Man Killed, 6 Wounded In East Garfield Park Shooting
A man was killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Friday night
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A man was killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Friday night
At least 13 people were shot in a burst of gun violence across the city during the first three hours of the weekend, leaving five dead, according to Chicago Police.
After her original life sentence was ruled unconstitutional, a woman was sentenced to 63 years in prison Friday for killing two rival gang members in 1992, when she was 15 years old.
Forty-two times during a 2½-year span, a child was killed or injured in an accidental shooting in Illinois.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Jerry Greer and 23-year-old Cortez Lloyd attempted to rob a male about 3 p.m. Monday at Third Avenue and Van Buren Street in Maywood, according to Willis. The male fired a gun, striking Lloyd, as the two attempted to rob him.
Officers were called about 8 p.m. to a shooting in the 700 block of East 49th Avenue and found an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the vehicle, according to Gary police.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 10 p.m. in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
The two males exchanged gunfire in the 1000 block of East 21st Avenue about 4 a.m., according to Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield.
Lawyers for Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke will not be able to access Laquan McDonald's juvenile court records, a Cook County judge ruled on Wednesday for the second time.
The 34-year-old was driving at 12:02 a.m. in the 5400 block of West Montrose when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
A 36-year-old man was shot to death in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
At 6:09 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Linda Bell, 63, faces a felony count of aggravated battery to a child, according to Orland Park police.
The homicide happened about 3:30 p.m. in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, where two men were sitting in a car in the 7000 block of South Sangamon when someone opened fire from a passing vehicle, according to Chicago Police.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Ten people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been wounded in shootings since Friday evening on the South and West sides.
Charges were filed against a student less than a day after police found a handgun at a West Side school, prompting a lockdown.
As aldermen were taking the first official steps to overhaul the way police shootings and allegations of police misconduct are investigated on Wednesday, one officer who was being attacked on the West Side was holding her fire, for fear of the potential scrutiny, Chicago's top cop said Thursday.
A west suburban man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting his girlfriend's young daughter at her Lisle home over a period of five years.
The fatal shooting happened at 2:34 a.m. in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
Aimee Giro, 26, was shot in the 2700 block of New Hampshire Street, according to the Lake County Indiana coroner's office. She lived on the same block.
A southwest suburban man was high on drugs when he led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Monday night in north suburban Lincolnshire, police allege.
The 24-year-old was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head at 2:34 a.m. in the 8000 block of South Marshfield, according to Chicago Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Most recently, a man was shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
Along with other large parts of Northwest Indiana, East Chicago was hit with power outages following a wicked storm that blasted through the area a week ago Tuesday.
An ATM was stolen from a Mobil gas station in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Some DuPage County residents were woken up to tornado sirens early Tuesday morning.
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.
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.
On Tuesday morning, multiple homes were without power in East Chicago, Indiana — again. Lauren Victory reports.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
An ATM was stolen from a Mobil gas station in Woodlawn.
Some DuPage County residents were woken up by sirens that were inadvertently activated overnight.
The whole ordeal lasted about four and a half hours from the time the guys called for help until they were rescued.
East Chicago was hit with power outages following a wicked storm that blasted through the area a week ago Tuesday.
Some DuPage County residents were woken up to tornado sirens early Tuesday morning.
An ATM was stolen from a Mobil gas station in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
The friends, looking to get away from storms, found themselves stranded in the dark, surrounded by steep cliffs and unsure which way to turn.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
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.
