Chicago West Side teen testifies on impact of gun violence before Senate Judiciary Committee
He says several of his family members were shot and lost a close friend due to gun violence.
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CPD hosting gun turn in event Saturday
CPD is offering money in exchange for guns and replicas.
TSA discovers 4 guns at O'Hare, Midway airports
Two guns were found at O'Hare and two more were found at Midway. Three of them were loaded.
2 dead, 25 wounded in weekend shootings across the city
At least two people are dead and 25 were injured in shootings in the city over the weekend.
2 Dead, 10 Injured In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
At least two people were killed and 10 were wounded in shootings in Chicago over the weekend. At least two of the people who were shot were under age 18.
4 Dead, 20 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
At least four people were killed, and 20 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.
2 Killed, 5 Injured In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
Two people were killed, five others were wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago as of Saturday night. One of the victims is under the age of 18.
Young Father Arrested After Police Find Loaded Gun Under Baby's Mattress
A young father was arrested after Woodridge Police say they found a loaded gun under his 1-year-old baby's mattress along with heroin and cocaine in the baby's closet.
3 Killed, 22 Injured In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
At least three people were killed and 22 were wounded in shootings in the city over the weekend. Five of the victims were under the age of 18.
Neighbors Hold Anti-Violence March, Vigil After Similar Shootings Of Two Young Girls
Community activists in Little Village are speaking out after the deadly shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega.
Melissa Ortega, 8, Is One Of At Least 5 Young People Under 18 Shot And Killed In Chicago In January
Melissa Ortega, 8, was one of at least five young people under the age of 18 were shot and killed in Chicago this month alone.
Chicago Families Of Gun Violence Victims Speak Of Their Agony, Call For Peace
Illinois State Representative La Shawn Ford (D-8th) joined families of several gun violence victims Tuesday morning at the Thompson Center hoping to put a face on the violence and push for peace.
5 Dead, 17 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
At least five people were killed and 17 were injured in shootings across the city over the weekend. At least three of the victims are under the age of 18.
Man Dies After Brighton Park Shooting
A man is dead after being shot while driving in Brighton Park Early Saturday morning, according to police.
Man In Serious Condition After Shooting In Logan Square
A man is hospitalized after being shot in the Logan Square neighborhood Early Saturday.
Families Hold Unity Rally To Remember Loved Ones Lost To Gun Violence
"Gun violence is not normal, and we should not take it as being normal. It's preventable."
1 Man Dead, Another In Serious Condition After Shooting In Brainerd
Two men were shot while inside a car Saturday morning in the Brainerd neighborhood.
8 Wounded In Weekend Shootings In Chicago
At least eight people were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.
Mayor Lightfoot Calls For Help From Federal Agents In Fighting Violence In Chicago, Takes Aim At Cook County Electronic Monitoring Program
Mayor Lori Lightfoot took no questions from the news media after a lengthy speech about her plans to tackle gun violence in the city.
Sen. Dick Durbin Holds Judiciary Committee Field Hearing In Chicago To Lay Out Fight Against Gun Violence
A field hearing led by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) on Monday focused on finding a solution to gun trafficking and reducing gun violence in Chicago.
Children Who Lost Family Members To Gun Violence Get Christmas Treat
More than 650 children who lost family members to gun violence got a special treat Saturday.
Christmas Tree At St. Sabina Memorializes Child Victims Of Gun Violence
Families decorated a Christmas tree at St. Sabina Parish in Auburn Gresham Wednesday night, but it was no ordinary decoration.
Police Find Multiple Guns In Stolen Vehicle Downtown; 2 Suspects Apprehended
Police recovered multiple guns from a stolen vehicle on a busy Friday night downtown.
Gov. Pritzker Declares Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis; State To Spend $250 Million To Reduce Violence In Chicago
The State of Illinois will spend $250 million over the next three years to reduce and interrupt violence in some of Chicago's hardest hit neighborhoods.
At Least 6 Killed, 28 Wounded In Weekend Gun Violence In Chicago
At least 34 people were shot this weekend in Chicago, and six of them had been killed.
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R. Kelly trial: "Minor 1" takes stand on second day of child porn case
Kelly is going on trial on a 13-count indictment, including child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. Two associates, former business manager Derrel McDavid and former assistant Milton Brown, are being tried alongside him.
1 in critical condition, 1 missing after falling from boat in Lake Michigan near "Playpen"
The incident comes less than a week after a boat accident in the Playpen, near Ohio Street and Oak Street beaches, left two people severely injured.
CPD sergeant charged with pinning 14-year-old boy to ground in Park Ridge
A Chicago police sergeant who was seen on video kneeling on a 14-year-old teen near a Starbucks in Park Ridge last month has been charged.
Antioch man convicted of intent to distribute 55 bags of heroin
The convicted man will be sentenced on Oct. 6.
