Fire rages in building in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood
Heavy smoke was seen billowing up into the sky in the building on Damen Avenue at 52nd Street.
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Heavy smoke was seen billowing up into the sky in the building on Damen Avenue at 52nd Street.
Responding crews were able to put out the fire with no injuries.
The man was in his car when he was shot at 46th Street and Damen Avenue.
The attackers fired shots at the victim, striking him in the back, police said.
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The smoke in an Auburn Gresham residence was caused by cooking, not a fire, the Chicago Fire Department said.
This was not a fire, the CFD said.
The silos have been abandoned since an explosion nearly half a century ago, but are also a piece of Chicago history. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The accident happened on Washington Boulevard at Damen Avenue, not far from the United Center.
The victim was attacked from behind in broad daylight in Bucktown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The attackers threw the victim right into a chain-link fence and knocked him to the ground.
The tow truck driver was caught between two people in separate cars who were shooting at each other. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
At 3:21 p.m., the 48-year-old man was parking his car in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue. As he got out of the car, two people came up and one of them took out a gun, police said.
The parents of a 27-year-old musician gunned downed on the city's Southwest Side spoke out Monday, only to CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey.
Five people were rushed to the hospital Saturday night after a crash on the Near West Side.
At least one person was injured early Sunday when a car slammed right into a building across from the Midtown Athletic Club.
After a spree of carjackings in Bucktown this week amid an ongoing carjacking crisis in Chicago, one family has decided to move out of the neighborhood.
A woman was carjacked at gunpoint late Wednesday in Bucktown.
Five people were injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon on the outbound Stevenson Expressway at Damen Avenue.
A man fired shots at police from a passing vehicle in the West Englewood neighborhood Thursday night.
Seven people were injured Saturday evening in an accident in West Town.
A man had his car stolen in Back of the Yards Sunday afternoon, and the thieves then crashed the car into a building, police said.
A woman was left in fair condition Thursday night after being struck by a car in Bucktown.
An employee suffered a graze wound late Saturday afternoon when a man fired shots while robbing a convenience store in the North Center community.
Rain showers arrive by dawn Sunday, with a few rumbles of thunder being possible in the afternoon.
Mekhi James was shot and killed in June 2020 while riding home with his stepfather to enjoy a Happy Meal.
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train at the crossing on Main Street.
The ages of the victims range from 14 to 47.
The South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District said just after 5 a.m., crews responded to the 34,000-square-foot facility at 620 Division Street for a report of a fire.
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
A former Trump Tower Chicago board member is suing the Trump Organization, alleging racketeering, wire fraud and retaliation, including having him arrested in the tower's spa facilities.
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Five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, people who are still vulnerable to the virus have found safe ways to be in community.
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About one in five newborns in the U.S. start out on infant formula, making it a crucial source of nutrition.
A musician from Chatham has written a song to help find a kidney donor, a musical plea to end his yearslong wait for a transplant.
The owners are waiting to see if the federal grants they lost are reinstated.
A total of 30 employees agreed to resign after accepting a buyout from ownership.
The building is at the corner of 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue — an area with a history of violence. The church that has purchased it hopes to bring new life to the area.
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Three people are dead after a mass shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At least 15 other people were wounded.
Catholics around the world are watching for Pope Francis to be released from a hospital in Rome on Sunday. He has been there for more than five weeks battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia in both lungs.
A sweet tradition is carrying on the memory of 3-year-old boy who was shot and killed in 2020, while also helping other young victims of gun violence.
The village of Barrington, Illinois has begun installing new pedestrian gates at a railroad crossing where a 17-year-old girl was killed by a Metra train last year.
Chicago police said the man was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
Derrick Taylor, 32, has been charged with child endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
Rain showers arrive by dawn Sunday, with a few rumbles of thunder being possible in the afternoon.
Mekhi James was shot and killed in June 2020 while riding home with his stepfather to enjoy a Happy Meal.
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train at the crossing on Main Street.
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In the South Loop, Illini fans took over Weather Mark Tavern, where the drinks were flowing and a sea of orange and blue overshadowed everything.
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Federal prosecutors said seven foreign nationals falsely promised significant returns on investments in their company, and dumped their own shares of stock after the price went up.
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Denzel Hawthorne, who was associated with both residences, is being held on charges of possession to deliver cocaine and heroin and other drug and gun charges.
The older boy suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital, where he died.
