Prosecutor: DuPage Deputy Was Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Teen
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin has determined that a deputy was justified in fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in west suburban Villa Park more than three months ago.
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DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin has determined that a deputy was justified in fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in west suburban Villa Park more than three months ago.
Jason Van Dyke's attorney Dan Herbert said he was filing a motion asking Gaughan allow Van Dyke to stay home for future hearings in the case
A woman was seriously wounded early Thursday, when two robbers shot her while trying to steal her purse in the O'Hare neighborhood.
A 39-year-old man was shot early Thursday in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
About 11:55 p.m., the teenager was walking in the 200 block of North Sacramento when a vehicle passed and someone inside fired shots.
A 33-year-old man has been charged with Monday's fatal shooting of Javontay Tolliver outside the Red Line CTA stop at West 55th and South Wentworth.
Bernard Williams is accused of shooting Officer David Blake as part of a plan to raid Blake's gun safe and sell the weapons on the street.
Most recently, a woman was shot to death about 11:35 p.m. in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Fredrick Stewart is accused of killing Javontay Tolliver during an argument at 2:39 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of West Garfield.
Ismael Betancourt, 29, faces multiple felonies; including aggravated battery, unlawful use of a weapon, and aggravated assault.
The latest fatal shooting happened at about 11:25 a.m., when one man was killed and one woman was wounded in the South Shore neighborhood.
A man has been charged with fatally shooting a parolee Friday in southwest suburban Minooka while he was celebrating his release from prison
A man was fatally shot outside the Garfield station on the Red Line early Monday, and the suspected gunman was arrested a few minutes later.
A multi-state manhunt was underway Monday, after a man shot and killed an elderly man in Cleveland and posted video of the murder on Facebook Live.
Jaquel Foots, 20, faces one count of first-degree murder in connection with the April 6 shooting, according to Chicago Police.
A man was shot and killed early Monday at the Garfield station on the CTA Red Line.
The latest attack happened about 3:30 p.m. in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
Jose M. Mendoza was charged Wednesday with felony charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon
A brawl broke out shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn Avenue and Diplomat Lane, and shots were fired.
The day's latest shooting happened at 11:46 p.m. in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Chicago police have charged 37-year-old Joshua Smith in connection with the murder of Judge Raymond Myles.
Investigators have recovered a car seen fleeing the scene after Cook County Judge Raymond Myles was shot and killed earlier this week.
No charges have been filed against the older man as of Wednesday morning, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
Michele Robey threatened employees with a knife about 5:45 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the store at 3944 N. Western Ave., police said at the time.
Tuesday's latest shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Chicago police say the teen died at a hospital after he was found with a gunshot wound to the neck.
A retired Naperville firefighter was one of a team of rescuers who boarded a C-130 to travel to New York City after the September 11 terrorist attack, bound for Ground Zero.
The orchestra and chorus with Music of the Baroque kicked off the show in front of the Merchandise Mart.
Residents say they're fighting back to clean up the area, but despite calls to the police, the people and problems return.
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
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.
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.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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.
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.
Music of the Baroque kicked off the show that included 40 Chicago Public School students who are part of the Voice Teaching program.
Time can wrinkle a face and rust a piece of steel, but for Chuck Wehrli, 25 years is not nearly long enough to fade a memory.
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Emi's mom was having a seizure. She used FaceTime to contact her grandparents and tell them what was happening. From 700 miles away, they called 911, with Emi still on the phone.
The iPhone duo is about the size of a passport when folded. When unfolded, it's about the size of an iPad mini and becomes the skinniest iPhone to date.
Officers shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday afternoon in northwest suburban Des Plaines, police said.
A retired Naperville firefighter was one of a team of rescuers who boarded a C-130 to travel to New York City after the September 11 terrorist attack, bound for Ground Zero.
The orchestra and chorus with Music of the Baroque kicked off the show in front of the Merchandise Mart.
Chicago police say the teen died at a hospital after he was found with a gunshot wound to the neck.
Residents say they're fighting back to clean up the area, but despite calls to the police, the people and problems return.
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?
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
The Brewers extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs.
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Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
The parents of a man who was killed after being pushed out of a moving CTA Red Line train were speaking out on Wednesday about their devastating loss.
Valerie Percy, the 21-year-old daughter of then-U.S. Senate candidate Charles Percy, was brutally murdered in her family's home in the affluent North Shore Chicago suburb of Kenilworth in 1966. The case has never been solved.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.
