Tow truck caught on video stealing car from right outside Southeast Side auto body shop
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar was stopped by another victim who says his car was also towed away in the middle of the night right nearby.
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Two truck caught on video stealing car from outside Southeast Side auto body shop
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar was stopped by another victim who says his car was also towed away in the middle of the night right nearby.
Two Aldermen, Cook County Commissioner To Join Protest Demanding City Hall Deny Permit To Southeast Side Metal Scrapper
Activists have objected to plans to move a controversial metal shredder from Lincoln Park to a largely Latino community on the Southeast Side already overburdened with pollution.
Amanda Calo, Woman Found Shot Dead With Illinois State Trooper Husband In Murder-Suicide, Had Been Southeast Side Pre-K Teacher
The wife of an Illinois state trooper who was found shot dead with him in a murder-suicide on the Southeast Side was a Chicago Public Schools pre-kindergarten teacher.
Caught On Video: UPS Driver Throws Packages Over Southeast Side Woman's Fence, And She Was Not Happy With UPS' Response
Doorbell video from the East Side neighborhood showed a UPS driver throwing packages over a fence like a football player making a spiral pass.
Chicago Communities Go Extra Mile To Ensure Safety For Kids, Teens, And Adults This Halloween
Neighborhoods across the city were actively working this Halloween to make sure celebrations would be safe after little kids were finished trick-or-treating.
Major Project Breaks Ground To Restore 100 Acres Of Wetlands In Calumet Region Of Southeast Side
A major protect is now under way in the Calumet Region of the Southeast Side.
Fire Sweeps Through Home, Car In East Side Neighborhood
Investigators late Saturday were trying to determine what caused a fire that swept through a home in the East Side neighborhood.
Driver Killed In Southeast Side Shootout Between Group In Car, Group On Porch
A 26-year-old man is dead, after police said he was part of a group that fired shots from a car on the Southeast Side, at a group of men who fired back.
Judge Tosses Lawsuit Demanding That City Issue Permit For Southeast Side Metal-Shredding Facility
A federal judge on Wednesday said the City of Chicago does not have to issue a permit to metal-shredding facility that wants to move to the city's Southeast Side.
Protesters Take Issue With Mayor Lightfoot Allowing Shredding Plant To Open On Southeast Side
Residents of the city's Southeast Side sent a message to Mayor Lori Lightfoot near her home on Saturday – stop letting companies pollute neighborhoods.
Extra-Alarm Fire Guts Southeast Side Warehouse
An extra-alarm fire was raging Wednesday night in an industrial building on the city's Southeast Side.
Families Appalled After Cub Scout Pack's Treasured Possessions Are Thrown In Dumpster At Southeast Side Archdiocese School
A Cub Scout pack has called an East Side neighborhood Archdiocese school home for decades, and the boys and their parents were quite upset after priceless items stored at the school were tossed in the trash.
Southeast Side 'Bike Out' Protests Against Police In Schools, Relocation Of Scrap Metal Recycler To Area
A group of protesters sent a message on wheels Sunday as they bicycled throughout the Southeast Side.
1 Victim Killed And 2 Injured, 1 Assailant Also Killed In Southeast Side Shooting
Three victims were shot on the Southeast Side on Sunday and one was killed, but one of the victims shot and killed one of the gunmen, police said.
Four Arrested, Three Weapons Recovered After Shots Fired In Southeast Side
Immigration Agents Detain Workers At Route 66 Pizzeria On Southeast Side, Officials Say
Federal immigration agents detained five people at a Southeast Side pizzeria Monday, the Mayor's Office confirmed.
Ford To Add 450 Full-Time Jobs On Southeast Side
Ford is spending $50 million and creating 450 full-time jobs at its Southeast Side assembly plant.
3 Killed In Fiery Crash On Southeast Side
A speeding car hit a light pole on 100th Street just west of the Calumet River around 1 a.m. The car flipped onto its roof and caught fire.
Two-Alarm Fire In Two Buildings In South Chicago Neighborhood
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire Friday night in the South Chicago neighborhood on the Southeast side.
SE Side Residents Planning Protest March Against Pet Coke Piles
Two community groups are marching on Tuesday between Agri-Fine on Torrance to KCBX on Commercial.
Women Powerless As Man Posts 'Vulgar' Pictures
Victims say the worst part is this: It's perfectly legal. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
One In Custody After Dozens Of Stolen Cars Found At Scrap Yard
Police have seen a spike in the number of stolen cars reported on the Southeast Side for a number of months. On Monday, they discovered dozens of stolen vehicles at a scrap yard in the 3000 block of East 106th Street in the South Deering neighborhood.
Police Find Dozens Of Stolen Vehicles At Auto Scrap Yard
It all started when the victim of a car theft happened to spot his car parked at Adelman's Truck & Equipment, 3033 E 106th St. When police came to check it out, they found so many stolen cars they stopped counting.
Southeast Side Residents Protest Piles Of Pet Coke
Protesters gathered on the southeast side today. Their target? Piles of refinery ash sitting along the Calumet River.
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Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
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With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
Englewood building residents go for 12 days without water service
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
How did a driver end up going the wrong way on I-90, causing crash that killed six?
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Neighbors push back against proposal for gun shop, shooting range in Long Grove
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The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
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Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
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Chicago expecting 20,000 more monkeypox doses in coming weeks.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
Chicago launches public health plan for monkeypox
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
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Groupon lays off 500 employees
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Cubs pick up Guardians outfielder Franmil Reyes off waivers
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Lightfoot announces 10-year deal extension to host Lollapalooza in Chicago
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Chicago charter students excited to be back weeks earlier than other kids
It's weeks earlier than many schools. But for students at several "learn charter" campuses, including North Lawndale, it's a day they said they've waited for all summer long. CBS 2's Joe Donlon has the story.
Plans for gun range bring controversy to Long Grove
The proposed gun range that would sell assault-style weapons could be built near a kids’ soccer field and across the street from a preschool. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Catalytic converter thieves shoot West Rogers Park car owner
CBS 2’s Tara Molina talked with people who woke up to gunfire Monday morning. The shots were fired feet from their bedrooms.
One wounded in shootout near 79th Street Red Line station
Red Line trains are bypassing the station as police investigate.
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