Off-duty CPD officer fires weapon during attempted carjacking in Ashburn
It happened just before 11 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Sacramento Avenue.
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It happened just before 11 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Sacramento Avenue.
No injuries were reported, and no arrests were made, police said.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 64.
Maria Roque's family said they know who shot her, and why, but the question is how a system designed to protect victims of domestic violence failed.
The men, 20 and 25, were on a stationary train causing a disturbance when a male offender fired shots, police said.
The shooting happened in the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue around 10:42 a.m.
A weapon was recovered and police are questioning a person of interest.
The teen was a passenger inside a car, in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue around 12:40 a.m., when someone in a gold-in-color Kia SUV fired shots, according to police.
The victim was driven to Trinity Hospital and was transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.
A weapon was recovered and police are questioning a person of interest.
Police said an argument during a basketball game inside the gym spilled out into the parking lot just after 8 p.m.
Bullet holes were left in the side of the white tow truck after the shooting at California Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police say an argument during a basketball game inside the gym spilled out into the parking lot just after 8 p.m.
The driver’s coworkers said he was recovering, as Illinois State Police continued to investigate the shooting. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Francisco Antonio Miranda, 39, was arrested on Thursday, in the 4800 block of West Cermak in Cicero, by members of the Chicago Police Department and the Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force.
A woman called around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday to report someone had broken into her home in Joliet, police said.
Joliet police said they arrested a man they said broke into a home and fatally shot a woman inside.
Police say the shooting happened in the area of the 2000 block of East Touhy Avenue.
Carlos Sanchez, 24, was shot and killed this week not far from Back of the Yards College Prep, where he was a star on the soccer field. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Sources said the teen attends nearby Phoenix STEM Military Academy which is just blocks from the Blue Line stop.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from Stroger Hospital where the boy is being treated. A fire department spokesperson said the teen was brought here in stable but serious condition
Sanchez was shot dead outside his alma mater, Back of the Yards College Prep.
The 14-year-old boy died at the scene, while the 65-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The shooters fled west on 61st Place in a gray vehicle. No one was in custody late Tuesday.
A 16-year-old boy opened fire and struck three others, and he too was also shot, in the incident in the Brainerd neighborhood.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
A search is underway for a missing person on Friday afternoon along the Des Plaines River in north suburban Libertyville.
Three people were found dead Friday morning inside a home in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners. A plan for Meadow Plaza, one of the North Shore's oldest shopping centers, would replace it with condominiums and less commercial space.
The U.S. Marine Corps reports that the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected from the jet before it crashed in California.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
A report on an investigation into former state Representative Harry Benton (D-Chicago) was made public on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
A proposal that could dramatically change the heart of downtown Northbrook faces growing opposition from some neighbors and business owners.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Alex Bregman drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and the Chicago Cubs went on to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
