Closing arguments begin Thursday for CPD officer charged in 2020 CTA Red Line shooting
Video of the incident shows the struggle between officer Melvina Bogard and Ariel Roman.
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Video of the incident shows the struggle between officer Melvina Bogard and Ariel Roman.
A vigil was held two nights after a mass shooting left 14 people wounded on the city's West Side. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A vigil was held Wednesday night for the victims of the mass shooting at California Avenue and Polk Street on Monday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
For the first time, we’re hearing from one of the 14 victims shot in the mass shooting Monday on the city’s West Side. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Fourteen people – including three children – were shot during a mass shooting Monday night on the city's West Side.
A man is charged with aggravated battery after shooting a man in the Roseland neighborhood last month.
Mateo Zastro was riding with his family in the West Lawn neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 30. His mother told CBS 2’s Jermont Terry Tuesday that she is on a mission to find justice.
Three children were among the wounded in the shooting at Polk Street and California Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Fourteen people, including three children, were wounded in a shooting Monday night at Polk Street and California Avenue. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The victims included three children in a crowd assembled for a vigil. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Fourteen people – including three children – were shot during a mass shooting Monday night on the city's West Side. Another person was hit by a car during the drive-by attack.
Eight to 10 people were shot Monday night near California Avenue and Polk Street in Lawndale. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports from Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
At least five people are dead, and 30 others are wounded following weekend shootings across the city as of Sunday. The ages of the victims range from 12 to 62.
The victim told Chicago Police officers that the shooter was traveling in a car, but he was unable to provide more details.
Four people are hurt, in two shootings, within ten minutes of each other, on the city's Near West and Northwest Sides.
Four people are hurt, in two shootings, within ten minutes of each other, on the city's Near West and Northwest Sides.
A woman is shot and killed while standing on a sidewalk in the city's Northwest Side early Sunday morning.
The boy was transported to Stroger Hospital where he was initially reported in good condition.
"This was a senseless act of violence that should not have escalated to the loss of Mr. Khamo's life," Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.
Sean Dunnavant is charged in the murder of West Ridge liquor store owner Salim Khamo. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Sean Dunnavant, the suspected shooter in the murder of Salim Khamo, has a lengthy criminal history. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Sean Dunnavant, 53, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 66-year-old Salim Khamo, owner of J & K Food & Liquor. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The victim was taken to Christ Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Akeem was washing his hands in the bathroom of his Humboldt Park home when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet Wednesday night. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The gunman had come on a bus from Minneapolis and had waited for the victim to arrive, police said.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
For the second day in a row, dumpsters filled with unused school supplies were discovered outside former Acero charter schools now run by Chicago Public Schools.
It's a week of fun for some Chicago kids who were crowned as this year's Bud Billiken Day Parade Royal Court, a cherished tradition celebrating leadership, excellence, and the cultural legacy of the parade.
After losing two of his top three financial advisers in the past week, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday sought to assure Chicago residents "they have stability" headed into what will likely be another tough budget season at City Hall.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
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.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
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.
Multiple cars were destroyed by fire after a transformer explosion in La Grange Park, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon.
Increasingly cloudy Tuesday night with rain arriving late. Lows in the low 70s.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
If you're worried about contracting cyclosporiasis, it's easy to grow your own lettuce at home and in the Chicago area you can do so 9 months out of the year.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago’s North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
People in part of Homer Glen were asked to shelter in place amid a SWAT team standoff with a home invasion suspect.
Multiple cars were destroyed by fire after a transformer explosion in La Grange Park, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
For the second day in a row, dumpsters filled with unused school supplies were discovered outside former Acero charter schools now run by Chicago Public Schools.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
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.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
