Police: Crime Down For 29th Month In A Row
Police say overall crime in Chicago was down for the 29th consecutive month in May.
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Police say overall crime in Chicago was down for the 29th consecutive month in May.
A Chicago City Council committee on Monday approved Garry McCarthy, Mayor Emanuel's choice for a new superintendent of police, and the full council is expected to confirm the selection on Wednesday.
Two Chicago Police officers accused of sexually assaulting women on the North Side earlier this year while on duty were indicted on Wednesday.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson says horse-drawn carriages were abundant for Memorial Day weekend. However, Chicago Police were no where to be found when it came to enforcing the new clean up law.
Former Police Supt. Jody Weis says he is going into the private sector, to a job that will be announced, perhaps as early as this week.
Is Mayor Rahm Emanuel off to a good start with the Chicago police union? It didn't hurt that he attended a funeral of a fallen officer on Friday, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
A 16-year-old boy is charged with murder and armed robbery following a shootout with Chicago Police that left another teen suspect dead Wednesday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
Five people were injured -- including four police officers -- in a crash involving a squad car in the West Side Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman allegedly sexually assaulted by two Chicago Police officers who drove her home in a police vehicle in March filed a federal lawsuit against the officers Wednesday.
Chicago's highest crime areas are about to see more cops with hundreds of police officers temporarily reassigned to boost police presence in those districts.
Two police officers were hurt when another vehicle blew a red light and struck their squad car early Tuesday in the West Englewood neighborhood. A civilian was also injured in the crash.
A Chicago police officer was injured in an accident on the West Side.
Two Chicago police officers suffered minor injuries when another car crashed into their squad car in the Englewood neighborhood late Saturday.
Police patrols will be stepped up this weekend in light of the recent wilding and "flash mob" incidents in downtown Chicago and along the lakefront, CBS 2 has learned.
A Chicago woman was walking home when a purse snatcher grabbed her and pulled her body down the sidewalk.
As Rahm Emanuel assumed the Mayor's Office on Monday, Garry McCarthy also assumed the role of acting police superintendent.
Men tortured under disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge gathered in front of the Criminal Courts Building on Sunday, calling on mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel to take action.
Friends, family and several dozen Chicago Police officers were among those on hand Saturday at the unveiling of a memorial to a fallen Chicago Police officer.
A Chicago Police officer was "grazed'' by a CTA bus while chasing a man who allegedly yelled a profanity targeting Mayor Richard M. Daley as he was leaving City Hall office for the last time Friday afternoon in the Loop.
Chicago Police Officer Paul Clavijo, 38, bonded out of jail Friday evening, a day after he and his partner were formally charged with raping an intoxicated Chicago woman they drove home.
Two Chicago Police officers are on the wrong side of the law this morning, accused of sexually assaulting a woman when they were supposed to be on duty.
Sources say in the past three weeks, there have been more than 35 arrests for wilding and flash mob incidents in downtown Chicago.
The names of nine Illinois police officers will be among 152 added to a memorial wall in Washington this week.
A man filing a federal lawsuit is claiming that Chicago Police officers dragged him out of his vehicle and threw him face down onto a street before falsely arresting him
Federal authorities are investigating the police department in Newark, New Jersey, after the state's American Civil Liberties Union complained of rampant misconduct and lax internal oversight.
Experts at GasBuddy say the next few days will be very telling, especially if traffic begins moving in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
Police said the victim suffered cuts to his neck and the left side of his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
Witnesses called 911 to report an overturned kayak with fishing gear, but no one was around it.
Joabe Barbosa became the first person to have run every street in Chicago, finishing his quest at Buckingham Fountain on Sunday morning.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
A federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
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.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
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.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
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.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
The formula was sold in-store and online through Target and on Nara's website within the last year.
According to Metra, the woman riding a bike was hit by a CN freight train near Lake Street and Hillside Avenue just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9.
Two helicopters collided mid-air over Rio de Janeiro right before 9 a.m. Chicago time. Among the passengers was American singer Oliver Tree.
Chicago police say the victim was sitting in an SUV when someone approached him, took out a gun, and fired shots.
Some storms may go strong to severe on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Experts at GasBuddy say the next few days will be very telling, especially if traffic begins moving in the Strait of Hormuz.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by severe storms that brought tornado touchdowns to the Chicago area and other parts of northern Illinois last week.
Police said the victim suffered cuts to his neck and the left side of his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
Joabe Barbosa became the first person to have run every street in Chicago, finishing his quest at Buckingham Fountain on Sunday morning.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
The White Sox trailed 1-0 and had one hit before they smacked six straight hits off Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan and reliever Jack Dreyer to open the sixth.
Logan Webb and Caleb Kilian combined on a seven-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 to avoid a series sweep.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks captured their first NBA championship since 1973 with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.
A SWAT response at an apartment building ended with people in custody in the west Chicago suburb of Addison early Sunday.
Police in Arlington Heights, Illinois, were searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a girl at the top of a parking garage this weekend.
After the Knicks won the NBA title, the NYPD said dozens of rowdy fans climbed onto a row of school buses, ripped off the hoods, smashed windshields and lit one of fire.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
