CPD warn about 4 apartment burglaries in Bridgeport neighborhood
Police said an unknown number of burglars entered each apartment by forcing open a door and then took property from inside.
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Police said an unknown number of burglars entered each apartment by forcing open a door and then took property from inside.
The victim said there was no time to react as he was held at gunpoint with his daughter just steps away from the home.
Ting Chui, 42, was attacked and robbed at gunpoint by an armed group in front of his home while his young daughter watched.
Ting Chui, 42, is in disbelief and still recovering from the assault caught on his home surveillance camera on South Emerald Avenue near 26th Street.
Chicago police are investigating a rash of garage burglaries reported in several South Side neighborhoods.
Benton House declined to talk about ghosts or hauntings or to let CBS News Chicago inside its facility. But the facility was the subject of an episode of the Syfy Channel series "Ghost Hunters" back in 2014.
The foundation presented 41 scholarships to children of Chicago police officers and other young people who are enrolled in department programs.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of 31-year-old Gabriela Ochoa, who was killed during a robbery attempt earlier this month in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
Police said the suspects would either create a situation to get victims out of their homes, such as stating they hit the victim's garage door with their vehicle or claiming to be city workers.
Gabriela Ochoa, 31, was gunned down in the second disturbing crime this month near a popular park.
Gabriela Ochoa, 31, was gunned down in the second disturbing crime this month near a popular park. Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said the woman was shot after an unknown man tried to rob her of her belongings.
Investigation into the shooting indicated that the suspect attempted to take her belongings before shooting her.
The boy was shot in the back and taken to Storger Hospital in good condition.
The festival will support an Englewood nonprofit providing mental health services, specifically for youth affected by child abuse and neglect. Christopher Akiwowo, CEO and executive director of the nonprofit IBUKUN Comprehensive Community Services, talks more about Saturday’s event.
Neighbors said it was a miracle that no one was hurt in the fire in a Bridgeport alley on July 4th.
Neighbors said it was a miracle that no one was hurt in the fire in a Bridgeport alley on July 4th. Lauren Victory reports.
Anyone who lives in Chicago knows not a 4th of July goes by without fireworks booming across the city. However, it is illegal to light them except in displays with a permit — and the fire in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood amounted to a very visual reason why. Lauren Victory reports.
Two people were arrested after a multi-car crash in Bridgeport, Chicago police said Friday.
It happened at the intersection of 31st Street and Lowe Avenue around 9 a.m.
The festival will be held in Millennium Park on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Chicago police are investigating after half a dozen cash registers stolen from businesses in South Barrington, Illinois were dumped in an empty lot behind a residence in the city.
Police said two men damaged the front or rear door frame of a residential building until they gained access.
The burglaries happened in the Chinatown and Bridgeport neighborhoods during the afternoon and evening hours.
The victim was getting out of his car when a red SUV approached him, and someone from inside fired shots in his direction.
Police were involved in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon.
The 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists list is out, and more than 20 Chicago restaurants, chefs and bartenders have made the grade.
The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.
The Glen Ellyn Park District in Chicago's western suburbs has received a $600,000 grant from the State of Illinois for planned improvements at Village Green Park.
Chicago's inspector general is urging city departments to do more to monitor overtime payments to city employees, after finding the city paid out tens of millions of dollars in overtime to employees who might not have been eligible over five years.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The City Council delayed a final vote on a measure that would have expanded CPD's authority to impose teen curfews, when aldermen balked at immediately voting on last-minute changes to the ordinance.
President Trump told world leaders, CEOs and policymakers at the Davos economic forum that he wouldn't use force to take control of Greenland.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County commissioner in Chicago's Fuller Park neighborhood.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting early that morning.
There's a new trend taking foot in more offices.
Temperatures Wednesday feel a little more normal for Chicago winter, before gusty wind and snow showers arrive in the evening.
If you want a canine companion without having to deal with the real thing, Lego has now introduced a 2,101 piece golden retriever puppy set.
President Trump is calling for immediate negotiations to require Greenland, and says he will not use force to get it. The president says the island is critical for U.S. national security.
An investigation is underway after an attempted armored truck robbery in Blue Island on Wednesday morning.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
Chicago's inspector general is urging city departments to do more to monitor overtime payments to city employees, after finding the city paid out tens of millions of dollars in overtime to employees who might not have been eligible over five years.
Police were involved in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon.
The 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists list is out, and more than 20 Chicago restaurants, chefs and bartenders have made the grade.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
The New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, filling a hole in center field.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Police were involved in a shooting in Aurora, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon.
A man was ordered detained until trial on arson charges, after authorities said he started a fire that displaced residents at an apartment building in Carpentersville, Illinois, back in November.
Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a young woman on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train this past November, appeared in court Tuesday.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
