ISP square car struck by stolen car on Bishop Ford
The trooper was inside at the time of the crash but refused medical attention.
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The trooper was inside at the time of the crash but refused medical attention.
ISP has reviewed 3,174 firearm purchases by those under age 21 since new background checks in the state went into effect in June 2022.
Illinois State Police are now accepting what is known as endorsement affidavits.
Illinois State Police are now accepting what is known as endorsement affidavits. Such an affidavit allows people who own weapons outlawed by the Protect Illinois Communities Act to keep them.
Neither the trooper nor the driver was hurt, but the driver was given a ticket for violating Scott's Law.
ISP said the driver of a jeep tried to take a closed ramp from I-90 to Washington and hit the back of the squad car.
"I will still come home to this. It will still be our reality."
The Will County prosecutor called the sentence the best possible outcome. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports from Lemont and spoke exclusively with Frank's wife, Lauren.
Chicago police and air support located the car in the area of Diversey and Central Park and initiated the pursuit, ISP said.
A squad car driven by the trooper was traveling in the left lane of I-94 near 115th Street when another car abruptly changed lanes in front of it, according to ISP.
Illinois State Police said a bicyclist traveling on the right shoulder veered into the middle lane of traffic.
Think license plate readers, traffic cameras, cell phone data, and more.
According to the ISP, the new centers have state-of-the-art technology to help them analyze massive amounts of data in real time.
"If I could, I would switch places with Brian in a heartbeat."
Photojournalist Alfredo Roman had our CBS 2 drone in the air, and in seconds, we caught a glimpse of something that happens all too often in our city - in real time.
Photojournalist Alfredo Roman had our CBS 2 drone in the air, and in seconds, we caught a glimpse of something that happens all too often in our city - in real time. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
State police say the new system will allow troopers to respond to higher-priority calls.
The troopers eventually caught up to the man, and he was apprehended.
ISP said the driver of a Ford Transit Z50 was traveling eastbound and attempted to pass a Freightliner truck-tractor semi-trailer on the single-lane ramp from Mannheim.
The trooper was inside at the time of the crash. Both the trooper and driver of the Ford were not hurt.
Illinois State Police said the bus was traveling westbound on I-70 when it hit three parked tractor-trailers on the Silver Lake rest stop exit ramp.
The latest shooting incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Sunday on the inbound Eisenhower near Western Avenue.
DePaul University transportation expert Joe Schwieterman says the shootings represent a pattern, and a serious problem. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The latest gunfire incident happened on the Eisenhower near Western Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina talked with an expert who says this is becoming a disturbing pattern.
In light of these incidents, CBS 2 wanted to know how the multimillion-dollar camera and license plate reader network is helping with those investigations. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Illinois Senate Democrats introduced an eight-bill package aimed at regulating some uses of artificial intelligence after a lack of federal action on the issue.
A member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, and police are looking for more victims.
Park Forest police are looking for the owner of a horse found wandering in the south suburb Friday morning.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chicago taxpayers could pay $3.5 million to the family of a man who was killed by a driver being chased by police in the Little Village neighborhood in 2020, under a settlement recommended by the city's attorneys.
Attorneys for the city of Chicago are recommending that the City Council approve a $13 million settlement with a man who spent 26 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1994.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Illinois Senate Democrats introduced an eight-bill package aimed at regulating some uses of artificial intelligence after a lack of federal action on the issue.
The Chicago Bears' full schedule for the upcoming season is out, featuring a season-opening road matchup against the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers.
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska.
Damiya Myers, 7th grader at Johnnie Colemon Elementary School and 2026 Chicago Do The Write Thing ambassador, joins CBS News Chicago.
President Trump is returning from his two-day summit in China.
Chicago police are investigating a series of hit-and-run crashes reported across the city.
A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
A member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, and police are looking for more victims.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified him as 61-year-old Steven Decker. Fire Department officials said he was a 30-year veteran of the department.
Park Forest police are looking for the owner of a horse found wandering in the south suburb Friday morning.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
