Man Wanted For Punching Woman On Red Line; Victim Might Go Blind
Investigators say a man punched a female senior citizen on a Howard-bound Red Line train near the Jarvis station on Thursday, causing a serious eye injury.
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Investigators say a man punched a female senior citizen on a Howard-bound Red Line train near the Jarvis station on Thursday, causing a serious eye injury.
Police said the 30-year-old man was standing on the Garfield Red Line platform around 2 p.m. when he was shot in the shoulder.
Police are warning CTA riders after a series of robberies in the Loop.
Police have arrested a man who is of pushing a woman off the Belmont Red Line platform onto the tracks.
While on the platform, she saw a man urinating. She told him to find a bathroom instead. An argument followed and then she said, an attack.
Police say he was riding on the Red Line at about 2:00 a.m. when an offender stabbed him in the stomach near the Argyle stop.
Police said the 25-year-old man was riding the train shortly after 2 a.m., when another passenger stabbed him in the stomach.
The Blue Line is getting another facelift, as workers prepare to begin renovations at the Belmont and Jefferson Park stations.
New high-definition cameras are ready to go on several CTA train lines. It's part of the city's plan to improve safety and security.
It's a $60-million problem: That's the cost of settlements and judgments paid out by the CTA for bus accidents.
Because of the location of the transformer and its proximity to the Red Line, travel to and from the Sheridan stop was halted.
A 34-year-old man was stabbed on a Blue Line train Monday morning on the Near West Side, leading to some delays on the CTA during the morning rush.
Ulises Triano was all smiles after receiving two new pairs of running shoes on Sunday.
A man who allegedly pushed a woman on the CTA Blue Line tracks at Western Avenue has been arrested.
Police said the boy was riding on a CTA bus near 63rd and California, when he was struck in the head by a bullet from a nearby shooting.
Three CTA workers were injured Tuesday morning, when they were shocked while working near an underground power station in the Loop.
"It's for exchange students from Ilvermorny. Duh."
A push to rebuild an old stretch of the Green Line along 63rd Street to help tourists get to the Obama presidential library is getting pushback from the very people who first fought to tear down the tracks.
It's the station's first overhaul since 1969.
There will be wider platforms, new bus lanes and public art that reflects the neighborhood's history and culture.
Chicago feels more like winter than spring this week, with a mixture of rain and snow in the forecast.
A SWAT team has responded to a possible barricade situation in the Buena Park neighborhood, forcing the CTA to shut down a portion of the Red Line.
Chicago police have released a photograph of a woman suspected of stabbing a woman on a CTA bus on Michigan Avenue on Sunday.
Police are looking for a woman who stabbed another woman in the back of the head on a CTA bus.
The attacks happened on board a moving train.
CBS Skywatch was over Douglass Park on Monday to see what was left after heavy rain led to a soggy event.
Mark Leeman told an Indiana appeals panel that investigators were so determined to convict Allen that they used statements he made while mentally deteriorating behind bars, and kept out of trial a witness sketch that looked nothing like him.
The online Illinois Lottery player purchased the winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $550,000 over the weekend.
Police say a 49-year-old man was involved in an argument with an unknown person who pulled out a gun and shot the victim three times.
Thousands of workers at dozens of downtown Chicago hotels have voted to authorize a strike, which their union said would be the largest in the city's history.
CNN was set to provide pool coverage on Monday and accompany President Trump on a trip to New York City, but there will not be a network TV pool team traveling with him.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker revealed to "CBS Mornings" that for the last two years he has been using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight.
The three news organizations, which were banned from White House grounds by President Trump, are arguing that the ban is unconstitutional.
President Trump said that he has agreed to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex," equipped with snipers and drone storage.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The man convicted of killing two girls in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017 is seeking to have the verdict overturned, and on Monday his attorneys presented their appeal to a panel of three judges in Indianapolis.
Concrete barriers fell off the Illinois Route 53 bridge over Palatine Road on Sunday evening in northwest suburban Palatine.
The victim, an unidentified man, was found outside with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
At 5:13 p.m. Sunday, Yorkville police were called to the parking lot of a Planet Fitness in the 300 block of East Veterans Parkway. They found two people who had been struck by a vehicle that sped off, police said.
A judge has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday afternoon in a lawsuit filed by three new organizations against the Trump administration, after the president banned them from the White House.
Johnson says Williams "will likely miss some time," after injuring his hamstring in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Police in Evanston said they are investigating after federal agents allegedly tried to arrest the wrong man this past weekend.
Police in Yorkville, Illinois, were holding a driver in custody Monday after they said that driver intentionally hit two pedestrians, killing one.
CBS Skywatch was over Douglass Park on Monday to see what was left after heavy rain led to a soggy event.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker revealed to "CBS Mornings" that for the last two years he has been using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson says quarterback Caleb Williams "will likely miss some time," but is considered "week to week" after injuring his hamstring in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Sam Antonacci had a two-run double in a three-run fourth inning and the Chicago White Sox kept pace in the AL Central and eliminated the Detroit Tigers from playoff contention with a rain-soaked victory Sunday.
For the fans, the focus right now is on how Williams and the rest of the team perform on the field. Some are already dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
A man was found shot and killed Monday morning in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.
Chicago police were searching Monday morning for the gunmen who robbed multiple women and stole their jewelry in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Burglars smashed an ATM at a gas station minimart in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, but failed to get any money, an employee said.
Thieves crashed a vehicle into a convenience store on Chicago's Near North Side early Monday and stole the ATM.
Vandals smashed out the windows of the Haymarket Pub & Brewery in Chicago's West Loop early Monday.
