Experts concerned about burglaries turning violent in Chicago
We have been tracking an increase in brazen crash-and-grab burglaries for months. So with some turning violent, what can we expect to change?
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We have been tracking an increase in brazen crash-and-grab burglaries for months. So with some turning violent, what can we expect to change?
The burglaries happened six times between early in the morning on New Year's Eve and early Tuesday morning.
Chicago police warned business owners in Bronzeville of thieves breaking into stores with rocks and bricks. The burglaries happened six times between early in the morning on New Year's Eve and early Tuesday morning. They targeted businesses from East 35th Street to South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Prosecutors said Officer Richard Tabisz threw down a handcuffed civilian who was cooperating with police on Dec. 14.
A Waukegan police officer was charged in connection with an incident last month in which he allegedly threw down a civilian in handcuffs. Officer Richard Tabisz was charged with official misconduct and misdemeanor battery during the Dec. 14 incident.
Chicago police are searching for two people who ran from the scene of a deadly car crash in West Woodlawn. A 6-month-old girl was a victim of that crash.
Jason Eady, 21, was charged with the murder of Alejandro Trujillo in connection with a Dec. 26 shooting.
Damarreyah Muldrow, 22, was arrested by members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on Friday in the 0-100 block of North Lotus Avenue.
Whitman said the university was not aware of the specific nature of the investigation into Shannon until the warrant for his arrest was issued this week.
Two men approached a 42-year-old woman, pulled out a weapon, and demanded her cash.
Chicago police are looking for two people who robbed a food vendor at gunpoint in broad daylight on Thursday. It happened just before 9 a.m. near Montrose and Albany Avenue.
Police have released surveillance video from a shooting that killed a security guard just days before Christmas at a shopping center in the Chatham neighborhood. Detectives are trying to identify three suspects after 53-year-old security guard Edward Fontaine Creamer was shot and killed while confronting a group of shoplifters on Dec. 20 at a shopping center near 87th and Cottage Grove.
Police have released surveillance video from a shooting that killed a security guard just days before Christmas at a shopping center in the Chatham neighborhood. Detectives are trying to identify three suspects after 53-year-old security guard Edward Fontaine Creamer was shot and killed while confronting a group of shoplifters on Dec. 20 at a shopping center near 87th and Cottage Grove.
Shannon traveled to Lawrence on Thursday, where he turned himself into authorities, posted bail, and returned to Champaign.
Police said Anderson texted one of the victims pretending to be a sheriff's deputy and told her he could make criminal charges go away in exchange for explicit photos and sex acts.
Both parents face multiple decades in prison if convicted after the death of the baby this month.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that the shooting happened in front of the Gage Park migrant facility.
A young man who had recently migrated to Chicago was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near a migrant facility in Gage Park, according to a local alderman.
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been found guilty of all but one charge in his corruption trial on bribery, racketeering, and extortion charges.
Their goal was to spread cheer to loved ones, and to shed light on how many of these families are still waiting for justice.
The FBI is investigating a ban robbery in Elmhurst.
Police said an argument during a basketball game inside the gym spilled out into the parking lot just after 8 p.m.
Closing arguments concluded Friday in the corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke. The jury will likely get the case on Monday or Tuesday. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye has been in court since the case began and had the latest on the final pitches made to jurors who will decide the guilt or innocence of the city's longest-serving alderman.
Chicago police are searching for three men who robbed a restaurant at gunpoint in the Portage Park neighborhood Thursday night.
Chicago police are searching for three men who robbed a restaurant at gunpoint in the Portage Park neighborhood Thursday night.
Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami is joining the White Sox on a two-year contract worth $34 million, CBS Sports has confirmed.
A man was set to go before a judge on Sunday after he was charged in a deadly shooting in a hotel parking lot on Chicago's Southwest Side several months ago.
DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 46, according to Chicago police.
Despite a solid effort, Chicago lost its fifth straight game.
A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto the spending plan.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, setting up a final vote on Saturday
A Bulgarian citizen, whom federal officials say was in the U.S. illegally, was found unresponsive in his cell at a Michigan facility.
Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers are raising alarms about judicial independence and say they hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
It's the holiday season, which means it's the most common time of year for norovirus to spread. Here's what you need to know about this winter stomach bug.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The nearly 100-year-old cinema will close briefly after New Year's Day and reopen on Jan. 9 with a showing of Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother."
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
The giveaway was held Saturday on Chicago's West Side.
Rapp’s last shows at the Lookingglass Theatre were held Saturday, Dec. 20.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025.
Daquan Barfield, 30, of Chicago's South Austin neighborhood, was charged with first-degree murder.
Chicago is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the City Council held a final vote on a budget plan following an hours-long session on Saturday, but the city is not out of the woods yet. Asal Rezaei reports.
A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto the spending plan.
DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
A teen and six children were charged after a mother was attacked by a group of kids while protecting her children outside a South Side elementary school in November.
A man was set to go before a judge on Sunday after he was charged in a deadly shooting in a hotel parking lot on Chicago's Southwest Side several months ago.
The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law. Follow live updates here.
Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.
Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water.
Electric bills in the Chicago area could go up as much as $70 in the next three years because of data centers, according to the Citizens Utility Board.
Advocates and legislators are seeking solutions and and accountability for a pattern of Chicago police arresting Black gun owners on firearms charges despite valid FOID and CCL licenses.
Homeowner and Army veteran Kaliff Chilembwe's property tax bill has seen an increase of 118%.
Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami is joining the White Sox on a two-year contract worth $34 million, CBS Sports has confirmed.
DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
Despite a solid effort, Chicago lost its fifth straight game.
Matas Buzelis and Nikola Vucevic each score 24 points as the Chicago Bulls pull away in the fourth quarter for a 136-125 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson had three assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.
A man was set to go before a judge on Sunday after he was charged in a deadly shooting in a hotel parking lot on Chicago's Southwest Side several months ago.
A Bulgarian citizen, whom federal officials say was in the U.S. illegally, was found unresponsive in his cell at a Michigan facility.
Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers are raising alarms about judicial independence and say they hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal.
Village leaders in Broadview, Illinois, voted down a proposal that would limit the setting up of additional detention centers in the area.
A grand jury this week indicted a man on charges of setting a young woman on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train last month, and also setting a fire outside City Hall.
