Man Admits Violent Attack On 2-Month-Old Daughter
A northwest Indiana man faces a maximum 40-year sentence after he admitted that he killed his 2-month-old daughter because she wouldn't stop crying when he wanted to smoke synthetic marijuana.
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A northwest Indiana man faces a maximum 40-year sentence after he admitted that he killed his 2-month-old daughter because she wouldn't stop crying when he wanted to smoke synthetic marijuana.
For the first time in a couple of years, accused murderer Drew Peterson will leave jail on Friday for a court appearance.
A Batavia woman has been charged with stabbing a man to death Monday in an apartment in the western suburb.
A southwest suburban nurse stands charged with killing a man during an argument, but her attorney says she acted in self-defense.
Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson took the stand to testify in the trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
Community groups are rallying for answers after a transgender woman was found shot and killed on the city's West Side earlier this week.
The South Side man accused of killing a girlfriend's toddler is expected to be in bond court this afternoon.
In 2009, a boy was killed by an employee at a Lincolnshire day care center, and the trial of the owner on obstruction of justice charges was to begin soon.
A judge found a former Washington state man not guilty in 50-year-old a rape case.
A woman who accused a Seattle man of raping her 50 years ago in a small Illinois town claims he also let two other men rape her.
Jury selection begins Tuesday for a rape trial, for the former police officer who is also charged with kidnapping and murdering a Sycamore girl in 1957.
A 33-year-old Berwyn man has been ordered held without bond for the fatal shooting of a man in the Little Village neighborhood last weekend.
More than 200 friends gathered Friday at the park in Oak Lawn where Michele Peters played softball.
The first step of jury selection began Thursday in the trial of William Balfour, the man charged with murder in the deaths of three members of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's family.
A retired doctor from Northwest Indiana is facing murder charges after authorities said he killed his 95-year-old mother and then shot himself in the face, but survived.
A convicted killer was let out of a Florida prison Tuesday, 10 years earlier than expected. The man he murdered was a Chicago native his parents said they're shocked and angry to hear the news of the killer's release.
A 54-year-old man has been charged with stabbing his 84-year-old mother to death Friday morning in the Northwest Side Dunning neighborhood.
The police chief in Huntley says "it's frustrating" that a woman ended up being murdered after allowing her boyfriend to return, even though he had beaten her in the past.
An admitted drug dealer has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a plainclothes Chicago police officer who was attempting to execute a search warrant at the defendant's home four years ago.
A Fox River Grove man who beat his stepmother to death with a hammer after family members urged him to seek mental health treatment has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.
New questions are being raised in the case of a father from Oswego who stands charged with killing his wife and three children in 2007.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger is asking area churches this Sunday to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida boy who was shot and killed by a man who is claiming self-defense.
The mother of a 6-year-old girl who was gunned down in front of her Little Village home over the weekend said the two purported gang members charged with murder are "not people, they're animals."
Two people have been charged in the shooting death of a 6-year-old girl in the Little Village neighborhood.
The capital murder trial of a Gary man charged with killing his wife and stepchildren ended Wednesday in mistrial after running out of jurors.
Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
A Chicago Public Schools custodian from Venezuela was detained by ICE when his family went to their asylum appointment a few weeks ago, one of a growing number of immigration arrests across the country.
Seven confirmed tornadoes touched down in the Chicago suburbs one week ago, causing widespread damage, but the storms also brought out the best in some people, including two men who stepped up for their community in a time of need.
A week after seven tornadoes roared through the Chicago suburbs, the lengthy process of cleaning up and rebuilding remained underway on Monday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) filed a lawsuit last week, taking the Illinois State Board of Elections to task for what he said are unnecessarily high hurdles for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
Chicago's Mamdani moment might come in the form of a more socialist City Council. The Chicago DSA is working to oust aldermen and advance taxing the rich.
The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
If you're in the market for a new TV, when you shop, you likely notice the technology keeps getting better, sharper, and more lifelike. Now a new display is promising some of the most vivid picture qualities yet.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
A Chicago Public Schools custodian from Venezuela was detained by ICE when his family went to their asylum appointment a few weeks ago, one of a growing number of immigration arrests across the country.
Seven confirmed tornadoes touched down in the Chicago suburbs one week ago, causing widespread damage, but the storms also brought out the best in some people, including two men who stepped up for their community in a time of need.
A week after seven tornadoes roared through the Chicago suburbs, the lengthy process of cleaning up and rebuilding remained underway on Monday.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
The schools announced Monday they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series.
Ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Monday, the Chicago White Sox have reportedly added right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán in a trade with the New York Mets.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.