Girl, 17, Shot In South Shore
A 17-year-old girl was shot Saturday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
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A 17-year-old girl was shot Saturday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
A man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
A Little Village man with a history of DUIs was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a Cook County correctional officer who crossing the street to go to work at Cook County Jail.
The "Bully Bandit" is suspected of striking again Thursday morning in south suburban Riverside, in his fourth suspected bank robbery in the past month after a year-and-a-half hiatus.
Steve Mandell might have been convicted in one of the grisliest and most lurid federal trials in Chicago's recent history, but he deserves a "glimmer of hope that he will one day be free at an old age," his attorney Francis Lipuma argues in a court filing ahead of Mandell's sentencing next month.
A police chase in the far northern suburbs involved two separate crashes overnight, and at some point during the pursuit, police shot the suspect.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 2:15 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Princeton Avenue found a 20-year-old man inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
As their friends argued over the necklace earlier in the day, Cinque Lee offered one of those sparring a gun. Later that evening, 22-year-old Michael Haynes told Lee he was wrong to take out a gun since they were all friends. Haynes ended up punching Lee, which prompted him to shoot Haynes four to five times
Edwin Torres and Maria Baez, both 31, face one felony count each of burglary, police said in a statement. Baez is also charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, also a felony.
The case of a Southeast Side man found chopped up outside his garage last month isn't expected to lead to any arrests, with investigators increasingly confident his live-in girlfriend — who later committed suicide — acted alone, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times.
A 30-year-old man was in police custody in northwest suburban Norridge, in connection with a shooting that left two people wounded Thursday in the parking garage of the Harlem-Irving Plaza shopping mall, but police still had some loose ends to tie up.
A cook from a Wicker Park pizzeria got his stolen bike back, after thieves with a baby stroller stole it from the back of the restaurant.
An arrest warrant was issued earlier this week for Jeremy Anderson, 36, for two counts of first degree murder, according to the Round Lake Beach police department.
Anthony Gates, of Riverdale, has been charged with two counts each of attempted murder and aggravated battery.
After determining that her viciously abused and malnourished 3-year-old second cousin was dead, a West Ridge woman allegedly went out, bought some marijuana and then smoked it with the child's parents near the toddler's battered corpse.
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of two women as they were leaving a night club last Halloween. Police are still searching for a second suspect.
They looked like any other Chicago Family inside a pizza shop, but they were after more than just a pizza. Security cameras rolled as the group pulled off their crime and now the restaurant's owners want to know who they are.
Joshua Miner was not surprised by his murder conviction, his attorney said at the time. Miner shouldn't be surprised by his sentence, either. Miner, 26, was convicted of the murders of 22-year-olds Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins. Miner faced mandatory life sentence under Illinois law and on Wednesday that is what he received
Shot in the head during a robbery attempt early Monday, a pizza delivery driver has died.
Around 10 p.m., the officer's 21-year-old daughter and her daughter's boyfriend were involved in a domestic dispute in the 2200 block of East 68th Street. The boyfriend then shot the 49-year-old officer and her daughter, and fled with his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter
Three men were taken into custody in connection with a shooting Tuesday morning after a chase that stretched from the South Chicago neighborhood into northwest Indiana.
Chicago police say a woman was sexually assaulted Monday after asking a man for directions.
Keith Martin, 47, of the 6200 block of South Rockwell is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, according to Chicago Police.
Prosecutors have pulled back the curtain a little on the largest drug case ever made in Illinois, publicly revealing for the first time the secret testimony that the Flores brothers turned against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and his powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.
For the first time, a south suburban woman talks about the morning a man broke into her home, tied her up and robbed her.
The Blue Demons are experiencing a turnaround, especially at home, in Chris Holtmann's second season at the helm.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
A Holocaust survivor is sharing her story for the first time in her life with a group of student journalists and filmmakers in Skokie which includes her great-granddaughter.
Holocaust survivor Erna Gorman endured a harrowing and horrifying journey to escape death at the hands of the Nazis. She lost her mother, her ability to talk and walk, and eventually her mental health, until a psychiatrist helped her see how sharing her memories could unlock her healing.
The co-owner and chef of acclaimed Chicago restaurant Warlord is charged with sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent.
Outside of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on Tuesday, veterans, medical professionals, and many other Chicagoans built a memorial for Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man shot and killed by federal immigration agents last week.
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred federal immigration officials from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
More than half of House Democrats support impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Funding for federal immigration enforcement was one of the first topics the Democratic frontrunners for U.S. Senate in Illinois discussed at a debate Monday night.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is facing internal scrutiny after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, multiple sources told CBS News, but she is expected to keep her job.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
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.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
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 may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
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?
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
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.
Holtmann's squad has reeled off four straight Big East home wins, equaling their total number of victories in conference in his first season.
Firefighters pulled a 30-year-old pregnant woman from the fire and found she had suffered stab wounds. Paramedics tried to help her but she was pronounced dead at the scene
Expect breezy, gusty winds up to 30 mph that will keep wind chills below zero. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
Top Democrats are telling President Trump to either fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, or they will impeach her.
A federal judge has blocked for now the possible deportation of a 5-year-old boy and his father who have been detained in Texas. Liam Ramos was taken away from his family's suburban Minneapolis driveway last week, after federal agents detained his father.
The suspect is facing multiple felonies, including first-degree murder and aggravated arson.
The co-owner and chef of acclaimed Chicago restaurant Warlord is charged with sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent.
The ages, genders, and conditions were not released.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
A Holocaust survivor is sharing her story for the first time in her life with a group of student journalists and filmmakers in Skokie which includes her great-granddaughter.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
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 Blue Demons are experiencing a turnaround, especially at home, in Chris Holtmann's second season at the helm.
Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.
The Bulls closed the first half with a 7-0 spurt, trimming the Lakers' lead to 69-56.
Jay Vine was knocked from his bike when two large kangaroos bounced onto the road on a high speed section.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week for invading a home in Naperville while on probation.
The burglaries occurred between Jan 12 and 24 during the morning hours across eight neighborhoods, including Brighton Park and Uptown.
Chicago police issued a warning over the weekend about burglars targeting homes on Chicago's South Side.
A woman was charged with attempted murder this past weekend, nearly a year after investigators said she shot another woman on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Two men were hospitalized early Monday after they were shot while driving in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
