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Police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding a group of burglars who have been breaking into restaurants and stolen liquor in the downtown area, River North, the Gold Coast, and Lincoln Park.
Former DePaul University President Rev. John T. Richardson has died, according to a release from the university.
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes a new addition to their Pepper Family Wildlife Center.
Police said a 56-year-old woman was in her BMW SUV in the 2600 block of North Clybourn Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, when three people walked up, and one of them pointed a gun at her and demanded she get out of the vehicle.
Animal control said the coyote likely became comfortable around people because they were feeding her.
A coyote has been captured in Lincoln Park, and it was all caught on camera.
A customer threw a brick through the glass door at the Wieners Circle hot dog stand in Lincoln Park Wednesday night after being refused service because he wouldn't wear a mask.
Thieves steal thousands of dollars in handbags Monday afternoon from a retail store in Lincoln Park, according to police.
One person was injured in a row house fire in Lincoln Park Thursday morning.
Police have tied two robberies in East Lakeview in which people were shot to a greater pattern of robberies that goes back to mid-November.
Police alert residents and businesses Saturday of armed robberies in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
A man and woman were attacked and robbed in the Lincoln Park community Tuesday night, police said.
Chicago police are searching for suspects in three overnight armed robberies on Chicago's North Side. THey all happened just moments apart and within about a mile.
A woman taken to the hospital was among the victims in a string of North Side armed robberies late Friday and early Saturday, police said.
Police issued a community alert Wednesday to residents in Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, warning of recent armed robberies and carjackings.
Police are looking for information about a teen girl who went missing on Nov. 21.
The Golden Dagger bar and live music venue in Lincoln Park was damaged by a fire early Friday morning.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the latest target of The Wieners Circle – the Lincoln Park standby known for its hot dogs and snarky signs.
Do only fuzzy romantic feelings come to mind when you think of Valentine's Day? How about if we call it St. Valentine's Day? This is the story of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre at a Lincoln Park garage, and some stories of the paranormal in its wake.
Starting just before the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the city had a lot of structures built in anticipation of the arrival of the fair. One was a soaring bridge in Lincoln Park that became known as the "Suicide Bridge," and near the site of which there have been some spooky sightings.
At the south end of Lincoln Park near the Chicago History Museum, you may have noticed a mausoleum with the name "Couch" carved at the top. What do we really know about it?
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 on Monday were first called to a Lincoln Park apartment building for a gunshot victim nearby, and then a fire broke out in the same building.
A man was carjacked at gunpoint Tuesday evening in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
A man who was threatened by an armed woman at a South Side cocktail bar more than a year ago is weighing legal action, saying not enough was done by security or police.
Bears fans near and far are fired up for Sunday, whether they'll be cheering on the team at Soldier Field, at home, or at their favorite bar.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Bears fans near and far are fired up for Sunday, whether they'll be cheering on the team at Soldier Field, at home, or at their favorite bar.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
A man who was threatened by an armed woman at a South Side cocktail bar more than a year ago is weighing legal action, saying not enough was done by security or police.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Helping people make the move from incarceration to inspiration. It's all happening in a sweet way in North Lawndale.
A 7-year-old girl from Chicago's south suburbs is being hailed as a hero after her quick actions got her dad the medical attention he needed.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
The Nets beat the Bulls 112-109 on Friday night.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
