Person Found Dead After Garage Fire In Cicero
Authorities believe the fire was started by a car that was left running in the garage. A person was found dead in the car.
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Authorities believe the fire was started by a car that was left running in the garage. A person was found dead in the car.
The parent company of Hooters has announced that hoots, "A HOOTERS Joint," will open in Cicero in mid-February along Cicero Avenue.
Julio Servin, 22, was shot to death in the 5500 block of West Cermak about 3:20 a.m. Aug. 21, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A lawsuit against the town of Cicero is now questioning town attorney Michael Del Galdo's loyalty.
The victim has been identified as Julio Servin, 22, of Cicero.
A Cicero police officer was slightly injured Thursday morning when a luxury car that had been pulled over for a traffic stop ran over the tip of one of his feet while fleeing.
Cicero police were trying to find the suspect who stole a running SUV from in front of a local elementary school, while a baby was strapped in the back seat.
Cicero's Town Hall building was damaged following a car accident Saturday morning, according to a town spokesman.
In three robberies, suspects "used force and threat of force" to take cell phones, wallets and money from drivers, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. In one incident, the robbers were armed with a knife.
Police said two cars heading south on Cicero Avenue collided just before the intersection at Armitage Avenue around 2:15 a.m.
Betty Loren-Maltese, the colorful former Cicero town president who spent more than six years in federal prison, is having an estate sale.
A woman was killed and two men were wounded in a shooting outside a liquor store in the Austin neighborhood early Friday.
A couple on their way to work Friday stopped to help a man sitting in the middle of busy Cicero Avenue, but little did they know, they had already him.
The 22-year-old man was standing in an alley in the 400 block of North Cicero Avenue at 2:25 a.m. when he "heard shots and felt pain," police said.
The summer season means more people out on motorcycles, but the pastime took a tragic turn this weekend, when four people on motorcycles were killed in two separate crashes.
A man and woman were killed while riding a motorcycle in west suburban Cicero Saturday afternoon, according to police.
A fire destroyed a roofing company's building Wednesday afternoon in west suburban Cicero.
If the purpose of a ticket is to deter a crime, it's not working. Not for Mayor Emanuel's motorcade at least...
A 23-year-old Cicero man has been charged in the beating death of an 18-month-old toddler last Thursday, a spokesman for the town of Cicero said.
Shortly after 2 a.m., he was outside the station in the 100 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone walked up and shot him multiple times, police said.
The pastor of a Cicero church is accusing town officials of racism, after they threatened to board up his church if myriad code violations are not addressed by Saturday night.
It started around 3 a.m. in nearby Markham, when police tried to pull over a GMC Envoy believed to have been stolen. The driver sped off, with the SUV's headlights turned off, and police gave chase.
Crews were notified at 4:18 a.m. of the derailment on Metra BNSF tracks in the 4700 block of West 26th Street in Cicero, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said.
Lawrence Myers, 64, was previously convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fire on Feb. 14, 2010, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Plumber George Hunter — whose sewer business has received more than $1.8 million from Cicero taxpayers without a contract — hasn't signed a plea deal with prosecutors. Instead, Hunter, 59, entered a "blind plea," admitting his guilt on two counts of tax evasion without any formal agreement with prosecutors.
A burglary suspect was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a Cook County Sheriff's car on Saturday morning.
A man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing and battery at a hotel in McHenry, Illinois, early Saturday morning.
North Side neighborhoods are kicking off Chicago's summer festival season this weekend.
A man was charged after a stabbing left another man seriously injured outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
For Small Business Saturday join CBS News Chicago as we go inside Stix & Stones Wood Fired Pizza in Burr Ridge.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
A man was charged in a stabbing that left another man seriously injured after a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
An armed robbery turned into a shooting in Chicago's West Loop on Friday night.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
Scattered rain and gusty thunderstorms are expected Saturday night in the Chicago area.
Multiple street closures are taking effect across the city this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
A man was charged after a stabbing left another man seriously injured outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
A burglary suspect was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a Cook County Sheriff's car on Saturday morning.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
