Security guard shoots robbery suspect in broad daylight downtown
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
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The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
Victor Jacobo reports live from The Loop where a shooting investigation is underway.
Calumet City police responded to a call about a large group of men fighting in the 400 block of Buffalo Avenue.
A spokesperson for Dolton said a person hiding in the bushes stepped out and shot three people moments before a balloon release was about to take place.
One man is in custody, and another is on the run after a shooting led to officers firing shots in south suburban Calumet City, Illinois, overnight.
Witnesses reported that a balloon release was about to take place when someone, who was hiding in the bushes nearby, stepped out and opened fire.
Chicago police accuse Jermaine Sutton, 26, of fatally shooting a 57-year-old man in East Garfield Park over the weekend.
The victim was struck multiple times throughout his body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
A 2-year-old boy has died after he accidentally shot himself on Monday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The woman accused of firing the gun was taken into custody, police said.
Police were called to the scene to find a 21-year-old man outside unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness told police two people exited a black sedan and fired at the victim, and then got back in the car and fled.
At least six people have been killed and 12 others have been wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
The teenage boy was shot three times in the body and was left in critical condition, while the woman was shot twice in the right leg and was reported in fair condition.
The 34-year-old woman and the 16-year-old boy were outside in the 6700 block of South Cregier Avenue in South Shore when some people pulled up in a vehicle, displayed guns, and shot them both, police said.
Souleymane Diallo, 33, was arrested and charged with two felony counts, including first-degree murder, in the shooting of a 31-year-old man at a South Loop business Friday night.
The victim was shot in the right arm and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.
Police said at 3:30 a.m., the teen was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light in the 700 block of South Wells Street, near Polk Street, when a man took out a gun and fired multiple shots at the car.
A man has been charged with firing shots at three people in a car last month in the South Shore neighborhood, before police opened fire on him during a foot chase.
A man has been charged with shooting and killing another man more than a year ago in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
An employee at a business in the South Loop was taken into custody Friday night after Chicago police said another man was shot and killed during a struggle over the employee's gun.
The families of two teenagers who were shot, one of them fatally, in Chicago's Douglass Park are now suing the park district and the suspect.
Anyone with information can give a tip anonymously and remain eligible for a cash reward.
Chicago police said the teen was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
A teenager was shot in the head inside a home in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Chicago area on Tuesday. Here's what you can expect.
Fallen Chicago firefighter/EMT Michael Altman will be laid to rest Tuesday morning. The service will be small and private, unlike the original plan.
The newly opened restaurant Gingie in Chicago's River North district, announced that it is temporarily closed due to a minor kitchen fire Sunday evening.
The visit "will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States," Buckingham Palace says.
Police are investigating a shooting and crash that left two people injured on Chicago's Near North Side.
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.
Organizers estimated that at least 8 million people took part in more than 3,300 "No Kings" events worldwide.
Iran-linked cyber criminals accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources said.
The Justice Department has made public millions of pages from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
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.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
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.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
The City Council in Aurora, Illinois, is likely to lay down the hammer on data centers.
Chicago-native John Mulaney announced a new stop at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer.
Following a ribbon-cutting attended by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday, people were let inside the new space, at 5035 N. Broadway right off Argyle Street, for a special open house.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Acclaimed Chicago bar and music venue The Hideout has been sold to a performer and former employee, but the owners said it will carry on as the same beloved place that visitors have always known.
Funeral services were to be held Tuesday for Jimmy Gracey, the 20-year-old Elmhurst, Illinois, native and University of Alabama student who died earlier this month in Barcelona.
Fallen Chicago firefighter/EMT Michael Altman will be laid to rest Tuesday morning. Lauren Victory reports.
NASA's Artemis II test flight will carry four astronauts around the Moon, marking the first such journey in more than half a century.
A shooting and crash in downtown Chicago left a bystander shot and another person hit by a car.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Chicago area on Tuesday. Here's what you can expect.
Police are investigating a shooting and crash that left two people injured on Chicago's Near North Side.
Fallen Chicago firefighter/EMT Michael Altman will be laid to rest Tuesday morning. The service will be small and private, unlike the original plan.
The newly opened restaurant Gingie in Chicago's River North district, announced that it is temporarily closed due to a minor kitchen fire Sunday evening.
The visit "will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States," Buckingham Palace says.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
Homeowners in Berwyn said they are constantly having to pump out sewage to keep it from flooding their basements.
CBS News Chicago learned that she was hired at the school in Mundelein in 2023, which was after DCFS found credible evidence that Servant had injured her children as a form of discipline.
United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
Have you ever walked into a business with no employees? You may soon; autonomous businesses are becoming more popular.
Vargas' slam in the fourth gave the White Sox an 8-0 cushion.
The Bulls took the court two hours after waiving Jaden Ivey for "conduct detrimental to the team." Ivey, who is injured, did not travel with the team during its four-game road trip.
Happ extended his homer streak to three games, and Ballesteros grounded a two-run single into right field.
Coach Billy Donovan said the Bulls have employees from "all different walks of life" and Ivey's comments don't reflect the values of the organization.
The Chicago Blackhawks are planning to honor the late Troy Murray next month.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, arrested a man in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday in connection with a 1977 homicide.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to hold a woman in custody until trial on charges that she shot and killed the father of her children, his mother, and his stepfather at a home in unincorporated Crete in Chicago's far south suburbs.
Cook County Sheriff's police detectives were searching for a person of interest Monday after a teenager was shot and killed in the apartment where she lived in unincorporated Glenview over the weekend.
Three people were shot, and one of them was killed, at a party in Will County south of Chicago early Sunday morning.
Chicago police on Sunday were looking for a man they say attacked a senior at the Belmont Red-Brown-Purple Line 'L' stop earlier this month.
