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Police have charged a South Side man with murder in the shooting death of a mother who was shopping with her children in a cell hone store in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood on April 26.
Jaylon McKenzie, a 14-year-old football star from Belleville, Illinois, already had scholarship offers from the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri, and dreamed of playing in the NFL, but those dreams were shattered this weekend, when he was shot and killed at a party near St. Louis.
A person has been shot after Chicago police officers engaged in a gun battle in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police say.
Joliet police have released a video of a woman seen talking to a 36-year-old man inside the lobby of a Denny's restaurant, moments before he was fatally shot in the parking lot on Tuesday night.
Andrew Gauna, 30, allegedly fired several shots into the back of an off-duty officer's vehicle on April 13, 2018, after an argument with the officer.
Palatine police are searching for an 18-year-old man suspected of shooting two teenagers Sunday night.
You probably don't know their names; they're not famous, but they are heroes.
Two judges from southern Indiana were shot and wounded early Wednesday in the parking lot of a White Castle in downtown Indianapolis.
Hours before 45-year-old Gary Martin shot and killed five co-workers at the Henry Pratt Company plant in Aurora, he allegedly threatened "If I get fired, I'm going to kill every mother f***** in here," according to a new report from the Kane County State's Attorney's office.
Two people were shot in northwest suburban Palatine Sunday, according to police.
A Chicago crisis responder is reaching out to help a boy who saw his mother gunned down in Chicago Lawn Friday.
A stray bullet broke several hearts Friday evening as it struck innocent mother of three Candice Dickerson at a cell phone store in Gage Park.
A woman has died after being shot by stray gunfire in a cell phone store in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Friday night, police confirm.
Police said officers responding to a shots fired report shortly after 2 a.m. from a ShotSpotter gunfire sensor near Quincy Street and Laramie Avenue, and found two people who had been shot near a vehicle.
A 22-year-old man is in serious condition after a shooting in Mundelein.
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the 500 block of Lower Wacker Drive early Sunday morning.
A 16-year-old boy is dead after being found in the middle of a street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Two people were fatally shot in the Belmont Cragin area, according to Chicago fire officials.
A deadly robbery in Park Manor Thursday morning took the life of a 64-year-old father who was on the phone with his son when he was targeted and tried fighting back.
An Elk Grove Village man has been indicted on federal charges for trying to kill a postal carrier on New Year's Eve.
A 33-year-old reputed gang member has been convicted of murder in the 2012 shooting death of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton, who was killed by a stray bullet while selling snow cones and candy in the North Austin neighborhood.
An armed robber and his victim shot and killed each other Thursday morning during a confrontation in the Park Manor neighborhood.
A woman was forced to fire when a relative's dog attacked a nine-year-old boy in Roseland Wednesday night.
Detectives in northwest Indiana have released surveillance images of two people wanted in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Gary.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Amazon packages spilled onto I-80/94 after a crash involving a semi-truck in Gary, Indiana.
Lithuania is teaching civilians young and old to help defend their tiny nation from a hypothetical Russian invasion, and telling Putin, "We don't fear you."
A Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was expected to make her first court appearance Tuesday morning.
Police are searching for a woman after a car lost control and ended up in the Little Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
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.
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.
Chicago-born Army National Guard veteran Toni Brooks wants to rebuild the city with what she calls a a 3D strategy — it’s dignity, dollars, and defense. Brooks joins Dana Kozlov to talk about her plans.
Amazon packages spilled onto I-80/94 after a crash involving a semi-truck in Gary, Indiana.
The Frankfort mother accused in her toddler's death is expected in court on Tuesday.
Police are searching for a woman after a car lost control and ended up in the Little Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
A Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week is due to make her first court appearance Tuesday morning.
Police are searching for a woman after a car that lost control and ended up in the Little Calumet River.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Amazon packages spilled onto I-80/94 after a crash involving a semi-truck in Gary, Indiana.
Kenneth Williams Sr., 67, was working when he was shot and killed by nine officers in downtown Gary on Friday, Aug. 28.
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 Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was expected to make her first court appearance Tuesday morning.
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.
