Party Host Shot In Elgin
Two masked, armed men entered home where a man was hosting a gathering and shot the man Friday night in Elgin.
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Two masked, armed men entered home where a man was hosting a gathering and shot the man Friday night in Elgin.
Members of the Elgin Area U-46 school board got an earful from angry parents who are questioning a decision to hire a "chief of equity and social justice."
Ricardo Robledo-Espino faces up to 30 years in prison after being convicted Monday of breaking an infant's legs as he took care of the girl last year.
The body of an Elgin man was found Monday morning on the lakefront bike path near North Avenue Beach.
After an 83-year-old woman was arrested and charged with battery of a police officer and resisting arrest, a judge was called in for a bond hearing so she wouldn't have to spend the night in jail.
A 57-year old northwest suburban man was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm Wednesday for the shooting death Monday night of a teen he believed was breaking into his car.
Seventeen people were displaced Saturday night following a fire in a three-unit apartment home in northwest suburban Elgin, authorities said.
An Elgin man is now on trial, charged with causing a fire that severely damaged the home of his own parents as he burned his girlfriend's clothes in a fire pit.
Two St. Charles teens could spend as much as three years in jail for pretending to be police officers.
Tollway motorists are in for some major lane shifting in the Elgin area as the road's big reconstruction project continues.
Rodney L. McGowan faces between 60 and 120 years in prison when he is sentenced in August
Throughout the school year, the state has delayed promised payments to school districts. Now it may just eliminate some of the promised funding.
A van crashed on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elgin Saturday morning, sending seven people to hospitals.
A car jumped a curb and struck a 5-year-old boy playing in his front yard Friday night in northwest suburban Elgin.
A 23-year-old Elgin man charged this week with sexual abuse of a student was a hall monitor at Larkin High School.
The FBI is leading the investigation into a threatening letter filled with white powder opened Monday at the Second District Appellate Court building in Elgin.
Authorities in Elgin are waiting for test results to identify the white powdery substance that was found in an envelope sent to the Appellate Court Building on Monday.
An investigation is underway in Elgin after a suspicious substance was mailed to a court building.
Sure enough, another inch of rain fell on the already-wet Chicago area Monday night and Tuesday morning, and widespread flooding has been reported.
A baby's first birthday party in Elgin ended in a fight between two men that left one of them in jail.
April showers are generating frayed nerves in Elgin, which is on alert for potential flooding. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman paid a visit.
For a moment, they were the same two excited 8-year-old girls who first began looking for things they had in common 36 years ago.
A northwest suburban man sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for possession of child pornography faces more than 100 years in prison if convicted of having sexual contact with a child.
Area high school girls are getting a chance to be belles of the ball at their upcoming proms without breaking the bank.
Over the next 48 hours, the Chicago area will host two presidents – one a former president and the second, the current president.
The Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in a series opener between American League division leaders.
Jacob, a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, sat in the front row at a recent game with his dad and sister, but Jacob was there to connect and possibly drum up some business with his favorite player, Jake Burger, who now plays for the Texas Rangers.
CPD says they are relying on videos to identify license plates and hopefully catch the people involved.
Family and friends released balloons to honor and remember Kamarion Coleman, who was killed in a shooting in Crest Hill. Three other teens were also injured.
The nine longballs matched the second-most by one team in a major league game, according to Sportradar.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce whether he's running for re-election in 2027, his political organization is inviting supporters to a "special announcement" next month.
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said in the aftermath of the extended outage that just because the power is back on does not mean everything is back to normal.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
That's according to a new study from Talker Research. Two thousand adults were surveyed and the majority said that by 2:48 p.m., their energy typically begins to fade. One in five say it wanes before noon.
Jacob Kiefor exchanged a thumbs-up with Burger and got a signed bat from the former White Sox slugger. Burger is now a vocal advocate for Down syndrome, even wearing number 21 to raise awareness and honor his daughter.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest on the heat and a severe storm chance in First Alert Weather.
The singer checked himself in after his Saturday night performance to have some tests run.
The deliberations, which followed closing arguments earlier Monday, came after nine days of testimony from detectives, former gang associates and documentarians.
CPD says they are relying on videos to identify license plates and hopefully catch the people involved.
A Heat Advisory has been issued for Chicago and a number of surrounding Illinois counties from Monday afternoon through Wednesday night.
Jacob, a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, sat in the front row at a recent game with his dad and sister, but Jacob was there to connect and possibly drum up some business with his favorite player, Jake Burger, who now plays for the Texas Rangers.
Family and friends released balloons to honor and remember Kamarion Coleman, who was killed in a shooting in Crest Hill. Three other teens were also injured.
Joliet police said a 16-year-old boy has died after falling from a structure in an abandoned rock quarry very early Sunday morning.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
The Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in a series opener between American League division leaders.
Jacob, a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, sat in the front row at a recent game with his dad and sister, but Jacob was there to connect and possibly drum up some business with his favorite player, Jake Burger, who now plays for the Texas Rangers.
The nine longballs matched the second-most by one team in a major league game, according to Sportradar.
Lionel Messi played in six World Cups and led Argentina to win the tournament in 2022 in Qatar.
Former pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd were all inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame over the weekend.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur's death.
A man was stabbed in a fight with another man he knew in Chicago's Fuller Park neighborhood early Monday morning.
An overnight burglary left a huge mess in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood early Monday.
A man was shot and wounded in a residence in Chicago's East Lakeview neighborhood on Sunday evening, police said.
A mass shooting in Washington Park over the weekend left a man dead and 14 other people wounded.
