Suspect charged in killing of 4 sleeping people on CTA Blue Line train
All four victims were passengers on a Blue Line train as it was headed into the Forest Park terminal when they were shot shortly before 5:30 a.m.
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All four victims were passengers on a Blue Line train as it was headed into the Forest Park terminal when they were shot shortly before 5:30 a.m.
The latest mass shooting happened early Friday morning in North Lawndale. Megan Hickey reports.
After an already violent Fourth of July holiday with multiple mass shootings in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced new measures on Friday in hopes of beefing up security.
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.
A total of 13 people were wounded between the two shootings, one of which happened in Humboldt Park, the other in West Englewood. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Neighbors say both shootings were preventable.
The mass shootings happened in Humboldt Park and West Englewood early Monday morning. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The community came together because they can't allow two mass shootings to happen hours apart and accept it as the norm.
The community came together because they can’t allow two mass shootings to happen hours apart and accept it as the norm. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
CBS News analysis of data compiled by The Violence Project shows 26% of mass shooters since 1966 have military experience — a much higher share than the general U.S. population.
Data show Chicago with 32 mass shooting incidents so far in 2023, but that's fewer than in recent years. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker reports.
Data show Chicago with 32 mass shooting incidents so far in 2023, but that's fewer than in recent years.
The manhunt in Maine is over after the body of suspected shooter Robert Card was found near a river. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports.
Just Thursday, we learned Robert Card, 40, was taken by police for an evaluation after acting “erratically” at the United States Military Academy West Point over the summer. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spoke Thursday with national and local gun experts about what should have happened following that incident.
"That's what compelled me to get involved in this movement because who wants to bury their child?"
The ages of the victims range from 5 to 85.
"Just thinking about what a good, giving loving person just makes the cruelty and horror of his death that much harder to take."
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports, a Chicago mom upset about mass shootings joined other moms in Springfield to demand strong gun control legislation.
One protest on the National Mall was organized by March Fourth, an organization founded after the July Fourth parade shooting in Highland Park last year.
Members of Congress are back from recess, and so are protesters, demanding lawmakers take action after even more mass shootings
It comes only weeks after he signed an executive order to increase the number of background checks prior to purchasing a gun.
"I think culturally, Asian cultures, emphasize self reliance and saving face so much that it's hard for people to admit there is an issue."
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports from Chinatown reports on how those shootings are affecting the community.
Zishan Alvi, 46, of Inverness, Illinois, pleaded guilty last fall to one count of wire fraud in the COVID-19 testing scheme.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
The head of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Chicago field office sat down with CBS News Chicago to defend his agency's deportation mission in the city.
Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with media personality Tucker Carlson, highlighting a rift among President Trump's allies over whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran.
Village officials said all water customers are being advised to boil their water for drinking and cooking purposes, after a loss of pressure in its water system.
The head of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Chicago field office sat down with CBS News Chicago to defend his agency's deportation mission in the city.
Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with media personality Tucker Carlson, highlighting a rift among President Trump's allies over whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran.
A part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth — known as 988 option 3 — will close in July, the agency said.
This comes one day after Reps. Jonathan Jackson and Raja Krishnamoorthi were also turned away from an immigration facility in Chicago's South Loop.
The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not violate the 14th Amendment.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone vulnerable.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
As anyone who was around two years ago will remember, this is not the first time a hazy, unhealthy back of air engulfed and choked Chicago.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
For 64 of the 82 years Kaage's Newsstand has been around, Mike Kaage has been the man propped up in front from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Now, he says it's time to call it a day.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
It could be weeks until the hospital in the Uptown neighborhood admits patients again. Dave Savini reports.
Sam Olson said he understands some of the frustration and fear that families are feeling in this moment and said that extends to his agents as well. Sabrina Franza reports.
The ordinance, which the City Council passed Wednesday, would give police the power to enact a curfew anywhere in the city — giving young people 30 minutes to clear out. Shardaa Gray reports.
On Wednesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations called the attack a hate-fueled act. Attorney Farah Chalisa spoke with a group of women.
Showers linger Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with lows in the 60s. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert weather team.
After a break in the early evening, pouring rain began falling on downtown Chicago nonstop again on Wednesday night.
Supporters of the measure would need 34 votes to override the mayor's promised veto. The ordinance passed by a 27-22 vote.
A man was killed and an officer was injured in an exchange of gunfire near the Hilton Garden Inn in Chesterton, Indiana, Wednesday morning.
The head of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Chicago field office sat down with CBS News Chicago to defend his agency's deportation mission in the city.
This comes one day after Reps. Jonathan Jackson and Raja Krishnamoorthi were also turned away from an immigration facility in Chicago's South Loop.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Despite continuing reports of taxpayers receiving bills from the IRS for taxes they already paid on time, the agency has remained quiet about the problem and when it could be resolved.
St. Louis handed Sox rookie starter Shane Smith (3-4) his worst defeat.
The Cubs upped their division lead to 6 1/2 games over the second-place Brewers, who won the NL Central in each of the past two years.
The Mystics trailed 44-32 at halftime before doubling up the Sky in the third quarter, 24-12, to tie it at 56-all entering the fourth.
The package backed by the Finance Committee on Monday would call for "anti-terrorism rated security bollards" to be installed around the ballpark, and for sidewalks on Addison Street to be widened by four feet.
The Marsh men also recently sat down with CBS News Chicago to talk about their deep basketball bloodlines.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
A 36-year-old man was on the train when another man approached him and a physical fight ensued.
The drug operation spans from Frankfort to Oak Lawn, and includes a storage unit in Alsip where drugs, weapons, and wads of cash were found, according to the feds.
