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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says Comey's dismissal could mean the FBI won't pursue an investigation into possible Trump campaign-Russia collusion.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says Comey's dismissal could mean the FBI won't pursue an investigation into possible Trump campaign-Russia collusion.
The FBI is warning parents about apps like the one agents said a 14-year-old Northwest Indiana girl was using when she met a group of men, who now are facing rape charges.
Shots were fired Thursday afternoon outside Portillo's South Loop location, according to the FBI.
Fidel Urbina, 41, had been on the run since March 1998 before Mexican federal authorities arrested him last September.
An FBI effort using electronic billboards to seek information in the killings of two Indiana teenagers is expanding to dozens of states.
With Valentine's Day just a few days away, the FBI is warning people who are looking for love not to fall victim to any Romance Scams.
Andrew Holmes was honored Tuesday with the FBI Director's Community Leadership award for his life long activism.
Anne Swaney, 39, was murdered in western Belize on Jan. 14, 2016 while staying at a remote resort.
Families of victims don't forget. Neither do members of the FBI Cold Case Homicide Squad. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
An arrest has been made in just under 50 percent of 2016's bank robberies, according to the FBI's bank robbery database.
Strickland is accused of murdering Maurice Brown Jr. and Michael Allen Reed outside of a home in Milwaukee on July 17, 2016.
The FBI said there were 138 bank robberies in the Chicago area and northern Illinois in 2015. As of Friday morning, here had been 184 of them in 2016.
The FBI is warning Chicago sports fans — and in particular, Cubs fans — to be on the lookout for counterfeit memorabilia ahead of the holiday season.
A joint anti-violence mission with the feds snagged a man police called one of the Ogden District's most dangerous offenders.
Chicago Police's gun enforcement project has already seen results in less than 24 hours.
Federal and state authorities raided the offices of the Lake County Sheriff in Indiana on Thursday.
Chicago Alderman Willie Cochran is under investigation by the FBI after reportedly being accused of misusing campaign money.
A man robbed a bank Saturday morning in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side.
A small plane crashed Tuesday in Hartford, Conn., killing a student pilot and injuring the instructor.
The FBI is asking for the public's help identifying a man wanted in an ongoing child sex exploitation investigation.
The takeover bank robbery happened at the BMO Harris Bank branch about 2:30 p.m. at 4940 211th St. in Matteson.
The federal attorney general's office said Thursday that Fidel Urbina was detained on a U.S. extradition warrant in a tiny hamlet named "El Polvo" in a remote part of the border state of Chihuahua.
It's real-time undercover video of an American soldier plotting to commit a terrorist attack on American soil.
He was armed with a handgun, according to the FBI.
CBS2's Mai Martinez reports on the renewed effort to solve the case.
A man is facing charges in connection to three different sexual assault and abuse cases in Avondale last week.
A group of Lincoln Park residents plans to protest outside City Hall in opposition of a plan to demolish apartments to make way for a private school expansion.
Plainfield police said they have confiscated 650 rolls of toilet paper from students who planned to use it for homecoming pranks.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Amtrak official and White Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia will face the residents of Bridgeport Thursday at a public meeting about a proposed rail maintenance facility and new White Sox stadium.
Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks reversed course on a House resolution to require congressional approval for continued military action against Iran, citing open-ended war concerns ahead of competitive midterm races.
A City Council committee on Wednesday backed Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, after he dropped a key provision opposed by landlords, but the mayor's critics plan to press on with a competing proposal.
Illinois' senior senator, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
Chicago police are looking for two suspects they said stole cash registers in smash-and-grabs at restaurants in North Park.
Amtrak official and White Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia will face the residents of Bridgeport Thursday at a public meeting about a proposed rail maintenance facility and new White Sox stadium.
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in artificial intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated.
A man is facing charges in connection to three different sexual assault and abuse cases in Avondale last week.
Heavy rain and scattered showers are causing flooding in the Chicago area on Thursday.
Heavy rain and scattered showers are expected throughout the day on Thursday in the Chicago area.
Two shuttered Chicago-area hospitals are under new control on Thursday morning.
A public meeting on Thursday night will further discussions on a proposed Amtrak project on the South Side.
A man is facing charges in connection to three different sexual assault and abuse cases in Avondale last week.
A mother is crying for justice after her son was brutally beaten on the South Side of Chicago in broad daylight.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Shots were fired during a fight early Wednesday morning on busy Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood.
A judge allowed a school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood to be released with conditions.
