'It Would Be Great To Say Thank You': Schaumburg Man Looking For 'Guardian Angels' Who Pulled Him Out Of Burning Car
"Not only did the (Good) Samaritan and God save my life, she saved my pup."
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Rogers Park Residents Want Guardian Angels To Protect Trick-Or-Treaters After Two Murders
Community activists in Rogers Park are asking the Guardian Angels to help kids safe while trick-or-treating on Halloween, as police search for the killer in two unsolved murders.
Guardian Angels Back Proposed Ban On Posting Fight Videos Online
The leader of the Guardian Angels has applauded an effort in Springfield to make it a crime to film violent incidents and post the video online.
Guardian Angels Hand Out Flyers Of Red Line Robbery Suspects
The Guardian Angels have been passing out fliers at the Garfield CTA Red Line stop - fliers that show photos of the four young men believed to have robbed and beaten a 21-year-old man on the Red Line three weeks ago.
Guardian Angels Assist In Search For West Pullman Rapist
The suspect attacked each woman from behind, and showed or implied he had a handgun. He covered each victim's head with a piece of clothing, and forced them into a vehicle, where he raped them.
Residents Worried After Teen Beaten, Raped In Belmont-Cragin
A teenage girl remained in critical condition on Wednesday, and a quiet Chicago neighborhood was on edge, after the girl was beaten and sexually assaulted while on her way to a bus stop.
Guardian Angels Help Search For Washington Heights Rapist
The Guardian Angels were out in the Washington Heights neighborhood Friday morning, trying to help police catch a serial rapist who attacked two women and a teenage girl on Wednesday, and nearly attacked an 11-year-old girl.
Police Warn Of Robberies In West Loop
The victims are distracted, sucker punched, and then robbed of smart phones, purses or wallets.
Guardian Angels To Mayor: Join Us On Neighborhood Patrols
The Guardian Angels volunteer citizen crime-fighting group invited Mayor Rahm Emanuel to join them on one of their patrols in the city's neighborhoods, after the mayor said they'd be more useful in spots other than the Magnificent Mile.
Guardian Angels: Don't Let Mag Mile Become "Muggers' Mile"
A volunteer group of citizen crime fighters is calling the Magnificent Mile – a popular tourist destination in Chicago – the "Muggers' Mile," to spotlight robberies along Michigan Avenue.
Man Charged With Raping Woman In Ukrainian Village
A 28-year-old man has been charged with grabbing a woman at a bus stop in the Ukrainian Village, and raping her in a nearby alley.
Guardian Angels Patrol Blue Line Stop Near Scene Of Sexual Assault
Members of the Guardian Angels were patrolling near a CTA Blue Line station on the Northwest Side on Wednesday, two days after a woman was sexually assaulted along a heavily-traveled walkway in the Mayfair neighborhood.
Sexual Assault Victim Comes Forward In Hope Of Stopping Predator
A woman who says she was raped is sharing her story publicly to warn others and to hopefully generate leads for police in her case.
Teen Arrested For Molesting Girls On Red Line Train
Police have arrested a teenager suspected of molesting underage girls on a CTA Red Line train last month.
Guardian Angels Recover Stolen Phone Using Tracking App
The Guardian Angels are on the Red Line this morning -- warning commuters to keep a close eye on their smart phones.
Surveillance Pictures Released In Mob Attack On CTA Red Line
Chicago Police hope surveillance pictures help lead them to one of three weekend mob attacks on people downtown.
Man Charged With Stabbing Of Four Guardian Angles
A second Chicago man has been arrested and charged in connection with the robbery of a CTA Red Line passenger — an attack that turned even more violent with the stabbing of four Guardian Angels who came to the victim's aid.
Robbery Victim, 4 Guardian Angels Hurt In Red Line Attack
Robbers on the CTA Red Line subway sent four Guardian Angels to the hospital overnight.
Rash Of Robberies Plagues Green Line On South Side
Police have issued a community alert for people who ride the CTA Green Line on the South Side.
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NW Side Residents Look To Defend Selves Against Recent Attacks
Enough is enough for some Chicagoans fed up with attacks on women in Wicker Park, Bucktown and Logan Square.
Guardian Angels To Patrol Roosevelt CTA Station After Shooting
The Guardian Angels are patrolling near the CTA's Roosevelt train station after a 21-year-old man was shot there Monday night.
