Robbers Target Chinese Food Delivery Men
Police have issued a business alert after three robberies of Chinese restaurant delivery men on the South Side.
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Police have issued a business alert after three robberies of Chinese restaurant delivery men on the South Side.
A man was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man on New Year's Day in South Side Bronzeville neighborhood.
On Dec. 22, 2012, police responded about 3:15 a.m. to the 7200 block of South Bennett Avenue and found Steven Cannon unconscious.
Police have made no arrests in either shooting as area detectives investigate.
The man was struck by a dark-colored vehicle about 11 p.m. at 83rd Street and Ingleside Avenue.
Nine people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night, police said.
Four people were wounded in a Thursday afternoon shooting on a South Shore neighborhood street -- just a block away from where five people were wounded in a December shooting.
About 100 people who work at a South Side box-making plant will be losing their jobs in the next few weeks.
A fire warehouse on the South Side has broken out again, one day after the blaze sent about a third of the city's fire department to battle the blaze.
Three children were hurt in a house fire Wednesday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, one of them a 4-year-old girl who suffered burns on 40 percent of her body.
Five firefighters and a resident of a South Side home were taken to hospitals today - because of noxious chemicals on the scene of a fire.
A drive-by shooting wounded two teen boys Friday night in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood. The younger boy, 15, remains in critical condition.
A teenage boy has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl at gunpoint Thursday morning in the West Englewood neighborhood.
5 people, including two children, were displaced due to an extra-alarm fire on the South Side Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy took part in a spirited debate over gun violence this morning on the city's South Side.
A teenager was arrested after bringing an unloaded gun to school and stored it in his locker.
A group of young women have been haling taxis in the Loop, then robbing the drivers after being driven to the South Side, according to Chicago Police.
Two people are in police custody Thursday after a driver tried to run over a police officer on the South Side and shots were fired at the vehicle by officers, police said.
A person is in critical condition after he was shot in the head Tuesday afternoon in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood.
16-year-old boy is in serious condition after he was shot in the neck Friday night on the South Side.
The shooting happened about 3:15 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Loomis Street.
From the North Pole to a South Side Church Santa came calling at the Apostolic Faith Church.
The four gunshot victims -, ranging in age from 15 to 22, were taken in serious to critical condition to three different hospitals.
An elderly man suffered first and second-degree burns Monday morning during a smoking-realted mishap that involved the man's oxygen breathing tank, according to Fire Media Affairs.
A fire that started 40 years ago yesterday accelerated the crumbling of St. James Catholic Church on Chicago's near South Side.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
A man was stabbed during an argument on Chicago's West Side on Wednesday morning.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped a key provision of his proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, but it remains unclear if his revised ordinance will clear a City Council committee on Wednesday, amid ongoing opposition from landlord groups.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped a key provision of his proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, but it remains unclear if his revised ordinance will clear a City Council committee on Wednesday, amid ongoing opposition from landlord groups.
Illinois' senior senator, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
The Kennedy Center board, which is filled with President Trump's allies, is set to vote Tuesday on a new plan to close the center for two years of renovations.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The state agency that owns the ballpark must consider what comes next for Rate Field as the White Sox explore a potential move and a major construction project threatens to reduce parking.
La Rabida Children’s Hospital along Lake Michigan in Chicago’s Jackson Park is asking for help from the public to earn a new title.
A new warning about the planet’s melting ice. Scientists say Antarctica and Greenland have lost about 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979 due to climate change.
Active servicemembers sent CBS News photos of damage to U.S. military sites from Iranian drone and missile strikes.
The Federal Reserve could be poised to raise the nation’s benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years in an effort to tamp down inflation. High fuel prices driven by the conflict in Iran and trade tariffs have led to higher prices for Americans at the pump and the grocery store, but President Trump wants the Fed to lower interest rates, not raise them.
Durbin opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
The future of Rate Field is back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
A 16-year-old boy was shot while walking in Albany Park on Tuesday night.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham outlined the traits she wants in the WNBA's next commissioner — someone who values players, communicates openly, and can unite a diverse league.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Shots were fired during a fight early Wednesday morning on busy Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood.
A school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood was set to appear in court for a detention hearing Wednesday.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert after a man groped a woman on a CTA Red Line subway platform downtown.
