
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.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
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.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
