Man Charged With Robbing Elmwood Park Gas Station
Johnny Ingram, 32, faces a felony count of armed robbery for the Nov. 24 hold-up at the Mobil station at 2144 N. Harlem Ave, according to Elmwood Park police.
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Johnny Ingram, 32, faces a felony count of armed robbery for the Nov. 24 hold-up at the Mobil station at 2144 N. Harlem Ave, according to Elmwood Park police.
Two commercial burglaries have been reported in the neighborhood since Jan. 26, according to a community alert from police.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said guns and gangs are to blame for a rise in shootings in Chicago this month, not less aggressive policing.
Illinois State Police shut down the outbound lanes of the expressway for more than an hour while they investigated and searched for evidence.
Most recently, 19-year-old Arneal Thornton and 18-year-old Robert Rhodes were armed when they approached two women about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of West 23rd Street, according to a statement from Chicago Police. They demanded the victims' belongings and the women – ages 20 and 23 – complied.
Most recently, a man was shot during a robbery Wednesday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Chicago Police are searching for the driver of a van that fatally struck a woman in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood last week.
Brookfield Police say a 33-year-old man was shot and killed while he was in his car just after noon.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA officials have announced a significant drop in crime for commuters last year.
Lanekia Reynolds used to be good friends with the girl who shot her. They had been tight since grammar school. But in 2013, the two fought over a boy. A year later, the girls' hatred snowballed and Reynolds and her rival challenged each other to a fight. When that fight was over, Reynolds was wounded and Endia, 14, was dead.
The 62-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head about 6:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street, police said.
Andrew Bokelman, 28, pleaded guilty to violating motor vehicle safety laws in Skokie branch court Friday, according to Cook County court records.
The man was shot about 4 p.m. in the 0-100 block of South Leamington Avenue, police said.
In a popular neighborhood on Chicago's North Side, a viscous assault and carjacking left a woman badly beaten and stabbed.
Chicago Police are investigating the shooting death of 76-year-old Claude Cannon.
Acting Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante said the department has employed multiple strategies to quell a significant spike in violent crime at the start of the New Year – including the shootings of 16 people over an 11-hour period on Monday, including five homicides.
A former top city official has been convicted of all charges accusing him of taking up to $2 million in bribes and illicit gifts in exchange for steering more than $100 million in red light camera contracts to an Arizona firm.
Summer Mitchell had been living in an apartment in the 17700 block of South Commercial Avenue with her boyfriend. Her family said her boyfriend's mother found Mitchell's body Sunday afternoon. Police said she had suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
An Uber driver was knocked to the ground by a carjacker Monday night in the Lakeview neighborhood.
The most recent fatal shooting happened in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man suspected of robbing two Chicago banks on the same day last week struck again Monday afternoon, this time in the Wicker Park neighborhood, the FBI said.
Kyle E. Holmes, 25, faces felony counts of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and intimidation for the hold-up at the Chase Bank and First Financial Bank in the 400 block of U.S. 30 in Schererville on Jan. 15, according to a statement from Schererville police.
A man robbed a bank Monday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, whose body was found along a Wisconsin highway in August 2012.
Police said two 18-year-old men were shot around 9:20 a.m. in the 2000 block of West Marquette Road.
Water, wildlife, and wide-open spaces; the prairie's most valuable assets gave birth to what would become Chicago, and those same factors might be what drives us forward again in the age of artificial intelligence.
Chicagoans are enduring the extreme cold this weekend, even our furry, four-legged friends.
Amid the extreme cold in Chicago on Friday, a South Side church's mission to help those in need went on regardless of the frigid conditions.
Two people were shot and one officer was injured in a fall during a police-involved shooting Friday night in the East Chatham neighborhood.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this week that he wants a mandatory retirement age of 75 for people running the federal government.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
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.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
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.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
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.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
As America turns 250 this year, CBS News Chicago is taking a look at how Chicago and its rich history of industry has helped shape the nation.
Chicagoans are enduring the extreme cold this weekend, even our furry, four-legged friends.
Amid the extreme cold in Chicago on Friday, a South Side church's mission to help those in need went on regardless of the frigid conditions.
At least two people were hurt in a police-involved shooting Friday night in the East Chatham neighborhood.
With air temperatures frigid and wind chills even colder, some Chicagoans decided it was the perfect time for some people to go get their cars washed or go for a run.
Amid the extreme cold in Chicago on Friday, a South Side church's mission to help those in need went on regardless of the frigid conditions.
Chicagoans are enduring the extreme cold this weekend, even our furry, four-legged friends.
Water, wildlife, and wide-open spaces; the prairie's most valuable assets gave birth to what would become Chicago, and those same factors might be what drives us forward again in the age of artificial intelligence.
Two people were shot and one officer was injured in a fall during a police-involved shooting Friday night in the East Chatham neighborhood.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza official declared for the NFL draft and could be the no. 1 pick.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Coby White scored 22 points, Josh Giddey added 21 off the bench, and Jalen Smith converted two clutch free throws late to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 120-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Oliver Moore scored in the shootout on his 21st birthday and Spencer Knight stopped five of six shots by Carolina to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 shootout win over the Hurricanes.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
A Little Village man was acquitted Thursday on federal charges accusing him of trying to put a hit on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
