Heartbroken mother of murdered 15-year-old girl speaks
Amarise Parker was found strangled in an apartment in South Shore, weeks after going missing. Her mother, Yahanna Clark, spoke to reporters Thursday evening.
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Amarise Parker was found strangled in an apartment in South Shore, weeks after going missing. Her mother, Yahanna Clark, spoke to reporters Thursday evening.
Amarise Parker had been reported missing last month.
He wanted to spread a little cheer to the pre-K class ahead of the winter break.
Decked out in a Santa hat and bearing gifts in walked Obama himself. He wanted to spread a little cheer to the pre-K class ahead of the winter break.
The show stoppers are usually on the streets performing their latest routines, but on Saturday, they decided to switch things up by performing an act of kindness.
The researchers told CBS 2’s Jermont Terry that a previous story of ours tipped them off that thousands of their surveys may have been lost.
It's Small Business Saturday 2023, a big day to highlight the success of entrepreneurs who started small and are working hard to make it big.
She reached out to CBS 2, frustrated with the U.S. Postal Service for holding her mail with no real explanation.
Andrea Fulgham reached out to CBS 2, frustrated with the U.S. Postal Service for holding her mail with no real explanation. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza is always investigating and got to the bottom of it.
Police said they stopped a man for investigatory reasons on the street in South Shore, and he ran off and then fired at officers. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the fact that officers are being targeted is a symptom of a crisis of violence in the city. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The suspect fired at the officer during a brief pursuit following an investigatory stop, police said. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The incident happened in South Shore in the middle of the day Monday. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Less than two miles away in South Shore, a 14-year-old boy was shot and wounded,
The City of Chicago's Office of Equity and Racial Justice also teamed up on the project to help people learn about segregation.
The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. at the South Shore Cultural Center. This year's theme is "I am destined."
Each year, the event unites hundreds of girls to celebrate their strength and recognize the potential of Black girls in Chicago.
Part of the mission is to help attendees see all of the city by bus - including Chicago's South Side. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman jumped onboard the tour Wednesday.
"If they understood who's in control of media and how that message is getting to them and how it dictates their behavior if they understood that, then they can take their power back and tell their own story."
The victim then boarded a bus traveling westbound on 67th Street before being transported to the University of Chicago Hospital.
A man is in critical condition after being shot at a bus stop in the South Shore neighborhood on Saturday.
No offenders are in custody. Area detectives are investigating.
Police said a 67-year-old man was found unresponsive in the 7100 block of South Cyril Court around 9 p.m. He had cuts to his head and lower left leg.
Police said officers were conducting a narcotics investigation when the suspect fled and fired at officers.
CPD interim Supt. Fred Waller gave more details about the police shooting of a suspect in the South Shore neighborhood on Saturday.
A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanics.
An international team involving Northwestern University announced Tuesday that it has reached a major milestone in its quest to detect dark matter.
A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park.
The Illinois primary election for 2026 is today, March 17, with races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House up for grabs. Get live updates and results from the polls.
Orion Samuelson, a radio journalist known around the country for his reports on the agricultural industry, died this week.
A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanics.
The Illinois primary election for 2026 is today, March 17, with races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House up for grabs. Get live updates and results from the polls.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
The Senate is voting on beginning a marathon debate on the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans to pass.
Voting was under way Tuesday for the Illinois primary, and a big increase in voter turnout was reported with regard to early voting.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
CFD Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke after a firefighter died from injuries he sustained battling a blaze in Rogers Park Monday.
A Chicago firefighter has died from his injuries after battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park, sources tell CBS News Chicago.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
CBS News executive director of polls and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins Dana Kozlov on set to talk about the record-breaking voter turnout for the 2026 Illinois primary driven by early voting, and other factors in the election.
The 2026 Lollapalooza lineup was announced on Tuesday morning.
A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in Rogers Park.
The Illinois primary election for 2026 is today, March 17, with races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House up for grabs. Get live updates and results from the polls.
If you're voting in the 2026 Illinois primary election on Tuesday, March 17, this is when polls are open and closed.
The 2026 Lollapalooza lineup was announced on Tuesday morning.
Voting was under way Tuesday for the Illinois primary, and a big increase in voter turnout was reported with regard to early voting.
Have you ever walked into a business with no employees? You may soon; autonomous businesses are becoming more popular.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 29 points, including five 3-pointers.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
A man stood charged Tuesday in two separate shootings that wounded a Chicago police sergeant and a 63-year-old woman in the Pullman and Roseland neighborhoods this past weekend.
Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
