$100K reward offered in search for suspect in murder of Chicago Police officer
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
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Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
Xavier Tate, Jr. 22, is still at large and is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
The warrant accused Xavier Tate of firing a .40-caliber handgun and killing Huesca.
Lezly Martinez was last seen at 4:39 p.m. Thursday on the Southwest Side.
Charges of first-degree murder have been filed against Xavier Tate, 22. But Tate was not in custody Friday night and remained at large. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Officer Huesca appeared in a tribute video for his good friend and colleague, Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso.
His family filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the city and the five officers involved in the shootout, accusing police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics."
Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday, but instead, his fellow officers held a ceremonial goodbye as his body was taken to a local funeral home.
The civil rights lawsuit filed by Reed's mother accuses police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics" during a traffic stop on March 21.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed this past weekend, and the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is now offering its assistance to his family. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed near his home in Gage Park early this past Sunday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso was shot and killed in Gage Park about one year ago. Officer Luis Huesca, who knew Vásquez Lasso well, was himself shot and killed in the same neighborhood early Sunday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
According to dispatch recordings, a ShotSpotter sensor alerted police to the shooting that killed Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca nearly 5 minutes before the first 911 caller early Sunday morning. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A memorial of candles lined the driveway leading up to the officer's home Monday, while a bullet hole in the garage is another indication of the violence that took place. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday was asked repeatedly about the revelation in the case of fallen Officer Luis Huesca, and the plan to scrap ShotSpotter technology. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A memorial of candles lined the driveway leading up to the officer’s home Monday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
CPD Supt. Snelling said the 30-year-old officer was returning home when he was shot multiple times.
Officer Luis Huesca was shot and killed while off duty, but in uniform in the Gage Park neighborhood Sunday morning. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
Former First Deputy police Supt. Anthony Riccio tells CBS 2’s Chris Tye he does not believe officers are specifically being targeted for such crimes. Meanwhile, there is still no word from Chicago Police on whether the shooter or shooters have been caught.
The dog's remains were given to its owner.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
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A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in East Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
The White House said what happened in Lebanon wasn't part of the agreement.
Gonzalez, who spent years serving the public in the south suburbs, passed away on Tuesday from a heart attack.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
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A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
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Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
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A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his conviction overturned. CBS News Chicago Legal Analyst Irv Miller breaks down what to expect.
A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says scammers are attempting to trick residents into sending money or sharing sensitive personal information.
Researchers at the University of Chicago said they've found new connections between the lungs and the brain.
A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
Gonzalez, who spent years serving the public in the south suburbs, passed away on Tuesday from a heart attack.
The bar and grill is reopening this week after more than two years since a fire destroyed it and claimed the life of Chicago firefighter Andrew Price.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
Police in Bradley, Illinois, shot and killed a man who they said was armed with a bladed weapon on Wednesday.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
The Chicago White Sox are celebrating their most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV, by offering White Sox-themed pope hats to fans who purchase tickets for their Aug. 11 game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
