Candlelight vigil held for Plainfield boy killed in alleged hate crime for being Muslim
Police say one week ago the boy and his mother were attacked and targeted simply because they were Muslim.
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Police say one week ago the boy and his mother were attacked and targeted simply because they were Muslim.
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
Chicago police said an employee, a 26-year-old man, was working when a known offender in his late 20s entered the store and an altercation ensued.
Chicago police said around 12:45 a.m., the 41-year-old woman was in an argument with the known offender, a 41-year-old man, who approached with a knife inside her residence.
Chicago police and members of the Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force arrested 35-year-old Katherine McCann on Thursday, in the 1300 block of West 112th Street.
The victims were in a parked car in the 4400 block of North Sheridan Road when another car with unknown offenders approached them.
Three teenagers were hospitalized after being shot on Chicago's North Side late Friday morning. The victims, two 18-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy were in a parked car in the 4400 block of North Sheridan Road around 10:30 a.m. when another vehicle with unknown offenders approached them, police said.
Around 10:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Lyons and Woodland.
Nearly a decade after a Chicago teenager was killed, her family still awaits closure. The family of the 18-year-old woman killed in Belmont Cragin told CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot that they're not giving up in their quest for justice.
Rylan Wilder was interning at Upbeat Music and Arts School in Chicago when he was shot in the arm by police.
Chicago police said the victim was driving a red Chevy Cruz heading eastbound on Cullerton and Paulina when she heard shots and felt pain.
The victim suffered two gunshot wounds to the right armpit and was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
Kevin Krenc is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Victor Garcia.
Deputies initially were trying to save the man who was unconscious and wounded, but he awoke and attacked the deputy, police said.
Chicago police said the victim was a passenger in the vehicle when someone in a dark-colored SUV fired shots.
University officials said Jaylen Burns was taken to a hospital after police responded to reports of shots fired at the University Pointe Apartment Complex.
University officials said Jaylen Burns was taken to a hospital after police responded to reports of shots fired at the University Pointe Apartment Complex.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 72.
Police say a 32-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were shot.
Police say a 32-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were shot.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
A suspect has been taken into custody hours after a shooting that injured five officers in Minnesota's Benton County Thursday morning.
"This offender is not sympathetic at all. To sit there and say that you're sorry for what happened and you're sorry for Ella's death and then turn around and say 'I think my brother is innocent' is disgusting."
Police responded to the 6200 block of South Troy Street just before 2:30 a.m. and found the 22-year-old victim on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night.
They are in the exhibition "Stories of Survival: Object, Image, Memory" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360.
Some are concerned the change could cause hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois to lose their benefits.
The Sacramento Kings are acquiring De'Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that sends forward Dario Saric and two future second-round picks to the Chicago Bulls, according to a league source.
It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused — the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.
Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.
The Justice Department released more new documents Friday from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after the DOJ's original deadline to do so.
The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies has still lapsed.
President Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.
President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
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.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
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.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Catherine O'Hara was best known for her comic performances in projects including "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and "Schitt's Creek."
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are "The Big Chill," Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Civil War drama "Glory," and John Carpenter's "The Thing."
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
The items are in the exhibition "Stories of Survival: Object, Image, Memory" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360. Joe Donlon reports.
Beginning Sunday, anyone without a Real ID or passport will have to pay an extra $45 to travel and may be subject to additional screening. Asal Rezaei reports.
Some are concerned the new rules could cause hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois to lose their benefits. Victor Jacobo reports.
Standing water and wet pavements can create icy spots. On Sunday, highs reach the upper 20s, with breezy conditions.
All this comes as many are still dealing with the effects of last weekend's storm that's being blamed for at least 80 deaths from Texas to New England.
Passengers without Real IDs can still fly if they pay a $45 fee, which covers the cost of additional identity verification screening.
Some are concerned the change could cause hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois to lose their benefits.
The signing comes amid reports of another federal immigration surge planned in Chicago, possibly in the spring.
They are in the exhibition "Stories of Survival: Object, Image, Memory" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360.
The Sacramento Kings are acquiring De'Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that sends forward Dario Saric and two future second-round picks to the Chicago Bulls, according to a league source.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have required him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
A Lake County woman has a warning for other homeowners, after she said a contractor took thousands of dollars, destroyed part of her home, and then vanished, even leaving his tools behind.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night.
The Sacramento Kings are acquiring De'Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that sends forward Dario Saric and two future second-round picks to the Chicago Bulls, according to a league source.
Charlie Coyle had his second career hat trick, Mathieu Olivier added a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Friday night.
Depsite coming off a third straight 100-loss season in 2025, there is some excitement building for the White Sox heading into 2026, with a young core that helped them improve by 19 wins last year.
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused — the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the execution-style murder of a senior citizen in Chinatown in 2021.
Brendan Banfield testified that he did not fatally stab his wife in 2023, but instead shot the man who did.
A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of forging threats against President Donald Trump in an attempt to get a witness against him deported.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent and trying to free Luigi Mangione, according to federal court filings and a law enforcement source.
