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A teenager screamed for help after she was assaulted by a man in her bedroom just after 9 p.m. Thursday.
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A teenager screamed for help after she was assaulted by a man in her bedroom just after 9 p.m. Thursday.
A fight broke out between a homeowner and an intruder inside an Austin apartment.
Police on Thursday announced they are searching for two men and a woman in connection with a violent home invasion in an apartment building on Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park.
Police late Wednesday released surveillance images of three men suspected in a violent home invasion in an apartment building on Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park.
Police were searching Wednesday for three men behind a vicious attack in a building on Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park the night before.
Police were investigating Wednesday afternoon after a man was pistol-whipped in a home invasion in Rogers Park.
Police said the victim was home with his girlfriend when three men stormed into their bedroom.
Police said three men broke into a couple's apartment near 78th and Ridgeland around 2:15 a.m., and forced them out of bed. The victim started fighting with his attackers, and one of them shot him in the back.
A man has been charged in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred at a residence in St. Charles on Friday.
The Crete Township victim found dead in the trunk of a car Monday morning likely saved his wife's life by helping her escape the trunk where their attackers left them, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.
A man is in the hospital after being shot during a home invasion in Uptown, but it's not the homeowner who was hurt.
Chicago police are investigating a rash of home break-ins in Hyde Park.
The 911 calls in the case of a grisly home invasion, stabbing and sexual assault in Sleepy Hollow have now been made public.
A man has been charged with sexually assaulting and stabbing a 19-year-old woman at her home in west suburban Sleepy Hollow, stabbing her younger brother when he tried to protect her, and then trying to force a neighbor to help him get away on Monday afternoon.
Two teens were stabbed during a home invasion in northwest suburban Sleepy Hollow Monday.
A Chicago man was arrested for three burglary and home invasion incidents in Shorewood that happened last Saturday, police said.
Berwyn police are looking for three suspects in a home invasion that left one man dead and another injured Thursday night.
Shorewood police are investigating two burglary and home invasion incidents that occurred during the day Saturday and may be related and possibly committed by the same man, police say.
A Naperville woman was held at gunpoint during a violent home invasion Saturday night around 7:45, and doing what the criminals asked likely saved her life.
The offenders then a female victim at gunpoint while taking money and various electronics from the house.
Three people broke into a home in west suburban Riverside early Friday, kidnapped a man in front of his mother and sister, and threw him out of a car as they fled from police.
A Lakeview woman was forced to hide and call for help as a man broke into her home Monday morning.
Police are looking for the people who committed a deadly home invasion in Chicago's Clearing neighborhood.
Authorities said Jacob Rubini recently ended a romantic relationship with the victim when he forced his way into her home. Police said she was beaten but managed to escape and ran to a neighbor's home for help.
Lorenzo Shorter, 22, has been charged with one felony count each of attempted murder, home invasion, aggravated battery, and resisting arrest, and a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Kamilla Cardoso scored 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting as Chicago lost for the fourth time in five games.
This is the second death that occurred during Tuesday's storms.
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott says he talked with representatives from NIPSCO, who said it could take through the weekend to restore power.
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 27 games with a two-out walk in the fifth.
The Cubs have won eight of nine and are a season-high 21 games over .500 at 71-50.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
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.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
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.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
This year's cattle has two companions. A woman and her dog who are traveling along Route 66. As in years past, 13 hearts are hidden throughout the buttery display.
The aquarium said 27-year-old Caspian, 23-year-old Peekachu, 22-year-old Secord and 20-year-old Rain were loaded onto a cargo plane for the journey early Wednesday.
It takes less than two seconds to install a skimming device on a credit and debit card reader — a crime the U.S. Secret Service says is on the rise.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
The governor expects to declare a state of emergency for the entire state, as families are dealing with damage from the straight-line winds and flooding. Neighbors say the water is only rising.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Braun said Tuesday's storms caused widespread wind damage in northwest Indiana and significant flooding in central parts of the state.
This is the second death that occurred during Tuesday's storms.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana remained without power on Wednesday afternoon, a day after powerful storms caused widespread wind damage across the region.
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott says he talked with representatives from NIPSCO, who said it could take through the weekend to restore power.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Kamilla Cardoso scored 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting as Chicago lost for the fourth time in five games.
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 27 games with a two-out walk in the fifth.
The Cubs have won eight of nine and are a season-high 21 games over .500 at 71-50.
It was announced in June that Williams would be on the cover of the popular sports video game.
The Cubs (70-50) improved to a season-best 20 games over .500.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
Two Twin Cities police departments say an apparent double murder-suicide Wednesday morning at a home daycare and a separate deadly stabbing are linked.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
Police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a minimart in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.
Two men were critically wounded Monday night in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
