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The most recent attack came Wednesday, near Forest Trail Middle School. A man held a knife, motioning for a 13-year-old girl to come toward him. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
The pair who robbed an East Chicago bank last weekend also fired shots at police while trying to escape.
Family members identified the victim as U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Owens, a native of Effingham, Ill.
Viewers of the CBS 2 news on Wednesday briefly saw a protester interrupt a live report by Jay Levine, who was covering President Obama's fund-raising visit to Chicago.
Senate Republicans crying foul after Gov. Pat Quinn used a rare procedural maneuver to try to aid the confirmation of two appointees announced several efforts Thursday to close what they described as a constitutional loophole.
The Cook County State's Attorney has been re-evaluating a 1982 murder case to see if the right man is in prison, and WBBM has learned there are developments in the case.
Proposed legislation sponsored by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) would make possession of an ounce of marijuana a petty offense, punishable only by a fine of no more than $100.
A northwest Indiana man was injured when he lost control of his pickup on a rain-slick I-80/94 Thursday morning, and the vehicle slammed into two semi trucks.
An annual study by the Women's Media Center examined the 10 most widely circulated newspapers in the U.S., and found 46 percent of the bylines in the Sun-Times during the last three months of 2013 belonged to female reporters.
The bold push to save lives gets right to the point in a new public service announcement.
The graphic that you are about to see is sobering, perhaps depressing, and you can't take your eyes off it.
Recently disclosed FBI files might answer the question of why late Metra executive Phil Pagano allegedly stole nearly a half million dollars from the commuter rail agency, before ultimately taking his own life.
There's only one rule to keep in mind when traveling: If you don't take photos, it didn't happen. (That, and don't drink the tap water.)
The program will offer activities for about 10,000 students while they're off school for a week from April 14 to April 18.
The Huskies were punished for the mistakes made by players over the four previous years. While five players left the program, others remained loyal to UConn.
