Person Wounded In Eisenhower Expressway Shooting
A person is in stable condition after being shot on the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday, authorities said.
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A person is in stable condition after being shot on the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday, authorities said.
A 45-year-old man died after he was shot in Little Village Saturday evening, police said.
Police said the victims were in the 3500 block of West 12th Place shortly before 8 p.m., when someone pulled up in a vehicle and started shooting.
Preckwinkle said the incident happened in the city of Chicago, so it's a Chicago Police matter, and she didn't want to jeopardize the investigation.
Chicago Fire Department officials said a toddler and a man were shot, and described their conditions as "stable."
Both Lightfoot and Foxx released statements saying they are committed to working together to reduce crime in the city.
The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down and sparked several nights of protests.
Demarcus Denwiddie is charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and three counts of aggravated battery, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's office.
"What really has me upset is that this happened last month, and no one was notified, and no one was told," Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison said.
On the sidewalk was a third victim, also injured during the drive-by shooting, a 38-year-old rideshare driver.
Two men were fatally shot early Thursday morning in Hammond, Ind.
Three people, including two teens, were shot on the Near North Side early Thursday morning.
David Diaz's father asked CBS 2 to show the face of his son, and share his name to let people know he was more than just another number in the growing crime stats.
A 13-year-old boy was shot while walking outside in West Englewood.
The Town Hall (19th) Chicago Police District and the office of Ald. Matt Martin (47th) will be holding a special virtual meeting next week to address three different rolling shootout incidents that have happened in the North Center and West Lakeview areas over just the past few days.
A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot, causing him to crash in North Center.
A car crashed into a Skokie elementary school overnight after a shooting Wednesday morning.
A home invasion investigation is underway in County Club Hills.
"Discussing the facts of this case in the press without the benefit of all of the evidence does a disservice to the communities who have been impacted by this violence," Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said.
Two men were found shot Tuesday evening following a report of a home invasion in south suburban Country Club Hills.
Two teenage boys were shot and wounded in front of a home in Englewood late Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the boy was a passenger in a car heading east on Irving Park Road near Ashland Avenue around 10:50 p.m., when someone in a Dodge sedan shot him in the head.
A man shot during an attempted robbery in River North early Monday morning.
A well-liked custodian in an Auburn Gresham apartment building is dead after being shot by police Monday morning.
At least 46 people were shot in Chicago this weekend, and four of them were killed.
Chicago is in the midst of its wettest spring on record, following multiple rounds of heavy rain and severe storms in recent weeks.
President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary.
D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, was arrested last week after becoming the target of a grand jury investigation into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Authorities say around 25 protesters were arrested as about 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin.
A plane landed safely at O'Hare International Airport Sunday evening after a fight between passengers.
President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
Chicago's faith community stood up for Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, as the pope pushed back on claims that he is clashing with President Trump.
Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Whole Foods will soon be moving into a vacant space in a relatively new commercial building in Chicago's Lakeview community, a local chamber of commerce group said.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo The Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook Tokyo after striking off the coast of Japan and triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas.
Dolton police are trying to find a teenage mother and her twin infants who were reported missing from the south suburb.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 20, 2026.
Starting Monday, the Trump administration will begin processing some $166 billion in tariff refunds to American businesses.
Several people started shooting at each other in North Carolina, after a fight Monday morning at a park in Winston-Salem.
For the second year in a row organizers cancelled the Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village over concerns about federal immigration enforcement .
A former teacher from Plainfield School District 202 was in court Monday on charges of grooming, soliciting a minor and aggravated battery.
An extra-alarm fire spread to multiple homes on Chicago's West Side Monday morning.
A tornado that touched down in the community of Lena late last week has been estimated as an EF-2, but may be upgraded, officials said Monday.
Chicago is in the midst of its wettest spring on record, following multiple rounds of heavy rain and severe storms in recent weeks.
A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago.
A tree planting initiative has kicked off in Chatham, among the Chicago neighborhoods most plagued by flooding, to help with the persistent problem.
Chicago residents, businesses, and city employees altogether owe the city more than $8.1 billion in overdue debt, some of it dating back to the 1990s, according to a report from the city's inspector general.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
Murakami has more home runs than any Japanese-born player through his first 22 games.
Chicago had at least one baserunner in each of the first seven innings.
Megan Coronado is helping ignite the Flames in her first season as head coach at UIC.
The Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Moisés Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ homered, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Mets their ninth straight loss, pounding New York 12-4.
Burglars targeted a sports card and comic store in a smash-and-grab in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood early Monday morning.
A former teacher from Plainfield School District 202 was in court Monday on charges of grooming, soliciting a minor and aggravated battery.
Officers from the Iowa City Police Department heard gunfire while responding to a report of a large fight, the department said.
The gunman, who is also dead, shot 10 people in total, according to police. All eight who died were children from 3 to 11 years old, police said.
Three people were killed and one other was wounded in a shooting on Friday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
