Lawsuit accuses security guards at Chicago Home Depot of beating, mistreating migrant laborers
Two of those security guards are off-duty Chicago Police officers, according to the complaint.
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Two of those security guards are off-duty Chicago Police officers, according to the complaint.
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 bat found in La Grange, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
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.
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.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
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.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
For this Fitness Friday, the owner of "Gym Guyz" Viraj Kamdar and trainer Sean Suarez show you how to work out without the gym.
Swing by the Boomers Baseball Camp at Wintrust Field.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
The all-star teams will hit the court over at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court on Friday. This entire week, the WNBA has been working to showcase community efforts to help everyone from young hoopers to small businesses.
The fatal use of force is now at the center of a homicide investigation in Madison, Wisconsin.
Police are investigating after a hidden camera was found inside the bathroom of a marijuana dispensary in southwest suburban Worth.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
A bat found in La Grange, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
