Crime Stoppers chairman George McDade to retire next month
He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 cases—leading to around 3,000 arrests.
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He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 cases—leading to around 3,000 arrests.
George McDade says the group has been successful, specifically because they are not police officers.
Maleek Smith, 14, was shot and killed back in 2022.
In this case, there's an up to $15,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone can submit tips anonymously.
On January 16, 2007, 28-year-old Gloria Padilla was found stabbed to death in her apartment near 24th and St. Louis Avenue. An up to $15,000 cash reward for information leads to an arrest in the case.
Rayarn Murray was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them.
Back in July, he was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them. Murray was killed.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $15,000 reward to help catch a killer in Chicago. The organization is asking for the public's help to solve the murder of 21-year-old Kobe Puga in a drive-by shooting last October.
On December 18, police found 44-year-old Jaquinn Sawyer shot to death in front of a home on the 1600 block of North Mango which is between North and Wabansia.
On December 18, police found 44-year-old Jaquinn Sawyer shot to death in front of a home on the 1600 block of North Mango which is between North and Wabansia.
Police believe 44-year-old Kenneth Brown killed 34-year-old Maria Roque on Dec. 13.
Police said Walter McCalvin was near Fillmore and St. Louis in September when a man confronted him and hit him in the face with a blunt object.
Police said Walter McCalvin was near Fillmore and St. Louis in September when a man confronted him and hit him in the face with a blunt object. McCalvin died 10 days later.
The four-year-old was shot getting his hair braided inside a Woodlawn home in September of 2021.
The four-year-old was shot getting his hair braided inside a Woodlawn home in September of 2021. The shooter fired through a window from outside the home. Crime Stoppers is offering a $15,000 reward in the case.
Crime Stoppers is offering up to $15,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
Stephen Strode, a father of six, was brutally beaten on his birthday as he headed home to meet his family.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two crimes that happened on the city's South Side.
Cook County Crime Stoppers tonight honored the law enforcement, legal, and municipal leaders who helped bring justice to victims and their families. This year, their work is more important than ever.
The organization is handing out flyers in hopes someone will see them and speak up.
On August 10, 5-year-old Taha Kahn was hit by two cars near Cicero and Devon in Sauganash. One driver stopped, but the other sped away.
Chicago Police released an image of the person they're looking for in the case.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two area attacks.
The family of Joshua Romo returned to the street where he was killed two weeks ago, pleading for answers.
According to police the incident happened on October 31 at the pharmacy located at 88 West Gartner Road.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
A man who was threatened by an armed woman at a South Side cocktail bar more than a year ago is weighing legal action, saying not enough was done by security or police.
Bears fans near and far are fired up for Sunday, whether they'll be cheering on the team at Soldier Field, at home, or at their favorite bar.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
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.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
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.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
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.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Bears fans near and far are fired up for Sunday, whether they'll be cheering on the team at Soldier Field, at home, or at their favorite bar.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
A man who was threatened by an armed woman at a South Side cocktail bar more than a year ago is weighing legal action, saying not enough was done by security or police.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
The Nets beat the Bulls 112-109 on Friday night.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
