'Stick Figure Bandit' Wanted By FBI
The FBI is on the hunt for a bank robber dubbed the "Stick Figure Bandit."
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The FBI is on the hunt for a bank robber dubbed the "Stick Figure Bandit."
The FBI says that for the fourth time in two months, a bank in the Loop has been robbed - apparently by the same man.
Federal authorities are looking for the man who tried to rob a Chase Bank branch in south suburban South Holland on Thursday.
A bank branch in downtown Highland Park was robbed on Thursday morning, the second bank heist in the area in the past three weeks.
A woman sporting a pony tail and wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses robbed a Chase Bank branch in downtown Chicago on Tuesday morning.
The suspect, dubbed the "Schiller Park Bank Robber," tried to rob the TCF Bank branch at 9343 W. Irving Park Rd. on Aug. 2, according to the FBI.
The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is now just days away. In Chicago, two men who are working to keep us from harm here and now are saying we're safer than we were a decade ago.
Authorities have released photos of a suspected bank robber, who robbed a Chase Bank branch in Highland Park on Thursday.
FBI agents and police from Bloomington, Ind., searched a western Indiana landfill on Tuesday, in hopes of finding evidence in the case of an Indiana University student who has been missing for more than two months.
The FBI says be careful if you plan on purchasing a car on the Internet, because it could be a scam.
Two armed men wearing fake beards robbed a Far South Side Tuesday morning, then crashed their getaway car into a garbage truck a couple blocks from the bank before driving off.
The FBI has joined the hunt for seek a man charged with the April 2010 murder of his roommate during a party at a Northwest Side motel who is now considered an armed and dangerous fugitive.
A man robbed a Bank of America branch in the Lakeview neighborhood Tuesday morning.
The FBI is seeking the help of the public in finding a former Southwest Side man accused in the 2003 sexual assault of three children.
A 40-year-old man apologized for robbing a South Side bank, after he was arrested about an hour after taking $823 from a bank in the McKinley Park neighborhood.
A man who told police he found $17,000 in cash outside a bank ATM was arrested for allegedly lying about where he found the loot.
Gautam Gupta, owner of a Chicago-area chain of weight-loss clinics, is wanted by the federal government for allegedly scamming a private insurer and the Illinois Medicaid program.
Two armed assailants wearing nun masks robbed a bank in south suburban Palos Heights over the weekend.
The 2010 crime statistics released by the FBI Monday show that the level of crime in Naperville is far lower than is typical for Illinois' largest cities.
The FBI and six suburban police departments are asking for the public's help in identifying the "Wheaton Bandit."
Three suspects, two of them armed, are in police custody after jumping behind the counter and robbing a bank Thursday morning before police nabbed them in mid-getaway in the Wicker Park neighborhood.
Authorities are seeking DNA samples from Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, in connection with the nearly 30-year-old cold case in which seven people died from poisoned Tylenol capsules in Chicago.
According to a recently released FBI file, the late Chicago Cubs great Ron Santo received multiple death threats over his career, much like other high-profile athletes.
The FBI released documents stating that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted in two investigations in the years leading up to his pardon by President Reagan on a campaign-contributions conviction.
The FBI has caught a child pornography suspect from Bolingbrook, who could now face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
Operation BBQ Relief has been out helping those impacted by last week's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Two sisters in Oak Park have put their talents together to make something pretty sweet: Broken Tart Bakery, now celebrating its fourth year on Chicago Avenue.
Prosecutors said that from 2018 to 2023, 45-year-old David Quinones gave cash or other items to SNAP recipients in exchange for access to their Link cards.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
Do you know where your polling place is? Here's how to find where to vote in Tuesday's Illinois primary election.
The Chicago Board of Elections said early voting numbers for the 2026 Illinois primary election Tuesday are already higher than previous midterm years.
In remarks ahead of a meeting with the Kennedy Center board of trustees, Mr. Trump provided an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
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.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
The award recognizes Pope Leo's lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of expression.
Metra said the pedestrian was struck and killed by a train that was on its way to Antioch.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The nonprofit is on the ground feeding people impacted by last Tuesday's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Sources said the firefighter suffered extensive burns all over his body.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Operation BBQ Relief has been out helping those impacted by last week's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
A man stood charged with a hate crime Sunday following an incident at a bakery in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard last week.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in the North Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
