Two men charged with burglary after Kenwood high-rise fire
Two Chicago men are charged with robbing residents of the very building that caught fire this week.
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Two Chicago men are charged with robbing residents of the very building that caught fire this week.
We told you Wednesday about multiple failed city inspections at the Harper Square Cooperative high-rise. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
"It was a thriving company. A lot of people worked there, too," neighbor Justin Gilliam said.
An overnight fire on the Southwest Side near Midway airport destroyed a catering business that served meals to more than a dozen senior centers.
Residents nearby are reporting smoke billowing from the chimney of the building.
Residents in apartments next door woke up to sirens and may have water damage in their homes. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek talked to a resident who smelled smoke around 11:30 p.m., saw flames and tried to wake up his neighbors.
A smoke detector in the apartment where the fire started was not working at the time, according to the Fire Department.
The residents have a lot of questions after the deadly fire at the Harper Square Cooperative on Lake Park Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Meanwhile, some residents are being allowed back in to get their most important belongings, but they still have a lot of questions. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police say the suspect lit an incendiary object inside the building – causing the fire.
"The firefighters did an outstanding job, because that fire did not go horizontally," Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said.
A retired schoolteacher in her 80s was killed in the fire at the Harper Square Cooperative, and a total of 133 units are now inaccessible. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The sprinkler system was not completed at the Harper Square Cooperative building where a fire broke out Wednesday, leaving a woman dead and nine others injured. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Some residents saw the fire climbing the high-rise through their windows. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl, a lieutenant and training officer with the Kirkland Fire Department, explains the complexities of responding to a fire at a high-rise building like the one in Kenwood on Wednesday.
CBS 2's Tara Molina dug into the history of the Harper Square Cooperative building in Kenwood, where one person died and nine were injured in a fire Wednesday.
Some residents say they were told to stay in their homes despite the fire at the Harper Square Cooperative coming dangerously close. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The fire climbed vertically up the Harper Square Cooperative building on Lake Park Avenue. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
The fire climbed multiple floors of the Harper Square Cooperative building and also sent nine people to the hospital. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl, a lieutenant and training officer with the Kirkland Fire Department, explains the complexities of responding to a fire at a high-rise building like the one in Kenwood on Wednesday.
Just last month, the building failed a city inspection. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We heard stories from tenants that they saw the fire climbing their window, felt the heat in their apartments, and smelled burning wood – and still, they were told to stay in their units. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The fire started on the 15th floor of the Harper Square Cooperative building and climbed to the 24th. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
Tyler Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, faces 5 to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Ald. Sophia King is on the scene. She told CBS 2 the fire has spread to nine floors. She confirmed Six people, including an elderly woman and a firefighter, were taken to the hospital and they are in good condition.
A second man was charged in the dollar store robbery that led last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
Thieves targeted a liquor store in Lincoln Square early Friday morning.
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Prosecutors charge a second man in the dollar store robbery that happened before last weekend's shooting at Swedish hospital.
Chicago activists started with a May Day plaque installation in the West Loop, where Mayor Brandon Johnson joined union leaders.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Thieves targeted a liquor store in Lincoln Square early Friday morning.
John Schlaman, PGA director of golf at Eagle Ridge resort & Spa, joins CBS News Chicago.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
A second man was charged in the dollar store robbery that led last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
Thieves targeted a liquor store in Lincoln Square early Friday morning.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels' losing streak to six.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
Police in Cicero, Illinois, were investigating after burglars targeted gaming machines at a slots and video poker business early Wednesday.
