iPhone App Leads Police To Armed Robbery Suspects
Chicago Police charged two men with a pair of robberies that happened within minutes of each other early Thursday morning in Ukrainian Village by using a popular application to track a stolen iPhone.
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Chicago Police charged two men with a pair of robberies that happened within minutes of each other early Thursday morning in Ukrainian Village by using a popular application to track a stolen iPhone.
It's rare parents go anywhere without their smart phones anymore; these hand-held mini computers are used for so much more than just making phone calls and receiving texts, so it's no wonder that so many applications have been developed specifically for families and little ones. Here's a list of some wonderful apps for families.
A Kendall County man has been fined for making a series of wacky phone calls to 911.
If you're planning to fly out of O'Hare International Airport soon, and you have an iPhone, there's a new app available to help you get around the airport.
Police officers in the northwest suburb are using all kinds of apps to help keep criminals at bay. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
Police are holding four people who allegedly attacked a man and robbed him of his iPhone at the Harrison Street Red Line subway station late Wednesday.
Police are holding a man with 53 prior arrests, who is now expected to face charges of robbing at least three people of their iPhones.
What happens to smart phones that are ripped from the hands of robbery victims? 2 Investigator Dave Savini talks with authorities about the pipeline of stolen merchandise.
Two teenage boys stand charged with robbing a woman of her iPhone at a CTA train stop, in what police call "apple-picking."
The impact of Jobs' gadgets and gizmos is not lost on Americans of any age. They've been touched by his revolutionary computers and smart phones. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Another passenger was robbed of an iPhone on the 'L' Wednesday, but this time, passengers stepped in and caught the suspect.
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 4S on Tuesday. A new feature means you can now talk to your phone and the phone will answer you. That voice activation feature isn't all that's new about the latest iPhone.
An art and shop teacher at the Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park was busted using his iPhone to take upskirt pictures of a woman at a street festival over the weekend, police said.
A new iPhone app may save your life someday. CBS2's Mike Parker reports how the new technology, which is already working in California, may be headed for Chicago.
Police and the victim are praising some Good Samaritans who got involved and helped find the thief who took a woman's IPhone. It happened in the Lakeview neighborhood Wednesday night.
Chicago police were hinting on Thursday that they might have solved the highly-publicized murder of a woman on a stairway at the Fullerton 'L' stop on the CTA Red Line four months ago.
It's been two months since a 68-year-old woman was pushed to her death at a CTA station. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman talks with the victim's family about the well-publicized crime.
A man was robbed of his iPhone early Monday on a CTA Red Line train near the Clark/Division subway stop.
Apple has been storing users' location information on their phones, and it has privacy experts concerned.
It's been several days since 68-year-old Sally Katona-King died from being pushed at the Fullerton Avenue L stop. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports on how the police may be tracking the killer down.
Police plan to release a sketch of the man who knocked down and killed a 68-year-old grandmother as he bolted from a robbery at the Fullerton 'L' stop earlier in the week.
Having trouble finding the proper cable channel to watch your favorite NCAA basketball game? Well, the iPhone has an app for that.
Anxious about your brackets? Watching every game? Check into games, score points, root for your team and talk smack to your buddies with CBS Chicago's latest mobile application: Shout Sports!
Two suspected robbers might as well have had neon signs on their foreheads telling police last night, "Here I am!"
The dangerously bitter cold couldn't deter a small group of people who lined up on Michigan Avenue early this morning, waiting for the doors to open at the Verizon Store.
