Cops Nab Armed Suspect Moments After Robbery Attempt
A man who tried to rob three women with a knife in the River North area Thursday night was apprehended by police who spotted him downtown soon after the crimes.
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A man who tried to rob three women with a knife in the River North area Thursday night was apprehended by police who spotted him downtown soon after the crimes.
An 11-month-old girl was in "stable" condition at a hospital after she was thrown from an SUV during a crash in the downtown area early Tuesday morning, police said.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley looks at a real-estate trend: luxury rentals.
A man was arrested in the River North neighborhood this week, after threatening to blow up a CTA bus during the evening rush hour.
The kids came up with this idea on their own, according to their aunt Carolina Ruiz.
It's a staggering number to consider: 6,500 people in Chicago are homeless, despite an advocacy group's 10-year effort to end homelessness by the end of this year. But thousands of others have received help to get off the streets.
Bond was set at $500,000 Saturday for a man charged with felony robbery after he allegedly attacked a woman and stole her purse in the River North neighborhood Friday morning -- but not before he knocked her to the ground and kicking her. He was taken into custody by police after two witnesses chased him down.
Thanks to three good Samaritans, a purse snatcher was caught after allegedly beating a woman up and robbing her Friday morning.
A west suburban Melrose Park man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly running down two men on purpose Sunday after a fight erupted in a River North nightclub.
Two men were run over by a car in a River North street early Sunday after a fight spilled out of a nightclub.
A construction crew hit a gas line in River North Thursday morning, prompting police to shut down nearby streets.
The victim was taken in good condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound in the leg.
It has been a terrifying and deadly weekend in Chicago, with at least seven people dead and at least 24 more wounded in shootings since Friday afternoon.
A man plunged to his death from the 10th floor of the luxury condo tower at 30 E. Huron St.
At least five people were killed, and 23 others were wounded, by gunfire and other violence in Chicago this past weekend.
A man who had recently moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico was stabbed to death in a fight with a group of people in the River North area early Saturday.
A man was fatally stabbed during a fight early Saturday in the River North area.
The very name "Chicago" is believed to be derived from a Potawatomie word for wild onions, and now perhaps the wildest of those onions – the one of the satirical newspaper variety, that is – calls Chicago home.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a group of nearly 100 people who picketed outside of a River North movie theater on Saturday, calling for a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons.
Police are searching for a robber who has been targeting victims downtown and on the Near North Side in broad daylight in recent weeks.
A new Wal-Mart Express store opened in Chicago on Wednesday, this one on the North Side.
Police are warning automobile owners in the River North and Streeterville areas of some break-ins to autos that have occurred over the last month.
The newest reality TV star just might come from Chicago. Hopeful contestants stopped by Rockit Bar in River North on Wednesday, for a casting call for the new CBS show "3."
Police are warning Near North Side residents of two recent armed robberies, both in busy and fashionable areas.
A teenage boy stole a woman's wallet as she rode a bus overnight, but the woman chased the thief down and cornered him until police arrived.
A 7-year-old child who had gone missing died after being pulled out of a retention pond on Wednesday evening in northwest suburban Lake in the Hills.
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a loving and heartfelt tribute to her husband at the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago Thursday.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder took the stage during the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony and was joined by members of the Chicago-based group "Guitars Over Guns."
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a loving and heartfelt tribute to her husband at the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago Thursday.
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to buy the city's Greyhound bus station in the West Loop to avoid its possible closure.
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.
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.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
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.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Jennifer Hudson, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, John Legend, Common and the Roots join Stevie Wonder on stage to perform Wonder's "Higher Ground." This performance was the last of many at the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony.
Stevie Wonder takes the stage after Bruce Springsteen and sings "All I Do" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)."
Former President Obama gives his speech at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.
Bruce Springstein follows former President Obama's speech with his 1999 song, "Land of Hopes and Dreams."
Bruce Springsteen follows former President Obama's speech with his 1999 song, "Land of Hopes and Dreams."
The Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony featured a star-studded lineup of tributes, speeches and musical performances.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a loving and heartfelt tribute to her husband at the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago Thursday.
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
A 7-year-old child who had gone missing died after being pulled out of a retention pond on Wednesday evening in northwest suburban Lake in the Hills.
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.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.