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The owner of the store had a warning on what to watch out for Thursday.
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The owner of the store had a warning on what to watch out for Thursday.
The bogus inspector was captured on scamming conning employees out of cash. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Police on the scene said a driver took off from an officer who had pulled them over near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the Near West Side.
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Dr. Bryce Summary spoke for the first time to CBS 2's Marissa Perlman about the crash that changed his life forever.
Commuters won't be able to rely on Chicago's Water Taxi this summer.
Smash-and-grab heists have been a growing crime trend in recent years, and stores on the Magnificent Mile have seen the impact in a major way. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Thieves can smash their way into a store and run off with armfuls of stolen goods within a matter of seconds – and it can cost business owners thousands of dollars. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
At 8:45 p.m., police had pulled over a white Mercedes in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue, near Ohio Street, when the driver took off.
The latest solution to Chicago's skyrocketing shoplifting problem has four legs and a tail.
A gun-sniffing dog was credited with helping bust a suspect in a burglary at the Mag Mile Neiman Marcus store recently. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The latest solution to Chicago's skyrocketing shoplifting problem has four legs and a tail. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We've seen smash-and-grab retail thefts happen across the Chicago area – in the city and suburbs alike. Now, a new law waiting on Gov. JB Pritzker's signature will make it easier for police to catch these criminals.
We've been tracking the growing trend of smash-and-grab retail thefts in Chicago and their impact on how people shop.
Police have been targeting the prolific smash-and-grab crew in their work with the Organized Retail Theft Task Force.
Two men have now been arrested in connection with the crimes, which include two strikes on the Burberry store on Michigan Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A man was shot and wounded in a building near Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop Monday afternoon. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports.
The shooting happened in a building on Michigan Avenue near Roosevelt Road. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports.
The suspected gunman was taken into custody and the gun was recovered, police said.
Two people were killed and two others were hurt in a crash in West Pullman Thursday afternoon.
Two people were killed and two others were hurt in a crash in West Pullman Thursday afternoon.
A group of thieves walked into the Canada Goose store on the Magnificent Mile and made off with a haul of jackets Thursday afternoon.
A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to inciting a riot, after he posted multiple messages and videos on Facebook urging people to come downtown and loot back in August 2020.
One adult and three children were rushed to the hospital Friday evening after a car hit a Fire Department vehicle in the Chatham community.
The two biggest heists -- totaling $150,000 -- came from two burglaries at the Michigan Avenue Burberry store on Jan. 4 and Jan. 6.
"I felt something, and I just let my body go, and I thought my legs, my intestines, and my body's next," Lana Batochir said.
Kelly is going on trial on a 13-count indictment, including child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. Two associates, former business manager Derrel McDavid and former assistant Milton Brown, are being tried alongside him.
He was also relieved of his police powers on Wednesday, according to CPD, which is conducting an internal investigation.
Local aldermen have supported the events for years, but residents say the festivals damage the park, and close it to neighbors for weeks each summer.
Justin Fields played one series in the first quarter. He was 5 of 7 for 39 yards and led the Bears to a 35-yard field goal by Cairo Santos.
A room full of people in the West Loop learned how to take safety into their own hands so they're ready for the next emergency.
Golden will go home from the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on Friday, and supporters are expected to line the streets in Bridgeport, Canaryville, Beverly, and Mount Greenwood to cheer him on.
Inbound and outbound trains were halted for more than an hour after the accident.
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"I felt something, and I just let my body go, and I thought my legs, my intestines, and my body's next," Lana Batochir said.
Kelly is going on trial on a 13-count indictment, including child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. Two associates, former business manager Derrel McDavid and former assistant Milton Brown, are being tried alongside him.
He was also relieved of his police powers on Wednesday, according to CPD, which is conducting an internal investigation.
Local aldermen have supported the events for years, but residents say the festivals damage the park, and close it to neighbors for weeks each summer.
Justin Fields played one series in the first quarter. He was 5 of 7 for 39 yards and led the Bears to a 35-yard field goal by Cairo Santos.
The medical device sterilization company is accused of releasing a toxic chemical into the air at its Willowbrook plant.
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
The state senator is campaigning to unseat incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker in November.
Prosecutors revealed the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents is "in its very early stages."
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
The departments affected include technology and sales.
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
Justin Fields played one series in the first quarter. He was 5 of 7 for 39 yards and led the Bears to a 35-yard field goal by Cairo Santos.
Contreras had his 10th multi-homer game, which ranks second among Cubs catchers behind Gabby Hartnett (14).
Lucas Giolito has allowed 15 runs on 15 hits in two starts against the Astros this season.
The White Sox five-game winning streak is over, and they now trail the AL Central-leading Guardians by two games.
The defending WNBA champion Sky missed 10 of their last 11 shots to drop the first game of a best-of-three series.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
Fed up with large festivals, neighbors want the city to call it quits on mega festivals in Douglass Park, such as Riot Fest, set for September.
You can't predict where the next emergency will happen, but you can try and prepare yourself. That's focus of the organization "Stop The Bleed." CBS 2's Sabrina Franza was there as a packed class learned how to survive and help others in case of emergency.
The star witness in the R. Kelly trial will take the witness stand for a second day on Friday. The woman who the child pornography case is centered around told jurors on Thursday she had sex with Kelly hundreds of times when she was underage.
More than a month after Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden was shot and left paraylzed after trying to break up a bar fight in Beverly, he’s finally getting ready to go home, and the community he serves couldn’t be more excited.
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