U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnapping in Iraq
American journalist Shelly Kittleson is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.
Nine people, including rappers Pooh Shiesty have been federally charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping and armed robbery targeting Gucci Mane.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Sources told CBS News the suspect caught on surveillance images visited her home at least once before the Feb. 1 abduction.
On Tuesday, authorities released black and white images from a surveillance camera showing a person wearing a mask, gloves, backpack and what appeared to be a gun holster.
Police told CBS News a regional SWAT team was needed to make the arrest during a traffic stop, and it was quick. It’s also not confirmed if the person detained is the same person from the video released by the FBI on Tuesday.
It’s taken Nest and law enforcement 10 days to extract images of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper since cameras were not connected to the cloud and did not save recorded images.
Kenny Seymour last saw his children when he handed them over to his ex-wife Elleshia Seymour in December for a custodial visit. But instead, she boarded a plane and took off overseas to Croatia.
A Bensenville man is accused of trying to kidnap a Jewel-Osco employee with special needs while she was at work.
A second man has been charged in a string of armed robberies, including one in which the victim was kidnapped, last month in the Humboldt Park and Little Village neighborhoods.
A child was found after being kidnapped inside a stolen car on Sunday night on Chicago's South Side.
A man was charged in multiple armed robberies and a kidnapping in November.
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to kidnapping a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier after she stopped to get gas in the Little Village neighborhood in 2022.
Nearly 30 years after an 11-year-old girl disappeared in her hometown in western Illinois, a man has been charged with her murder.
A woman charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint in Chicago is appearing in court Friday.
The judge said the child's mother is the mastermind in what he called a kidnapping scheme that involved guns, death threats, and even leveraging her child's location for her own release.
In court, prosecutors said Angelique Mobley, 22, and Lamon Weathers, 33, were dating during the kidnapping. They said Mobley and Weathers, Matthew Price, 27, and another unknown person somehow gained access to the 2-year-old's grandmother's building near 48th Street and Michigan Wednesday morning.
Chicago police said three people armed with guns forced their way into an apartment building belonging to the girl's grandmother, took the child, the grandmother's purse and keys, and fled in her stolen car.
Three people have been charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood Wednesday.
Chicago police said Wednesday night that Attumn Shelley had been located. Further information was not released.
Chicago police are searching for a 2-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a home in the city's Grand Boulevard neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
A 2-year-old girl was kidnapped from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Police said the group, a known woman and two men, took the 2-year-old girl before stealing a gray Nissan hatchback and other items from the home.
Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's vacation home in Portugal almost two decades ago. A new search is underway near a cottage previously used by the sole suspect.
Police said the child was playing in her backyard with several other children when an Unknown woman entered the backyard and carried her across the street to a grocery store.
The victim's relative walked across the street, confronted the offender, and returned the child to her mother.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The department said the victim has been identified, but is working to locate next of kin.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
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.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
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 Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
According to Iran’s state media, Iran’s latest proposal to the U.S. calls for issues between the two nations to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire.
Some storms have the potential to create gusty winds and possibly small hail. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Hundreds of people strolled through the park for everything from fresh produce to baked goods and crafts, and even exercise classes. The market runs every Sunday through October.
During his weekly Sunday prayers, the pontiff reminded crowds in St. Peter's Square that reporters are all too frequently victims of war and violence.
A steel beam recovered from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center will travel more than 10,000 miles to 21 states over the next few months. The beam is scheduled to make a stop at the Chicago Fire Department Engine 18 on August 12.
Joliet police said officers responded to the scene and found a 31-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
The department said the victim has been identified, but is working to locate next of kin.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
PAWS Chicago welcomed 25 beagles from a massive rescue operation on Saturday.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The White Sox broke through against Michael King (3-2) in the sixth and then chased the Padres' top starter in the seventh.
The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
