Armed Robbery Spree Crosses Six South Side Neighborhoods
Chicago police are warning residents about an armed robbery spree across six South Side neighborhoods, all in less than a day.
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Chicago police are warning residents about an armed robbery spree across six South Side neighborhoods, all in less than a day.
A former Catholic school teacher in the southwest suburbs is facing criminal charges, after Joliet police said they discovered video of him "engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor."
A debate has erupted over a piece of land on Chicago's West Side. The city says the site is ideal for family fun. But some in the community insist the location is too violent.
Authorities have charged second person in connection to the shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, who was killed in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Homan Square just over a week ago.
At least three people were killed, and 21 others were wounded, in shootings in Chicago over the weekend.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and multiple other felonies in connection with the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams on Sunday.
Santiago Leon faces multiple felonies; including attempted murder, armed robbery, vehicular hijacking, aggravated assault of a police officer, and other weapons charges.
A man who accused a teenage girl of cutting in line at a Berwyn grocery store stabbed another man to death Friday morning after the good Samaritan tried to intervene when the attacker began punching the girl and her mother, police said.
Deandre Binion was ordered held in jail without bond for allegedly wounding a 22-month-old child in a shooting on Lake Shore Drive.
Police said Deandre Binion is charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery. He is due to appear in bond court on Friday.
A 28-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning after police fired shots at him while responding to "several crimes involving a weapon."
Rakayo Alandis Vinson was arrested Sunday and charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. He is being held at the Kenosha County Jail.
Offenses involving illegal weapons, drugs, and COVID violations have all occurred under the roof of the same River North hotel – and now the city is demanding answers.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said she feels "like a broken record" mourning another student who lost their life to gun violence.
Anderson pleaded guilty in February to aggravated vehicular hijacking. He must serve half his sentence before he will be eligible for parole.
At least 27 people were shot, three of them fatally, over the weekend in Chicago.
CBS 2's Marissa Parra digs into the numbers, and shows how arrests and awareness might be key.
A 16-year-old girl has been charged as one of the people who carjacked a rideshare driver last month in Roseland, and led police on a chase into northwest Indiana.
Four people were in custody Monday afternoon, after police said officers spotted them driving around the South Side in a vehicle that had been stolen in a carjacking earlier in the day in the Pullman neighborhood.
A woman is dead and another is injured after a shooting Saturday night in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Two people are hospitalized after a stabbing on a CTA Red Line train Saturday morning.
Police said the man and his daughter were unloading their 2019 Mercedes S 560 on the 800 block of North Wood Street around 9:20 a.m., when two people pulled up in a red Volvo.
The drivers' demands include passenger background checks, a panic button for drivers, special victim crime insurance, and a passenger verification process linking credit card information with a selfie taken by the passenger.
Police on Wednesday warned of a string of thefts from cars in the Fulton Market area for the past few weeks.
Police have said the teen ran from officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert, resulting in a foot chase and "armed confrontation" that ended when an officer shot the teen in the chest.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
Porter was released on electronic monitoring while a new trial in the 2002 shooting death of Laymond Harrison was ordered to take place.
Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in Markham in 2017. No charges were filed in the murder.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
The Blue Demons are experiencing a turnaround, especially at home, in Chris Holtmann's second season at the helm.
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.
After being booted for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race for a couple of years, the food extravaganza returns to its long-standing dates in July.
The couple had a hotel near the hospital, but because the roads were so icy, they had to walk. It was about ten minutes on foot.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking more lake-effect snow as it remains cold and breezy.
CBS News Chicago found that the Wisconsin driver had already been labeled a habitual traffic offender after three drunk driving convictions in 2007 and 2008, plus two cases of trying to flee police.
Found guilty of murder for the fatal 2002 shooting of Laymond Harrison, Antonio Porter will have another chance at freedom.
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 crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
Porter was released on electronic monitoring while a new trial in the 2002 shooting death of Laymond Harrison was ordered to take place.
Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in Markham in 2017. No charges were filed in the murder.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
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.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
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.
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.
