Five Wounded In Shootings Tuesday On South Side
Most recently, two teenage boys were shot in the Englewood neighborhood.
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Most recently, two teenage boys were shot in the Englewood neighborhood.
A citywide series of thefts from U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles, in which the robbers have gained access by punching or prying open the locks, has prompted a community alert from police.
Alexander Scott, 31, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Feb. 12 after a bench trial before Judge Charles Burns, according to Cook County court records.
Sherman Henderson, 31, was taken into custody at the Oak Park police station Monday night, after showing up with his attorney, according to a statement from Oak Park police.
A Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke was expected to appear for a bond hearing at noon Tuesday.
Most recently, a 16-year-old girl was injured in a Brighton Park neighborhood shooting on the Southwest Side. She was walking on the sidewalk in the 3700 block of South Albany Avenue about 10:45 p.m. when a gunman got out of a dark-colored car and fired shots at her, according to Chicago Police.
Big crowds are an easy way for thieves to snatch a wallet from a back pocket or a purse someone is holding off to the side.
Oak Park police said 31-year-old Sherman Henderson is believed to have abducted his ex-girlfriend from a home in the 600 block of Forest Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday night.
Authorities are warning residents in southwest suburban Palos Park against scammers staging a fake delivery, then stealing the victims' debit card information.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday night in Englewood. Officers responding to a call of a person shot about 8:40 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Union found a 19-year-old man unresponsive on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the leg and chest, according to Chicago Police.
Three people were killed and at least 10 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since late Friday afternoon.
As Mubashra Uddin stood with her head bowed in court Thursday, her attorney Barry Sheppard urged the judge to set bail for the 19-year-old. But after hearing the details of the baby girl's death, Brown ordered that Uddin remain held without bond in Cook County Jail while she awaits trial for murder.
About 2:20 p.m. on April 18, the man entered a Chase bank at 6650 S. Stony Island Av. and attempted a non-takeover robbery, the FBI said.
Burglars broke through doors or used unlocked windows to get in, according to a community alert issued Thursday by Grand Central District detectives.
A 35-year-old man was shot in the foot and arm late Thursday in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Saying the last two people known to have seen 2-year-old Kyrian Knox alive are not cooperating with police, detectives said they've become "extremely frustrated" in their efforts to find out how the toddler's dismembered head, hands, and feet wound up in the Garfield Park lagoon.
The 21-year-old was walking into a house in the 5700 block of South Peoria Street at 1:25 a.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.
Walter Freeman, 36, of Lisle, was sentenced after he was found guilty of selling revolvers and semi-automatic weapons to gang members, according to a statement from U.S. Department of Justice.
Jerry Mahaffey was convicted decades ago of killing Dean and JoEllen Pueschel, and beating their 12-year-old son almost to death.
Cook County sheriff's officers and Chicago Police executed a search warrant Friday at Larue Jackson's home in the 6300 block of South Throop Street, where investigators had received tips about dog fights happening, according to sheriff's office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari.
The 22-year-old was in a parked vehicle in the 6000 block of South Mozart Street at 10:58 p.m. when someone walked up and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police. The man drove off and the person fired, striking him in the upper right arm.
The teen was outside in the 7300 block of South Blackstone Avenue about 4:35 p.m. when a male got out of a passing vehicle and shot him in the lower left leg, police said.
The city of Evanston is cracking down on crime centered around almost a dozen apartment buildings and houses.
The robbery happened at the PNC Bank branch at 28 N. Grove St. about 10 a.m., according to Elgin police.
The homicide happened Saturday afternoon in the the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. At 12:30 p.m., Eric Jordan, 25, was walking in the 1600 block of West Howard when someone walked up and shot him, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A man is dead after a shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday involving federal immigration agents from Customs and Border Protection, a U.S. official with knowledge of the incident told CBS News.
Indiana State Police are warning residents to slow down after 2 troopers were hit in separate crashes with an hour on Saturday.
Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man in south Minneapolis Saturday morning, according to city police.
Dangerously cold wind chills linger Saturday morning as snow approaches the Chicago area.
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The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
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.
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.
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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.
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More than 100 ComEd crews are heading to the East Coast to help restore power to areas hit by storms.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking snow moving into the Chicago area.
Firefighters battled a house fire in Andersonville amid subzero temperatures overnight.
Chicago police shot a man they said shot a woman inside a home on Friday night in the East Chatham neighborhood.
Dangerously cold wind chills linger Saturday morning as snow approaches the Chicago area.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said federal agents shot another person in Minnesota Saturday morning.
Chicago police shot a man they said shot a woman inside a home on Friday night in the East Chatham neighborhood.
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.
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.
