Man Shoots, Kills Self In Front Of Police Outside Schaumburg Bar
A man is dead after shooting himself outside a popular sports bar in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
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A man is dead after shooting himself outside a popular sports bar in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
Chicago is getting slammed by all the worst of winter Friday, with dangerous cold in the morning giving way to a snowstorm that could dump up to 8 inches.
Several Chicago communities will be closely watching a special session of the City Council Thursday, as aldermen try to map out new ward boundaries.
Seven teens – six boys and a girl – have been charged in connection with the brutal beating in the Bridgeport neighborhood this past weekend that went viral on YouTube.
Bitter cold has set in after the snowstorm Thursday, as people struggle to get around, clean up, and start their cars.
Spring in January is officially over, as the first major snowstorm of the season blanketed the Chicago area, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and threatening to make a mess of the evening rush.
A manhunt continued Wednesday for a fugitive who escaped from custody while handcuffed and stole a police squad car full of weapons in northwest Indiana.
The calendar says Jan. 10, but it certainly doesn't feel like it. But that will be changing soon enough.
City officials said Monday that a door left open by a Lakeview couple fleeing a high-rise fire helped spread the deadly blaze and an elevator malfunction slowed firefighters' ability to get to the fire right away.
Two Chicago Public Schools will be spending an extra 90 minutes in class Monday, joining 11 others that have already done so.
Police are questioning several people in the murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis, but there have been no charges and no one is officially in custody.
A serial mugger is on the loose on the city's Near Northwest Side, targeting women in the trendy Wicker Park and Logan Square neighborhoods.
Police say they have new leads Thursday morning in the murder of Officer Clifton Lewis, as the community pays its last respects.
A man was hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday morning after escaping a carjacking in progress, and being shot, in the Little Village neighborhood.
An off-duty police officer was fatally shot Thursday evening while he worked security at a West Side grocery store, Chicago police said.
Sources say police have suspect in custody, in connection with a shooting that left two teenage boys dead and five others injured at an Englewood Church's Chicken restaurant.
The murder rate is dropping overall in Chicago, with one neighborhood standing out as a major exception.
Three people were in custody Tuesday morning, accused of shooting a man, then leading police on a chase that ended in a crash in which two officers were injured.
Many retailers are offering even deeper discounts on this day after Christmas and shoppers were already out early Monday morning, taking advantage of post-Christmas sales.
Even at the early hour of 5 a.m. on the day before Christmas Eve, stores were open for business, and plenty of consumers were out shopping.
A memorial was held Thursday morning, one year to the day after two Chicago firefighters died when the roof of a South Shore neighborhood building collapsed in a fire.
Dramatic rescues saved lives in Berwyn early Wednesday, when a fire broke out and spread to two neighboring houses.
A group of investors led by Chicago technology entrepreneur Michael Ferro Jr. and former Newsday publisher Timothy Knight has purchased the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper company, including its suburban papers.
Crews have patched a 36-inch water main that ruptured in the Pilsen neighborhood Monday night, but full repairs were still underway and residents were still facing a long cleanup process after homes and businesses were flooded.
The news of dictator Kim Jong Il's death is rocking Chicago's Korean community, where many people are expressing relief.
A car was found after it was stolen with a 1-year-old inside early Wednesday morning.
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced her campaign for Mayor of Chicago on Wednesday morning.
Three people were rescued from a house fire in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
Federal and local law enforcement officers shut down a massage parlor operating in Brighton Park on Monday. The local alderwoman said the business was a front for prostitution and possibly human trafficking.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a House map that is more favorable to Republicans, despite a lower court finding that the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
This Pride Month, a first-of-its-kind change is under way in Chicago, as Mayor Brandon Johnson has made his director of LGBTQ+ affairs an executive-level position.
"We are not moving forward with the fund. Period," Blanche told House lawmakers.
In an exceptionally rare move Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros published a "special report" containing the transcript of a nearly four-minute speech he gave to a grand jury in October that would go on to indict the "Broadview Six" later that day.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Three people were rescued from a house fire in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
If you're talking about changing jobs, where to invest, or what industry to push your kids toward, the topic right now is artificial intelligence. CBS News Chicago political reporter Chris Tye had a rare opportunity to go one-on-one with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, whose job it is to keep tabs on where this is all headed.
Three people were rescued from a house fire in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced her campaign for Mayor of Chicago on Wednesday morning.
A former professional MMA fighter came to the rescue when an unruly passenger tried to open a Frontier Airlines door mid-flight on the way to O'Hare.
A car was found after it was stolen with a 1-year-old inside early Wednesday morning.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
A long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit can be one of the most difficult journeys a parent can face, but starting next week, Illinois becomes only the second state in the nation to offer NICU-specific leave for moms and dads.
Luke Keaschall and Tristan Gray drove in two runs apiece in a bottom-of-the-order attack for the Minnesota Twins in beating the Chicago White Sox 6-4 and delivering right-hander Davis Martin a rare loss.
Gage Jump pitched seven effective innings in his first major league win, and the Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1.
Tristan Gray hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins added four more runs in the fifth on the way to a 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
A last-minute push in the Illinois Senate passed to keep the Chicago Bears stadium in the state failed, at least for the moment, when the House adjourned without a vote. So what's next?
Matthew Liberatore took a shutout into the sixth inning and Masyn Winn hit a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.
The family of a 17-year-old honor roll student who was shot and killed in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood late last month has called for justice as police continue to investigate.
Cook County Crime Stoppers on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in an arson that killed four family members in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday were looking for the people responsible for a series of smash-and-grab burglaries in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side.
Chicago police on Tuesday were searching for a man they said sexually abused two children in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood.
Authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police.
