Victim stabbed during attempted kidnapping in Belmont Cragin; No one in custody
The offender "forcibly shoved" the victim into the back seat of a white SUV.
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Man charged after kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman in West Pullman
A man is charged after kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in an abandoned building in Alsip last month.
9-year-old boy found safe after rideshare driver allegedly drives off with boy in the back seat
While the parents brought the luggage inside, the boy was left asleep in the maroon 2010 Toyota minivan.
Man in custody after police say he snatched girl in South Shore
Someone called police after witnessing the girl with the man and observing that the girl was in distress.
Suspected kidnapper taken into custody in South Shore
Police were called after someone saw a little girl in distress, and the man was arrested after police said he was seen engaging in an "indecent act" in front of her. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Search on for woman who police say tried to put bag over child's head and kidnap them in South Shore
Police issued an alarming warning for the South Shore community Sunday after a woman attacked and tried to kidnap a child.
6-Year-Old Found Safe After Being Abducted In Stolen Car
Chicago police are investigating after a 6-year-old was kidnapped when someone stole a running vehicle in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood.
'I Was Trying To Survive': Lincolnwood Woman Tells Her Story After A Man Was Charged After Holding Her Against Her Will
"I didn't send my older daughter a Wordle in the morning. And that was disconcerting to her."
Man Arrested After Stealing Vehicle, Kidnapping In Belmont Cragin
A man is in custody after taking a car with two children inside in the Belmont Cragin area early Sunday morning.
Girl Kidnapped By Three Men In Ski Masks Near Austin High School
Under the viaduct three unknown males in black ski masks got out and forced her into the vehicle, police said.
Man Charged With Murder Of Wheeling Mother Ja'nya Murphy Due In Court After Extradition From Missouri
Ahmeel Fowler is charged with first-degree murder in Murphy's death, and aggravated kidnapping in the abduction of her 1-year-old daughter, who was found dead in Indiana. Fowler is not yet charged in the baby's death.
Police Officer's Ex-Girlfriend Gets 10 Years For Plot To Kidnap Woman She Blamed For Breakup
Lissette Ortiz, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated armed kidnapping, in exchange for prosecutors agreeing to drop other more serious charges, including solicitation of murder for hire.
'You Will Die:' Jovan McPherson Charged With Shooting CPD Officer, Kidnapping Woman In Lincoln Park
An Elgin man has been charged with attempted murder and several other felonies, accused of shooting a Chicago Police officer Monday afternoon, after he kidnapped a woman in Lincoln Park.
Police Searching For Man In Attempted Kidnapping In Winfield
Man Arrested After Claim That Van Was Stolen With 3-Year-Old Daughter Inside Was Deemed False
A man told police Wednesday that a van was stolen in West Rogers Park with his 3-year-old daughter inside, but the report was deemed false and the man has now been arrested.
R. Kelly Assistant Says He Made Her Write False Confession
R. Kelly's longtime assistant testified Monday that the R&B superstar was so paranoid, he once asked her to change into a robe to demonstrate she was not wearing a wire.
Woman Found Safe In Peoria After Being Kidnapped In Peru, Illinois; Suspect Bobby A. Cross Remains At Large
A young woman has been found safe in Peoria a day and a half after she was kidnapped in Peru, Illinois, police said Tuesday.
FBI Releases Photo Of Pink Sandal Linked To Kidnapping Of Girl In Peru, Illinois
Around 5:05 a.m. on Monday, a resident near 7th and Plum streets in Peru called 911 after reporting hearing a girl screaming for help. The girl is believed to be 14 to 16 years old, the FBI said.
Police, FBI Ask For Help From The Public After They Say Girl Was Kidnapped In Peru, Illinois
Police and the FBI were asking for help from the public Monday night in finding a teenage girl they say was kidnapped in the LaSalle County city of Peru.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera Convicted Of Murder Of University Of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts
Bail Set At $3 Million For Ryan Storm, Charged With Kidnapping, Tying Up, And Sexually Assaulting Woman In Lake Barrington
Storm is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count each of aggravated kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and unlawful restraint.
Ryan Storm Charged With Kidnapping, Tying Down, And Sexually Assaulting Woman In Lake Barrington
Ryan Storm has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count each of aggravated kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and unlawful restraint.
Feds Accuse 2 Truckers With Chicago Connections Of Kidnapping Women, Recruiting Them Into Prostitution; FBI Looking For Potential Victims
The FBI on Wednesday was asking for help in finding potential victims and information about two truck drivers – one of them from Chicago – who are accused of kidnapping women and demanding ransom for their release.
17-Year-Old Girl, 2 Men Charged In Connection With Kidnapping, Robbing Online Dates
A teen and two men have been charged in a kidnapping and robbery of two men that had set up online dates within hours of each other.
2 Men Kidnapped, Robbed After Meeting Woman They Met Online; 4 People Arrested
Four people were arrested after kidnapping and robbing two men, Tuesday night, who thought they were meeting a woman they met online.
