Man Gets Life For Murder Of Alsip Teen Who Was Carrying His Baby
Deandre Minkens, 25, was convicted June 10 of murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child following a jury trial, according to Cook County court records.
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Deandre Minkens, 25, was convicted June 10 of murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child following a jury trial, according to Cook County court records.
A man who turned himself in for killing a man and seriously injuring another when he fired a gun toward his estranged wife's boyfriend near a crowd of people in 2013 has been sentenced to 130 years in prison.
Robert Burgess, 56, has been charged with first-degree murder for the 10:04 a.m. shooting in the 1800 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago Police.
Terrance Meredith, 43, faces one felony count of first-degree murder, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
A stolen car sought in connection to the murders of an elderly woman and her son in far west suburban Sycamore was found in Chicago on Wednesday.
A lawyer for Tarrill Peters Jr. said the then-17-year-old was only trying to flee the neighborhood in his mother's rented Buick LaCrosse after some relatives started viciously beating his father.
Antowaun Mathis, 31, was arrested at a residence in Hampton, Virginia, the marshals service said. The arrest occurred without incident. Mathis was held in the Hampton City Jail awaiting extradition.
Authorities are still asking for the public's help in finding the killer or killers of an elderly woman and her son last week inside their rural DeKalb County home.
A former daycare worker convicted in the death of a toddler will return to a Lake County courtroom on Thursday, for hearings on her request for a new trial.
A man was shot to death Tuesday night in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
According to Cook County prosecutors, an Oak Park man already facing charges for a fatal drug-related shooting was involved in another murder while out on bond for the earlier incident, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
A Chicago man who was wanted for the murder of his wife nearly three years ago in the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood has been extradited from Mexico.
Chadwick Perkins, 26, was charged with one count of first degree murder, according to Chicago Police.
Jesus Tejeda was already facing attempted murder in connection with the Dec. 27, 2013 incident in Harvey.
Peterson's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, argues that just being convicted in Savio's death does not allow the board to revoke Peterson's pension benefits.
Janet Strickland encouraged 23-year-old William Strickland to shoot his namesake grandfather six times in the back as the 72-year-old walked out of their home in the 400 block of East 95th Street to grab a bus to his weekly dialysis treatment on March 2, 2013, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Alfredo Soto, 48, was charged with first-degree murder, according to Aurora police.
Jose Arturo Salgado-Roque, 42, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
Chicago police have seized an average of nearly one gun an hour this year, and the department believes that push could help reduce the city's violent crime rate.
Former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped to convict him in the murder of his third wife.
Charles Ternior, 22, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one misdemeanor count of obstructing identification in connection with the fatal shooting of Larry Lawrence on June 29 in the 1100 block of North Clark, according to Chicago Police.
A Cook County judge has ordered the immediate release of two men who spent 23 years in prison, after prosecutors agreed to dismiss all charges against them.
Eric Black, 33, faces counts of murder, attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon for the Sunday shooting in the 5000 block of West Jackson, according to Chicago Police.
A man has been charged with shooting another man to death earlier this year in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man who accidentally shot himself over the weekend has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood in May.
Anne Frank The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
A caravan of hundreds of motorcycles created a loud, chaotic, and potentially dangerous situation on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the South Loop and downtown Chicago late Thursday night.
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.
One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a wrong-way driver crashed into several other vehicles on Friday evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side of Chicago.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
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.
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.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
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.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
For decades, Anne Frank's story has symbolized resilience in the midst of terror. Her father, Otto Frank, made sure the world would see his daughter's diary and learn her story. Now, you can get a special look into Anne Frank's life at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
A caravan of hundreds of motorcycles created a loud, chaotic, and potentially dangerous situation on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the South Loop and downtown Chicago late Thursday night.
One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a wrong-way driver crashed into several other vehicles on Friday evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side of Chicago.
A caravan of hundreds of motorcycles created a loud, chaotic, and potentially dangerous situation on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the South Loop and downtown Chicago late Thursday night.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
A report on an investigation into former state Representative Harry Benton (D-Chicago) was made public on Friday.
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.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
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.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.
Founded in a garage in 2009 and later based on 16th Street, Boxing Out Negativity is now opening a significantly larger facility at Lawndale Plaza in North Lawndale.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
