Man Attacked And Robbed By Teengers At Illinois Medical District CTA Station
Police say the 29-year-old victim was pummeled and kicked by a group of six to seven males in their teens.
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Police say the 29-year-old victim was pummeled and kicked by a group of six to seven males in their teens.
Police are on the scene of what appears to be a rush hour shooting near the Dan Ryan at the Garfield exit ramp.
Chicago police issued a community alert Friday for the South Side, where three armed robberies have been reported since Dec. 26.
A day after longtime Ald. Edward Burke (14th) was charged with attempted extortion, he is already losing a great deal of his power and influence in the City Council.
Police are searching for a man who kidnapped a female victim in West Garfield Park on Jan. 1.
Chicago police saved a dog from the cold waters of Lake Michigan Thursday.
Police have located Richard Coffman, 68, who was reported missing Monday from the 5800 block of South Archer Avenue in Garfield Ridge, police said.
A juvenile was charged Thursday in connection with the unprovoked mob beatings of at least two people at the Chicago Avenue Red Line station on Dec. 29.
Chicago police have released the images of two men wanted for robbing a taxi driver on the South Side.
Officer Dane Anthony Smith, 36, shot himself while off-duty Tuesday morning at his home in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
Chicago police are looking for a group of male teenagers wanted in connection with several attacks that happened Dec. 29 at the Chicago Avenue Red Line station.
A 20-year-old man, Victor Vergara, was reported missing from Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Jan. 1. Police say he may be in need of medical attention.
A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle, according to Chicago police.
Coffman was last seen around 3 p.m. Monday in the 5800 block of South Archer Avenue in Garfield Ridge, police said.
Just two minutes into the new year, police recovered their first illegal gun of 2019 during a traffic stop.
Chicago ends 2018 with nearly 600 murders on the record and thousands of robberies, yet the number of violent crimes committed this year is down by double digits.
Crime in Chicago dropped in 2018, with 100 fewer murders than 2017 and an eight percent drop in criminal complaints, police say. But not all neighborhoods are experiencing those successes.
Denise Davis, 69, was last seen around 6:15 a.m. Saturday near 58th and Maplewood, Chicago police say.
Police say one to three armed suspects committed four carjackings during evening hours on mostly quiet streets.
Luke Hatzipetros, 43, of the 2300 block of North Moody Avenue in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood was arrested Saturday.
In each incident, two men ordered people to hand over their keys at gunpoint.
An allegedly intoxicated postal worker crashed his truck into a parked car and a sign in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood on Christmas Eve, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police said a man dressed in all black attacked a woman as she left her home for work Friday morning in the Gresham neighborhood.
Just hours after police said a UIC student who had vanished was believed to be safe, authorities said 18-year-old Shalyha Ahmad stopped into a police station to tell authorities she was never missing.
A stolen vehicle was crashed into a building in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Thursday after a police chase.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
The ex-Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her kitchen is asking for medical release from a state prison — and maintaining that Massey "attacked" him.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
John Kelly, who lobbied for the Chicago White Sox, Bally's and the United Center, is the latest name to join the list of candidates to become the city's next mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' bill to crack down on rogue tow truck companies and strengthen oversight has been sent to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker.
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek got an assist Wednesday from former President Barack Obama, who endorsed his bid to flip a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a video of the two shooting hoops.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A father is thanking the teen lifeguard who saved his 10-year-old son from drowning in Santa Cruz, California.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried. They suffered flood damage already this week, and more damage could mean an uncertain future.
A mother of five was remembered Thursday night, after she was hit and killed along Interstate 57 in a hit-and-run crash on the South Side of Chicago this week.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved an amended budget plan for the Chicago Public Schools that avoids laying off hundreds of teachers by assuming $150 million in additional state funding that is far from guaranteed.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak. It had lost nine of its last 11 games entering play Wednesday.
A fired-up Dennis Allen wants more from his defense, saying despite all the takeaways last year, they weren't good enough in any fashion, and when it comes to the pass rush, it's on the whole unit.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
A man stood charged Wednesday with firing a gun at a car and going on to lead Illinois State Police on a chase on I-57 this week.
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a film producer on charges that he defrauded clients out of more than $100 million.
