Boy, 17, Shot Dead In Park Manor
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in the Park Manor neighborhood late Tuesday.
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Woman Driving Dodge Charger Hits Van, Building In Bronzeville; Both Drivers Rushed To Hospital
A woman driving a Dodge Charger crashed into a van and a building Monday afternoon in Bronzeville.
Man Found Shot Dead In Apartment In Greater Grand Crossing
A man was shot dead in the Greater Grand Crossing community Monday evening.
After Overnight Fire Following Pandemic Shutdown And Looting Earlier This Year, Bronzeville Beauty Supply Store Owner Says He Might Be Done
A fire broke out overnight Saturday into Sunday off 47th Street and Indiana Avenue in Bronzeville.
After 3 Teens Are Shot In Chatham Dance Studio, Owners Says He Feels Like He Failed
After a 14-year-old girl and two young men were shot and wounded at a Chatham neighborhood dance studio over the weekend, the owner of the studio said he felt like he had failed.
14-Year-Old Girl, Two Young Men Shot In Dance Studio Near 79th And Indiana
Three teens – the youngest of them a 14-year-old girl – were wounded Sunday evening in a dance studio on 79th Street.
Protesters Take To Local Streets After Plans To March On Dan Ryan Expressway Do Not Work Out
Protesters against police brutality had hoped to walk on the Dan Ryan Expressway starting at noon on Saturday, but they did not get on, and instead took to local streets.
Carjackers Make Off With 2 Cars From Same Location In Chatham
Police Sunday night were looking for several suspects who took not one, but two cars from the same location in Chatham.
Car With Body Inside Pulled From Little Calumet River; License Plates Match Those Of Man Who Had Been Missing Since Saturday
A car with a body inside was pulled from the Little Calumet River on the city's Far South Side Thursday afternoon.
Boy, 16, Dead After Washington Park Neighborhood Shooting
A teenage boy is dead after being shot in the Washington Park neighborhood this weekend.
Video Shows Car Blow Stop Light, Crash Into Kankakee River Before Police Quickly Swarm Area
A body has been found in a car that crashed through a guard rail and into the Kankakee River, according to the Kankakee Fire Chief.
Lanes Of Dan Ryan Expressway Shut Down When Shooting Victim Runs Into Traffic
Two northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were shut down overnight after the victim of a shooting in the nearby Park Manor community ran into traffic.
MISSING: Michael Fowler, 15, Last Seen In West Pullman
Police on Sunday were searching for a 15-year-old boy who has not been seen since Wednesday of last week.
Woman Critically Wounded, Man Also Injured In Drive-By Shooting On Indiana Avenue
A man and woman were shot and rushed to the hospital Thursday night in a drive-by incident in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Man Shot During Roseland Robbery
The 28-year-old victim was walking in the 10100 block of South Indiana Avenue at 6:20 a.m. when a dark car pulled up with two males inside, according to Chicago Police. The driver was armed with a gun.
Child Critically Injured In Bronzeville Crash
A child was critically injured and four other people were hurt in a Bronzeville neighborhood traffic crash Saturday afternoon on the South Side.
No Injuries In Extra-Alarm Fire On Far South Side
Crews were called to the scene of the house fire in the 10600 block of South Indiana Avenue at 3:29 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs. They arrived to find the fire in the attic of the vacant 2 1/2-story house.
Missing Man With Dementia Who Left South Side Medical Center Located
A 69-year-old man who suffers from dementia who went missing after after leaving a rehabilitation center in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side Sunday afternoon has been safely reunited with his family.
Man Shot And Killed In Greater Grand Crossing
Henry R. Hayes was standing outside in the 7700 block of South Indiana Avenue at 5:20 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him several times in the chest, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Bronzeville Nursing Home Resident Fatally Shot While Running Errands
Tuesday night, lifelong South Shore resident Christon Barlow was out picking up a few things for other nursing home residents and the staff, when he was shot and killed.
1 Killed, 3 Injured In Bronzeville Drive-By Near CPD Headquarters
A 52-year-old man was killed and three other people injured in a Bronzeville neighborhood drive-by shooting Tuesday evening, about a block away from Chicago Police Department headquarters.
Pregnant Woman Sexually Assaulted, Forced Into Trunk Of Car In Roseland
Police say a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near 99th and Indiana.
Police Sergeant Injured In Washington Park Crash
A Chicago police officer was recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, after a crash that left him pinned inside his cruiser late Wednesday night.
1 Dead, 19 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
The lone fatality occurred Friday afternoon in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.
