Emonte Morgan found guilty of killing CPD Officer Ella French
He has been convicted on all counts in the shooting that killed French and injured her partner, Carlos Yanez.
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He has been convicted on all counts in the shooting that killed French and injured her partner, Carlos Yanez.
Morgan was convicted by a jury of the August 2021 shooting that killed Officer French and left Officer Carlos Yanez paralyzed. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Tylo Eddins and Ishawn Pitts are facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of Rodrigo Olivan and Ana Gil.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports a family friend said the teens were at the park with their sister. They said the teens told him to stop. It started an argument and the man then stabbed the brothers.
A Cook County jury on Tuesday watched the final moments of Chicago Police Officer Ella French's life, as testimony got underway in the trial of the man charged with shooting her and her partner nearly three years ago.
Emonte Morgan, 23, is facing an 85-count indictment in the shooting, charging him with multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, and other felonies.
Jury selection began Monday for the man charged with shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Ella French and wounding her partner in 2021.
Troy Philipp B. admitted to assaulting and pushing 21-year-old Eva Liu down a ravine. Liu grew up in Naperville and had just graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
A Michigan man has admitted to the rape and murder of a fellow U.S. tourist near a picturesque castle in southern Germany.
Rayarn Murray was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them.
Back in July, he was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them. Murray was killed.
Barry Lee Whelpley was charged with, but never convicted of, killing and sexually assaulting Julie Ann Hanson in Naperville in 1972.
Barry Lee Whelpley died this weekend behind bars – while awaiting trial for the murder of a Naperville teenager, Julie Ann Hanson, more than 50 years ago.
The pain of losing so many at once rocked the Joliet neighborhood. CBS 2 spoke with a family member to learn more about those they lost.
Torrey Lewis was awaiting trial for the 2017 murder of a disabled man at the time of the AutoZone shooting, and was free on electronic monitoring.
Chicago Fire Department divers pulled him out of the lake after 30 minutes, but he died six days later.
Edson Resendez, aka "Savage"; Maverick Cela, aka "G Reckless"; and Prezila Apreza have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.
It was his first appearance since his lawyers filed a petition to overturn his 2012 conviction. He claimed he was denied effective legal representation when he wasn't allowed to testify in his murder trial.
On Feb. 2, 2008, five women were shot and killed inside the Lane Bryant store at 191st and Harlem during a robbery.
The Cook County Sheriff's police say Bertell Johnson had posted social media photos of himself carrying a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun with a switch to turn it fully automatic. He had been out on electronic monitoring awaiting a murder trial.
One family member says this tragedy will not define her family.
Maher Kassem is charged with the murder of his wife and three daughters, and authorities say he himself called 911 after their deaths. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Investigators said Kyleigh Cleveland lied to detectives during the manhunt for her boyfriend, when she claimed she didn't know his phone number.
There are new details about the Joliet family who lost their lives after police said a relative killed them in their own homes. CBS 2 is learning more about the victims. Those who knew them are speaking out.
Brown was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of the body of 73-year-old Myrtle Simmons-Brown.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
CPD says the suspect used his bare hand to sexually abuse the child after pretending to fall and bracing his fall by grabbing the girl.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded criticism on Saturday after Italy canceled its envoy's visit to the U.S.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
His comments come amid speculation that the UK leader could set out a timeline for his departure by Monday.
Since 1985, the local chapter of the foundation has granted 19,000 wishes across the state.
Three people were hospitalized, and six others were treated on-site. Nearly 1,700 tourists had to be evacuated from the resort.
Northeasterly winds on Monday will continue to churn choppy Lake Michigan waters, with wave heights between 4 and 7 feet. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Chicago police said that at 8:49 a.m., the 46-year-old man was on a Red Line train when gunfire came from a vehicle headed north on the Dan Ryan Expressway, and the train's glass window was hit.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
A man on a CTA Red Line train was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning.
CPD says the suspect used his bare hand to sexually abuse the child after pretending to fall and bracing his fall by grabbing the girl.
The main building of a once mid-century Chicago retail icon will close forever on Monday—something shoppers say they are not looking forward to.
The ages of the victims range from 14 to 70, according to Chicago police.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
A CTA Red Line train operator was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street on Sunday morning.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
Detectives from Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's office rescued a girl under 14 from a grown man who had traveled from Georgia to meet her this weekend, authorities said Sunday.
A man was robbed on a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's West Englewood community late Saturday night.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody Sunday morning after a shooting that left another teen dead in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
