Armed robbers shoot employee during robbery of Oak Lawn jewelry store
A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The woman was near the alley when she was struck by gunfire, police said.
A man, 41, was shot while driving in the 4500 block of South Racine, police said.
Two boys, ages 13 and 14, were near the sidewalk in the 600 block of East 40th Street around 5:39 p.m., when they were struck by gunfire.
With the start of the summer months, data show some types of crimes are on the rise, while some have decreased. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Shortly before midnight Wednesday night, three people were in a vehicle headed south on I-57 near Halsted Street, when someone in another vehicle fired shots.
A male victim, 22, was exiting the rear entrance of a residence when an unknown offender began shooting toward him.
Dakotah Earley, the young man who was shot and nearly killed during a shocking robbery in Lincoln Park, is now showing promising signs of recovery.
Three bodies were found in a house in Kankakee Wednesday, and police say they are conducting a homicide investigation. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Around 3 p.m., bike officers were on patrol near 105th Street and Oglesby Avenue, near Trumbull Park, when someone fired shots in their direction., police said.
Calls to move the Pride Parade out of East Lakeview and Uptown and move it downtown are not new. But they were renewed following violent incidents overnight. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
"We've seen an uptick in the semi-automatic handguns that are being recovered a crime scenes you know, the more bullets you can shoot, the more people you can kill."
Violence unfolded on the streets of Lakeview overnight Sunday into Monday – several hours after the city’s Pride celebrations. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Police said the shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Barry Avenue, Clark and Halsted streets.
A 29-year-old man is in serious condition at Northwestern Hospital.
At least five people are dead, and 22 others are wounded after shootings across the Chicago as of Sunday.
Sources say the shooters got onto the bus and shot a 17-year-old in the head as he sat near the back of the bus.
Illinois State Police are investigating following a shooting on the Dan Ryan expressway Sunday morning.
Two men were shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Sunday morning.
A man is dead after being shot while exiting a vehicle on the city's Near West Side Sunday morning.
The baby girl was in a car when someone in another vehicle fired shots. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports.
The victims were standing outside when they were shot.
Three bullet holes were fired into a sport-utility vehicle on the city’s Northwest Side early Thursday, and the driver was struck. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot talked to the victim off camera.
A woman of unknown age suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.
A man was shot and wounded at North Avenue Beach Tuesday night, and three police officers were injured in fights that followed in Old Town. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports on the search for a suspect a night later.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
A truck crashed into a Goodwill store in southwest suburban Joliet Friday morning, police said.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
One official in California said that scanning individual ballots for every voter in the state would take roughly 43 years based on the Postal Service's estimates.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Prostate cancer has many treatment options and a highly effective screening process. This is what doctors what men to know about prostate cancer, screening and treatment.
After waiting years for a pothole to be patched, a business had to watch in horror as a Philadelphia city bus promptly drove over the wet cement and got stuck.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
Chicago community groups have said they are taking safety into their own hands over Labor Day Weekend, putting on programming for young people that kids actually want to go to.
Isolated showers and storms overnight with lows in the low 70s.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
Safety is top of mind for city officials ahead of one of Chicago's busiest weekends of the summer.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended in a mistrial Friday, after jurors announced for a third time that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