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in New York sex trafficking case
Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to sentence Kelly to at least 25 years behind bars, while Kelly's defense team was seeking the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.
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.
Darren Bailey wins GOP nomination for governor in Illinois primary
Bailey handily defeated Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and four other candidates. Irvin had once been the frontrunner thanks to a $50 million infusion of campaign cash from billionaire Ken Griffin.
Chicago Park District announces opening of 37 of 77 pools on Tuesday
The park district blamed a shortage of lifeguards and said it could only hire about 55% of its targeted number of qualified seasonal lifeguards.
Victim stabbed during attempted kidnapping in Belmont Cragin
The offender "forcibly shoved" the victim into the back seat of a white SUV.
Keep in mind your scared pets during Fourth of July fireworks
Pet owners should remember to take their animals indoors with comforting toys and television or music playing to drown out the noise of the fireworks.
Chicago Police issue alert after carjacking, armed robberies throughout the city overnight
Chicago police issued a warning of armed robberies following a carjacking around the city Wednesday morning.
Kane County Sheriff's Deputies search for person who blew up mailbox in Aurora Township
Deputies said the mailbox was blown up by an unidentified device.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Clear Skies, high 60s by tonight
90-degree temps make a return Thursday. Clear skies in the evening.
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in New York sex trafficking case
Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to sentence Kelly to at least 25 years behind bars, while Kelly's defense team was seeking the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.
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.
Darren Bailey wins GOP nomination for governor in Illinois primary
Bailey handily defeated Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and four other candidates. Irvin had once been the frontrunner thanks to a $50 million infusion of campaign cash from billionaire Ken Griffin.
Chicago Park District announces opening of 37 of 77 pools on Tuesday
The park district blamed a shortage of lifeguards and said it could only hire about 55% of its targeted number of qualified seasonal lifeguards.
Victim stabbed during attempted kidnapping in Belmont Cragin
The offender "forcibly shoved" the victim into the back seat of a white SUV.
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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.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
Aldermen defy Lightfoot, advance plan to raise threshold for speed camera tickets back to 10 mph
"We've been trying to right the wrong on this corrupt red light camera/speed light camera system," said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).
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Former aide on Jan. 6 warnings, pardon requests, and Trump trying to grab the wheel
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that Trump said about the crowd at the Ellipse "something to the effect of, 'I don't effing care that they have weapons.'"
Illinois primary election results: Darren Bailey wins bid to face Gov. Pritzker in November
As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker easily won the Democratic nomination in his bid for re-election and will face Darren Bailey in the general election. We'll have results from more state and federal races through the night.
Rep. Sean Casten wins 6th District Democratic primary, topping fellow incumbent Marie Newman
Casten won 63 percent of the vote compared with 33 percent for Newman, and 4 percent for Charles Hughes.
Jonathan Jackson declares victory in 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush is retiring when his term ends next winter, and a crowded field emerged to replace him in the 1st Congressional District.
Delia Ramirez wins Democratic nomination in Illinois' newly drawn 3rd Congressional District
Ramirez will go on to face Republican Justin Burau, who was unopposed in the GOP primary.
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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?
Getting Hosed: Chicago landlord receives water bill for $10,000, with no warning
How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?
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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.
CDC and FDA clear the way for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
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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.
Chicago-based Mondelez buys Clif Bar & Co. for $3 billion
The company will get the Clif, LUNA and Clif Kids brands of bars.
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Luis Robert leads 17-hit White Sox attack in 11-4 win over Angels
Robert's majestic 448-foot shot off Oliver Ortega (1-3) highlighted Chicago's dismantling of the Halos' perpetually poor pitching staff.
Luis Castillo strikes out 11 as Reds beat Cubs 5-3
Luis Castillo struck out 11 over six shutout innings in his first win in a month, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Keegan Thompson and the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Tuesday night.
White Sox lose to Angels, have now dropped five of six
Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, Noah Syndergaard snapped a four-game losing streak and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
Luke Richardson officially named new Blackhawks coach
Richardson, 53, replaces interim head coach Derek King.
Bulls introduce draft pick Dalen Terry, focus on keeping Zach LaVine
Terry played for the University of Arizona, and is known for his energy, competitive drive, and defensive playmaking.
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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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Kane County Deputies investigating blown up mailbox in Auora Township
Kane County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for the person who blew up a mailbox attached to a residence on Tuesday.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunshine all day
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Heather Mack back in court for charges in mother's murder in 2014
Heather Mack, the Oak Park woman convicted in Indonesia of helping her boyfriend kill her mother back in 2014, is back in court.
About half of Chicago Park District pools to open for summer
The Chicago Park District announced it will open only 37 of its 77 pools starting on Tuesday. The park district blamed a shortage of lifeguards and said it could only hire about 55% of its targeted number of qualified seasonal lifeguards.
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