Would-Be Carjacker Fatally Shot In The South Loop Early Friday
An overnight attempted carjacking and fatal shooting in the South Loop is snarling traffic on Ida B. Wells Drive for Friday's morning rush hour.
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An overnight attempted carjacking and fatal shooting in the South Loop is snarling traffic on Ida B. Wells Drive for Friday's morning rush hour.
The FBI Chicago office released surveillance photos of a woman accused of robbing the BMO Harris bank in the South Loop
Dejuan Doby, 42, has been charged with three felony counts, including attempted murder, for stabbing another student at East-West University Tuesday afternoon.
A student stabbed another student Tuesday afternoon at East-West University in the South Loop.
Sara Dawson, 16, has been reported missing from the South Loop, Chicago police said.
Three girls have been charged with attempted armed robbery, after attacking a woman with pepper spray while trying to steal her wallet on Saturday.
Chicago police are trying to determine the circumstances of a man's beating on the Red Line train in the South Loop early Tuesday.
A woman in a South Loop store Saturday night became the victim of an attempted robbery when a group of three females approached her and sprayed her with pepper spray.
Chicago police are searching for 69-year-old Miguel Cortez, who was last seen in the South Loop earlier this month.
A man has been arrested in Monday's fatal shooting of a man in the "Tent City" area along the Dan Ryan Expressway near 700 West Taylor Street, according to Illinois State Police.
Police are questioning a possible suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in the "Tent City" area along the Dan Ryan Expressway.
M Lounge owners Mary Ann and Reginald Marsh joined CBS2's Suzanne Le Mignot to talk about the success of their bar as well as their relationship.
"We're worried about crime. The Red Line is kind of notorious for crime and we're worried about."
Police are searching for a man who attempted to lure a 14-year-old girl in the South Loop Thursday morning.
An airport arrival set off a police raid in a high-end South Loop community Monday afternoon.
Parents and students want their voices heard over a decision to convert a South Loop elementary school into a high school.
Auditions for the reality show will be held December 8 at Bar Louie in the South Loop. You must be 21 to participate.
When community activist, Reverend Robin Hood, learned about two Legionnaires' cases at Warren Barr rehabilitation center in the South Loop from a CBS 2 story on Sunday, he immediately removed his 86 year-old mother Clara from the facility.
Two people were shot in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning near the University of Illinois South Loop campus.
"It's extremely scary if there's something going around I think we should be notified of it and I wasn't told."
At least three residents from McHenry and Lake counties were identified in the other cluster where a Walmart in Johnsburg was named "as one common potential exposure," according to the IDPH. Johnsburg is located in McHenry County.
Last month, Mayor Rahm Emanuel led Amazon's selection team on another visit to a South Loop site along the Chicago River, known as The 78.
A 6-month-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were critically injured, and two other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in the South Loop.
A worker was injured today at a South Loop construction site.
Chicago police confiscated a Divvy bike as evidence, after it was used in a mugging overnight in the South Loop.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harassment.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
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.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
Partly cloudy and cool Thursday night with lows in the low 60s.
The Independence Cup, one of the oldest adaptive sailing regattas in the country, returns to Chicago and Lake Michigan this weekend. CBS News Chicago went along with one of the teams as they got ready to race.
FedEx workers curious about a live iguana shipped to its new owner got a bit more than they bargained for when the owner obliged their request to open the box in-store. While iguanas usually are stiff from cold when they are shipped, this one, named Titan, was ready to make his escape.
Spider-Man (that is, a local trampoline park employee who plays the superhero at work and was in costume) swooped in to help a man in a wheelchair cross the street in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
Friends have started a fundraiser for a pet store in Fox Lake, Illinois, after a 2,000 gallon fish tank burst suddenly, flooding their business.
Two children were hurt when a car crashed in Chicago after a Lake County, Indiana police chase early Thursday morning.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Des Plaines police and fire officials said an explosion and fire at a condo building in May that injured 15 people was arson, and the suspected arsonist died from injuries he got during the incident.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
