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With Chicago preparing for its first major outdoor New Year's celebration, safety remains a constant concern in the face of terror threats against other major cities.
Bartlett police said a Cadillac Escalade was headed west on Lake Street just west of Naperville Road around 12:30 a.m., when it hit the median, crossed the two westbound lanes, hit a curb and a snowbank, and flipped onto the passenger's side.
Someone walked up to a 35-year-old man about 4:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of South Homan Avenue and shot him in the abdomen, according to Chicago Police.
He showed up at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., with multiple gunshot wounds about 3:30 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
The 17-year-old boys each were charged with eight counts of aggravated armed robbery and aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, according to Chicago Police.
Bond was set at $400,000 for a man facing several charges after he tried to strike a police officer with a vehicle early Tuesday on the North Side, prompting an officer to open fire, police said.
Six people were shot across Chicago in an 11-hour span of attacks across the city Wednesday, including a pair of teenage boys.
In this Original Report, she spoke with CBS 2's Brad Edwards.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and interim Police Superintendent John Escalante announced new policing tactics after two people were killed by Chicago Police last weekend.
For the first time, America's TV dad, philanthropist, and moral crusader Bill Cosby faces criminal charges for alleged sexual assault.
he Illinois attorney general has ruled in favor of The Associated Press in a dispute over release of Gov. Bruce Rauner's daily appointment calendars.
CBS 2's Mike Parker reports he's coming back to Chicago with a mission.
A man has been charged with murder for a shooting that left a man dead and a 14-year-old boy critically injured early Tuesday in west suburban Melrose Park, police said.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports while some feel officers trained to use Tasers could be helpful, others say, they are not the answer.
Will County sheriff's deputies stepped in to play Santa Claus for a young girl and her family, replacing presents that were taken in a burglary on Christmas Eve.
