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A Pullman man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday after he admitted he robbed an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's sergeant who ended up shooting one of his accomplices during the crime.
A 16-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old man was wounded in an Englewood neighborhood shooting about 4:45 p.m. on the South Side, police said.
The weekend's two latest homicides resulted from a mass shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood that left three more people injured late Sunday on the South Side.
Shots were fired about 1:45 a.m. and the vehicle was struck while traveling in the outbound lanes near Garfield Boulevard, according to Illinois State Police.
Insanity. That's how a city leader and a victim's relatives described a shooting that left two dead and three wounded as loved ones were remembering a man who was killed seven years ago.
A six-year-old boy was injured after a shooting on the West Side Wednesday evening.
Police shot and killed a man wanted on a warrant early Saturday morning in the northern suburbs.
A 1-year-old girl was shot in the neck while riding in the back seat of a car with her aunt and cousin Friday afternoon in Austin on the West Side.
Felix Valentin, 28, is charged with one count of first-degree murder for the death of 51-year-old Angel J. Ortiz on April 2, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
About 12:10 a.m., Raymond Pryor, 25, was found unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 6400 block of South Western Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The most recent shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. in the South Shore neighborhood.
Most recently, a man was shot in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Officers were called about shots fired in the 14900 block of Irving Avenue in Dolton about 7:30 p.m., according to Dolton Police Chief Robert M. Collins Jr.
Sherron P. Reed Jr., 20; Brandon D. Campbell, 21; and Justin L. Crowder, 19, each face one count of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of aggravated discharged of a firearm in the direction of an occupied vehicle, both Class X felonies, according to a statement from Barrington police.
Ismael Ortiz, 19, faces one felony count of aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
Most recently, a man was shot and critically wounded in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side.
A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by police Monday night, after what police described as an "armed confrontation" with officers in the Homan Square neighborhood.
The 23-year-old man was walking in the 4500 block of West Belmont at 12:05 a.m. when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been shot, according to Chicago Police.
Arturo Pina, 37, was walking in the 2800 block of South Kedvale Avenue at 7:36 p.m. when someone walked up to him from a gangway and fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
One man was killed and at least three other people — including a 15-year-old boy — were wounded in shootings Monday on the city's South and West sides.
Judge Nicholas Ford sentenced Alvis Holley, a member of the Black Souls gang, for the July 18, 2011 shooting in a West Garfield Park alley, according to a statement from the state's attorney's office.
The latest fatal shooting happened Sunday morning in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the parking lot outside Premium 127 Nightclub, at 1859 W. 127th St.
Decorian Collins, 22, and Lamar Williams, 24, were both charged with first-degree murder for shooting 23-year-old Jonathan Sanchez, according to Chicago Police.
Law enforcement officials in Texas said at least two people have been killed in an apparent murder-suicide at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of a broader strategy to curb AI usage.
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory.
Iceboy! has extended its run at the Goodman Theatre. It stars Emmy Award winners Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, the real-life married couple whose creative partnership has entertained audiences across television, film, and the stage.
South suburban Ford Heights, one of Cook County's food deserts, is now home to a high-tech farm thanks to funding from the county and United Way.
Some Chicago teenagers got a history lesson Thursday from none other than the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, the courageous journalist and civil rights activist.
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Illinois ban on assault weapons is constitutional.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
The area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
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.
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.
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.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
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.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
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.
"Iceboy!" starring Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly is extending its Chicago run at the Goodman Theatre. The actor sat down with CBS News Chicago to talk about the show, his creative and life partnership with his wife, and his roots in Chicago and Illinois.
South suburban Ford Heights, one of Cook County’s food deserts, is now home to a high-tech farm thanks to funding from the county and United Way.
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Illinois ban on assault weapons is constitutional.
In what is being called an unprecedented day in Chicago's courts, the area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Scattered storms will taper off as Thursday night goes. Lows in the upper 60s.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of a broader strategy to curb AI usage.
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Illinois ban on assault weapons is constitutional.
Iceboy! has extended its run at the Goodman Theatre. It stars Emmy Award winners Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, the real-life married couple whose creative partnership has entertained audiences across television, film, and the stage.
South suburban Ford Heights, one of Cook County's food deserts, is now home to a high-tech farm thanks to funding from the county and United Way.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
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
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
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.
