Kyle Rittenhouse backtracks after claiming he won't vote for Trump over gun rights
"I'm 100% behind Donald Trump and encourage every gun owner to join me in helping send him back to the White House," Rittenhouse wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
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"I'm 100% behind Donald Trump and encourage every gun owner to join me in helping send him back to the White House," Rittenhouse wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
A total of 700 guns were stolen from roughly 35,000 car break-ins in 2023 alone. Investigator Megan Hickey looks at the trend.
The City of Chicago is suing two suburban gun shops accused of contributing to crime in the city. The newly expanded lawsuit named Eagle Sports Range in Oak Forest and Midwest Sporting Goods in Lyons as defendants. The parent company of Glock Handguns in Austria was also added as a defendant.
The ammo vending machines have been placed in grocery stores in three states as the U.S. battles what the surgeon general calls a public health crisis of gun violence.
A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.
YouTube announced this week it is updating its policy on firearm videos to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
Hunter Biden's trial on three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user started Monday with jury selection.
CBS News and nonprofit newsrooms The Trace and Reveal surveyed 200 police agencies nationwide, and found a majority sell their guns when they decide to upgrade. What about police agencies in the Chicago area? CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Why are more than 27,000 people in Cook County still holding on to their weapons when they shouldn't?
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the current solution to this problem is not working – and thus, he is calling on Illinois state legislators to fund regional teams that can go to the homes of non-compliant residents. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Gary Howard, 20, from Palos Park, appeared in court Saturday morning charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
Andrei Taylor, 27, was given the sentence during his appearance in federal court on Wednesday.
Saul Hernandez, 21, of Bridgeview, was arrested on Wednesday following a months-long investigation.
The city is alleging the manufacturer of popular handguns is partly to blame for illegal machine guns on the streets of Chicago.
The Cook County Sheriff's police say Bertell Johnson had posted social media photos of himself carrying a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun with a switch to turn it fully automatic. He had been out on electronic monitoring awaiting a murder trial.
The Sheriff's office did not elaborate on the murder case in which Johnson was charged.
Passengers at O’Hare and Midway both brought guns less often than the national average last year – but the figure at Midway set a record.
n 2023, the TSA screened 858 million people – and intercepted 7.8 guns per million passengers.
The number of guns found by TSA officers last year was the highest annual total for the agency since it was created in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
The National Rifle Association's longtime leader will step down on the eve of a legal showdown with New York's attorney general over allegations of corruption.
Wayne LaPierre is stepping down from the National Rifle Association after more than three decades as the leader of the gun rights advocacy group. The decision came as LaPierre, 74, faces an impending legal showdown in New York, where jury selection has already begun in a civil lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James, who has accused top officials of the organization, including LaPierre, of diverting millions of dollars for their personal use.
It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month and activists are pushing a new bill that would protect victims from guns. The bill would require all guns to be removed from a home when a survivor gets an order of protection.
Since Illinois instituted enhanced background checks for gun purchases in June of 2022, 3,174 firearm purchases have been reviewed because the person who wanted to buy the gun was under the age of 21, according to Illinois State Police.
The man suspected of killing a family of four in southwest suburban Romeoville had been denied a firearm owner's identification, or FOID, card by Illinois State Police, CBS 2 has learned.
A teen was arrested with a gun near Andrew High School in Tinley Park. Police said the teen was actually let inside the building by a student who opened a side door but was quickly turned away by a staff member.
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about robbers targeting victims who are trying to sell cellphones online on Chicago's West Side.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
Chicago police shot a dog early Sunday after the animal bit a woman and a teenage girl in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
The bumblebee's thick coat helps it in colder weather but the fuzz can be a burden when temperatures soar.
Peru is gearing up this week to celebrate independence from the Spanish Empire, and Tanta Cocina Peruana in River North is kicking off festivities early. General manager Nicolás Arriagada joins us live.
On Wednesday morning as she was getting ready for work, the sunrise over Lake Michigan stopped Suzanne Le Mignot in her tracks. Meanwhile, Mary Kay Kleist looks back at Pierogi Fests past and its grand marshal, retired CBS Chicago meteorologist Steve Baskerville.
Video shows a truck in a rail yard near Marquette Road and Cicero Avenue
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community early Sunday morning.
Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A teen takeover ended with multiple people in police custody in Chicago's West Englewood community overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Jeremy Peña finished with three of Houston's six hits and scored twice.
Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0.
Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston's eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Friday night.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about robbers targeting victims who are trying to sell cellphones online on Chicago's West Side.
Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community early Sunday morning.
