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A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to hitting two Chicago police officers with his car during a traffic stop in 2021, dragging one of them into a concrete barrier.
Chicago police are looking for the driver who critically injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run on the West Side Tuesday afternoon.
Police said a man was crossing eastbound across Komensky Avenue in the south crosswalk when a white-in-color 2011 to 2014 Hyundai Sonata hit them.
Chicago police say the ages of the victims range from 18 to 70.
Chicago police said they've arrested 46-year-old Keith Finley in connection to the Oct. 14 armed home invasion on the city's West Side.
Chicago police are searching for 18-year-old Estefenia Herrera, a student at Mother McAuley High School who has been missing since last week.
An 18-year-old Mother McAuley High School student has been found safe one week after she vanished on her way to a swim meet.
Chicago police said one person was arrested by their officers in Little Village near the Discount Mall Thursday morning during a confrontation between community members and federal agents.
Chicago Police Officer Andrew Paulauskas reflected on receiving the honor after getting shot during a drug investigation back in May.
Standing at attention, Chicago police officers, their families, and the community gathered to bestow one of the highest honors, the Valor Award.
Two teenagers were killed and an adult was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Chicago police released a community alert of 10 burglaires earlier this month. Since then, 19 others have been reported.
Police said in each burglary, one to eight people wearing dark clothing and ski masks forced their way into the business by breaking a glass window or door and stole money from cash registers, liquor bottles, and an ATM from inside.
An investigation by CBS News Chicago uncovered several times where police stopped legal gun owners for minor traffic violations and then charged them with felonies despite having valid firearm licenses.
The entrance to the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway is blocked at Garfield Monday morning as police investigate a shooting.
Chicago police said five businesses were broken into during the morning hours on the city's North Side on Wednesday.
Chicago Police said the victim was walking northbound on Kedzie and Milwaukee Avenues on Sunday when the suspect forcibly grabbed her from behind.
Maynor Vasquez Gomez was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in Chicago Lawn early Sunday morning.
As police chased the man, they saw him holding a handgun and ordered him to drop it.
A Chicago police officer shot a person armed with a gun in the Roseland neighborhood amid an investigation into a string of robberies, police said.
Chicago police are warning residents after multiple vehicle burglaries were reported this week in the South Chicago, Hegewisch, and South Deering neighborhoods.
Chicago aldermen will soon be asked to approve an $18.5 million settlement with a man who wrongfully spent 34 years in prison before he was cleared of murder charges, claiming he was framed by Chicago police detectives.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Monday defended his department's response to a protest that erupted in Brighton Park over the weekend, after federal agents shot a woman accused of ramming her vehicle into their car.
Chicago police said at least 10 burglaries were reported across seven neighborhoods from Sept. 21 to Oct. 5.
Two people were taken to the hospital after the crash on Kedzie Avenue and Van Buren Street around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
ComEd crews are responding to outages amid dangerously cold conditons in the Chicago area on Friday morning.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the Sunday shooting of a judge and his wife in Indiana, according to authorities.
Chicago temperatures plunged well below zero as an Extreme Cold Warning took effect early Friday morning. Wind chills feel as low as -20 to -40 degrees.
Coby White scored 22 points, Josh Giddey added 21 off the bench, and Jalen Smith converted two clutch free throws late to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 120-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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.
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.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this week that he wants a mandatory retirement age of 75 for people running the federal government.
U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
President Trump said he will not be imposing tariffs against European countries over their objections to his efforts to acquire Greenland.
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.
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.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
ComEd crews are working in bitter cold conditions to restore power to the Chicago area.
ComEd crews are responding to outages amid dangerously cold conditions in the Chicago area on Friday morning.
Darius Johnson has resources for residents in need during extreme cold conditions in the Chicago area.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking dangerously cold conditions in Chicago.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Dangerously cold conditons have arrived in Chicago on Friday, bringing subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as 20 to 40 below zero.
ComEd crews are responding to outages amid dangerously cold conditons in the Chicago area on Friday morning.
School closings and moves to e-learning have been announced in Chicago, Illinois and Northwest Indiana ahead of frigid temperatures that prompted an Extreme Cold Warning.
As freezing Arctic winds started to blow into Chicago, bringing the coldest weather in seven years, city officials and non-profit outreach groups on Thursday began conducting their annual count of the city's homeless population.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the Sunday shooting of a judge and his wife in Indiana, according to authorities.
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.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Coby White scored 22 points, Josh Giddey added 21 off the bench, and Jalen Smith converted two clutch free throws late to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 120-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Oliver Moore scored in the shootout on his 21st birthday and Spencer Knight stopped five of six shots by Carolina to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 shootout win over the Hurricanes.
Loyola center Miles Rubin has set the team's career record for blocks in just his third year with the Ramblers.
Illinois led 47-30 at halftime thanks to a 25-4 run to end the half.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson and Bears General Manager Ryan Poles both emphasized a back-to-square-one mentality for the team despite their success this season.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
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.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side this past weekend.
