Mail thief caught on camera using postal master key in Chicago condo building
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
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The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
In each robbery, two or three people get out of a vehicle, and demand the victims' property at gunpoint.
Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people.
Two violent robberies caught on camera have a Northwest Side neighborhood on edge. Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people. Both of the attacks happened in broad daylight.
Police said a group of armed robbers drove up to people in a small to mid-sized SUV, got out, and demanded the victims' property at gunpoint.
"Within two seconds, he was already at my window."
Only on 2 -- Two people were held at gunpoint while trying to use a drive-through ATM in Avondale. One of those victims said the bank hadn't done anything to secure its drive-through operation. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports
Her daughter also left behind two young children.
The robberies happened in the Bucktown, West Town, Logan Square, and Avondale neighborhoods shortly before 12:30 a.m. and went on until 1:30 a.m.
Even worse, parents were told the summer programs they and other families rely heavily on have been canceled at the site.
The move, parents said, puts many programs in jeopardy.
Residents on Chicago's northwest side are feeling both confusion and frustration after parents say they were blindsided by the city's plans to take over their park to convert it into a migrant center. The move, parents said, puts many programs in jeopardy. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos spoke to concerned residents in Avondale.
The ambulance sustained front-end damage to the bumper and is drivable, the Fire Department said.
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar spoke with a man who escaped the fire with just seconds to spare.
"Thirty to 45 more seconds, I'd have died of smoke inhalation out there, because it filled up that fast - that fast," said Mike Perry.
Police said the burglars got in using bolt cutters, and stole liquor and cash.
Police are searching for a pair of burglars who broke into two liquor stores early Tuesday morning in Belmont Cragin and Avondale.
The thefts happened in the Irving Park, Avondale, Dunning, and Montclaire areas.
The thefts happened between Feb. 3 and 9 in the Irving Park and Avondale neighborhoods.
The Cook County Tax Assessor felt the heat from homeowners on Friday in Pilsen when they came face to face for a meeting to talk about recent increases in property taxes.
Police said the incident initially started as an argument between the victims and the unidentified male suspect who produced a sharp object and stabbed one of the victims.
There was no word on any of the victims' conditions late Wednesday.
In the past 24 hours, two businesses near Elston, Belmont, and California avenues were handed fake $100 bills.
"If anybody has records, they want to sell, tapes, vintage toys, anything like that just so we could fill again ourselves again, is the most direct way to help us."
In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
Mosquitos in Riverwoods, Illinois, have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year.
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law new Illinois legislation protecting domestic violence victims from courthouse intimidation.
In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
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The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
The U.S. has used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News.
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
A 21-year-old flight instructor made an emergency landing on a Florida highway after reporting oil pressure issues to air traffic control. Instructor Emily Shelton was flying with a student on his first-ever lesson.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was taken to a hospital after viewers called police during a livestream showing"acts of self-harm" on social media.
Willie Wilson is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll.
A teacher and father in northwest suburban Algonquin is on a long road to recovery after a tree fell on him as he was attempting to cut it down.
A 61-year-old Chicago nurse has filed a lawsuit against two private security companies, after she said she was seriously hurt by a fare dodger at a CTA station on her way to work last year.
In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
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A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal's debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
The Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
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An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
