Extra-alarm fire burns in Bridgeport commercial building
Chicago firefighters are responding to an extra-alarm fire in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which has left the roof unstable.
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Chicago firefighters are responding to an extra-alarm fire in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which has left the roof unstable.
Police said a 76-year-old man got into an argument with a man in his late 40s or his 50s around 9:40 a.m. in the 3100 block of South May Street.
Police said a 76-year-old man got into an argument with a man in his late 40s or his 50s around 9:40 a.m. in the 3100 block of South May Street.
We are told the café had a good turnout for its reopening.
We are told the café had a good turnout for its reopening.
A man from Peoria is charged with stabbing another man to death in Bridgeport last month.
Owner Sydney Blakely just fully opened Cook It Mama four months ago.
Cook It Mama Cafe owner Sydney Blakely arrived Wednesday morning to see the letters “B-L-D-M” – which stands for “Black lives don’t matter” – covering up part of a mural on the building.
The body of 40-year-old Bilian Fang was discovered near the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero last month.
Several franchise stores were hit Sunday morning -- all in less than an hour.
The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade will kick off bright and early Thursday at 8 a.m.
People throughout the city and suburbs spent the holiday eve cooking, shopping, and giving back. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police said a 60-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man were both transported to the University of Chicago Hospital after exiting the fire.
Chicago police is asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman last seen in Bridgeport earlier this month.
Back in February, CBS 2 stopped by the shop after it was burglarized the first time.
Police did not specify how the burglar got into the homes.
We've pretty much all experienced it - a flash of red when there's a bit of orange on your car from a parking ticket. The fines especially frustrated a group of Bridgeport residents recently.
"It was a mistake they made that they refuse to admit, and now we are the ones holding the bag for $40,000," Steve Balser said.
The girl also is accused of stealing a running car with a 7-year-old girl inside in Bridgeport.
Bullets flew this past weekend in the middle of a street in the Bridgeport community, while a man was taking his dog out only feet away.
Bullets flew this past weekend in the middle of a street in the Bridgeport community, while a man was taking his dog out only feet away. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Authorities are looking for a suspected serial robber who robbed two banks in the Loop and Bridgeport neighborhoods earlier this week.
Chicago police are investigating after a 6-year-old was kidnapped when someone stole a running vehicle in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood.
Last week, the City of Chicago essentially put an end to parking dibs for the season – advising people they had better pick up their lawn chairs and ironing boards they had used to reserve parking spaces, or else the city would toss them. In the Bridgeport neighborhood following the winter storm that pounded the area Thursday, dibs items were back in the streets again.
A Bridgeport salon is vandalized after a person armed with a sledgehammer breaks a window, leaving glass everywhere. This is one of many acts that happened to the businesses since opening.
Police said the mother and daughter were last seen at the daycare on Friday. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact the police.
Chicagoans and visitors from California and Tennessee came to be part of this famous Chicago tradition.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 39, according to Chicago police.
Another round of storms are expected to hit the Chicago area on Sunday.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
With oil markets paralyzed by the U.S.-Iran war, the Trump administration says it could escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages.
A key City Council committee on Friday backed a $27 million settlement with the family of a mother of six killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017.
A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine briefed on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
A 34-year-old man was in an alleyway when he was shot multiple times in the body, according to Chicago.
This comes as the president says the Navy will "soon" escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil flows, adding that many countries would help secure the waterway in coordination with the U.S.
The severe threat increases late afternoon into the evening. Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is tracking the latest.
The annual event left the river as green as far as the eye could see.
The event featured music, dancing, and art for all ages.
Chicagoans and visitors from California and Tennessee came to be part of this famous Chicago tradition.
Another round of storms are expected to hit the Chicago area on Sunday.
Police said the mother and daughter were last seen at the daycare on Friday. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact the police.
Chicago has a weekend full of St. Patrick's Day parades and citywide celebrations. Here's what you need to know.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 39, according to Chicago police.
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles said there was a common theme to the free agents they are bringing in this offseason, saying the team "wanted to get faster, more explosive" with guys that are "passionate about football."
Northwestern now has a seven-game winning streak against the Hoosiers.
Chicago's Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones contributed 22 points for the Bulls
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and opened fire, but he was the only one killed, law enforcement officials said.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
A woman has been charged in a road rage shooting that left someone injured this past weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
