2 Chicago Police officers, third person injured in crash in Humboldt Park
A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
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A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
On Wednesday morning on Calumet Avenue, neighbors said, vehicles were vandalized for far from the first time.
The lawsuit was filed this week by five recently-arrived migrants, and says two security guards they accuse are off-duty Chicago Police officers. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The problems with which residents are taking issue include loitering and street harassment, but residents told police they have also seen neighbors get mugged and have had their homes broken into. Jermont Terry reports.
A squad car was involved in the crash at Grand and Springfield avenues in Humboldt Park.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way. Sabrina Franza reports.
Organizers said the event keeps growing with each year.
National Night Out events happen with the goal of connecting people with the law enforcement officers sworn to keep them safe. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
The black Toyota Rav 4 that struck her did not stop and fled south on Halsted.
The burglaries happened during the early morning hours in the Edison Park neighborhood – two of which happened on Saturday.
Activists and families of Black men and women killed by police are showing support for Sonya Massey's family. They rallied Saturday afternoon in front of the Chicago Police Headquarters.
The man—Lorenzo Williams, 32—was charged with felonies and misdemeanor after his arrest Tuesday in the Cabrini Rowhouses.
Lorenzo Williams is suing Chicago Police over the use of force in his arrest outside the Cabrini Rowhouses this week, but police say in a report that he was going for a gun at the time. Jermont Terry reports.
Lorenzo Williams was arrested in the Cabrini Rowhouses on the Near North Side this week after officers said he was spotted with a gun in his waistband. As Tara Molina reports, Williams is suing over the officers' use of force during the arrest.
The man—Lorenzo Williams, 32—was charged with felonies and misdemeanor after his arrest Tuesday in the Cabrini Rowhouses. Tara Molina reports.
Dexter Reed, 26, was shot and killed by police on March 21 in Humboldt Park. The city initially said he was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt.
Lawyers for the City of Chicago said the officers who conducted a traffic stop that ended in the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed earlier this year did so because of tinted windows, contradicting an earlier explanation that the stop was because of a seatbelt violation.
The Secret Service and Chicago Police will be speaking with people who live near the DNC action to give some insight on public safety protocols, road closures, and transportation information ahead of the convention.
Neighbors who live near the United Center have said they're concerned about the effect of all the tight security restrictions and large crowds during the Democratic National Convention next month. As Sabrina Franza reports, police and the Secret Service addressed just those concerns.
John "Bulldog" Drummond, known to generations as one of CBS Chicago's star reporters, was working with WIND radio during the chaotic Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. Drummond joins Jim Williams with a look back, and a reflection on lessons the city learned.
Officials will be talking to people in the area around the United Center Friday about what they can expect ahead of the big event. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Edwin Ortiz wants to become the 45th person to have his conviction, tied to Guevara, to be overturned in court.
A man falsely accused of a 1988 murder is seeking to have his conviction, tied to disgraced Chicago police Det. Reynaldo Guevara, overturned, which would be the 45th such reversal.
Police on Sunday were asking for help from the public in finding a 15-year-old boy who had been missing for more than 24 hours.
More demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Chicago after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis the day before.
Snow continued to fall and pile up throughout the Chicago area Sunday morning, with a Winter Storm Warning in effect for Cook County.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Around 700 dogs and 100 riders from 13 countries participated in the 28th edition of the Šediváčkův dog sled race.
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by federal agents on Saturday in Minneapolis. Cristian Benavides reports.
Marissa Perlman was inspired to learn more about the pop duo DRAMA after Jackie Kostek’s chat with them this week, while Kylee Miller experienced some pleasant weather — much unlike what Chicago is now experiencing — on a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA hospital, was identified as the man killed by a border patrol agent. Asal Rezaei reports.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
Snow continued to fall and pile up throughout the Chicago area Sunday morning, with a Winter Storm Warning in effect for Cook County.
More demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Chicago after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis the day before.
Federal agents in Minneapolis shot and killed a 37-year-old man in south Minneapolis Saturday morning.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke out after ICU nurse Alex Pretti was was killed in a Minneapolis shooting by federal agents, the second person to be fatally shot in less than a month.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza official declared for the NFL draft and could be the no. 1 pick.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
A Little Village man was acquitted Thursday on federal charges accusing him of trying to put a hit on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
