90-year-old Hickory Hills man killed by grandson, police say
Dean J. Faulk was charged with first-degree murder of his grandfather, Dean L. Faulk, 90, who was found dead in their Hickory Hills home on Friday, police said.
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Dean J. Faulk was charged with first-degree murder of his grandfather, Dean L. Faulk, 90, who was found dead in their Hickory Hills home on Friday, police said.
A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday and accused of killing his own grandfather in southwest suburban Hickory Hills.
Part of the attack was captured on a trucker's dash cam, but some of it happened out of sight inside Gary and Mary Weaver's RV, authorties said.
Cordale Nichols is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of a home in Bridgeport on Saturday.
Christian Acevedo was 16 years old when he was arrested and charged in the shooting deaths of 15-year-old Brandon Perez and 14-year-old Nathan Billegas.
Xavier Tate was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm in the death of Ofc. Luis Huesca.
The man charged in connection with the murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday. Xavier Tate, 22, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm in the death of Huesca, who was shot and killed on April 21 while he was returning home from work in Gage Park.
Jeffrey Austwick was arrested in St. Louis in the murders of his brothers, Marc and John, in Chicago's north suburbs.
Authorities believe the man also set fire to the house – which had belonged to his and his brothers' late mother.
Gary "Gotti" Roberson and Joseph "Troubles" Matos are accused of killing Chrys Carvajal to maintain and increase their position in the Milwaukee Kings street gang.
Joseph Czuba, 71, has been charged is charged with stabbing 32-year-old Hanan Shaheen – whose name has also been spelled Hanaan Shahin – and her 6-year-old son, Wadee Alfayoumi. Shaheen's family has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Czuba and two of his family members.
She was charged with falsely accusing her then-boss, Patrick Lumumba, of the November 2007 stabbing death of Knox’s British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox, her boyfriend, and another man whose DNA was found at the crime scene were all convicted of murder in 2009.
An Italian court has reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander for wrongly accusing a bar owner of killing her roommate, but she won't serve more time.
Maxwell Anderson, 33, is accused of killing 19-year-old Sade Robinson and spreading her remains around the Milwaukee area in April.
Divonte Calhoun and Justin Redmond, have been charged in the shooting death of 24-year-old Zet Rodriguez-Lara.
Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Chicago father who was robbed and killed on his way to work last month.
Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Chicago father who was robbed and killed on his way to work last month.
The alleged shooter took his own life during a pursuit in Texas following the January shooting, but a second man is now charged.
Almost 26 months after Eddie Gardner's mom reported him missing, workers found his remains in the basement of an abandoned building. His mother's focus has shifted from finding him to finding out who killed him, as CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Desiree Figueroa, 29, pleaded guilty in January to the murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and agreed to testify against her mother, Clarisa Figueroa, who later admitted her own role in the gruesome killing.
Desiree Figueroa, 29, pleaded guilty in January to the murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and agreed to testify against her mother, Clarisa Figueroa, who later admitted her own role in the gruesome killing.
The shooter, who was 14 years old at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
A teenage boy was sentenced on Wednesday for the deadly shooting of a beloved Chicago drummer on the city's Southwest Side in 2022.
Victoria Moreno, 35, is charged with three counts of murder, one count of aggravated battery to a child, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping in the death of Josiah Brown.
The West Loop restaurant worker charged with fatally stabbing his coworker on Wednesday at the City Winery will remain in jail, a judge ordered on Friday. Prosecutors said Clarence Johnson, a 41-year-old dishwasher at City Winery, allegedly used a pocket knife to attack his coworker, Francois Swain, 47. Johnson was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a controlled substance in connection with the attack.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
The tickets, worth a combined $850,000, matched all five numbers for the midday and evening drawings on Friday and the midday drawing on Sunday.
Chicago police said the suspect approached the passenger, maced and then punched them in the face while making antisemitic statements.
One year after "Operation Midway Blitz" began in the Chicago area, leading to thousands of arrests and deportations, many are still calling for accountability for how the immigration crackdown was handled.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
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.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
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.
CBS Skywatch captured skid marks and a pink backpack marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
The incident happened on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 25, near the Granville stop. Chicago police said the suspect approached another rider, maced and then punched him in the face while making antisemitic remarks.
Americans now face taxes ranging from 15-50% on about $28 billion worth of goods such as dairy, perfume, clothing, as well as steel and aluminum.
Chicago police said around 11:43 a.m. on Monday, officers assigned to the 14th district responded to the 3400 block of West Wrightwood to conduct a wellbeing check after reports of an altercation between a woman, 75, and a man of unknown age, whom she knew.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
Police are searching for a woman after a car that lost control and ended up in the Little Calumet River.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
The tickets, worth a combined $850,000, matched all five numbers for the midday and evening drawings on Friday and the midday drawing on Sunday.
Chicago police said the suspect approached the passenger, maced and then punched them in the face while making antisemitic statements.
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.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
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.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
And to think, Kyle Whittingham said he wanted to put an end to all the drama around Michigan.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
