2 Men Charged With Shooting CPD Officer After Robbery
Donzell Grant, 20, and Cortez Harrington, 24, each face seven felony charges, according to Chicago Police.
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Donzell Grant, 20, and Cortez Harrington, 24, each face seven felony charges, according to Chicago Police.
Brendt Christensen may have been plotting additional abductions, according to information disclosed in court Wednesday. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
The man being charged with the kidnapping of the missing University of Illinois Chinese scholar apparently attended a campus vigil for her.
Investigators say the suspect visited an online forum with topics including "perfect abduction fantasy" and "planning a kidnapping."
A child was found safe after a man stole a vehicle in the Old Town neighborhood on the North Side while she was in the back seat.
Fidel Urbina, 41, had been on the run since March 1998 before Mexican federal authorities arrested him last September.
A man has been charged with carjacking a woman in Wrigleyville, forcing her into the trunk, and raping her, before leading police on a chase that ended in West Pullman.
Jarqueese O'Brian Henigan was charged with sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman earlier this month in the Wrigleyville neighborhood.
A carjacker forced a woman into the trunk of her car in Wrigleyville on Thursday night, and drove her 23 miles to the West Pullman neighborhood before crashing into a tree.
The judge suggested conflicts could arise if the defendants did not all participate equally in the crime but use the same public defender.
Nicholas Kollias shares the story of his terrifying experience of being kidnapped and tortured in New York for 40-plus hours.
A wanted fugitive from North Carolina was captured earlier this month in west suburban Oswego.
Tevin Rainey, 23, whose last known address was in Woodridge, was found guilty after a six-day bench trial.
Edward Malone, 23, was arrested at 3:43 p.m. Thursday at his workplace in the 0-100 block of West Wacker, according to Chicago Police.
Two men and two women have been charged with a hate crime, after allegedly kidnapping an 18-year-old man with special needs, torturing him, and posting videos of the torture online.
Bond was set at $3.5 million for the third person charged with kidnapping and robbing a Wheaton College student at gunpoint last month in west suburban Glen Ellyn.
The federal attorney general's office said Thursday that Fidel Urbina was detained on a U.S. extradition warrant in a tiny hamlet named "El Polvo" in a remote part of the border state of Chihuahua.
An Indiana man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman earlier this summer in south suburban Calumet City.
Authorities say a 21-year-old student was pulled off the street and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs last week, before being released.
The son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman may be among the half-dozen men abducted by gunmen at a restaurant in the Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Tuesday.
Juan Robles, 35, approached the 20-year-old woman from behind and grabbed her waist at 8:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Keeler Avenue, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
The girl was found in Charles Howard's back yard in Ford Heights late Saturday night.
Chicago police were looking for the man who kidnapped a woman and raped her at gunpoint in front of her baby on Easter Sunday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Kyle Parker, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, rape, strangulation, child molesting, and more in the death of 15-month-old Shaylyn Ammerman.
Gino Moraca, 24, of the 300 block of Raymond Street in Elgin, was arrested Sunday night and charged with felony counts of unlawful restraint and obstructing justice/destroying evidence.
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.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
A Chicago firefighter died on Thursday afternoon during a training exercise in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council chamber has been full of passionate debate Thursday, but it hasn't been filled with alders; teenagers have taken them over, and they're putting in the work to make real change in Chicago.
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.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, who was appointed to the role last year, told staff on Thursday that he is stepping down.
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.
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.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
A Chicago firefighter died on Thursday afternoon during a training exercise in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The Chicago City Council chamber has been full of passionate debate Thursday, but it hasn't been filled with alders; teenagers have taken them over, and they're putting in the work to make real change in Chicago.
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.
Phone lines in south suburban Sauk Village were disconnected for several days due to money issues, but are now being fixed.
A man's family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
After the public learned about Chicago girls left high and dry when a Humboldt Park shop didn't deliver their prom dresses, strangers across the city are stepping up to help.
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.
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.
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.
Cuypers has scored at least one goal in each of the nine games he has played this season.
The Cubs managed just four hits — all singles — after being held to a single hit in the series opener, a 5-2 victory for the Braves.
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.
