Teen Says Cop Told Him He's 'Lucky' To Be Alive After Cop Shot Him
After a Chicago police officer wounded two teens in a December 2013 shooting, he told one of them he was lucky to be alive, the teen told a federal jury Wednesday.
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After a Chicago police officer wounded two teens in a December 2013 shooting, he told one of them he was lucky to be alive, the teen told a federal jury Wednesday.
A person died Wednesday morning after she was shot 12 times in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago Police.
The veteran Chicago cop on trial for his December 2013 shooting of two teenagers made a "split second" decision in what he believed to be a neighborhood full of guns, drugs and crime, his defense attorney told a jury Tuesday.
Ramona Shelton was found in her vehicle shot multiple times.
An off-duty Chicago Fire Department lieutenant shot and killed a 17-year-old boy who tried to run him over after stealing his car Monday.
Seven people were shot, one fatally, during a single mass shooting incident about 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the West Pullman neighborhood.
The targeted victim was not on a train as the shooter fired, as police previously said.
A woman pulled up outside the courthouse near 26th and California in a black vehicle with a man inside who had suffered a gunshot wound.
The man showed up at Holy Cross Hospital about 2 a.m. and told investigators he had been wounded on outbound I-90/94 near 59th Street.
About 3:15 a.m., the 31-year-old was riding a bike in the 2000 block of North Newland when two people walked up to him and started a fight.
Oliver L. Rhone, 37, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting of Quentin Tillison, 37.
Two people approached and one of them shot the man about 12:45 a.m. while he was standing on a sidewalk in the 6800 block of South Jeffery.
A gunman fired into a CTA Red Line train Thursday night at a downtown subway stop, wounding a 23-year-old passenger who apparently was targeted, police said.
The day's latest fatal shooting happened at 4:34 p.m. in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the Far South Side.
The Cook County state's attorney office charged Robert Coppage with first-degree murder and attempted murder, police said.
Quentin Tillison, 37, was fatally shot outside the Walgreens in the 1100 block of South Roselle Road on Monday.
Two people were shot in north suburban Zion late Wednesday morning, and showed up at the police station to seek help.
Police said the man claimed he shot three people who had broken into his home, but investigators later found "inconsistencies" in his story.
The day's latest shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Anthony Crenshaw, 20, and Trenton Tharp, 28, each face 9 felony charges, including murder in perpetuation of a robbery and attempted murder,
A 17-year-old boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday afternoon at a home that also serves as a daycare in West Englewood.
The day's latest fatal shooting happened about 10 a.m. in the South Shore neighborhood.
All four of the officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with their respective departments' policies.
Schaumburg police said Quentin Tillison was shot in the chest around 5:20 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Walgreens on Roselle Road.
Police said the victims were known gang members, and investigators are looking into the possibility the shooter is in a rival gang.
A family from Barrington, Illinois, traveled to Spain to witness the 2026 solar eclipse, continuing a tradition that's been going for more than half a century.
An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Oak Forest and Flossmoor on Tuesday, only to be followed by another round of severe storms on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana remained without power on Wednesday afternoon, a day after powerful storms caused widespread wind damage across the region.
The crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Sunday at East Grand Avenue and Keystone Avenue. It is unclear what led to the crash.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes touched down during the severe weather outbreak in Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
The executive order tightens air and noise pollution rules for data centers and creates a task force to develop a long-term strategy.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake has grown more desperate, with rescue crews combing through collapsed buildings looking for missing people.
It’s the eighth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. For the first time, players in the U.K. are participating.
Severe weather left trees downed all over campus, and crews are surveying significant property damage at the residential educational facility.
The so-called "bug fire" has already burned tens of thousands of acres. Thousands of communities have been evacuated near Reno.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The woman who was killed in a Portage, Indiana, house explosion during severe storms Tuesday has been identified.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana remained without power on Wednesday afternoon, a day after powerful storms caused widespread wind damage across the region.
Braun said Tuesday's storms caused widespread wind damage in northwest Indiana and significant flooding in central parts of the state.
A family from Barrington, Illinois, traveled to Spain to witness the 2026 solar eclipse, continuing a tradition that's been going for more than half a century.
An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Oak Forest and Flossmoor on Tuesday, only to be followed by another round of severe storms on Wednesday.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
The Cubs (70-50) improved to a season-best 20 games over .500.
Muneteka Murakami extended his on-base streak to 26 games with a double in the eighth.
The Seattle Storm snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the Chicago Sky on Monday night.
Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant is expected to miss 4 to 6 months after undergoing surgery on his injured knee, head coach Ben Johnson announced Tuesday.
Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night along busy McCormick Boulevard in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie.
Two Twin Cities police departments say an apparent double murder-suicide Wednesday morning at a home daycare and a separate deadly stabbing are linked.
An Aurora man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist last month in west suburban Hampshire.
Police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a minimart in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.
Two men were critically wounded Monday night in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