Man in critical condition after being shot in Washington Heights
The man sustained gunshot wounds to his right arm and abdomen, police said.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Few afternoon sprinkles
Again a few pesky sprinkles far west this afternoon as our ridge of high pressure breaks down.
Feds' mistake costs South Holland retiree more than $49,000 in pension payments
Beatrice Fells retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2020 after 41 years of work.
Judge says part of Trump search affidavit could "presumptively be unsealed"
Media companies' attorneys are trying to convince a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search Trump's Florida estate last week.
14-year-old shot in South Chicago becomes 7th minor wounded in less than 24 hours
A 14-year-old boy is shot while walking in South Chicago Thursday morning.
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R. Kelly trial: "Minor 1" takes stand on second day of child porn case
Kelly is going on trial on a 13-count indictment, including child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. Two associates, former business manager Derrel McDavid and former assistant Milton Brown, are being tried alongside him.
1 in critical condition, 1 missing after falling from boat in Lake Michigan near "Playpen"
The incident comes less than a week after a boat accident in the Playpen, near Ohio Street and Oak Street beaches, left two people severely injured.
CPD sergeant charged with pinning 14-year-old boy to ground in Park Ridge
A Chicago police sergeant who was seen on video kneeling on a 14-year-old teen near a Starbucks in Park Ridge last month has been charged.
Antioch man convicted of intent to distribute 55 bags of heroin
The convicted man will be sentenced on Oct. 6.
Man in critical condition after being shot in Washington Heights
The man sustained gunshot wounds to his right arm and abdomen, police said.
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Jury seated, trial set in case against Sterigenics
The medical device sterilization company is accused of releasing a toxic chemical into the air at its Willowbrook plant.
Offer to buy timeshare for over $1 million turns out to be elaborate scam
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
$33.5 million verdict ordered against Village of Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
New motion in R. Kelly case claims deceptive practices by former lead prosecutor
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
Englewood building residents go for 12 days without water service
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
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Judge says part of Trump search affidavit could "presumptively be unsealed"
Media companies' attorneys are trying to convince a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search Trump's Florida estate last week.
Former Trump Org. exec pleads guilty to fraud, agrees to testify against company
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
Highland Park City Council passes resolution calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
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Thefts of Kias and Hyundais are skyrocketing, up 767% this summer in Cook County
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
Judge finds Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
Are we in a recession? An expert says yes, but there's a sliver of good news about falling prices
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Inflation is at 40-year high, and one expert says cost of living is even worse than numbers say
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
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2 million infant swings, rockers recalled after 10-month-old dies
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
Some Capri Sun juice pouches recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago expecting 20,000 more monkeypox doses in coming weeks.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
Chicago launches public health plan for monkeypox
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
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Hyde Park native to open Illinois' first Black-owned cannabis company
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
Neighbors push back against proposal for gun shop, shooting range in Long Grove
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
Groupon lays off 500 employees
The departments affected include technology and sales.
Camp Aramoni brings boutique camping experience to site less than two hours away from Chicago
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
New 'first class' theatre at Wheeling Town Center hopes to draw back in-person crowds
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
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Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox
The White Sox five-game winning streak is over, and they now trail the AL Central-leading Guardians by two games.
Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener
The defending WNBA champion Sky missed 10 of their last 11 shots to drop the first game of a best-of-three series.
Gomes' RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2
P.J. Higgins homered and Franmil Reyes had two doubles for the Cubs.
Moncada hits winning single in 8th again, White Sox beat Astros 4-3
While the showdown between AL Cy Young Award contenders Dylan Cease and Justin Verlander didn't live up to its billing, the White Sox came away with their fifth straight win.
Wisdom's double in 11th propels Cubs to 7-5 win over Nats
Wisdom led off the 11th inning with a double down the left-field line against Victor Arano (1-1), scoring automatic runner Willson Contreras
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Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crashing into Mar Vista home, rep says
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Olivia Newton-John, beloved singer and actress, dies at 73
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
Elton John stops to see preview of Broadway In Chicago's 'The Devil Wears Prada'
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
Ambulance transports, arrests at Lollapalooza down this year compared with last
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot announces 10-year deal extension to host Lollapalooza in Chicago
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
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South Holland retiree fights to get back more than $49,000 in pension payments
She clocked more than four decades with the government before retiring.
Search continues for missing person in Lake Michigan near "Playpen"
Rescue crews are searching the Lake Michigan for a second victim who fell from a boat Wednesday evening near the "Playpen".
Chicago First Alert Weather: 2 dry days before rain returns
The weekend brings waves of rain and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening time frame.
Opening states start in first civil trial against Sterigenics
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Last summer series concert features tribute to Charles Stepney
Thursday is the last concert in the summer series at Millennium Park.
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