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Community members in Englewood are working together to fight gun violence.
Another vehicle pulled up alongside the victims and someone inside fired shots.
"Having my associate degree has helped me and my family save like, a bunch of money that I would have spent on my two years. Now I can go into college as like a junior and just finish my two years and then get a job."
The shooting took place near 70th and Halsted streets.
A group of people were on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street when someone began shooting from a gray Dodge Durango.
Chicago officials are gearing up for the Memorial Day weekend and an anticipated spike in violence with a $2.5 million investment in community organizations like one police officer's in Englewood.
As the company works to rebuild trust and build out in Englewood, some neighbors said they're furious with the expansion. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray listened to their concerns and spoke one-on-one with the company's CEO.
No one was reported in custody.
Hundreds of grads have been a part of the 'Graduates Over Guns March' since it started in 2015.
A graduation celebration took over the streets in Englewood on Friday. Graduating seniors from Percy Julian High School took part in the annual "Graduates over Guns March."
Thursday afternoon, police said Takai had been located, but did not provide any further details.
Family says Takai Williams has bipolar disorder and needs his medication.
He defended his Chicago and National Golden Gloves super heavyweight title in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
CBS 2's Tara Molina talked to a leader of the church and community center outside which the shooting happened.
Mark Johnson’s mission was helping young people rebuild their lives – and last week, he was shot and killed doing that work. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said a 26-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were both pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center after being shot.
The attackers got out of a car in the 600 block of West 61st Place and began shooting at a group of people on the front lawn of a home. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
We are told three of the victims have critical injuries.
The store's owners said since they're making major investments in rebranding and remodeling stores on the South Side and West Side.
The store, at 63rd and Halsted, replaces Whole Foods which closed in November. At a community meeting last week, some residents expressed concern about the quality of Save A Lot products.
Police arrested Samuel Harris, 23, in the 1100 block of South State Street.
Police said officers responded to a person shot and found the 27-year-old victim in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Officers responded to a person shot, in the 6000 block of South Carpenter Street, and found the man on the ground unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Community leaders and neighbors said they have felt unheard – but at the core of the issue is the name Save A Lot. The neighbors say they cannot trust the brand, or its product. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Community leaders and neighbors said they have felt unheard – but at the core of the issue is the name Save A Lot.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
A collaboration between Bad Bunny and a history professor is teaching people about Puerto Rican history in an event series at the Chicago Public Library.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The City of Chicago is taking steps to buy Chicago's Greyhound bus station.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
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.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
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.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
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.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
It appears the city is now making moves for a permanent bus station, owned by Chicago, involving millions of dollars in tax money.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
Take a first look at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show with Jackie Kostek.
Wheeling High School is cheering on their own cheerleaders as they head to the state competition!
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
The City of Chicago is taking steps to buy Chicago's Greyhound bus station.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
A collaboration between Bad Bunny and a history professor is teaching people about Puerto Rican history in an event series at the Chicago Public Library.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
The Bulls on Thursday sent Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks, as first reported by ESPN and The Athletic.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
Three people were in custody Thursday afternoon after a Chicago police officer fired at a suspect who ran from a stolen car that had hit a squad car.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday were investigating a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured, while a third teen suffered a head injury.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating two attempted burglaries involving ATMs in two city neighborhoods in the early-morning hours.
