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Police have said Cunningham, a father of five, was holding a gun at the time, but his loved ones have insisted he was a licensed concealed carry gun owner.
Police said a homeowner shot an intruder he found in his backyard shortly before 5:00 in the morning. At last check, the homeowner was in custody.
Dolton police are urging people to stay vigilant as they search for a second suspect, following a wild shootout with officers Monday afternoon.
A 16-year-old boy was found dead of a gunshot wound late Monday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
An East Garfield Park neighborhood homeowner shot an intruder in his backyard early Tuesday.
A 10-year-old boy was grieving Monday night, after his mother was gunned down doing something as simple as driving by in her car.
A police officer was injured after shooting at a suspect in Dolton on Monday.
The victim was shot twice in the stomach and was taken to the University of Chicago hospital where he later died.
Police say the shooting happened at 3 a.m. near East 23rd Avenue and Kentucky Street where at least one officer used deadly force.
More than 20 shots were fired into a far South Side home where several children, including a 12-year-old girl, were inside. Lakiya Charleston was shot twice while sleeping on the couch.
A woman is dead and a man was in serious condition late Friday following a shooting in the West Side's North Lawndale neighborhood.
A man and woman were shot and rushed to the hospital Thursday night in a drive-by incident in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Bernard Harvey Jr., 40, has been charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm in connection with Monday's shooting at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, according to the U.S States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
A Sunday shooting at a barbecue in Humboldt Park that wounded several people including an 8-year-old was just one of 38 incidents across the city over the weekend from Friday to Sunday.
A gunman opened fire into a crowd of people on Chicago's west side, leaving six people wounded early Sunday morning.
Police discharged weapons after witnessing two offenders shooting at a crowd in Englewood.
A man was shot was riding his bicycle in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Saturday morning.
Police said three men broke into a couple's apartment near 78th and Ridgeland around 2:15 a.m., and forced them out of bed. The victim started fighting with his attackers, and one of them shot him in the back.
A man is dead after being shot in the back in a Park Manor neighborhood apartment.
Noting that he has been a Chicago Police officer for 31 years, Johnson said he has lived with and dealt with gun violence throughout his adult life. But he said he and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cannot be the only ones decrying violence and illegal gun use in Chicago.
Twenty people were killed and 26 others were wounded after a gunman went on a rampage Saturday at a Walmart in the Texas border town of El Paso, police said.
At least 19 people were killed, 40 were injured and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said.
A bicyclist was shot in Rogers Park early Saturday morning.
Police told CBS affiliate WSBT-TV two males and a female were dead in the shooting at the Stratford Commons Apartments at 2601 Oakland Ave around 9 a.m.
The Closs kidnapping and murders happened under similar circumstances last fall in Barron County, just 40 miles away.
Kenneth Williams Sr., 67, was working when he was shot and killed by nine officers in downtown Gary on Friday, Aug. 28.
Beach swim closed at 7 p.m. on Monday, meaning there will be no lifeguards on duty moving forward.
Chicago police said the girl was approached by a known male who pulled out a gun and shot her in the back.
Chicago police are investigating after two boys, 14 and 17, were shot in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
The Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
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.
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.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, the demand for retro music formats fueled a surge in revenue of nearly 7% in the first half of 2026.
Her home state honored her at this weekend's season opener, also spelling out "dolly" on the field and playing "I Will Always Love You". The country icon and Tennessee native died late last month.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the next chance for showers, even thunderstorms, in First Alert Weather.
Kenneth Williams Sr., 67, was shot and killed by nine officers in downtown Gary on Aug. 30.
Kenneth Williams Sr., 67, was shot and killed by nine officers in downtown Gary on Aug. 30.
Kenneth Williams Sr., 67, was working when he was shot and killed by nine officers in downtown Gary on Friday, Aug. 28.
Beach swim closed at 7 p.m. on Monday, meaning there will be no lifeguards on duty moving forward.
Chicago police said the girl was approached by a known male who pulled out a gun and shot her in the back.
Indiana State Police said a Sunday traffic stop led to them finding $3.8 million worth of cocaine.
Chicago police are investigating after two boys, 14 and 17, were shot in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood.
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?
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
And to think, Kyle Whittingham said he wanted to put an end to all the drama around Michigan.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Sam Antonacci added three doubles and two RBIs for the White Sox, who maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland.
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
