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There was no 911 call made after the shooting, and one alderwoman said she believes ShotSpotter technology, which was removed last year, would have helped in this case. Tara Molina reports.
Alderwoman Monique Scott (24th) said he was found in a backyard. She confirmed that ShotSpotter technology was in place in the neighborhood where the boy was found and says it could've helped police and first responders find him sooner, and she's not alone.
The six-month pilot program from Alarm.com is being offered free of charge in the Chicago Police Department’s Deering (9th) District. As Megan Hickey reports, Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) held a demonstration on Monday.
Details on this particular program, Alarm.com, are scarce. But it is known that this new gunshot detection system will kick off its test run tomorrow on the South Side. Andrew Ramos reports.
The move comes months after ShotSpotter was deactivated.
The city is partnering up with a new company to test the system in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, which is in the Chicago Police Department's 9th District.
The ordinance sought to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to renew the city's ShotSpotter contract, but the mayor's office said the ordinance is unenforceable.
Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned on a promise to shut down ShotSpotter, which he did last month.
A group of Chicago aldermen is continuing to push to revive the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, two weeks after the system was taken offline.
Marissa Perlman reports Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking for input for new violent crime response tools. But Shotspotter, the outgoing vendor, is looking to throw its hat in the ring for another new contract.
With its contract having expired, ShotSpotter has already started the process of taking down the sensors that pick up the sounds of gunshots — although the company will not say which of the 12 police districts they are starting with. Megan Hickey reports.
The gunshot detection technology alerts police to gunfire faster than a 911 call. Chicago Police said they are no longer getting alerts about the location of possible gunfire at all. Megan Hickey reports.
Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service was decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service will be decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson says he will veto it.
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson says he will veto it.
The mayor's said he will veto the ordinance from the council aimed at preventing the end of the gun detection technology, saying the legislative branch doesn't have authority to force the hand of the executive branch. Sara Machi reports.
The mayor said the ordinance that passed is illegal.
The aldermen pushing to renew the service insist they should be allowed to call the shots in their ward as they see fit. Andrew Ramos reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't actually help fight crime. Andrew Ramos reports.
Shell casings were recovered in the majority of police responses to those alerts, and 470 weapons were also recovered, according to city data.
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't actually help fight crime.
If things go as planned, the gun detection technology will be turned off in Chicago in 13 days. Megan Hickey reports.
Several aldermen pleaded for the city to keep the technology at a Public Safety Committee meeting Monday morning. Megan Hickey reports.
The city on Monday also released long-awaited data on ShotSpotter's effectiveness.
The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. on northbound I-55 south of Lemont Road in DuPage County.
Andrew Gutman is having a breakout season, notching a career high in assists, with six in 16 matches.
First responders across Chicago and the suburbs were put to the test on Saturday, responding to at least a dozen water rescues and possible drownings along the lakefront, including responses at Navy Pier, 63rd Street Beach, and The Playpen.
Democrats condemned the president for attacking Iran without seeking congressional authorization, while Republicans supported the strikes.
A 27-year-old woman was pulled out of the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m., and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.
President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most secure nuclear site.
The head of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Chicago field office sat down with CBS News Chicago to defend his agency's deportation mission in the city.
Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with media personality Tucker Carlson, highlighting a rift among President Trump's allies over whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone vulnerable.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
For 64 of the 82 years Kaage's Newsstand has been around, Mike Kaage has been the man propped up in front from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Now, he says it's time to call it a day.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
The vehicle was described as a white colored 2019 Honda Accord 4-door sedan, with Illinois plate number FH49505.
The old record is 97 degrees set in 1988.
All I-55 northbound lanes are closed with traffic diverted off at I-355.
The Chicago Fire FC have been playing solid soccer most of this season, led by a scoring attack that has them ranked second in all of Major League Soccer in goals scored with 35. Defender Andrew Gutman has chipped in two of those goals, along with six assists. After a long journey back from injuries, the Hinsdale native is happy to be contributing to his hometown team.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The president addressed the nation regarding the strikes late Saturday night, saying that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
While Chicago and Cook County are under an Extreme Heat Warning, a Heat Advisory is in effect in Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. on northbound I-55 south of Lemont Road in DuPage County.
The lakefront was crowded, and so were public pools, as crowds headed out to keep cool by taking a dip anywhere they could.
A Midwest heat dome is driving high temperatures and high humidity that will push the Chicago heat index into the triple digits this weekend. Here's where you can go to cool down when the weather gets real hot.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
Andrew Gutman is having a breakout season, notching a career high in assists, with six in 16 matches.
Ian Happ homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners for a 10-7 victory.
The last-place White Sox finished with two hits in their ninth loss in 10 games. They dropped to 8-32 on the road this year.
Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago's afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners.
In a post on social media, the Winnipeg Jets confirmed Toews, who is from Winnipeg, is "coming home."
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
A 36-year-old man was on the train when another man approached him and a physical fight ensued.
