Police. Secret Service outline security perimeter for DNC in Chicago
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said police will assess and "move with the flow of intelligence" to maintain safety during the convention next month. Megan Hickey reports.
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Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said police will assess and "move with the flow of intelligence" to maintain safety during the convention next month. Megan Hickey reports.
All eyes are on security following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Megan Hickey reports.
The court system has been preparing extensively to deal with possible additional court proceedings related to arrests during the convention.
The game raises money for the families of fallen first responders.
The ages of the victims range from 14 to 50.
The incident happened on the platform in the 300 block of South Dearborn Street around 3:30 p.m.
An internal affairs investigation found eight officers with connections to right-wing extremist groups like the Oath Keepers.
Porscha Banks remembers March 21, 2024, the day she learned her brother, Dexter Reed, was killed during what Chicago Police said was a traffic stop for a seat belt violation in Humboldt Park, captured on police body camera.
There are some significant differences the Republican National Convention now in progress and the Democratic Convention in Chicago next month.
The cities are different, the convention layouts are different, and the number of protesters in Chicago expected to be much larger. But as Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, police and protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee said believe Chicago’s big event will run more smoothly than many fear.
A man was shot and killed by out-of-town police officers in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, a Chicago Police official says nothing similar is likely during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
Chicago will host the Democratic National Convention in a mere five weeks.
Late Monday afternoon, police Supt. Larry Snelling spoke about preparations under way for more than a year to host the DNC at the United Center and McCormick Place. Lauren Victory reports.
Officials say the incident happened near the 3800 block of West North Avenue.
Police said officers responded to reports of two people barricaded inside an apartment, but no suspects were found, and no one was in custody.
Dazaria Sanders went missing from Chicago’s West Side near Division and Rockwell.
Supt. Larry Snelling will welcome the families of fallen officers at its honored star ceremony.
The department will recognize the families of the fallen officers as it encases the police stars of their loved ones inside the public safety headquarters.
"None of the accused members stated that they had knowledge that the Oath Keepers were a violent extremist group nor did they state that they had intentions of joining a violent extremist group," CPD leaders said.
The City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General said the Chicago Police Department "dishonored the badge" in its decision not to reopen the investigation. Megan Hickey reports.
Thousands will gather for the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum next week to renominate former President Donald Trump for a nonconsecutive second term.
More than 100 people were shot in Chicago this past July 4th weekend, and 19 were killed. Charlie De Mar talked with the family of a West Side man who lost his life.
The question is whether police resources were stretched too thin, between security at the massive NASCAR event downtown and the 74 shooting incidents between Wednesday morning and midnight Sunday night. Megan Hickey reports.
The measures, including canceling officers' days off, come after multiple mass shootings within a day.
After an already violent Fourth of July holiday with multiple mass shootings in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced new measures on Friday in hopes of beefing up security.
As a winter storm socked the Chicago area Sunday, flight delays and cancellations piled up right with the snow at O'Hare and Midway international airports.
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.
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.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
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.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has a First Alert Weather update for Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
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.
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.
