Woman, teenage boy shot on Near West Side
The shooting happened near an apartment complex at Van Buren Street and Oakley Boulevard.
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The shooting happened near an apartment complex at Van Buren Street and Oakley Boulevard.
The boy was grazed in the back of the hard, while the woman was shot in the thigh, police said.
No one was in custody late Wednesday.
The shooting happened at Oakley Boulevard and Maypole Avenue.
About 340,000 UPS workers are poised to walk off the job on Aug. 1 after a monthslong contract dispute.
Police say a group of men were standing outside on the sidewalk when a black charger approached and someone from inside fired multiple shots in their direction – striking four men.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it can't determine who fired first, based on its review of the video.
The Maxwell Street Market is back and hosting a special House Music Festival featuring several local DJs and music artists.
Everyone is invited to swing by the market at the corner of Des Plaines and Polk Street on the Near West Side.
Police say a 13-year-old boy to them he heard shots and felt pain, and saw a black SUV flee the scene.
The officer was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County with a graze wound.
The officer was able to drive a couple of blocks before radioing for help. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The market has been around since 1912 and you can check it out almost every Sunday through Oct. 29 along Des Plains.
On Thursday around 9:11 a.m., police arrested Devon Williams, 22, in the 600 block of West Roosevelt Road.
The man was shot outside an apartment complex near the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Nicole Watson, 44, was picking up her 13-year-old son, Jacob, from her parents' home on the Near West on the evening of Tuesday, May 9. They were getting in the car to go home when they were both shot.
Nicole Watson, 44, was picking up her 13-year-old son, Jacob, from her parents’ home on the evening of Tuesday, May 9. They were getting in the car to go home when they were both shot. Nicole Watson was killed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The officer's sport-utility vehicle was stolen from a Near West Side gas station, and gunfire followed after it crashed.
No one was hit by the gunfire.
Nicole Watson, 44, was picking up her 13-year-old son, Jacob, from his grandmother's apartment Tuesday evening. Watson was killed and her son was wounded soon afterward.
Family members said Nicole Watson and her son, Jacob, were innocent bystanders when the shots rang out. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges including battery and carjacking following a string of crimes in the West Town, River North, and Near West Side neighborhoods back in March.
No one was in custody late Tuesday.
As fight broke out in a classroom. Punches were thrown, hair was pulled – and as seen in the video, everyone scatters when police say Anita Wilkens, 36, pulls out pepper spray and uses it.
The parent was escorted out of the building, and was then arrested by Chicago Police, the school said.
