Fr. Michael Pfleger reflects on his mission, challenges after 50 years in ministry
Pfleger is a Chicago local household name and a South Side community staple, both as a spiritual leader and an activist. He talked with Dorothy Tucker this week.
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Pfleger is a Chicago local household name and a South Side community staple, both as a spiritual leader and an activist. He talked with Dorothy Tucker this week.
Some students on Monday said celebrating a hometown hero turned Holy Father — who also took the name Leo — proves that faith and service can take them anywhere. Shardaa Gray reports.
She went home before being taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to her right arm.
The Chicago City Council plan commission has given the OK for a plan to revitalize the 79th Street corridor in Auburn Gresham.
The city is trying to get ahead of the threats to tall trees posed by gusty winds. Jermont Terry reports.
Police say in each incident, the suspect, seen on surveillance video from one of the robberies wearing all black or dark clothing and a ski mask, approached the victims and showed a handgun, demanded property from the victims, and then fled on foot.
The incident happened just before 7 p.m. at an apartment in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Chicago Police said a man entered through a window and then began hitting the woman in the face, causing her to fall to the ground. The offender then sexually assaulted the woman before leaving the scene. Sabrina Franza reports.
Chicago police are searching for the man behind a shocking crime in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, after he climbed through a window and sexually assaulted an 82-year-old woman in her home.
An 82-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was sexually assaulted during a home invasion Wednesday evening on the city's South Side.
Chicago police said an unknown man entered through a window and proceeded to strike an 82-year-old female victim in the face, causing her to fall to the ground.
From the firing of thousands of federal employees to threats of ice raids wreaking havoc on immigrant communities, they're among the many reasons Father Michael Pfleger and the members of his church say the United States is under siege.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the victim was shot by a 60-year-old woman who was still on the scene.
Police responded to a person shot and found a 57-year-old man inside of a residence with a gunshot wound to the chest.
A man, 50, was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital for smoke inhalation and was listed in good condition.
Chicago police said just after 4 a.m., officers responded to the 8100 block of South Emerald Avenue, where officers saw fire crews at the scene fighting the fire.
The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to flip the script with their bare hands.
A man claiming to have a gun tried to rob the two paramedics in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
The incident happened after paramedics responded for a person having trouble breathing in Auburn Gresham. Darius Johnson reports.
More than 5,000 unwrapped toys were given out at the school in Auburn Gresham. The event was organized by the nonprofit ChiGivesBack.
Paramedics took a child to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. Firefighters also rescued a man from a 3rd floor window.
St. Sabina Church teamed up with a law firm, a towing company, and BJ’s Market to hand out meals in Auburn Gresham Tuesday.
Surveillance video shows the incident at the station on Oct. 17 in the 8600 block of South Morgan Street.
Chicago police said the two suspects approached a 32-year-old man after exiting a black Nissan vehicle and fired numerous rounds. The victim later died.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
The City of Chicago is suing Airbnb, saying the rental company has repeatedly violated the city's Shared Housing Ordinance and other consumer protection laws.
An emergency assistance center is opening on Chicago's South Side just blocks from where 14 people were hurt in a mass shooting Friday night.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
A man was shot and critically injured during an armed robbery in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood Monday night.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Jill Smoker, founder of "Scary Mommy," has died at the age of 48.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
A report reveals new details on a Florida condo building collapse that killed nearly 100 people five years ago.
An emergency assistance center is opening on Chicago’s South Side just blocks from where 14 people were hurt in a mass shooting Friday night.
Take a bite out of the Lincoln Park neighborhood with Jackie Kostek.
A child disappeared in Lake Michigan near a pier in Michigan City, Indiana, on Monday night.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
The City of Chicago is suing Airbnb, saying the rental company has repeatedly violated the city's Shared Housing Ordinance and other consumer protection laws.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly trading three-time All-Star Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls.
The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
The game will be made up as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday, and the four-game series will begin Tuesday.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Authorities believe two ransom notes addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family — including a note that said she had died — were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted her.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
