River North Residents Association launches survey in hopes of improving safety
The organization wants to be clear - you don't have to live or work downtown to get involved. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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The organization wants to be clear - you don't have to live or work downtown to get involved. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
If convicted of the carjacking count, he faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Experts who study crime trends said it is less about whether these cameras actually solve crimes, and more about whether or not they make riders feel safer. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A man and a woman, both between the ages of 25 and 30 years old, are seen on cell phone video of the attack.
Three teenagers were arrested in connection with the police chase or on weapons charges.
An unknown vehicle drove by them while standing outside and fired shots.
The suspect was s charged with failure to report an accident with serious injuries and failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian.
The state senator was indicted earlier this week on federal charges.
Prosecutors said the boy is unlikely to survive. Aunt held without bail and charged with attempted murder.
He's is facing several charges including six for armed robbery and four for vehicular hijacking.
The two victims were standing in the 1200 block of South Keeler Avenue when they were shot by an unknown offender.
CBS 2 investigator Megan Hickey looked into similar cases in recent years to get an idea of what might happen next.
The man was traveling eastbound on 59th Street when three unknown offenders approached in a dark-colored SUV.
An anti-violence group was playing a softball game when shots rang out nearby, injuring some participants.
The suspect allegedly knocked the victim to the ground, took her personal property and fled.
Police initially spotted the man because he was smoking at the 79th Street station.
The man allegedly offered $150 for the girl before attempting to take her by grabbing her hair.
She was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition. So far, no one is in custody.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his head and chest.
The suspect offered money for the girl and then tried to grab her by the hair.
Police allege Joseph Verdone was the driver of the vehicle that hit and killed Enrique Martinez.
Police alleged the two suspects robbed and shot victim who was there to sell them drugs.
The River North Residents Association says what Near North Side residents are experiencing has been commonplace in many other Chicago communities.
A long-running street festival in Humboldt Park was abruptly shut down after chaos erupted Saturday night.
The man was driving when someone in a black Jeep approached and started shooting into his car.
Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a small snow plow, officials said.
One person was injured early Monday in a hit-and-run crash on Illinois Route 394 in Chicago's south suburbs.
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.
Olive-Harvey College in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is making it easier for high school students to get a head start on their careers.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
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.
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.
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?
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.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
Analysts say the spike is caused by investors sticking with reliable access like gold.
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.
Olive-Harvey College in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is making it easier for high school students to get a head start on their careers.
The agreement follows two days of trilateral talks between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia as the three countries work to reach a peace deal.
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in West Ridge overnight Sunday into Monday.
A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area.
A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning.
Chicago Public Schools will be open as usual on Monday despite another day of extreme cold.
Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a small snow plow, officials said.
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.
Miles Rubin started crafting a skill set for shot blocking at Simeon that has set him apart at Loyola.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
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.
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.
A man was shot early Sunday when he confronted two people trying to break into a car in the north suburban Morton Grove.
A 36-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were killed in a homicide in Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday morning, according to police.
