Carjacking Suspect Dies In Crash After High-Speed Chase
The driver tried to turn into an alley in Gary, Ind., but lost control of the car and richocheted off two large trees before stopping.
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The driver tried to turn into an alley in Gary, Ind., but lost control of the car and richocheted off two large trees before stopping.
Authorities in Gary arrested and charged two men and two teen boys in connection with the carjacking of a city building inspector late Tuesday morning.
Darius Walker, 24, got into a gray Oldsmobile Alero sedan and forced an elderly woman to drive away at gunpoint near Cermak Road and California Avenue.
An Evanston man has been arrested in Thursday's abduction of a 5-year-old boy, Park Ridge police said Saturday morning.
A 5-year-old boy who was the subject of an AMBER Alert was found safe in Skokie on Thursday, after he was taken in a carjacking earlier in Park Ridge.
Lionel Vazquez was sitting in his Chevy Tahoe around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of North Richmond Street, when two men approached and ordered him out of the vehicle. One of the men was wielding a handgun.
A Skokie man was ordered held on $500,000 bond Thursday for allegedly carjacking a woman in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood.
The man who allegedly committed a series of carjackings this weekend in Chicago, leading to the death of an 11-year-old South Side boy, has been captured in Wisconsin, police said Tuesday morning.
A little boy's school has become a place for his family and friends to express sorrow, and heartache.
Deacon Willie Cooper, 74, was found in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds early Thursday.
Chicago and state police officials are still searching for a serial carjacking and robbery suspect blamed for causing a fatal traffic accident that killed an 11-year-old boy this weekend.
The accident victim was identified as Donovan Anthony Turnage, a fifth-grader at Morrill Math & Science School.
Michael Buhrman is currently in custody of federal officials and is expected to be brought back to DuPage County "in the near future."
It's been almost a week, but Chicago Police still don't know who beat an off-duty police sergeant, and carjacked the officer's sport-utility vehicle -- escaping with his gun, star, and bulletproof vest.
Police are searching for suspect who carjacked an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant in the South Shore neighborhood late Friday.
A state trooper saw a vehicle connected with an earlier Hammond carjacking and notified Chicago police, who helped Hammond police chase the vehicle.
You better pick your parking spot carefully. That's the message from police about the Miller train station in northwest Indiana. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
Police are searching for a man who stole a car -- with a baby girl inside -- from a Humboldt Park gas station Wednesday night.
When Patricia Howard realized she was standing next to the cousin of the taxi driver her son is accused of fatally shooting, she looked him in the eye and repeatedly told him she was sorry.
The victim of an alleged abduction and carjacking that began in Chicago's River North area early Friday and ended in northwest suburban Schaumburg wants police to stop their investigation and will not pursue charges if the alleged offender is found, according to police.
Two west suburban men have been charged with the murder of a 41-year-old Melrose Park woman outside of her home.
Authorities now believe a nuclear plant operator has fled the country after committing an unlikely carjacking.
A 50-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the back when two men who tried to rob him in his car in the Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood Sunday morning opened fire on him as he tried to get away from them.
An 83-year-old Chicago man fought off a would-be carjacker 64 years his junior despite being kicked in the head, choked, punched and bitten, according to police.
An off-duty Chicago Police officer was carjacked Monday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
Community leaders say this year's celebrations are both celebratory and somber.
New body camera video shows a shootout involving Chicago police in January in the Chatham neighborhood.
e-tegami was created in the 1970s by a Japanese calligraphy student who was looking for a less rigid art form to practice.
A LaPorte County woman is recovering from severe spinal injuries after a massive tree fell onto her SUV last week in northwest Indiana.
The victim was inside a vehicle when three people approached, pulled out guns, and shot at her, Chicago police said.
As he prepares to retire next year, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is returning to where his political career started to give a farewell address on Wednesday.
State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study warning about the Bears stadium tax deal ignores the real alternative: no stadium and no tax revenue at all.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House after moving it from Camp David due to weather.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Three people were killed in a shooting at an Islamic center in San Diego on May 22, including a security guard, who police say prevented more violence.
Days after dismissing all charges in the "Broadview Six" case due to improper handling of the grand jury proceedings, Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced "sweeping internal reforms" to his office's grand jury practices.
New body camera video shows a shootout involving Chicago police in January in the Chatham neighborhood.
The 17-year-old, identified by family as Pedro Ramirez, was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A nurse at a hospital in Michigan City, Indiana, told investigators that LaPorte County Sheriff's deputy Jon Samuelson saved his life just before an armed suspect shot the deputy in the hospital's emergency room last week.
The community violence intervention held its weekly meeting at UIC on Wednesday, with this one addressing the latest gathering.
A nurse told investigators that LaPorte County Sheriff's deputy Jon Samuelson saved his life just before gunman shot the deputy in an Indiana hospital emergency room last week.
Days after dropping all charges in the "Broadview Six" case over improper grand jury handling, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced new rules and training for federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was headed to Rome on Wednesday to meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.
Community leaders say this year's celebrations are both celebratory and somber.
Chicago has the largest air quality monitoring network in the country thanks to a partnership between the city, the University of Illinois Chicago, and local community groups.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot, and a suspect was killed during a shootout with officers during a traffic stop on I-80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago's losing streak to 10 games.
White Sox RHP David Sandlin is slated to make his big league debut against Twins LHP Connor Prielipp in the third game of the four-game series.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Wisconsin on domestic violence charges, officials said.
Up until kickoff, Ryan Field might be tackled with questions and concerns from neighbors not ready for change.
Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota's four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins.
New DNA technology helped secure the arrest of a man accused in the brutal murder of a woman in downstate Illinois more than 30 years ago.
Thieves crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a convenience store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Wednesday.
Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.
A person of interest was in police custody early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting that killed a teenage boy and critically wounded two men in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
