Fire rips through residential building in Avondale
Flames were raging late Thursday in the back of one-and-a-half-story wood-frame home at 2941 N. Sawyer Ave. – just off Wellington Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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Flames were raging late Thursday in the back of one-and-a-half-story wood-frame home at 2941 N. Sawyer Ave. – just off Wellington Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
An employee was on his way to work at an elementary school in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Wednesday morning, and it's safe to say it was the last place the Chicago man thought he would be the victim of an attempted carjacking.
Eliseo Mendoza was struck and killed on Sawyer Avenue just off busy 26th Street. The odds are that there were witnesses to what happened Tuesday morning, and for the family it's just a matter of finding them.
A man was stabbed on broad daylight Monday on the 606 trail, police said.
A wild crime spree left a path of destruction – as a driver plowed into cars and then ended up busting into a grandmother's home.
Police overnight arrested two people who may be linked to a shooting that left a nurse dead in Little Village earlier this week.
An 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's who was reported missing returned home Wednesday afternoon.
A Bloomington man has been charged with murder for the death of a woman who was found in an abandoned Lawndale building in 2012.
About 1 p.m. Sunday, an orange Hummer blocked a Lincoln Navigator head-on at the corner of West 28th Street and South Sawyer Avenue, police at the scene said. Two people with guns then stepped out of the Hummer and fired nearly a dozen bullets at the Navigator.
The 23-year-old was shot in the chest about 4:35 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Sawyer Avenue,
Nine people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night, police said.
A man was stabbed to death in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood early Saturday.
Gunfire left one man dead and another wounded just after midnight in the South Shore neighborhood, and five others were wounded across the city in the overnight hours.
One man was critically hurt and another seriously wounded when an argument turned violent in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood early Sunday.
Police have caught a man who allegedly tried to lure an 11-year-old girl into his van three different times.
The teenage girl who stabbed her uncle to death during an argument Wednesday night has been released without charges.
A teenage girl stabbed her uncle to death during an argument in the Logan Square neighborhood, police said.
A man was reportedly shot to death on the street in the Southwest Side's Ashburn neighborhood this afternoon.
Midway Plaisance began as one of the city's most ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of some of the city's most storied history and beautiful public art.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
A house fire disrupted traffic in Aurora, Illinois, on Thursday afternoon.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
Chicago City Council members on Tuesday continued to put pressure on the Johnson administration to replace the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, as a top city official revealed it could be eight more months to get it done.
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.
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.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
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.
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.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Police in Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A tornado watch is in place for the entire Chicago area and Northwest Indiana until 9 p.m. as a second round of storms could bring a widespread tornado outbreak.
Midway Plaisance began as one of the city's most ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of some of the city's most storied history and beautiful public art.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
The parents of Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony and father of Austin Metcalf spoke to CBS News after a jury rejected Anthony's claims of self-defense and convicted him of murder in the stabbing death of fellow student-athlete Metcalf.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for all of Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana as an outbreak is possible in the afternoon and evening.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
Midway Plaisance began as one of the city's most ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of some of the city's most storied history and beautiful public art.
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.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It was another humid day up at Halas Hall for day two of the Bears' mandatory mini-camp. One of the new faces on defense said he can handle the heat, and wants all the smoke, while a veteran offensive lineman is trying to regain his footing.
Michael Busch added a solo homer as the Cubs lost for the 21st time in 28 games.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.
Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, told a federal judge he has lost 30 pounds and is not receiving consistent medical care for Type 2 diabetes while held in an Indiana jail.
