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Charges are pending against the 16-year-old suspect, police said.
The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound off-campus, police said, adding that he had no known ties to the school and they had "no idea" what his motive was.
Authorities say videos on the social media platform may have led to multiple car accidents and eight fatalities.
Dispatch audio revealed the chaotic scene as the gunman appeared to move from room to room in a campus building.
Chicago police on Friday announced an arrest in connection with the shooting last December near Benito Juarez High School in which two teenagers were killed and two others were wounded.
Two men are arrested in connection to a violent home invasion that left a 71-year-old woman injured in Oak Lawn last year.
Chicago police on Friday announced an arrest in connection with the shooting last December near Benito Juarez High School in which two teenagers were killed and two others were wounded.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is helping to investigate a break-in early Thursday morning at a gun shop in south suburban Lansing.
Police said no guns were taken, but they aren't saying what, if anything else, was stolen.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is helping to investigate a break-in early Thursday morning at a gun shop in south suburban Lansing.
Two men have been arrested in connection with an illegal street race that turned deadly last summer near Midway International Airport, when one of them ran over a 40-year-old woman while going more than 100 mph.
There have been at least 15 carjackings and robberies like this near ATMs this year alone, with four robberies in less the two hours Saturday morning.
This is the first of four trials for Dugo, 55, who's accused of conning his friends out of nearly $1 million.
A Chicago man is charged with robbing two other men in separate incidents last year.
Serial scammer Rick Dugo was found guilty of theft by deception, a felony, for stealing more than $18,000.
Bond was set at $750,000 Thursday for a Glenview man accused of attempting to kidnap a girl who had just gotten off a school bus this week.
Chicago police are issuing another warning to drivers Wednesday following more car thefts in South Loop. They say three more have occurred during the month of January on Wells Street – adding to the previous 15 thefts dating back to December.
A home invasion at an apartment complex near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport resulted in the 80-year-old victim shooting one of the suspects after they attempted to enter the home late Monday morning.
A home invasion at an apartment complex near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport resulted in the 80-year-old victim shooting one of the suspects after they attempted to enter the home late Monday morning.
The thieves hit Wednesday afternoon at Persin and Robbin Jewelry Store on South Dunton Avenue.
Police are seeking information following an armed robbery at a liquor store in Lake Villa Thursday evening.
"They infiltrate a victims system, install sensitive data. Next the affiliates deployed, malicious software, encrypting the victim system, rendering it unusable."
Chicago police said a 52-year-old man left his Toyota Camry running with a 6-year-old boy inside at a gas station in the 6600 block of South Wentworth Avenue, just before 8 a.m.
A car was stolen with a child inside in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday morning. Chicago police said a 52-year-old man left his Toyota Camry running with a 6-year-old inside at a gas station in the 6600 block of South Wentworth Avenue, just before 8 a.m.
Robbers smashed and ransacked a display case at a Jewelry store in Arlington Heights. The thieves hit Wednesday afternoon at Persin and Robbin Jewelry Store on South Dunton Avenue.
Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar left in the second period after he was hit in the face by a puck.
The Artemis II astronauts flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds of NASA workers.
Chicago threatened in the first inning when Andrew Benintendi doubled with two outs before Colson Montgomery flew out to end the inning.
The Crime Stoppers covered a busy part of Belmont Avenue, close to where police found the victim's body on March 25.
Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-best nine in five innings while allowing a run on Hoerner's fifth-inning RBI groundout, which cut the Cubs' deficit to 3-1.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed out that gamers "have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller."
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former Democratic power broker's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges should be overturned.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with David Axelrod, a longtime Democratic strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
Organizers said the gathering shows support for community members standing up against what they call escalating attacks by ICE.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
The Inclusive Summer Jobs Expo was part of Chicago Youth Works, the city's newly rebranded youth employment program.
The declaration means homeowners, renters, business and non-profits could be eligible for low-interest loans from the small-business administration and covers Kankakee, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Livingston, and Will counties.
Damarri Conner, 23, pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal carjacking and gun charges.
The Crime Stoppers covered a busy part of Belmont Avenue, close to where police found the victim's body on March 25.
The armed carjacking happened on Nov. 2, 2023, in the Beverly neighborhood and was caught on Ring surveillance video.
A Wisconsin sheriff is suing an Illinois woman for $1 million, accusing her of defamation, saying her claims of being detained by federal immigration officials in the Dodge County Jail are a hoax.
A death investigation is underway after a man was found dead on a CTA Blue Line train in The Loop.
A teen and two men were injured after police said shots were fired into a crowd in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Friday night.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar left in the second period after he was hit in the face by a puck.
Chicago threatened in the first inning when Andrew Benintendi doubled with two outs before Colson Montgomery flew out to end the inning.
Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-best nine in five innings while allowing a run on Hoerner's fifth-inning RBI groundout, which cut the Cubs' deficit to 3-1.
Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Jamal Cain added 20 and the Orlando Magic remained in the running to avoid the play-in tournament by beating the Chicago Bulls 127-103.
Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11, Carter Jensen hit his fourth home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A man was injured in a fight with a woman at a CTA the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station this week, but police said he didn't report until several hours later.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
