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A man was shot to death late Wednesday in the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Samantha Vega left her home Tuesday in the 1800 block of North Fairfield and was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.
An expectant couple had to cancel their upcoming vacation to Florida. And though they bought travel insurance, the travel agency still won't give them their money back.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis denied any eminent strike.
The Independent Police Review Authority is recommending that six Chicago police officers be suspended for their role in the 2012 Taser-related death of Philip Coleman.
A new initiative seeks to open up Chicago's three rivers to more recreation.
A local police foundation is trying to make emergency kits available to new police academy graduates, free of charge.
Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger wants a law mandating elected officials not get paid unless a balanced budget has been passed.
A body of a man discovered near Metra tracks on Tuesday near the Bloomingdale Trail on the Northwest side was struck by a train, according to authorities.
A suspect now faces a list of charges, including attempted murder, after firing a gun at police officers.
A Leo High School graduate returned to his south side alma mater, not for a nostalgic visit, but to take a big job.
Strange things can happen during live television.
With less than 90 days before the presidential election, GOP Leaders trotted around Wednesday at the Illinois State Fair for Governors Day.
Travelers at Midway International Airport who are accompanied by service animals and/or pets now have an indoor space to allow them to use the bathroom.
A West Side man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in front of her two children in 2013 in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Malt Row in Ravenswood is an area with breweries, a winery, and Chicago’s first post-prohibition distillery.
As Natalie Brand reports, Harris is expected to make her choice for running mate in the next week, ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which begins August 19 in Chicago.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, testifying at a Senate hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed at a gas station in Woodlawn. Chicago police said the gunman was trying to rob him.
Gov. JB Pritzker is again sharing his doubts that a taxpayer-funded stadium will be approved for the Chicago Bears.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican midterm convention in Dallas at a Democrats' event in Texas Tuesday, calling it "a clown show" focused on President Trump while Americans are hurting.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
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.
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.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
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.
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.
In his sudden resignation, former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon claimed on X that neither Anthropic nor OpenAI is acting responsibly, and said they are “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.” Jo Ling Kent reports.
An Ohio man was found guilty of attempted murder after he pulled a gun on his ex-wife at a restaurant. The only reason he didn't succeed in shooting her was because the gun's safety was on. A waiter than tackled him.
The family of a 21-year-old shot and killed by Des Plaines police Wednesday said while he struggled with mental health, they are baffled by officers' use of force against him.
Chicago aldermen held a hearing Wednesday to get to the bottom of why the Bally’s casino has slowed down construction on its sprawling new flagship property in River West.
Chicago area leaders, advocates and members of the LGBTQ+ community are calling for the federal government to restore the specialized crisis hotline for their community.
A 16-year-old boy died after being found shot in Grant Park's skate park in the South Loop Wednesday night, Chicago police said.
The family of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Des Plaines police officer Wednesday said while he struggled with mental health, they're baffled by why police used such force with him.
Thieves stole three golf carts from the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday.
The DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River will close overnight for the next week so CDOT can conduct maintenance, Ald. Brian Hopkins said.
A 21-year-old man was stabbed in the Loop early Thursday morning during a fight, Chicago police said.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
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?
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
The Brewers extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
Thieves stole three golf carts from the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday.
The parents of a man who was killed after being pushed out of a moving CTA Red Line train were speaking out on Wednesday about their devastating loss.
Valerie Percy, the 21-year-old daughter of then-U.S. Senate candidate Charles Percy, was brutally murdered in her family's home in the affluent North Shore Chicago suburb of Kenilworth in 1966. The case has never been solved.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
