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.
Police in Park Ridge said a teen who suffered a head injury in what investigators originally believed was an attack was accidentally hurt while roughhousing with a friend.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said, for the first time in 20 years, the village is finally building new homes, but you'll need to enter a raffle to be able to buy one.
Some Chicago Public Schools students on Thursday got to see firsthand how a person with a disability experiences everyday life through adaptive sports.
A Palos Hills man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman he met at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago during a concert last month.
A man is dead after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor Thursday afternoon.
Some artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of leaders in business, government, faith, education, and other fields met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Thursday.
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into whether author E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in connection with her civil lawsuits against President Trump, sources familiar with the matter said.
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
As he prepares to retire next year, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is returning to where his political career started to give a farewell address on Wednesday.
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.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
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.
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.
Some artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A man is dead after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor Thursday afternoon.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said, for the first time in 20 years, the village is finally building new homes, but you'll need to enter a raffle to be able to buy one.
Some Chicago Public Schools students on Thursday got to see firsthand how a person with a disability experiences everyday life through adaptive sports.
Ten piglets were rescued from a roadway in rural Lee County, Illinois, after falling off a truck on Thursday morning.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of leaders in business, government, faith, education, and other fields met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Thursday.
A teen was shot and critically injured in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Police in Park Ridge said a teen who suffered a head injury in what investigators originally believed was an attack was accidentally hurt while roughhousing with a friend.
A special hazmat team from O'Hare Airport was brought in to assist in this emergency.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said, for the first time in 20 years, the village is finally building new homes, but you'll need to enter a raffle to be able to buy one.
Chicago has the largest air quality monitoring network in the country thanks to a partnership between the city, the University of Illinois Chicago, and local community groups.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot, and a suspect was killed during a shootout with officers during a traffic stop on I-80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Davis Martin allowed one run on two hits over six innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer. His 20 home runs are tied with Gary Sánchez (New York Yankees, 2015-16) and Wally Berger (Boston Braves, 1930) for second in MLB history through 55 career games.
The Chicago Cubs ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago's losing streak to 10 games.
White Sox RHP David Sandlin is slated to make his big league debut against Twins LHP Connor Prielipp in the third game of the four-game series.
New DNA technology helped secure the arrest of a man accused in the brutal murder of a woman in downstate Illinois more than 30 years ago.
Thieves crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a convenience store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Wednesday.
Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.
A person of interest was in police custody early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting that killed a teenage boy and critically wounded two men in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
