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Police said a 56-year-old woman was in her BMW SUV in the 2600 block of North Clybourn Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, when three people walked up, and one of them pointed a gun at her and demanded she get out of the vehicle.
The driver of a compact SUV was shot, lost control of the vehicle, and almost hit a house.
A Chicago police officer responding to a shooting in the city's East Chatham neighborhood was injured Sunday.
Chicago police are investigating after a 6-year-old was kidnapped when someone stole a running vehicle in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood.
Police said Gabriel Camacho was arrested around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, less than an hour after he carjacked a 47-year-old woman in the 3300 block of West Schubert, while he was brandishing a blunt object.
A 21-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old woman on Lower Wacker Drive in December 2020.
The 3-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his face, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Two people were killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A woman is now charged in connection with a shooting in a north suburban Walmart parking lot.
A memorial for a family member on Chicago's Northwest Side ended with three people shot early Sunday morning.
What began as hours of fun came to a destructive end for patrons of a sports bar in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Saturday night.
A man was shot while driving in the Irving Park area Friday night.
A man is dead after a shooting in East Chatham Friday evening, according to police.
Police said the boy was in a car with a 19-year-old man on the 2600 block of West 39th Place shortly before 7:45 a.m., when an SUV pulled up alongside them, and someone inside started shooting.
Mayor Lightfoot wants to give city attorneys the authority to sue gang leaders in a bid to seize their assets, but many aldermen fear it will be an ineffective and costly waste of resources.
Chicago police are still looking for the driver of a vehicle they say ran a red light at the intersection of 79th and Yates in South Chicago, hitting an SUV and leaving four children injured -- two critically.
Two people were killed, five others were wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago as of Saturday night. One of the victims is under the age of 18.
A 19-year-old woman is shaken up after she was carjacked at gunpoint for the second time.
Thieves stole a backhoe from the Calumet Heights neighborhood Thursday afternoon, and then used it to tear open an ATM more than 20 miles away in Rogers Park overnight.
A woman was killed and a man was wounded Friday afternoon in a shooting in the Fuller Park neighborhood.
Chicago Police SWAT officers have descended on the East Garfield Park neighborhood, after a gunman fired shots at police and fled into a nearby building.
A 43-year-old woman got into an argument with another female passenger, who stabbed her in the upper chest and upper arm.
One person was injured, and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The city shut down a Wicker Park music venue after within less than a year, two shootings happened outside of the business.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
The newly discovered object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star.
Prosecutors have filed new charges over the attempted robbery of undercover federal agents in Country Club Hills in June, and acknowledged that they misidentified one of the three accused gunmen in the original charges.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
South Carolina Republicans will choose a successor for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat, and Minnesota's Senate primary is another battle between moderate and progressive Democrats.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Another batch of tickets for the Obama Presidential Center went on sale Wednesday.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Another round of severe storms is in the Chicago area Wednesday morning, prompting an early tornado warning and thunderstorm warnings. Flooding could also be a major issue.
Glenwood Academy was supposed to welcome students back, but after destructive storms on Tuesday, clean-up efforts are underway on campus on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of residents in northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana are still without power after destructive storms Tuesday.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Flights have resumed at Chicago airports, but more storms Wednesday could bring flooding on top of yesterday's storm damage.
The next round of Obama Presidential Museum tickets is on sale this morning at 10 a.m.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
The Cubs (70-50) improved to a season-best 20 games over .500.
Muneteka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 26 games with a double in the eighth.
The Seattle Storm snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the Chicago Sky on Monday night.
Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant is expected to miss 4 to 6 months after undergoing surgery on his injured knee, head coach Ben Johnson announced Tuesday.
Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
Police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a minimart in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.
Two men were critically wounded Monday night in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
A man and a woman were killed in a shooting at a Chicago Public Schools elementary school on Monday afternoon near Midway International Airport.
