Edgewater Barricade Situation Ends Peacefully: Police
Officers were called to the 5600 block of North Magnolia Avenue at about 6:15 p.m. by reports of a man barricading himself with a gun in his home, possibly with a child.
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Officers were called to the 5600 block of North Magnolia Avenue at about 6:15 p.m. by reports of a man barricading himself with a gun in his home, possibly with a child.
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The Northwestern University men's basketball team wants to keep its magical season going on Saturday and fans are confident for a win.
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CTA, Metra, Pace and the South Shore Line all hope you tell a transit worker "Thank you."
Northwestern's win against Vanderbilt was suspenseful, including for students and alums who tuned in.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson traveled to the nation's capital to meet new Attorney General Jeff Sessions and discuss violence in Chicago.
The U.S. senator writes that the thefts "jeopardize the safety and well-being of Chicago residents."
Elvira Arellano has been trying to win political asylum from the U.S. since 2006, when she received sanctuary at a church in Humboldt Park and lived there for a year.
Among them: Better community policing, improved training for officers, revising the use of force policies.
Dick Durbin said the president's executive order amounts to a Muslim ban and sets a poor example for the world.
The high bid of $2,075 fell well short of the reserve price for the remnants of the cars-on-a-spike sculpture.
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The CTA is gearing up for a celebration. The agency has seen good times and bad times but has operated mass transit in Chicago and suburban Cook County since 1947 -- 70 years.
A man from the Edison Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side has found a cache of love letters written 77 years ago in the ceiling of his home.
Cardinal Blase Cupich is telling priests of the Archdiocese to not allow federal agents onto church property without a warrant.
Sheriff Bill Prim wants to be clear: His department does not inform people of warrants over the phone or collect fines that way.
Plans for a newly designed Chicago White Sox stadium along the river in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood were released on Saturday.
Two Chicago police officers were among four injured in a crash involving a car believed to be stolen in Chicago's Rogers Park on Friday night.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
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A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working on developing treatments for the rare and deadly brain cancer that killed an Oak Park boy, who also happened to once be his daughter's classmate.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
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FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
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The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
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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.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
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.
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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.
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A 28-year-old man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side
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New and disturbing details have emerged about the death of a toddler after his mother was charged with murder.
Two Chicago police officers were injured in a crash with a car believed to be stolen in Chicago's Rogers Park on Friday night.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
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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.
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Plans for a newly designed Chicago White Sox stadium along the river in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood were released on Saturday.
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
