Man Jumps Out Of Moving Ride-Share Car, Shoots Fellow Passenger
A man was seriously wounded in a bizarre shooting involving a ride-share vehicle late Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
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A man was seriously wounded in a bizarre shooting involving a ride-share vehicle late Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
Officers responding to reports of a man down found him lying unresponsive on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds at 3:11 a.m. in the 1100 block of West 76th, police said.
The latest homicide happened late Monday night in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
For the first time in more than four years, Chicago went eight days without a fatal shooting.
The weekend's only fatal shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
A 55-year-old man has been charged with shooting one of his former roommates, then leading police on a chase in west suburban Aurora.
A 22-year-old man who showed up at a hospital on Friday and said he was shot in the Albany Park neighborhood actually shot himself, police.
The end of the day marked more than 109 hours without a reported homicide in the city, the longest such stretch so far this year.
Jose Herrera, 19; Juan Nunez, 18; and Adrian Robledo Garcia, 19, each face felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm, Round Lake Beach police announced Wednesday evening.
While murders and shootings through February in Chicago saw only a slight decline from last year, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said there was reason for optimism in the city's two most violent police districts.
A South Side man was ordered held without bail Tuesday in the murder of his good friend and two brothers who were killed in an apparent shootout after the pals allegedly went to the siblings' Brighton Park apartment to steal marijuana.
At 10:18 a.m., officers found 19-year-old Natoria Goines unresponsive with a gunshot wound behind an abandoned church in the 3900 block of Delaware Street in Gary, according to Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield and the Lake County coroner's office.
A 17-year-old boy was wounded Tuesday afternoon in a West Pullman shooting on the Far South Side.
A 15-year-old boy was shot Monday night in northwest suburban Round Lake Beach.
A livery driver was shot during a robbery and carjacking early Tuesday in the Washington Park neighborhood.
Shortly before 1 p.m., the 30-year-old was walking in the 9500 block of South Bishop when two males walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The 40-year-old told investigators he was walking down the street at 3:01 a.m. in the 3100 block of North Kilbourn when someone got out of a vehicle and shot him, according to Chicago Police.
A 25-year-old man was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday outside a nightclub in Gary, Indiana.
The shooting happened at 4:42 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Kedzie when 22-year-old Nau Carranza fired a gun at a person seated inside a vehicle, Chicago Police said. No one was injured.
Most recently, a man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
Sources said rival gangs allegedly got into a fight and started shooting at each other. The club owner disputed that claim.
The man, 23, was sitting in a parked minivan in the 1300 block of South Kedzie when someone in a silver car drove by and opened fire.
Two 18-year-old men were in a parked car about 1:20 a.m. when a silver Chevrolet Malibu drove by with someone inside firing shots.
Three men were killed and at least nine other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon, according to police.
Two men walked into a hospital Saturday morning after they were shot in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
Police in Lake Geneva say an experienced boat operator was overcome by at least two massive waves, causing the boat to capsize.
Sam Antonacci had three of Chicago's four hits.
Matthew Boyd pitched six shutout innings, Alex Bregman drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night.
Chicago police said the victim, a 57-year-old man identified by family as Kevin Barlow, was shot in the chest outside the CTA 98th Street rail maintenance facility on June 29.
A key Chicago City Council committee has joined the growing chorus calling for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that the city is falling short of its revenue predictions for 2026.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has over the past two days attacked three commercial vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
The top Republicans in the Senate spoke with the Kentucky Republican by phone this week, according to their spokespeople.
Rahm Emanuel is viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate and has been a longtime defender of Israel.
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.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Renowned singer-songwriter and Chicago-area native John Prine will be honored with a mural at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Lincoln Square community.
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People, whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died at the age of 74, his wife and the band said.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding plans include a rehearsal dinner and a late-night celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York City, according to sources familiar with the security planning.
Nearly seven million customers of 23andMe had their personal information exposed. The company initially paid nearly $15 million and later filed for bankruptcy.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 141 cases of cyclosporiasis, including 59 acquired domestically and 62 reported after travel outside the U.S. At least 17 other states have also reported outbreaks.
Highs on Wednesday will run in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
Kevin Jackson walked out of prison in early 2025 after spending two decades fighting to prove his innocence. He’s started a landscaping business and wants to expand and hire a team, but worries that something as simple as a background check could block his plans.
The bodies of three kids—ages 10, 7 and 6—were recovered inside the cabin of a sunken boat. Seven others on board survived. All at the time were wearing life vests, according to police.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The suit alleges the home did not properly supervise Emily Kasanga during meal time, leading to her death.
Chicago police said the victim, a 57-year-old man identified by family as Kevin Barlow, was shot in the chest outside the CTA 98th Street rail maintenance facility on June 29.
Police in Lake Geneva say an experienced boat operator was overcome by at least two massive waves, causing the boat to capsize.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a "higher-than-average" number of cyclosporiasis cases in the state amid outbreaks in other states nationwide.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
Crown Point Mayor Peter Land says that flooding has been an issue for years and that the construction plan has been in the works for almost 10 years.
About 13,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries in 2025, and with America's 250 birthday celebration about to start, doctors worry even more people could get hurt this year.
Sam Antonacci had three of Chicago's four hits.
Matthew Boyd pitched six shutout innings, Alex Bregman drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night.
The digital billboard teases Bears football games and other advertisements.
Fans saw the team's chances of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years crushed on Monday night in their knockout match against Belgium.
Belgium defeated the U.S. Men's National Team 4-1 on Monday night in the World Cup round of 16 knockout match in Seattle, ending the Americans' hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years.
Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.
Mexico said it is investigating whether its sovereignty was violated by the United States in the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
A man has been arrested and charged in a shooting that left another man dead last fall in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.
Delphine Jubillar went missing in southern France in December 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic and her body was never found.
Lake County, Illinois, sheriff's deputies and a K9 were credited with stopping a burglary in progress Sunday night.
