Crowd Turns Out To Remember Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher
A crowd turned out on Saturday to remember former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city.
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A crowd turned out on Saturday to remember former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city.
A man was fatally shot in the face in a car jacking early Monday, and police are now questioning a group of juveniles who may have a connection to the killing.
A 4-year-old died after he was shot in his home in Gary, Indiana.
Cheyenne Nicole Westerfield, a 21-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Gary, Indiana, has been located.
Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large American city, died Friday. He was 86.
A teenage girl whose body was discovered in an alley back in September has been positively identified as a missing Chicago girl.
The body found in an abandoned Gary elementary school has been identified as a missing Indiana woman.
A body was found Thursday evening in an abandoned school in Gary.
Lake County, Indiana authorities on Monday continued to investigate an incident in which police shot an 82-year-old man in Gary over the weekend.
A man was shot and wounded by police in Gary late Sunday afternoon.
A Gary city councilman had his car stolen in September, and two days after winning reelection, he is the one facing new criminal charges over the incident.
A fire that left three people dead in Gary late last week was intentionally set and the victims were shot and killed first, investigators said Monday.
Police said, around 5:40 a.m., officers responded to reports of an "aggressive, unwanted subject" on the 4300 block of East Dunes Highway.
"Rashad was holding his driver's license and his wallet, and did not present a threat to Officer Price or anyone else," attorney Andrew Stroth said.
Two people died in a fire in Gary, Indiana early Sunday morning.
A fatal crash on I-80/94 in Indiana left a car wedged underneath a semi-truck early Friday morning.
Gary City Council President Ron Brewer on Tuesday dodged questions as he faces kidnapping charges after trying to get his stolen car back.
Four men are now in custody in a shooting on 80/94 near Gary.
An Illinois man is expected to plead admit he shot at a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent in Indiana leading to a deadly shootout last year.
Sherry Sanchez said she is a nurse and was driving to work in Gary this week, but she ended up in jail instead.
A Gary woman died in a roll over crash in Lake Station, Indiana early Wednesday morning.
A teenage girl whose body was discovered in an alley in Gary more than two weeks ago died of a gunshot wound, the Lake County, Indiana Coroner's office ruled Tuesday.
Police have released new new facial reconstruction images of the teenager whose body was discovered in an alley in Gary, Indiana.
Houston Texans cornerback Lonnie Johnson is paying for the funeral of Curtis Walton Jr., who died in a drowning after football practice.
Investigators are going to turn their focus on a garage in Indiana that is owned by an abortion doctor who is said to have kept over 2,200 fetal remains at a different garage in Illinois.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Public Library announced a new partnership that automatically registers more than 315,000 Chicago Public School students for the city's libraries.
More than 300 building services, dining services, and grounds workers at Illinois State University were on strike Thursday, as their union says it continues to push for fair wages.
Multiple cars were damaged by a large pothole on Dusable Lake Shore Drive overnight.
Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.
Police were on the scene at the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station in Lakeview early Thursday.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
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.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
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.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
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.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Travel Editor Peter Greenberg joins CBS News Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Public Library announced a new partnership that automatically registers more than 315,000 Chicago Public School students for the city’s libraries.
Artemis II will splashdown back on Earth Friday after a stunning, history-making mission to the moon.
Less than 24 hours after President Trump announced there was a two-week ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran, hundreds of people lost their lives in Lebanon.
More than 300 building service, dining service, and ground workers at Illinois State University were on strike Thursday, as their union says it continues to push for fair wages.
A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
Police were on the scene at the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station in Lakeview early Thursday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Public Library announced a new partnership that automatically registers more than 315,000 Chicago Public School students for the city's libraries.
The bar and grill is reopening this week after more than two years since a fire destroyed it and claimed the life of Chicago firefighter Andrew Price.
More than 300 building services, dining services, and grounds workers at Illinois State University were on strike Thursday, as their union says it continues to push for fair wages.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
The Chicago White Sox are celebrating their most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV, by offering White Sox-themed pope hats to fans who purchase tickets for their Aug. 11 game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
Police were on the scene at the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station in Lakeview early Thursday.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
