Lyft Passenger Killed By Gunfire In Back Of The Yards Neighborhood
A 27-year-old woman had just gotten into her Lyft around 11:30 p.m. when someone suddenly fired.
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A 27-year-old woman had just gotten into her Lyft around 11:30 p.m. when someone suddenly fired.
Charges are pending against a male offender who stabbed a 25-year-old woman at the 95th Street CTA Station Saturday morning.
The public defender's office declined to share its costs, but during the trial we know at least one of the six witnesses was paid.
Signs for block clubs often outline the rules of the street and aim to keep neighborhoods safer.
Katherine Simonette was missing from the 2000 block of North Clark. She is known to frequent Starbucks coffee shops.
Chicago police officer John Venckus has acknowledged that he used the term "libatards" on social media.
A woman was robbed at gunpoint and sexually assaulted outside her home in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.
Rosenthal's family has disputed the official finding by police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office that he committed suicide Friday night.
"I'm tired of it, and you all should be tired of it too," Police Supt. Johnson said Monday morning, after at least 60 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend.
A family is grieving Sunday over the loss of a loved one they say was at the hands of Chicago Police officers. The medical examiner's report, however, provides an entirely different account.
It was a battle of who could eat the most between the Chicago Fire Department, the Orland Park Fire District, and Chicago Police from the 12th and 18th districts.
The agency in charge of investigating police shootings released more raw video of the fatal shooting of Harith Augustus on July 14 in the city's South Shore neighborhood.
At a time when the city is pushing to add more officers to the Chicago Police Department, there are hundreds of sworn officers who are not on the streets fighting crime.
The Chicago Police Foundation's 'K9s for Cops' art installment is back for the second year on Michigan Avenue.
A man was found dead early Thursday morning in a locker room at the Palmer House hotel in downtown Chicago, police said.
A man and woman have been charged with a string of armed robberies on the North Side late Tuesday. A Chicago police officer suffered a broken hip while trying to arrest the pair.
A brawl involving multiple people broke out near Chicago's Water Tower Place Tuesday night, prompting police to direct the crowd to the CTA Red Line.
A family who says police raided the wrong home last November, and pointed guns at their 9- and 5-year-old sons, filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Wednesday.
A stroll down Michigan Avenue this week looks a little different thanks to an art campaign honoring police canines.
A Chicago Police officer suffered a broken hip while arresting two suspects wanted in a string of armed robberies.
A Chicago family says they were left traumatized after police burst into their home with guns drawn and pointed, even at children.
At least one suspect exchanged gunfire with police early Monday morning on Chicago's South Side.
hree Chicago police officers are being hailed as heroes after rushing into a burning home to save two people. A vacant home caught fire early Friday morning in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Many people are taking to the internet, saying the video shows Norfolk Railroad and the Chicago Police unfairly targeted the South side and went too far.
"I was approached with the opportunity to not go to prison, provided I gave information on everybody in the neighborhood. I decided against it."
As the city still basks in the Bears' win over the Eagles on Monday night, Chicago fans hope to add to that as the White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks play on Tuesday.
A Chicago woman who hid her mother's body in her freezer for two years is now facing additional federal charges of Social Security and SNAP fraud.
The woman killed in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive late Sunday night has been identified as a 35-year-old mother and nursing assistant.
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday voted to require at least 30 members of the City Council to approve any future plans to borrow money, seeking to make it tougher to add to the city's mountain of debt, but Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled he might veto the measure.
Chuck E. Cheese announced Tuesday that it is bringing a new indoor playground concept, called Adventure World, to Chicago's south suburbs.
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday voted to require at least 30 members of the City Council to approve any future plans to borrow money, seeking to make it tougher to add to the city's mountain of debt, but Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled he might veto the measure.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal allowing Chicago's privatized parking meters to be sold to a new company, with the city receiving a share of the profits going forward.
A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent the mayor a letter with their demands for the next fiscal year.
In the race for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Democratic Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is facing off against former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy and independent candidate Whitfield Harrington.
Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking to become the first Democrat ever elected to a third term in Illinois, and is facing a rematch with Republican Darren Bailey. There's also an independent candidate on the ballot, Collin Corbett.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Chuck E. Cheese announced Tuesday that it is bringing a new indoor playground concept, called Adventure World, to Chicago's south suburbs.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Survivor, Koko Taylor, The Plain White T's and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin were among those honored Sunday night at the Harris Theater. The ceremony is the hall's largest fundraiser.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
Both the Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Blackhawks are opening the season in Las Vegas and the Bulls are reporting for training camp. This follows the Bears' win over the Eagles Monday night.
Yoketha Brown, a 35-year-old mother and nursing assistant, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive late Sunday night.
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday grilled officials from power company NIPSCO about their handling of last month's severe storms, which left hundreds of thousands in Northwest Indiana without power, some of them for more than two weeks.
Lindsay Clancy was back in court in Massachussetts Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended in a mistrial.
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.
The woman killed in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive late Sunday night has been identified as a 35-year-old mother and nursing assistant.
A Chicago woman who hid her mother's body in her freezer for two years is now facing additional federal charges of Social Security and SNAP fraud.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal allowing Chicago's privatized parking meters to be sold to a new company, with the city receiving a share of the profits going forward.
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday grilled officials from power company NIPSCO about their handling of last month's severe storms, which left hundreds of thousands in Northwest Indiana without power, some of them for more than two weeks.
As the city still basks in the Bears' win over the Eagles on Monday night, Chicago fans hope to add to that as the White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks play on Tuesday.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday at his home in South Branch, Michigan.
The Chicago Bears won big Monday night, as third-string quarterback Case Keenum filled in for Caleb Williams and led the Bears past Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 win.
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.
The Bears will look to rally from last week's ugly loss to the Vikings when they host the Eagles on Monday night at Soldier Field.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
Flynn was found guilty of killing his wife, Ashley, in February and attempting to blame the murder on a break-in at their home.
Chicago police need help to find a group of thieves who have broken into at least 40 cars in the last few weeks on the Near South Side.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained screenshots from a source presented as text messages between Jane Doe and one of the defendants in a lawsuit alleging rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024.
Chicago police put out an alert about dozens of car burglaries, including some in which the suspects pulled guns when confronted by the owners, on the Near South Side and South Commons neighborhoods in September.
A woman, identified only as Jane Doe, alleges she was gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 and accuses Cornell University of failing to protect her.
