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Cook County judge ruled that David Biro will not be resentenced.
Daisy Hayes’ family believes Jimmy Jackson killed Hayes and then stuffed her body in a suitcase in 2018.
Twenty-three-year-old Eric Morgan is facing weapons charges for his role in French's death, and injuring her partner Carlos Yanez, Jr.
Daniel Rodriguez's 31-year nightmare has finally ended.
Authorities said he may have ties to Chicago and could be headed to the city. Police said he killed 30-year-old Brittany Booker in Racine, then took off.
Police said Ocie Banks Jr. has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Ocie Banks Sr., 79, and Sheila Banks, 61.
The parents of a 27-year-old musician gunned downed on the city's Southwest Side spoke out Monday, only to CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey.
A Cook County judge will wait until the end of the month to decide whether convicted killer David Biro should get a new sentencing hearing in the murders of his neighbors more than 20 years ago, when he was 16 years old.
Three people are – the oldest of them 81 years old – were found shot and killed late Tuesday in Morgan Park. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
It has been more than six years since senseless violence claimed the life of a young Chicago model named Kaylyn Pryor. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Investigators said Friday that they will soon have a major announcement this week in a decades-old cold case.
Peggy Gill, 24, and Jeanne Gilbert, 33, both worked in Days Inns along I-65 in Northwest Indiana. Both were found murdered the same day. CBS 2's Mike Kirsch has this report from March 3, 1989.
Jose Matias was taken into custody late Wednesday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police are investigating after a man and woman were killed in their sport-utility vehicle on Lamon Avenue following a quarrel on the road. CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports.
Hermillo Beltran was shot and killed while trying to support his wife and young daughters. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.
A man was murdered in an alley in the busy commercial district barely a block from Wrigley Field over the weekend, and it remains on the minds of people in the area. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.
Abby Williams and Libby German's killer still hasn't been caught. But a newly released interview transcript from Indiana State Police is bringing new attention to the case.
"The last words that she said was, 'Oh, my God!' and, and that was it," Antoine Moore said.
Police are searching for two people wanted in connection to a homicide in the Gresham neighborhood on Jan. 7.
A "mom life" sticker was on Claybourne's car - in just one indication that her two daughters meant the world.
A teen is facing charges in the murder of a man found stabbed to death in the Kenwood neighborhood on Feb. 25in February.
"This was heinous, reckless, senseless, and the gangs involved – and you know who you are – we're coming after you," Police Supt. David Brown said.
"This is a horrendous crime, and we stand here united to say that we will not allow such atrocities to happen in Gage Park, or in any community here in this great city," Police Supt. David Brown said.
Police said Jonathan Mejia is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
A man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood on Thursday night.
Chicago police are investigating a series of hit-and-run crashes reported across the city.
A building owner in the South Shore neighborhood said he can't get any help from the city of Chicago with a mounting trash pile on his neighbor's property.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chicago taxpayers could pay $3.5 million to the family of a man who was killed by a driver being chased by police in the Little Village neighborhood in 2020, under a settlement recommended by the city's attorneys.
Attorneys for the city of Chicago are recommending that the City Council approve a $13 million settlement with a man who spent 26 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1994.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, who was appointed to the role last year, told staff on Thursday that he is stepping down.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
A man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood on Thursday night.
Chicago police are investigating a series of hit-and-run crashes reported across the city.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your Friday forecast.
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Chicago police are investigating a series of hit-and-run crashes reported across the city.
A man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood on Thursday night.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified him as 61-year-old Steven Decker. Fire Department officials said he was a 30-year veteran of the department.
A building owner in the South Shore neighborhood said he can't get any help from the city of Chicago with a mounting trash pile on his neighbor's property.
A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
