Man Shot While Playing Dice In Lawndale
At 12:46 a.m., the 19-year-old was outside in the 1200 block of South Troy playing dice with another person who left the game, came back with a handgun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
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At 12:46 a.m., the 19-year-old was outside in the 1200 block of South Troy playing dice with another person who left the game, came back with a handgun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The homicide happened about 4 p.m. in Englewood on the South Side, where a 31-year-old man was letting a passenger out of his vehicle in the 7100 block of South Morgan when someone walked up and shot him in the chest, according to Chicago Police.
In the latest attack, a man was grazed by a bullet in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
Hoping to find the person who shot an AT&T worker after a robbery in west suburban Berwyn last week, the company and a community activist have announced $11,000 in combined reward money for information leading to an arrest.
The latest killing happened about 4:30 p.m. in North Lawndale, where someone walked up to a man in the 1300 block of South Komensky and shot him repeatedly.
Johnathon Ortiz was gunned down, apparently at random, as he drove on the Eisenhower Expressway to get breakfast with his girlfriend, a murder that remains unsolved.
About 5:30 p.m., a relative found 62-year-old Susan Fritz and her 64-year-old husband Raymond Fritz dead at the house in the 8500 block of Laramie Avenue, according to Burbank police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Jeffery Randle, 33, faces felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery, according to Chicago Police.
The two teenage girls are seeking to be reinstated as seniors at Marist, or reimbursed $65,000 each for tuition and school costs. The lawsuit also seeks at least $1 million in damages for invasion of privacy.
A 16-year-old boy and 22-year-old man were sitting in a parked vehicle at 1:14 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Damen when they got into an argument with people in another vehicle and shots were exchanged, according to Chicago Police.
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot about 2 p.m. in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
A man has been charged with shooting another man during an argument at a house party in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway shut down all inbound lanes for more than three hours on Monday.
25-year-old Ed "Bad Boy" Brown is the latest victim of Chicago's violence.
Officials in southwest suburban Oak Lawn were investigating whether a shooting over the weekend was connected to a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant that has been the scene of several fights over the past few years.
Rashad Williams was taken into custody Sunday night in Chicago Heights, three days after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
An 18-year-old man was shot in the right foot Saturday in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side.
A man was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday afternoon after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound inside an Englewood neighborhood home on the South Side.
A 60-year-old woman was injured after shots were fired Saturday morning in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side.
At least 13 people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.
Three people were wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in the Near North Side neighborhood.
A man was shot Saturday morning in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
A man was shot Saturday morning in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The Shedd Aquarium is helping out with a major rescue as it prepares to take in beluga whales from a closed marine park in Canada.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Lake Michigan off the coast of Chicago's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon.
An animal hospital in Lowell, Indiana, was searched by DEA agents, shutting it down for hours Wednesday.
'L' trains in the Loop were disrupted Wednesday afternoon due to police activity.
Two of the three children who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, during a sudden severe storm have been identified.
Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) announced Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection.
The damages were awarded to Carroll, a writer, by a 2023 jury in a civil sexual abuse and defamation case.
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
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.
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.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
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.
The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is helping to rescue beluga whales from a now-closed marine park in Canada.
Northwestern University professor and Earth scientist Dr. Suzan Van Der Lee joined CBS News Chicago to explain the hows, whys and what nexts of a 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Lake Michigan off the coast of the Chicago area Wednesday.
An animal hospital in Lowell, Indiana, was searched by DEA agents, shutting it down for hours Wednesday.
Two of the three children who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, during a sudden severe storm have been identified.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night. Shardaa Gray reports.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Lake Michigan off the coast of Chicago's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon.
Two of the three children who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, during a sudden severe storm have been identified.
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will be out for four months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
The Shedd Aquarium is helping out with a major rescue as it prepares to take in beluga whales from a closed marine park in Canada.
The three men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week appeared back in court Wednesday morning.
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.
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will be out for four months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
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.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.
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.