Guardian Angels Focus On CTA Trains After Rash Of Smart Phone Robberies
The Guardian Angels are stepping up their anti-crime patrols aboard CTA 'L' trains and at 'L' stations in response to the recent rash of smart phone robberies.
Guardian Angels Take To Oak Park After Robberies
The Guardian Angels have descended on the CTA Green Line 'L' in Oak Park, since five women have been beaten or robbed in recent weeks.
Men Charged In Red Line Train Robbery
Two men are due in court, charged with hitting a student on a CTA train outside Wrigley Field, and stealing a video camera, before being apprehended by Guardian Angels who were on the train.
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White Sox manager Tony La Russa will miss remainder of 2022 season due to health issues
White Sox manager Tony La Russa will not return to his position for the remainder of the 2022 season, the team announced Saturday.
Bond denied for suspect charged in brutal beating of chef Jin Lew in Chinatown in April
Lew was heading home after visiting his son in the South Loop on the night of Wednesday, April 6, when he was attacked in Chinatown.
4 dead, 8 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
At least two of the victims are under the age of 18.
Family and friends raising money for AFSP in honor of Arlington Heights man
An Arlington Heights mother knows the unimaginable heartache of losing a loved one to suicide. Now, she wants to empower others in need.
CPD hosting gun buy-back event at Kingdom Word Church in Roseland Saturday
It's an effort to help keep guns out of the community.
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Bond denied for suspect charged in brutal beating of chef Jin Lew in Chinatown in April
Lew was heading home after visiting his son in the South Loop on the night of Wednesday, April 6, when he was attacked in Chinatown.
Gunman kills three at Oak Forest home; police find his body inside after fire
Video from a Ring camera nearby showed people running from the home and a man chasing after them. Suddenly the people running away collapse to the ground.
1 woman killed, 3 others critically injured in crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive
A woman is dead and three other people are critically injured following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight.
How did a Plainfield get a Max from 'Stranger Things' Halloween decoration to float?
We've watched it over and over again on TikTok like millions of people online, and yet, we can't figure out how any of it is possible.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa will miss remainder of 2022 season due to health issues
White Sox manager Tony La Russa will not return to his position for the remainder of the 2022 season, the team announced Saturday.
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Oak Forest home where gunman killed three was subject of 2016 domestic violence call
A now-44-year-old man was arrested and charged with "domestic battery" and "criminal damage to property," but the charges were later dropped.
COMING SOON: 'PainKiller,' a CBS 2 docuseries about the Tylenol murders
On Sept. 29, 1982, a 12-year-old Elk Grove Village girl collapsed and died after taking two Tylenol capsules before going to school in the morning. Six more people would die in the days to come.
Susan Kamuda wins $363 million judgment against Sterigenics, which exposed her to cancer-causing chemicals
A jury not only believed her cancer was connected to the ethylene oxide gas emitted from the plant, but also decided the company should be punished for all of its toxic emissions.
Attorney, victim's advocate say political ad showing robbery was retraumatizing
Meanwhile, the man behind the ad stands by it.
Midwest mayors say more funds are needed to replace lead water lines
Illinois' lead pipe situation is the worst in the country.
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Pediatrician who survived Highland Park parade massacre going to Washington to call for assault weapons ban
They are survivors from 12 mass shootings — hundreds of people on Thursday will gather in Washington, D.C. to push law makers to federally ban assault weapons.
Judge halts enforcement of Indiana's new ban on abortions
The injunction was sought by abortion clinic operators who argued in a lawsuit that the state constitution protects access to the medical procedure.
New York AG lawsuit claims former President Trump used Chicago Trump Tower in business fraud scheme
Attorney General Letitia James sued Mr. Trump on Wednesday for years of alleged financial fraud and inflating his net worth by billions to "enrich himself and cheat the system."
N.Y. Attorney General sues Trump over alleged business fraud
The civil suit seeks to remove the entire family from their roles in the Trump Organization.
State Sen. Emil Jones III accused of requesting bribe to protect red-light camera company
The person from whom Jones requested the bribe was actually cooperating with law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Berwyn woman unwittingly rents apartment out on Vrbo to scammer who dupes apartment seekers
"The fact that this happened in my home makes me feel completely terrible," said Dominika Opaczynska.
Uber expands Comfort Electric option to Chicago, 14 more cities
Uber users in Chicago now have the option to request a ride in a premium electric vehicle; like a Tesla, Polestar, or Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Freight train worker strike could cause supply chain crisis as well as halt commuter trains
The trains that might stop running carry everything from the food on your dinner table to this year's Halloween costume.
