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In four incidents, the lone suspect walked into the business and approached the cashier purporting to buy candy, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. When the cashier opened the register, he pulled out a handgun and demanded money.
A 32-year-old man was gunned down about 8:45 p.m. in the Washington Park neighborhood.
A month after his father was shot and killed while working as a security guard at a south suburban railyard, 5-year-old Tyrone Hardin Jr. joined Harvey police as an honorary officer.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning, after he and an accomplice allegedly stole a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and crashed the truck a few miles away.
The boy, who was not identified because of his age, faces two counts of first-degree murder, according to a statement from Elgin police.
Lawrence Matchem, 49, was shoveling in the 800 block of East 40th Street on Dec. 12, when someone walked up and shot him in the head.
A 23-year-old man was gunned down at 5:08 p.m. in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side.
The driver of the stolen vehicle was arrested and taken to Trinity Hospital, and the other driver was taken to St. Margaret Health in Dyer, Indiana, police said. Both were in good condition.
A fire that left three young children dead at an apartment complex Friday night in northwest Indiana was intentionally set, authorities claim.
A missing 16-year-old Chicago girl was found beaten to death in a garage in south suburban Markham on Christmas Eve.
The girls, ages 13 and 14, were sitting in the minivan in the 7500 block of South Union Avenue, when two men walked up and opened fire around 11:30 p.m., police said.
The day after Christmas turned chaotic at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, where Boxing Day was taken quite literally when a series of brawls broke out on Monday.
The 59 gunshot victims tallied between Friday evening and Tuesday morning nearly doubled the toll from the same four-day holiday weekend last year, when 30 people were shot across the city, leaving six dead.
A Southwest Side man admitted to using heroin, smoking marijuana and ingesting Xanax while driving before being involved in a crash Friday evening in west suburban Riverside, police said.
The three-day Christmas weekend in Chicago has already become more violent than it was during the entire holiday weekend last year.
Seven men were killed and at least 23 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police.
A man was killed and at least eight more people were wounded in shootings across Chicago on Thursday.
The Criminal Investigations Division is investigating each robbery separately, but is leaving all options open, police said.
The man gave a note to the teller. A gun was not displayed or implied, police said.
According to court documents, 36-year-old Sascha Collins, of Greenfield, admitted she lost it when her 7- and 9-year-old sons found Christmas presents hidden in her closet and opened them.
Four teenagers have been arrested after a series of armed robberies ended with a crash between a stolen vehicle and a CTA bus Wednesday morning in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood.
For the first time in 2016, the city of Chicago has gone four full days without a fatal shooting.
Most recently, a 21-year-old man showed up at Stroger Hospital and told investigators he'd been shot in the shoulder in the Pilsen neighborhood's 1700 block of South Desplaines.
Despite concerns about the way they look and what they might say about the neighborhood, a popular South Side bakery has said it might install rolling shutters to deter burglars, after three break-ins in the past year.
Officers were following a vehicle taken in a carjacking when it crashed into a CTA bus at 43rd and LaSalle at 8:07 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
The friends, looking to get away from storms, found themselves stranded in the dark, surrounded by steep cliffs and unsure which way to turn.
The Cubs snapped a two-game skid and ended the White Sox's three-game winning streak.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The filing comes days after Bally's paused construction on all non-gaming areas of its riverfront casino.
The victims were riding in a white SUV and were being followed by unknown occupants inside a black sedan who shot at the SUV multiple times, Chicago police said.
Former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin is demanding an apology from Treasurer Maria Pappas for some profanity-laden text messages he says are offensive.
Zach Lahn won the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary over Trump's endorsed candidate, but three months before Election Day, many in his own party say they still don't know who he is.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking vaccines and autism.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he hasn't heard back from Sen. Mitch McConnell following formal requests for an update on his health last month amid a weekslong hospitalization.
As a Democratic Congressman, Chicago mayor, ambassador, and chief of staff in the Obama White House, Rahm Emanuel has been a key and combative moderate; he says his fight, now and in the future, is bigger than him and his party.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
As people age, it becomes crucial to do whatever possible to protect from issues like memory loss. But leading neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter said the process actually starts well before advanced age.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The whole ordeal lasted about four and a half hours from the time the guys called for help until they were rescued.
From old to new, replacing the economic engine of Chicago's past with the park that will drive it into the future on an international scale, according to Harley Johnson, CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.
Residents attended an event held by NIPSCO and the Gary NAACP, where they received hot food and cold water, but still wanted answers to when they could expect power to be restored.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
The Federal Aviation Administration said American flight 386 from LaGuardia Airport reported two blown tires after landing at O'Hare around 2 p.m. Monday.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
Some residents say they haven't seen any NIPSCO crews and question when their power will be restored.
The friends, looking to get away from storms, found themselves stranded in the dark, surrounded by steep cliffs and unsure which way to turn.
The filing comes days after Bally's paused construction on all non-gaming areas of its riverfront casino.
Chicago's Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is holding the first of five scheduled listening sessions Monday as part of the process of searching for a new police superintendent.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last inspected South Chicago Chapel funeral home in October, 10 months before 56 decomposing bodies were found there.
The discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple with a history of mishandling human remains has raised questions about how Illinois regulates the funeral home and crematory industries.
An arrest at a Lululemon athletic wear store in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago led investigators to a crew that was exploiting unhoused people and responsible for thefts totaling $100,000.
More violations at Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium have surfaced, which is now under investigation for its role in mishandling bodies connected to the family that ran South Chicago Chapel.
The Cubs snapped a two-game skid and ended the White Sox's three-game winning streak.
Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Natasha Cloud scored 20 points.
Chicago lost for the third time in four games.
Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied for a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers to complete a three-game sweep.
One of Tommy John's biggest legacies to MLB was his comeback elbow reconstruction surgery that now bears his name.
A 14-year-old girl suffered a graze wound from gunfire Monday morning in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.
Chicago police early Monday were looking for three people who they said got into a fight with a man in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, and then shot and killed him.
A driver caused a chain-reaction crash in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood after fleeing from troopers, Illinois State Police said Monday morning.
A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman was killed in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side early Sunday morning.
