Man Charged After Holding Calumet City Police In Standoff For Nearly 17 Hours
Police said the suspect's identity cannot be released because a portion of the investigation is ongoing.
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Police said the suspect's identity cannot be released because a portion of the investigation is ongoing.
The Bishop Ford Freeway was shut down in the south suburbs late Sunday, as a man barricaded himself in a mobile home after police said he shot another man, and then fired at officers.
History was made on Saturday in the south suburbs, as Illinois state Rep. Thaddeus Jones was sworn is as the first Black mayor of Calumet City.
Police said the driver immediately got out of his car during a traffic stop and pointed a gun at the officer, leading to a shootout.
"I salute our heroes everywhere and every time zone, fighting with us so we don't have to fight alone. You are a gift that keeps giving so we can keep living."
A controversial Black History Month school assignment has launched an investigation at a south suburban school.
Two minors have been arrested after a police chase following a carjacking in Dolton, Illinois, Sunday morning.
A 12-year-old Calumet City boy was recovering in the hospital Saturday after getting shot in the head.
Police from multiple agencies late Thursday apprehended two people in a vehicle that has been linked to a shooting in Calumet City after a pursuit.
Swift action was taken against a Calumet City police officer who was accused of touching a woman inappropriately.
There was a show of support Thursday night for a Fort Hood soldier whom officials say was killed by a fellow Army specialist from the south suburbs.
A Calumet City soldier was the main suspect in the murder of fellow soldier Vanessa Guillen, CBS 2 has learned.
Gov. JB Pritzker joined the call for racial justice Saturday morning at the South Suburban Day of Action in Calumet City.
Three people were arrested after a stolen car crashed off the Bishop Ford Expressway.
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Calumet City Monday afternoon.
"Anybody that walks in through this green door has to wear a mask."
Five people were in custody Sunday night after a car crashed on a Bishop Ford Freeway off-ramp following a police pursuit.
Federal prosecutors said Bryan Protho, 41, grabbed the girl on the sidewalk near 153rd Street and Burnham Avenue on Dec. 20, 2017, dragged her into a red Ford Explorer, and drove away.
A person was shot in Calumet City overnight.
One of the biggest challenges in any election is getting young voters to the polls. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov took a deeper look Thursday at a possible solution – spearheaded by students themselves.
Several Calumet City families are safe after escaping from a fire that gutted a home on Madison Avenue.
An emergency meeting was called in the south suburbs after thousands of dollars in fundraising money turned up missing from a school PTA.
"She was sunshine. Ready to start college and proceed with life. Now she can't do that."
The second of two teens who were shot in the parking lot of the River Center mall last week also died, officials said Tuesday..
The 18-year old girl who was shot last week during a drive-by shooting outside a Calumet City mall has died.
