2 sought in cellphone thefts at CTA Sox-35th Street station
Police said on June 24 and 25, during the 11 a.m. hour, two suspects approached the victims and took their cellphones from their hands as they were waiting for the train to arrive.
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Police said on June 24 and 25, during the 11 a.m. hour, two suspects approached the victims and took their cellphones from their hands as they were waiting for the train to arrive.
They suspects allegedly took the passenger's wallet, money, and hit him in the face while on the escalator at the CTA Red Line-Clybourn Station on July 12.
A man who was attacked in River North while visiting his kids last week is warning others after learning about another similar attack in the neighborhood a short time later.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing two women at gunpoint and shooting one of them earlier this week in the Lakeview neighborhood. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The man, Sam, said he is a victim of what Chicago police are calling a string of robberies targeting bargoers — with at least four other incidents in River North since mid-June.
The man, Sam, said he is a victim of what Chicago police are calling a string of robberies targeting bargoers. Marissa Sulek reports.
The teen was in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue when a man on an electric scooter came up and robbed him at gunpoint, police said.
The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago’s West Side.
In each incident, the robbers started chatting up drunken victims in a friendly manner. Then, the robbers forcibly took the victims’ property and beat up the victims with their hands and fists, police said.
The robbery happened on Granville Avenue in West Rogers Park, or West Ridge.
Police said a physical struggled ensued during the robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot the woman in the abdomen.
According to police, the robbery took place on the CTA bus on June 28 in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Police said the boys robbed and carjacked a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman on Sunday in the 1600 block of North Long Avenue.
Nearly two months after a couple was robbed outside their home in the north Chicago suburb of Glenview, police said they had a second suspect in custody Tuesday.
The attacks happened within 5 minutes of each other on the 0-100 block of West Kinzie Street.
In all four incidents, which took place within 30 minutes, the victims were walking outside when they were confronted by strangers demanding items.
Chicago police said a 36-year-old man was getting items out of his car, in the 1400 block of North Artesian Avenue, just after 10:45 p.m., when an armed man approached and demanded his belongings.
Police said a man walked up to the victims and robbed them at gunpoint. Two of the robberies happened at construction sites.
Video showed the man and woman attacking salon workers with pepper spray before robbing them and leaving the business.
A couple who had just received hundreds of dollars in spa services was recently caught on video pepper-spraying and stealing from nail salon employees. Jermont Terry reports.
Police said at least 10 people approached the couple on a Red Line train at the Harrison stop around 11:20 p.m. on May 7, threatened them with a knife, beat them, and used pepper spray while robbing them.
Eight people were found guilty of robbing Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016. Two defendants were acquitted.
The victim refused to give up his belongings, and one of the offenders took out a gun and shot him in the leg.
Antwan Kelsor, 22, and Maurice Deloach, 23, were charged with multiple felonies, including four counts of identity theft.
The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatantly antisemitic nickname."
Over 38,000 gallons of distilled water were recalled in six states, including Illinois.
Protesters are gathering near the Broadview ICE processing facility on Saturday.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
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The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
A "No Kings" protest outside the Broadview ICE facility could bring 1,000 people on Saturday.
The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatant antisemitic nickname."
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
A group of over 2,000 protesters are expected to meet outside the Broadview ICE facility for a "No Kings Protest" starting around 10 a.m.
Bears fans near and far are fired up for Sunday, whether they'll be cheering on the team at Soldier Field, at home, or at their favorite bar.
Protesters are gathering near the Broadview ICE processing facility on Saturday.
Over 38,000 gallons of distilled water were recalled in six states, including Illinois.
The Lake County Republican Party in Indiana is speaking out against one of the candidates running to represent Indiana's first district for using a "blatantly antisemitic nickname."
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
The Nets beat the Bulls 112-109 on Friday night.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
