2 Chicago cops hurt in Jefferson Park crash
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car crashed into a barrier in Jefferson Park Thursday night.
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Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car crashed into a barrier in Jefferson Park Thursday night.
Last month, the new owner, Pablo Villabona, confirmed the restaurant's reopening.
The Gale Street Inn will reopen its doors on Thursday after abruptly closing in June following 62 years in operation.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
A suspect was in custody after firing a shot at Chicago police while fleeing officers during a car chase Monday afternoon on the North Side.
Families said a rat infestation is plaguing their Jefferson Park neighborhood, and they want to know why the city isn't doing more to help. They've even resorted to trapping the rats themselves.
Residents were left confused after the Chicago Department of Transportation decided to install chicanes, or bump-outs, in Jefferson Park.
CDOT found that drivers were frequently exceeding the posted speed limit, and the chicane design was recommended to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety for pedestrians at this location.
A chicane is a series of alternating curb extensions and islands that narrow the roadway and require vehicles to follow the S-shaped curving to discourage speeding.
At least five people were displaced as a result of the crash in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
Police said it happened after another driver ran a stop sign, causing the driver to lose control. Asal Rezaei reports.
The Gale Street Inn, a legendary restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood, has abruptly closed its doors, apparently for good.
The Gale Street Inn, a legendary restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood, has abruptly closed its doors, apparently for good.
The burglaries happened in the morning and evening hours on Monday and Tuesday in the Norwood Park, Jefferson Park, Wildwood, and Irving Park neighborhoods.
An old church building in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood is being transformed into pickleball courts.
At the former St. Cornelius Church, at 5430 W. Foster Ave., rows of pews will soon be replaced with pickleball courts.
Chris Petrick was getting tired of waiting for court time, so he went looking to build his own court. As Noel Brennan reports, Petrick bought a shuttered church for the purpose.
Boxing is not for the faint of heart, but Brown is proving it's for all ages.
In each incident, the burglars crashed a dark sedan into businesses and destroyed the front window or glass door.
Three to five people targeted work vans to steal construction equipment, police say.
When you're running to catch the train, it's easy to drop something and not even notice, but it's not usually an item that's more than 100 years old. Someone dropped 12 photos at the Jefferson Park Blue Line station last Friday night around 11 p.m.
A crowd gathered Thursday evening outside the Jefferson Park (16th) District police station.
The Mecher family was on the main floor of their house when the bullet entered through the second story.
The Mechers are relieved that no one was inside the bathroom in their house in Jefferson Park. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Flames first shot through the rear of a house at 5247 N. Laramie Ave. The wind was so fierce that the fire quickly spread to the two houses to the north, and also charred a backyard tree.
Chicago police said a man was robbed before one of the suspects fired a shot, but it did not hit anyone.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
An LGBTQ+ Pride parade was held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove on Sunday.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
Th U.S. military said it shot down two Iranian drones that were threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, and the war has now spilled over to the soccer arena as the World Cup gets under way on Thursday. Wendy Gillette reports.
The ALIGN Summit on Monday will bring together leading voices in wellness, mindfulness, and personal transformation at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. One of the event’s keynote speakers is Emmy-winning actor and Vedic meditation teacher Jeff Kober, who joins Suzanne Le Mignot.
Suzanne Le Mignot’s daughter, Katarina, has graduated from the British International School of Chicago and is off to college at the University of Illinois, Mary Kay Kleist shows us some strawberry picking opportunities at Tom’s Farm Market in Huntley, Illinois.
Jesus Vargas, 28, was arrested at O’Hare International Airport on Friday in a 2018 murder in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood.
No one was injured in the fire that swept through two houses.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
Chicago police said a man was robbed before one of the suspects fired a shot, but it did not hit anyone.
An LGBTQ+ Pride parade was held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove on Sunday.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.
Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A man was due in court Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side nearly eight years ago.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