2 Dead, 20 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 2 a.m. Monday at a stoplight in the 1300 block of West Cermak Road.
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Employee shot, critically wounded by robbers at jewelry store in Oak Lawn
A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said.
Chicago police officer shot in "ambush" while responding to domestic incident in Little Italy
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Domestic violence survivor's mom urges victims to leave abusers, after daughter's boyfriend shot CPD officer
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
2 men dead, 3 others injured after mass shooting in The Loop
The two men who died were 26 and 29 years old.
Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Bulls reportedly sign All-Star Zach LaVine to max contract extension, at five years, $215 million
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Employees go on strike at Starbucks on Ridge Avenue in Edgewater
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
Morel homers in 3rd straight game, Cubs beat Red Sox
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
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Employee shot, critically wounded by robbers at jewelry store in Oak Lawn
A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said.
Chicago police officer shot in "ambush" while responding to domestic incident in Little Italy
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Domestic violence survivor's mom urges victims to leave abusers, after daughter's boyfriend shot CPD officer
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
2 men dead, 3 others injured after mass shooting in The Loop
The two men who died were 26 and 29 years old.
Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
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Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
Unfounded suspicious activity reports target Arabs, Muslims in routine activities, report shows
The report confirms what many have suspected for decades: being suspicious has less to do with what a person is doing, and more to do with what they look like.
Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
Dixmoor Treasurer Anthony McCaskill arrested after fireworks complaint in Harvey
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Woman without one document for foreign citizenship application, broken forklift blamed
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
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Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
Supreme Court says Biden can end "Remain in Mexico" rule for asylum-seekers
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
Biden says he'd support eliminating filibuster to codify Roe
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
Residents vote to recall Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, but legal action is keeping her in office now
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Flight delays and cancellations are expected to be a disaster this holiday weekend
Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Kroger, Walgreens recall pain medications over faulty child-proofing
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woman loses $17,000 in gift card scam perpetrated by Microsoft security impostor
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
Getting Hosed: D.C. has an app to warn customers of high water usage; could Chicago use the same?
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
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New Indiana law aims to address state's nursing shortage
The Indiana Hospital Association said the state will still need about 5,000 more nurses by 2031.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois prepares for huge spike in demand for abortion services
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
COVID-19 vaccines to be available for younger children soon, but many parents still hesitant
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
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Employees go on strike at Starbucks on Ridge Avenue in Edgewater
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
Billionaire Ken Griffin moving Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel to Miami
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
Chicago company using fungi from Yellowstone to grow vegan protein products
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
Black-owned and operated craft coffee shop works to expand, and to inspire entrepreneurs
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
Kellogg to split into three companies, with snack division headquarters in Chicago
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
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Morel homers in 3rd straight game, Cubs beat Red Sox
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
Back home again, this time with Chicago Dogs, outfielder Charlie Tilson hoping to earn his way back to MLB
New Trier High School alum and former Chicago White Sox player Charlie Tilson saw his first shot in the major leagues derailed by injury.
Bulls reportedly sign All-Star Zach LaVine to max contract extension, at five years, $215 million
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Wisdom's slam, 6 RBIs lift Cubs over Reds
Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam and a solo homer en route to a career-high six RBIs, rookie Christopher Morel had a career-high five hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
Cubs' Willson Contreras hopes for another All-Star start, won't be distracted by possibility of trade
Willson Contreras has already been an All-Star twice in his first six seasons – but he's been even better in this lucky number season seven.
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Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Rhapsody Theater celebrates grand opening in historic Rogers Park space
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
Volunteer men's chorus The Jolly Boys celebrate 75 years performing
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's Jennifer Hudson is now part of exclusive EGOT club with Tony win for 'A Strange Loop'
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
Jury awards millions to Johnny Depp, less to Amber Heard in libel suits
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
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Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Officer remains hospitalized after being shot during domestic call in Little Italy
The officer was shot in an ambush attack in an elevator, and the suspect has since been apprehended. CBS 2's Tara Molina and Meredith Barack report.
Mother of girlfriend of suspect in officer's shooting says he threatened her daughter's life
CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot talked exclusively to a mother who called police when her daughter reached out to help. A Chicago Police officer was later shot in an ambush attack.
City leaders outline safety plans for July 4th weekend
Nice weather this holiday weekend means Chicago's lakefront will be packed.
Police seek surveillance video after jewelry store employee is shot in Oak Lawn
The jewelry store employee was shot by robbers who also disarmed a security guard. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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