Man Shot, Wounded In Brainerd Neighborhood
Police are searching for the gunman who shot and wounded a man in the South Side's Brainerd neighborhood overnight.
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Police are searching for the gunman who shot and wounded a man in the South Side's Brainerd neighborhood overnight.
A Thornridge High School student is making a full recovery after being shot when leaving school Monday.
A shooting in the Uptown neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon left one person critically injured.
A student was shot at Thornridge High School in south suburban Dolton on Monday, but police were releasing no information as of early Tuesday evening.
A man was found fatally shot at his south suburban Dolton. He died early this morning.
Police are seeking the public's help in solving a murder that claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy Sunday evening just a block from his Southwest Side Marquette Park neighborhood home.
Police are investigating two separate shootings on the city's South Side over the weekend, in which both of the victims were teenagers.
Police are looking for an attacker who shot a man, then rammed the victim's vehicle with his own, in the Northwest Side's Old Irving Park neighborhood over the weekend.
Chicago Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed a police evidence technician and a retired Chicago Housing Authority cop on Friday.
Two men were shot outside an illegal party early Friday at a West Side building, police said.
Two men, each in the age range of 17 to 20, were shot about 4:10 p.m. near South Winchester Avenue and West 49th Street.
Two men who allegedly robbed 16 businesses across the city were denied bond on Wednesday.
A pregnant woman and her boyfriend were in a car when several men approach and open fire. The woman's fetus was killed and she's in critical condition.
A man who lunged at and tried to disarm a police officer was shot and killed when the the officer's weapon discharged on the West Side early today.
A 55-year-old man was just trying to do the right thing, and it cost him his life.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday evening, just half a block from his Marquette neighborhood home.
A 14-year-old boy said he was just walking down the street when someone ran up and shot him in the South Side's Hamilton Park neighborhood.
The death of a man who was found early Saturday in south suburban Chicago Heights with multiple gunshot wounds to the head has been ruled a homicide, according to autopsy results.
A man was shot in the shin while with two of his cousins on the West Side early Sunday.
Police in west suburban Westmont said a 50-year-old man shot and a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother on Friday before taking his own life.
Three people were found with fatal gunshot wounds Friday morning in the west suburban apartment where they lived.
A 14-year-old boy is dead, after being shot accidentally by a sibling at his Far South Side home.
A teen thought to be suffering a seizure after he collapsed while in a park was found with a gunshot wound behind the ear once he was at a hospital.
The family of an Indiana teenager is suing Amazon over a school bus crash that badly injured their son.
William Shatner has been added to the 2026 Riot Fest lineup with his new heavy metal band, The *uckers.
Palatine police are asking for the public's help finding a 48-year-old man who has been missing from the northern suburb for months.
A 70-year-old man was rescued by fellow beachgoers at Montrose Beach Wednesday after he went under the water in Lake Michigan.
A series of break-ins was reported at businesses in a Harwood Heights strip mall early Thursday morning.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced plans to lay off hundreds of teachers and other staff and impose five furlough days to help close a $732 million deficit for next school year.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
Of the 162 employees, 82 were from central office positions and the remaining 80 were from those citywide positions, CPS said.
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.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
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.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
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.
The family of an Indiana teenager is suing Amazon over a school bus crash that badly injured their son.
Experts on Thursday advised checking the air quality before the temperature for anyone heading outside. Darius Johnson reports.
You saw them perform during the Obama Center opening ceremony, now check out Guitars over Guns live on CBS News Chicago.
From the 'Go Fest is coming to the DuSable Museum Campus on Saturday.
William Shatner has been added to the 2026 Riot Fest lineup with his new heavy metal band, The *uckers.
Many places in the city and suburbs were already registering "unhealthy" or "very unhealthy" air quality before 8 a.m.
The family of an Indiana teenager is suing Amazon over a school bus crash that badly injured their son.
Health professionals at Rush Medical Center say Thursday's air quality is expected to be unhealthy for everyone, as the particles from the wildfires will be high and dense.
A "license suspended" sign hangs on the door of a downtown bakery after a failed health inspection, just one of many across the city recently.
William Shatner has been added to the 2026 Riot Fest lineup with his new heavy metal band, The *uckers.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
Chicago is bracing for another heat wave, less than two weeks after the last one. This time, the heat comes with air quality concerns.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
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.
Azura Stevens scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, Sydney Taylor added 17 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 95-90 on Wednesday.
Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in the All-Star Game.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91.
Chicago (50-45) swept the three-game series by outscoring the A's 24-2 after getting swept in three games against Boston.
A judge could decide Wednesday if a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew and critically wounding his partner is fit to represent himself at trial.
A woman was arrested in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, Tuesday and charged with the death of her newborn child nearly 25 years ago.
Burglars smashed into a gas station minimart in the south Chicago suburb of Calumet City, Illinois, early Monday.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, police said.
