Portage Park nightclub shut down by police in wake of deadly mass shooting
Police Supt. David Brown issued the summary closure order for Vera's Lounge, after deeming the nightclub poses a threat to public safety.
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Police Supt. David Brown issued the summary closure order for Vera's Lounge, after deeming the nightclub poses a threat to public safety.
Samuel Parsons-Salas, 32, was charged with the murder of three people, and the attempted murder of a fourth.
Under a plea agreement, he was expected to be sentenced to 10 to 16 months in prison, but the final decision was up to the judge.
What began as a typical fare for an Uber driver ended with the woman being robbed and stranded. It happened this past weekend. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos spoke to the victim in a story you'll only see on 2.
A judge ruled that the man charged with murdering three people and critically wounding another in the mass shooting outside of a party in Portage Park over the weekend would be held without bail.
A third victim was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head and listed in critical condition.
The unknown suspect approached the woman and demanded money or he would shoot her, implying he had a firearm.
Authorities said two men in a stolen car caused the crash and ran away.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect in a robbery that took place Monday on the CTA Green Line train. Police said the suspect robbed a woman on the train traveling westbound from Morgan to Ashland. The incident happened in the 1600 block of W. Lake Street around 6:50 p.m. on Monday.
A man is in custody nearly a year-and-a-half after police said he was responsible for a crash that killed a woman and a 4-month-old boy.
The FBI and Oak Park police are looking for the people responsible for robbing an armored truck. It happened Monday morning just before 9 a.m. outside a Chase Bank near Madison and Clinton Avenue.
The incident occurred in the 6300 block of South Stony Island on Nov. 9, police said.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help to identify the person they said pepper sprayed and robbed a CTA bus driver last month. The incident occurred in the 6300 block of South Stony Island on Nov. 9, police said.
Police sources said detectives have been showing photos of the suspects to witnesses in more than a dozen carjacking.
Three teens were all charged with felony attempted armed robbery in an incident in South Austin, as we first told you on Monday. Now we're learning the teens could be involved in more crimes. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot learned more about what detectives are looking into.
A father and daughter were found dead inside an apartment on Drexel near 82nd Street on Wednesday. They were shot and the woman's young son was also found inside the East Chatham home but unharmed.
A scam caller pretending to be from Chase Bank changed everything.
A father and daughter were found dead inside an apartment on Drexel near 82nd Street on Wednesday. They were shot and the woman's young son was also found inside the East Chatham home but unharmed.
A 15-year-old Chicago Public Schools student has died after being shot in the South Austin neighborhood on Tuesday.
Two Chicago juveniles have been charged with stealing a car from a Villa Park Auto repair shop.
The man, Andrei Kisliak, had an order of protection filed against him by his wife.
A Louisiana man is charged in the shooting death of a man in the Englewood neighborhood back in March. On Wednesday, police arrested Marnell Briggs, 20, in the 10000 block of West O'Hare Street.
Richard Allen's attorneys also said their client was the one who reached out to police first about the crime in 2017.
Attorneys for Richard Allen, the man charged with the murder of two girls in Delphi, Indiana in 2017, are disputing claims made by prosecutors in a probable cause affidavit released this week.
The alleged carjackings and robberies all took place in mid-late August, according to Chicago police
Chicago police on Sunday were investigating a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood involving a teen riding a scooter.
A man was arrested and charged after the vehicles of several Chicago firefighters were damaged at multiple locations on Chicago's South Side.
A driver was arrested early Sunday after Chicago police said he caused a crash involving a squad car in the city's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating a shooting that left a woman dead in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
A woman shot and wounded three men early Sunday on busy Irving Park Road in the Chicago neighborhood of the same name.
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.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, April 12, 2026.
A driver was arrested early Sunday after Chicago police said he caused a crash involving a squad car in the city’s West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating a shooting that left a woman dead and a man wounded in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
A woman shot and wounded three men early Sunday on busy Irving Park Road in the Chicago neighborhood of the same name.
Divers pulled a person from the water after a car was found submerged in a creek in Morris, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. Asal Rezaei reports.
A woman shot and wounded three men early Sunday on busy Irving Park Road in the Chicago neighborhood of the same name.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating a shooting that left a woman dead in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Divers pulled a person from the water after a car was found submerged in a creek in Morris, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.
Chicago police on Sunday were investigating a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood involving a teen riding a scooter.
A man was arrested and charged after the vehicles of several Chicago firefighters were damaged at multiple locations on Chicago's South Side.
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.
Chicago police on Sunday were investigating a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood involving a teen riding a scooter.
A man was arrested and charged after the vehicles of several Chicago firefighters were damaged at multiple locations on Chicago's South Side.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating a shooting that left a woman dead in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
A woman shot and wounded three men early Sunday on busy Irving Park Road in the Chicago neighborhood of the same name.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