State of Illinois to set aside $300 million to help those struggling to pay energy bills
Help is on the way for Illinois families struggling to pay their electric bill – to the tune of $300 million.
Mail thieves strike in Norridge and Harwood Heights, leaving at least 40 victims
New video released Tuesday shows a thief swiping letters from a blue mailbox in the northwest suburbs.
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City preparations underway for return of Riot Fest to Douglass Park
The city's Public Health Dept. is also warning festival-goers to test their drugs for fentanyl before using.
IDPH: Therapeutic COVID-19 treatments have kept 8,600 people out of hospital in Illinois in past four months
Illinois health officials say new data show COVID-19 treatments are working.
Still need your COVID-19 vaccine? Chicago will pay you to get the jab
The reason behind the booster push: only 38% of people in Chicago are fully vaccinated and boosted.
Legionnaires' disease cluster linked to cooling tower at church in Burbank
The church is fully cooperating with efforts to remediate the cooling tower, and is also notifying congregants.
Skin of Steel raises funds for melanoma research, in hopes of finding a cure
"If you're looking forward and looking for new cures - not just for melanoma, but all cancers - this work is crucial," said Dr. Jeffrey Wayne of Northwestern Medicine.
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City, state leaders hope planned innovation center, Accenture Tower will bring workers back
Chicago city and Illinois state leaders are hoping their announcement of two new building projects will lure Chicago workers back downtown in person.
Bed Bath & Beyond closing 6 stores in Illinois
Four of the stores are in the Chicago area: Gurnee, Schaumburg, Joliet, and Bourbonnais. The other two are in downstate Carbondale and Fairview Heights.
A firsthand look at the concept of air taxis, which CEO says would make short trips in fraction of time
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar joined Andre Stein, chief executive officer of Eve Air Mobility, on a helicopter ride from Tinley Park to the city.
Many steps remain before Bears' Arlington Heights stadium plan can go ahead, suburb's mayor says
The Chicago Bears have been under contract to purchase the Arlington Park racetrack property for about a year.
Could Chicago lure second NFL team if the Bears leave Soldier Field? Expert says it's not realistic
Mayor Lightfoot has said there are a lot of other cities that have two NFL teams. In fact, there are only two – sort of.
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White Sox manager Tony La Russa will miss remainder of 2022 season due to health issues
White Sox manager Tony La Russa will not return to his position for the remainder of the 2022 season, the team announced Saturday.
Reeling from sweep by Guardians, fading White Sox lose to Tigers
The White Sox came out still reeling from the sweep by the Guardians that all-but dashed their hopes of making the postseason a third straight year.
Quiroz hits go-ahead single in 8th, Cubs beat Pirates
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night for their fourth straight win.
Mount Carmel honors alum, former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in police custody in Alabama
Foster was honored with a coin toss and in-game tribute at the football game Friday night at the school.
Smith, Johnson both questionable for Bears game against Houston Texans
Former longtime Bears coach Lovie Smith also makes his return to Soldier Field.
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How did a Plainfield get a Max from 'Stranger Things' Halloween decoration to float?
We've watched it over and over again on TikTok like millions of people online, and yet, we can't figure out how any of it is possible.
'Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival' begins 40th annual event
The fest continues through Oct. 8.
As Riot Fest begins, new proposal would make it harder for such events to use public space
Riot Fest has been in Douglass Park in the North Lawndale neighborhood for six years.
Chicago jazz legend Ramsey Lewis dies at age 87
Lewis grew up in the Cabrini Green housing project. He started taking piano lessons at a young age and played piano at church, where his father was choir director.
CBS 2 Vault: The Ramsey Lewis Trio reunites for 1982 concert series after 14 years
CBS 2's Harry Porterfield talked with the jazz legends for the old CBS 2 Sunday evening news magazine show "Two on Two."
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AFSP hosting softball game and raffle to honor Arlington Heights man
An Arlington Heights mother knows the unimaginable heartache of losing a loved one to suicide. Now, she wants to empower others in need.
Man arrested after SWAT situation blocks away from Loyola University campus
A man is in custody after an incident involving SWAT teams and Chicago police officers near the Loyola University campus.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Partly cloudy, temps low 70s
Tonight sees a chance for scattered showers from about sunset to midnight.
PAWS Pet of the Week: Fiddle
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Woman killed, 3 people in critical condition in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash
A woman is dead and three other people are critically injured following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight.
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