Four Charged In 2010 Triple Murder In Harvey
Cook County prosecutors have charged four people in a grisly triple homicide three years ago in south suburban Harvey, following a botched home invasion and robbery.
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Cook County prosecutors have charged four people in a grisly triple homicide three years ago in south suburban Harvey, following a botched home invasion and robbery.
Ronald Stolberg, 49, is due to stand trial for first-degree murder May 20. He made incriminating statements to police at the crime scene — his residence — on June 8, 2011, and again during questioning.
Volunteers and police officers returned to the Des Plaines River on Saturday to resume searching for the body of a missing toddler from Maywood.
Anthony LaPorta, 24, broke into neighbor Adam Giordano's home on July 11, intent on stealing from the victim. When Giordano discovered LaPorta in his house, the assailant attacked him with a knife, killing the victim. LaPorta then set fire to the man's home.
Wayne Weinke Jr. admits he called his elderly, cancer stricken mother a "f------ b----" during a heating argument over the family's assets. But despite the friction, Wayne Weinke remains adamant that he did not throw his mother over a railing, leading to injuries that contributed to her death seven years ago.
A Beecher man sent to prison for killing his father got a second chance at a trial, but might never face a judge or jury again.
In response to questions from Johnny Borizov's attorneys, Jacob Nodarse said he couldn't tell if he was dreaming or awake when he murdered Lori, Jeffery and Michael Kramer.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the person who shot to death a 19-year old Evanston man who was standing outside his grandmother's house last fall.
Frank Buschauer, 65, of Pell Lake Wis., was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife Cynthia Hrisco, who was 47 when she drowned in her South Barrington home on Feb. 28, 2000.
An Austin woman allegedly used money she stole from the man she helped kill to get her nails done and purchase "new hair" to replace the strands she lost during the deadly struggle.
Jeff and Lori Kramer and their son Michael were shot to death in their Darien home three years ago. The trial of the man accused of killing them continued Wednesday in Wheaton.
A person has been taken into custody for questioning in the kidnapping and murder of an elderly woman who was found shot to death in the parking garage of the Majestic Star Casino in Gary last month.
Griffith Police believe that the person who kidnapped Mary Austgen may have taken two rings she was wearing during the abduction.
A West Pullman teen has been charged with the slaying more than a year ago of a man outside a South Side nightclub.
Prosecutors originally charged her parents -- Rigoberto Rodriguez, 29, and Angela Petrov, 21 -- with aggravated battery after the baby was found injured on Thursday, April 11, in her Rogers Park home.
Jury selection has started at the first trial in the Chicago area to allow cameras in court during testimony and through to a verdict.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on why the trail seems to have gone cold in the murder of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins.
A teen was sentenced to 32 years in prison Friday after admitting he pushed a woman to her death on a CTA staircase after stealing another commuter's iPhone, the Sun-Times is reporting.
Two teens have been charged with this past weekend's fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in what police believe was a gang-related incident.
A 21-year-old man was shot to death Sunday night at the border of Joliet and an unincorporated area, according to police.
A Cook County set bond at $500,000 Saturday for a 64-year-old woman who allegedly commissioned her grandson to kill her husband as he awaited a ride to a dialysis appointment last month.
Eighteen-year-old Joe Massenburg was gunned down Monday on a street in New Orleans. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Depree Mims was getting a blanket as his family settled in for a movie at home with his family, when a bullet came through the front window and hit him in the head.
A bank robber who murdered a teller during a botched heist on the South Side nearly six years ago has been sentenced to life in prison by a judge who called his case "a horrific tragedy."
Rookies Joshua Báez and Leo Bernal each three hits and drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3.
Twenty-five years ago, the nation stood still in shock as the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed thousands and changed the way we see life. One Chicago woman said nothing has been the same for her since that day. She lost a dear cousin, and the pain is still raw.
A woman pulled another woman from a burning car on Friday afternoon in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.
The community of south suburban Frankfort stood together on Friday night, after a series of events shocked the usually quiet village over the past couple of weeks.
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.
A federal judge has granted a stipulated temporary restraining order exempting the Chicago Archdiocese and its health care providers from participating in Illinois' new medical aid in dying law or being penalized for their refusal.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink spoke with President Trump for an exclusive interview during the president's visit to North Texas.
Matt O'Shea, who has been the alderman of Chicago's 19th Ward for the last 16 years, is the latest to announce he is giving up his Chicago City Council seat after this term.
The Supreme Court said Missouri must use a 2022 congressional map — not a new congressional map that favors Republicans — in the 2026 midterm elections.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Twenty-five years ago, the nation stood still in shock as the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed thousands and changed the way we see life. One Chicago woman said nothing has been the same for her since that day. She lost a dear cousin, and the pain is still raw.
Two families had an emotional reunion on Friday at Lurie Children’s Hospital. A doctor gave one of the most selfless gifts to Matthew, who needed a liver transplant at just 8 months old. Now, two years later, Matthew met the man who was his living donor and saved his life.
A woman pulled another woman from a burning car on Friday afternoon in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.
The community of south suburban Frankfort stood together on Friday night, after a series of events shocked the usually quiet village over the past couple of weeks.
There are a ton of major events happening in downtown Chicago this weekend, so officials are warning the city may need to shut down the Loop.
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward the fatal shooting of an OEMC dispatcher in Back of the Yards overnight.
Twenty-five years ago, the nation stood still in shock as the 9/11 terrorist attacks killed thousands and changed the way we see life. One Chicago woman said nothing has been the same for her since that day. She lost a dear cousin, and the pain is still raw.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Rookies Joshua Báez and Leo Bernal each three hits and drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3.
Alex Bregman hit his 25th homer and doubled among three hits, Shota Imanaga tossed six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Friday to end a four-game slide.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has agreed to a $33.75 million, three-year extension.
Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep.
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage charges; the NFL said it is reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Police are searching for a group wanted for damaging multiple cars in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Thieves stole three golf carts from the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday.
Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
