Police warn of charity scams on Chicago's Near South, West sides
Chicago police on Wednesday warned of a string of charity scam incidents in the on the Near West and South sides in recent weeks.
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Chicago police on Wednesday warned of a string of charity scam incidents in the on the Near West and South sides in recent weeks.
A new statue will be standing in Arrigo Park in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood, replacing the Christopher Columbus statue that came down in 2020.
Chicago police are looking for a burglary crew they say have been targeting businesses in several neighborhoods on Chicago's West and Southwest Sides.
The burglaries have cost small businesses thousands of dollars. Tara Molina reports.
A car was found damaged with a bullet hole in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood.
Police said a gunman fired a shot in the air during a robbery attempt, hitting a boy in a nearby apartment.
A toddler was wounded by a stray bullet from an attempted robbery outside his family’s apartment near the University of Illinois Chicago on Saturday.
Fire crews arrived on the scene to treat the victim, who was then taken to UIC hospital, where he died.
Chicago police said the victim was in a fight inside a residence with a 34-year-old man who used a closed fist to strike the 66-year-old about the face.
In each of four incidents, the robber claimed to have a gun and handed the store or restaurant employee a handwritten note announcing a robbery.
The robberies took place in Little Italy and the South Loop.
Chicago police said around 10:30 p.m., occupants in a dark-colored SUV and a red sedan got out of their vehicles and exchanged gunfire in front of Jim's hot dog stand in the 1200 block of South Union.
Chicago police say around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, people in a dark-colored SUV and a red sedan got out of their cars and started shooting at each other.
Both incidents come less than 24 hours after three people were killed in a mass shooting on the South Side.
The shootings in Little Italy and South Austin happened less than two hours apart.
The victims, 23, and 26, sitting in a parked car, in the 1300 block of South Throop Street around 2 a.m., when someone from a silver sedan fired shots, police said.
A 23-year-old man is in critical condition and a 26-year-old man is in fair condition.
"I just saw some defenseless woman getting attacked, and I just kind of acted on it," Joey Matteis said.
CBS 2’s Jermont Terry spoke to one man who ran to help the woman, and said he didn’t even think about his own safety.
Surveillance video shows the man punching the woman in an attempt to get her purse. Keep in mind this happened at 4 p.m.
Boxers ranging from ages 8 to 25 will battle it out in the ring at 22 boxing gyms across the city.
The ambulance crashed into the side of Hopewell M.B. Church near the intersection of Oakley Boulevard and Harrison Street around 7:40 a.m.
The 19-year-old victim's mother is the executive assistant at the anti-violence organization Project HOOD. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police are investigating the shooting that killed the 19-year-old in Little Italy Sunday night. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Investigators say two armed men approach mail carriers on the street and demand the keys, then they run away from the scene.
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal agents of assault and false imprisonment, after she was arrested inside a hospital in the Humboldt Park neighborhood during Operation Midway Blitz last October.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
Funeral arrangements were announced Monday afternoon for fallen Chicago firefighter Steven Decker, who died during a training exercise last week.
At the center of the fight is the "Save Our Bacon Act," a provision that would gut animal welfare laws and disproportionately impact small farmers.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
An attorney for Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) on Monday called an ethics investigation into the alderman's conduct a malicious "travesty."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
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.
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.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
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.
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.
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.
Funeral arrangements were announced Monday afternoon for fallen Chicago firefighter Steven Decker, who died during a training exercise last week.
Isolated showers and storms Monday night, and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after one of them climbed into Punch the monkey's zoo enclosure. Punch shot to social media fame after he was abandoned by his mom and bonded with a stuffed animal.
President Trump revealed on Monday afternoon that he had planned to attack Iran on Tuesday, but is now holding off because “serious negotiations” are underway toward a peace deal.
One person is dead and two others are hurt after a home explosion in far northwest suburban Wonder Lake. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
Two rounds of swift but strong thunderstorms blew through the area, toppling a small plane at Midway Airport and leaving some power outages and damage in their wake.
Gov. JB Pritzker lobbed some strong words about the Chicago Bears straight at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Monday morning.
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal agents of assault and false imprisonment, after she was arrested inside a hospital in the Humboldt Park neighborhood during Operation Midway Blitz last October.
One person is dead, and two others were hospitalized, in a home explosion in Wonder Lake, Illinois, far northwest of Chicago Sunday night.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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.
Rookie Gabriela Jaquez set career highs with 20 points and eight rebounds, Kamilla Cardoso had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79.
Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 on Sunday in the rubber game of their first crosstown series this season.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.
Police in Michigan City, Indiana, were searching Monday for the person they said shot and killed a 14-year-old boy.
Burglars hit a string of businesses in Chicago's South Loop early Monday morning.
Burglars broke into a CBD and kratom dispensary on Chicago's Near West Side early Monday morning.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office will announced a new taskforce Monday bringing federal officers on board to help with crime on CTA.
