Two CPD Officers Injured In Englewood Crash
They were looking for a suspect when the officer driving the squad car lost control and veered into an abandoned furniture store.
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They were looking for a suspect when the officer driving the squad car lost control and veered into an abandoned furniture store.
A Chicago police sergeant was dragged about 100 feet by a car that sped off from police Sunday.
Emily Petronella, 19, has been charged with attempted murder after shooting a Chicago police officer in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Saturday night.
Police said the Lexus was near 87th and Fairfield Avenue when it lost control and crashed into three parked cars, before going into the pole.
A Chicago police officer was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood while responding to a call, police confirm.
Chicago police are warning residents of the west and southwest sides about a series of armed robberies reported in February and March.
A teenage boy was hit by a semi truck in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police say.
An "emergency closure order" has been issued against a private South Shore club after six people were shot there early Sunday morning.
Two 17-year-old boys were shot on Chicago's South Side Tuesday afternoon, police say.
Smith spent about 20 years in prison for a 1983 slaying before his conviction was dismissed.
Chicago police are trying to determine the circumstances of a man's beating on the Red Line train in the South Loop early Tuesday.
A teenager last seen in the North Lawndale neighborhood Jan. 16 has been reported missing.
"Always tell the truth," are the words of a Chicago police sergeant who said he's being "punished" for telling the truth about an officer-involved shooting.
Chicago police are warning residents of the West Lawn neighborhood of a string of residential burglaries.
A security guard at the Michigan Avenue H&M store was beaten over the weekend during a mob-style attack.
Tiffany Mitchell, 38, has been reported missing, according to Chicago police.
Denise Vara, 17 has been reported missing from the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, according to the Chicago police.
A Chicago police officer was hit by a car in West Garfield Park Saturday night, police said.
Thao Tran, 17, is missing from the Lakeview neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
A man in Lincoln Park tried to lure children into his car by pretending to be an Uber driver Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
Chicago police have issued a community alert after two men tried to abduct a teen girl in the Calumet Heights neighborhood Friday morning.
Andrew Lazazzera , 75, had been reported missing from the Schorsch Forest View area near O'Hare Airport.
It's a new day for Chicago's traditionally secretive police department, operating under the bright light of a federal consent decree.
Chicago police are now calling for DNA testing and witnesses to come forward after more than 50 Chicago women were strangled and killed.
The long-awaited consent decree governing sweeping changes at the Chicago Police Department goes into effect on Friday, as a federal judge is appointed a former federal prosecutor to oversee the reforms.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
A vacant lot in the Pilsen neighborhood will be transformed into affordable housing.
A board member for Michelin-starred Chicago restaurants Ever and After has been sued for allegedly embezzling more than $1.4 million for his own personal use.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced several personnel changes in his administration, including a new deputy director of community safety.
Michael Jackson's hometown in Indiana is hosting a special screening of his biopic.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Iran and the U.S. agreed to a two-week cease-fire less than two hours before President Trump’s deadline to strike the country’s bridges and power plants. Natalie Brand reports.
A vacant lot in the Pilsen neighborhood will be transformed into affordable housing.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced several personnel changes in his administration, including a new deputy director of community safety.
Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.
Chicago police are searching for three men and a woman in connection with the homicide that occurred on March 24, 2026.
A board member for Michelin-starred Chicago restaurants Ever and After has been sued for allegedly embezzling more than $1.4 million for his own personal use.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
A vacant lot in the Pilsen neighborhood will be transformed into affordable housing.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
The Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday for their eighth straight victory over the South Siders.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will undergo elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Craig Counsell announced on Tuesday before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Some young Chicago White Sox ACE players got the trip of a lifetime recently.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
