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Officers responding to a report of shots fired about 12:30 a.m. in an alley in the 2400 block of West Moffat found the 17-year-old boy with gunshot wounds to the head and right arm, according to Chicago Police. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who was found unconscious Thursday morning on a Bucktown neighborhood sidewalk on the North Side.
Edward Malone, 23, was arrested at 3:43 p.m. Thursday at his workplace in the 0-100 block of West Wacker, according to Chicago Police.
There was a terrifying home invasion in the Bucktown neighborhood over the weekend.
The crash involving Train 649 happened about 6:15 p.m. just south of the Clybourn station, according to the transit agency.
The realigned Elston creates separate intersections for Fullerton and Elston, and Damen and Elston, replacing the six-way intersection at Damen, Elston and Fullerton, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Tom Bellino may do it again. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The 23-year-old woman was walking north on the 1600 block of North Claremont Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Monday, when a man approached her from behind and knocked her to the ground, according to Chicago police.
The goldmine these pigeons are flocking to is the underpass at Logan and Western Avenues. But it's a health risk to humans.
The tickets are piling up for Enterprise, but neighbors say the rental company doesn't seem to care. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Police are warning residents that a trio of knife-wielding robbers struck six times in less than two hours Monday in the Bucktown, Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods on the North Side.
Residents in Bucktown and Wicker Park are on alert after a man reportedly tried to grab a toddler near a neighborhood park.
Workers at Fresh Market Place helped out their peers during an armed robbery. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Wicker Park and Bucktown are considering spending some money on private security patrols.
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Police have issued a warning in the Bucktown area, where a group of men has been robbing and punching people.
Chicago Police are warning residents in the Bucktown neighborhood of two recent robberies.
CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports on why residents are so upset.
The daytime incident was recorded on surveillance cameras, CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
This year, send customized holiday cards to friends and family. From craft stores to the perfect spot for a holiday photo, our list will help you create the perfect card.
Makiah M. Burns, 18, of Hazel Crest, whose Facebook page says she's studying pre-med and graduated from south suburban Seton Academy High School, was ordered held on $250,000 bail Saturday in Cook County Criminal Court.
Now the would-be thief is in custody, CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
A group of Lincoln Park residents plans to protest outside City Hall in opposition of a plan to demolish apartments to make way for a private school expansion.
Plainfield police said they have confiscated 650 rolls of toilet paper from students who planned to use it for homecoming pranks.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Ishbia has a stake in the company buying the land Amtrak would leave behind — the same land where he's floated a new ballpark. Residents who'd get the rail yard, and could lose the Sox, will have him and Amtrak in front of them Thursday night.
Two shuttered Chicago-area hospitals are under new control on Thursday morning.
Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks reversed course on a House resolution to require congressional approval for continued military action against Iran, citing open-ended war concerns ahead of competitive midterm races.
A City Council committee on Wednesday backed Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, after he dropped a key provision opposed by landlords, but the mayor's critics plan to press on with a competing proposal.
Illinois' senior senator, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
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.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
A man is facing charges in connection to three different sexual assault and abuse cases in Avondale last week.
Heavy rain and scattered showers are causing flooding in the Chicago area on Thursday.
There is a growing memorial for the 3 killed in a NBC Los Angeles news helicopter crash Tuesday as more information about what happened immediately before the disaster comes to light.
A group of Lincoln Park residents plans to protest outside City Hall in opposition of a plan to demolish apartments to make way for a private school expansion.
If you are getting ready for the Bears' home opener, head to Bub City.
Heavy rain and scattered showers are expected throughout the day on Thursday in the Chicago area.
Two shuttered Chicago-area hospitals are under new control on Thursday morning.
A public meeting on Thursday night will further discussions on a proposed Amtrak project on the South Side.
A group of Lincoln Park residents plans to protest outside City Hall in opposition of a plan to demolish apartments to make way for a private school expansion.
A mother is crying for justice after her son was brutally beaten on the South Side of Chicago in broad daylight.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Shots were fired during a fight early Wednesday morning on busy Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood.
A judge allowed a school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood to be released with conditions.
