Gang Members Are 'Shooting At Any Time Of Day' In Albany Park Area, Rep. Jaime Andrade Says
An Illinois state lawmaker says repeated rolling shootouts on local roadways have turned his district in Albany Park into the Wild, Wild West.
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An Illinois state lawmaker says repeated rolling shootouts on local roadways have turned his district in Albany Park into the Wild, Wild West.
Just weeks after the report of an alderman refusing to provide access letters to business owners, another owner says they too have not been given access letters for their business, forcing them to sell.
Thieves have been using master keys to steal mail and police have been tracking them for months – yet it's still happening.
Close to 100 of those complaints were verified, according to the report, ranging anywhere from conduct unbecoming of an officer to alcohol and drug abuse.
Embattled Northwest Side Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is not only refusing to answer tough questions from constituents about his conduct – he is once again kicking them out of public meetings.
A judge ruled on Thursday against the wishes of the police union, that both lawsuits will be heard by one judge.
One key fits all – and it's a big problem for residents of a Chicago condo building where people keep having their mail stolen.
Criminals nationwide are stealing victims' identities and using those to rent cars. These rentals are then stolen, sold and shipped overseas, or used here to commit other crimes locally. In either case, the identity theft victim is left to clean up the mess.
Many business owners say finding new employees is harder than it has ever been, and economists say there is no sign of that changing anytime soon.
The Chicago Police Department late Monday was still tabulating how many officers have been stripped of their police powers because they did not report their COVID-19 vaccination status to the city.
"Because this continuing course of conduct has no home in our Party, we will not stand silent in the face of such bigotry," the Cook County Democratic Party said of Ald. James Gardiner's behavior.
The Chicago Office of the Inspector General has submitted to several city departments its report on an investigation into the handling of the botched police raid at the home of Anjanette Young.
Illinois' largest Christmas showroom, Treetime Christmas Creations in Lake Barrington, isn't immune to the global supply chain bottlenecks that escalated over the summer.
When you read through a court-appointed independent monitor's latest progress report on the Chicago Police Department's reform efforts, you can see the results of CBS 2's investigative journalism.
Over the years, viewers have reached out to the CBS 2 Investigators concerned about the high levels of lead in their drinking water.
"We're done with the investigation and it will go to the administration next week, we hope," Inspector General Joseph Ferguson said.
It has been more than a month since Texas' near-total ban on abortions went into effect - leading many women to cross state lines to neighboring states to the point where those states can barely keep up with demand. Some are also now coming all the way to Chicago.
Two recent Cook County criminal cases – one involving a shootout, the other a deadly stabbing – ended with a similar result of no felony charges at all.
He is now enrolled in college in Florida for next spring.
Marcus Jones sits on the front stoop of his Auburn Gresham home. On a city pole across from him, there is a bright yellow sign with a large letter "F". It's a warning to drivers - Friday is street cleaning day so don't park there or you will get a ticket. Marcus Jones would give the letter F to the City of Chicago for how it is posting these signs and issuing street cleaning tickets in his neighborhood.
A significant step has been made in a man's fight to get decades of Chicago Police misconduct records released.
"If you're operating along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes, you need to clean up your act and do it better."
An Illinois man is fighting against so-called psychological torture – after a minor probation violation first sent him to prison for seven years, and then a fight behind bars led to a 22-year nightmare in solitary confinement. Now out, Anthony Gay told CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov why he is fighting for a law to keep others from enduring the same fate.
"This does not warrant life in jail, no, but it cannot be a misdemeanor."
