Dead Man Found In Douglas Park Lagoon
Police did not know the man's exact age, only saying he was an adult. Area Central detectives are conducting a death investigation.
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Police did not know the man's exact age, only saying he was an adult. Area Central detectives are conducting a death investigation.
Charges are pending against the mother of a dead 7-month-old baby found bundled in a snowsuit in a West Side apartment Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The mother of the 9-month-old baby has been found and is being questioned by Chicago Police.
A Chicago police officer is facing involuntary manslaughter and other felony offenses in connection with an off-duty shooting of a 22-year-old south suburban woman near a park on Chicago's West Side in March of 2012.
Police are seeking a suspect who beat and sexually assaulted a woman found near a railroad track Saturday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
The fatal shooting happened in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Jose Rodriquez, 30, was shot in the head about 7 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Talman Avenue.
Officers found Steven Noble, 33, inside a vehicle in the 3300 block of West 16th Street.
Three people are in custody after a woman was shot Monday morning in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
The blaze, reported just after noon, is in the basement of a five-story warehouse that used to be a furniture company at 1034 S. Kostner Ave.
Former CeaseFire director Tio Hardiman claimed, over the year the group received funding from the city, murders were down 100 percent in two police beats in Woodlawn.
A 144-year old social services group is moving its headquarters from the city's North Side to a brand new facility in a blighted area of the West Side.
The 15-year-old boy was standing outside in the 1500 block of South Kedvale Avenue about 9:40 p.m. when two people drove up, got out of a vehicle and opened fire.
The North Lawndale neighborhood shooting happened about 11:35 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Tripp Avenue.
CBS 2's Courtney Gousman was at Johnson School of Excellence in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
The unidentified man was found aboard a bus when it stopped near the 1100 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
The most recent fatal shooting happened early Saturday in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Twice this week thieves have made their way into a CPS elementary school in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood and stolen copper pipes, police said.
The victims included a man who was shot to death while riding bike in the Englewood neighborhood.
The 28-year-old victim was stabbed to death at his West Side home in the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard about 12:40 a.m.
No one was in custody for any of the shootings Friday morning.
The shootings came as July drew to a close and police officials announced the number of shootings decreased when compared to the same months in 2012 and 2011.
The most recent shooting occurred early Monday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
At least 11 people have been wounded in shootings throughout the city within about a 27-hour span from Wednesday night through early Friday.
A teenage boy was shot Sunday in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
Alexander Mayo, 19, was in the 1300 block of South Avers Avenue when he was shot multiple times Thursday afternoon.
A comedian, storyteller, Navy veteran, and proud Chicagoan, Tom Dreesen leaves behind a legacy built not only on laughter but on kindness too.
Restoration crews are hard at work responding to and repairing damage around the city caused by last week's storms.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to buy the city's Greyhound bus station in the West Loop to avoid its possible closure.
Lawmakers have a busy summer of negotiations ahead of them with pressure from both the governor's office and their constituents to craft data center regulations that stakeholders and legislators can live with.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Lawyers for the "Broadview Six" are trying to uncover communication between the White House and Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office regarding prosecutorial misconduct in their now-dismissed case.
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.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
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.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
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.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Tom Dreesen, whose decades-long career as a comedian and entertainer took him from a poverty-stricken childhood in Harvey to sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in entertainment, has died at 86.
Wednesday's strong winds threw a major punch at the city.
Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $ 500 and $ 10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime.
Police said that after the fatal shooting, the suspect ran north on Clark Street, leading officers on a foot chase before being located in the 1400 block of West Argyle Street, just east of Clark Street. Investigators say during the chase, the suspect turned towards officers and raised a gun. At that point, officers opened fire, police said.
ISP says the semi was hauling scrap metal that spread across the road, and a piece got wedged between a bridge and the road. The other two vehicles were hit by debris.
Five years after Chicago police officer Ella French was shot and killed in the line of duty, COPA released bodycam footage showing the late officer's final moments.
The suspect is facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.
The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.
A comedian, storyteller, Navy veteran, and proud Chicagoan, Tom Dreesen leaves behind a legacy built not only on laughter but on kindness too.
Restoration crews are hard at work responding to and repairing damage around the city caused by last week's storms.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
