FBI Seeks Fugitive Child Sex Assault Suspect
The FBI is seeking the help of the public in finding a former Southwest Side man accused in the 2003 sexual assault of three children.
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The FBI is seeking the help of the public in finding a former Southwest Side man accused in the 2003 sexual assault of three children.
A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a Marquette Park neighborhood shooting Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side.
A man's body was found on a Southwest Side street Monday morning and police are investigating whether he is the same man spotted running from the scene of a fatal crash on the same street early Thursday.
Police are searching for a person seen running from the scene of a fatal crash in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Police are investigating several shootings overnight, which left one teenage boy dead and at least four others wounded on the South and Southwest sides.
A 13-year-old boy was shot dead, while a 16-year-old boy was listed in "extremely critical" condition after a Wednesday afternoon shooting in the Marquette Park neighborhood that police believe may be gang-related.
A community-wide effort is underway to catch the sex attacker who assaulted a 7-year-old girl over the weekend.
Police are searching for a sport-utility vehicle whose driver hit and killed a little girl riding a bicycle, then sped off on the city's Southwest Side.
A woman was killed in an early Saturday crash on the Southwest Side.
Police say a pair of girls only 16 years old are on a mission to grab jewelry from unsuspecting victims on the city's Southwest Side.
Police are looking for a man accused of luring two 10-year-old girls into his minivan and fondling one of the girls Wednesday morning in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood.
Murder charges have been filed in the death of a man whose death may have stemmed from a disagreement over a television set early Thursday in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said.
A 51-year-old man, who previously received psychiatric treatment, went missing Sunday from a hospital on the Southwest Side.
Police are looking for two people who were in a reddish car involved in the shooting of a 9-year-old boy in the Southwest Side Marquette Park neighborhood Friday evening.
Four suspects attacked a landscaper during an armed robbery and fatally shot him as he was leveling soil Friday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
An autopsy has determined a 15-year-old girl found hanging from a telephone pole in a Southwest Side alley Wednesday night committed suicide.
A man inside a parked car was shot in the face Friday night on the Southwest Side.
A 16-year-old boy was seriously wounded Tuesday during a shooting on the Southwest Side.
At least a dozen people were wounded in apparently unrelated shootings in a period of about 9 hours, on the city's South, Southwest and West sides.
A grandmother and her two grandchildren escaped a fire in their Clearing neighborhood home Friday morning, when a smoke detector alerted them to the blaze.
A man was killed in an apparent gang-related shooting Friday night on the Southwest Side.
Five people were hospitalized this morning after a traffic accident on the city's Southwest Side.
A man wearing a motorcycle helmet and armed with a gun robbed a bank near Midway Airport on the Southwest Side on Wednesday morning.
Construction crews hit a gas main this morning near in the Southwest Side's Garfield Ridge neighborhood, prompting police to reroute traffic.
At least 15 people were shot and wounded in the city over the weekend, all on the South and Southwest sides.
The attempted sexual assault happened on the train between Cicero Avenue and Austin Avenue on Saturday, April 18.
Megan Coronado is helping ignite the Flames in her first season as head coach at UIC.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 46, according to Chicago police.
The Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Two teenagers were charged in multiple ATM burglaries reported at Chicago businesses on Friday.
Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
The House OK'd a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump's push for a longer extension.
Chicago residents, businesses, and city employees altogether owe the city more than $8.1 billion in overdue debt, some of it dating back to the 1990s, according to a report from the city's inspector general.
But underground construction work on a presidential bunker underneath the ballroom can continue, the judge said.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
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.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
As for Sunday night, high pressure builds overhead, relaxing the wind and clearing the skies. This pattern will allow the temperature to drop to the freezing level.
Police said a woman was traveling westbound on the train when the suspect approached her while touching himself and making sexual comments.
Having a head coach who knows what it takes to make three NCAA tourney appearances and two NCAA regional finals as a player isn't the only thing that's been good for this team.
The Village of Lincolnshire said officials are monitoring the status of the Des Plaines River, which was determined to be at a moderate level.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
Many areas across Illinois are dealing with flooding threats after storms Friday night brought heavy rainfall.
The attempted sexual assault happened on the train between Cicero Avenue and Austin Avenue on Saturday, April 18.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 46, according to Chicago police.
A flight from O'Hare International Airport heading to LaGuardia was diverted to Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.
Recovery efforts are underway on Saturday after a tornado touchdown has been reported in Lena, Illinois, about 48 miles west of Rockford.
A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago.
A tree planting initiative has kicked off in Chatham, among the Chicago neighborhoods most plagued by flooding, to help with the persistent problem.
Chicago residents, businesses, and city employees altogether owe the city more than $8.1 billion in overdue debt, some of it dating back to the 1990s, according to a report from the city's inspector general.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
Megan Coronado is helping ignite the Flames in her first season as head coach at UIC.
The Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Moisés Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ homered, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Mets their ninth straight loss, pounding New York 12-4.
The University of Notre Dame and Villanova will kick off both their men's and women's 2026-2027 basketball seasons with an international game in Rome.
Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Rays scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning, rallying for a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Three people were killed and one other was wounded in a shooting on Friday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A well-known café and newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was damaged early Thursday morning when a stolen car that police were pursuing crashed into it.
Gregory Morgan Jr. of Temple Hills, Maryland, was charged Thursday morning with two counts of second-degree assault in the Feb. 5 incident.
Members of the Cook County State's Attorney's office visited CTA train stations across Chicago on Thursday.
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.
