UPS Driver Robbed At Gunpoint On Chicago's South Side
An investigation is underway Thursday after a UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint.
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An investigation is underway Thursday after a UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint.
That corporate mail included tens of thousands of dollars in business checks.
BestBlackFriday.com put together a list of holiday shipping deadlines for major retailers, as well as delivery companies.
One Bucktown resident believes the same person who delivered her package also stole it.
Two more delivery truck drivers, one from FedEx, the other from UPS, were robbed at gunpoint within an hour of each other.
The driver of a UPS truck hit the 78-year-old woman at the corner of Peterson and Central Park, police say.
A UPS semi truck driver was killed when the truck crashed into a wall early Tuesday on the Tri-State Tollway in west suburban Hinsdale.
UPS will be hiring more than 3,000 people in the Chicagoland area to help during the busy holiday season.
Jesus Toledo says he owes his life to a hero mail carrier who jumped in to help, CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
A 40-year-old UPS driver in Rockford is credited with saving the life of a man who tried to take his own life today by jumping off a bridge into the Rock River.
Colorado's "green rush" has been nothing but a bust for Ryan Bailey. For the second time in about five years, Bailey is behind bars for allegedly opening a hefty package of marijuana that was shipped from Colorado to Chicago through the United Parcel Service.
A 30-year-old woman was transported to Evanston-Northshore University Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A pregnancy discrimination case is in front of the Supreme Court and its outcome could affect women across the country. A former UPS worker says she was forced into taking unpaid leave when she became pregnant.
Kohl's Department Stores plans to hire nearly 70,000 people to help during the busy holiday season and one expert predicts a good year for those seeking part-time work.
On the whole, it was a Merry Christmas at Jocelyn Flojo's house, except for that one missing piece: a gift for her 7-year-old son that was ordered online. CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports.
Riverside police arrested three boys Thursday for stealing UPS packages in the west suburb.
'Tis the season, and we're all in a rush to get our holiday gifts bought and shipped. That means things are running full speed at shipping facilities like UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.
They'll be huffing and puffing in the cargo area at O'Hare International Airport Saturday, as more than three dozen teams try to see which one can pull a cargo jet faster than the other.
Tis the season for shipping out holiday gifts, but how do you know if your packages are being weighed correctly? And what differences are there in shipping costs? CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker went out to get some answers.
To say UPS is very busy this holiday season would be an understatement. On December 22nd alone, the company will deliver 24 million packages on what they call their peak day. To accomplish that feat, they've hired extra workers. Many of them are hoping their part-time employment becomes full-time. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Want a job at UPS? They are hiring again in January and February.
UPS has full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available throughout the United States, including Chicago.
The packages loaded with explosives and addressed to Chicago synagogues might have been set up to detonate before they even arrived.
Two suspicious packages containing explosives were intercepted on their way from Yemen to Chicago, authorities said Friday. President Barack Obama said authorities had uncovered a "credible terrorist threat."
Authorities stopped two cargo planes with suspicious packages onboard, after learning the items were being sent from Yemen to synagogues in Chicago.
The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Michigan during a multiple-day search near a beach in Michigan City, Indiana.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
The camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.
A pedestrian was hit and killed in a crash on I-80/94 in south suburban Lansing, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
Due to high demand, more tickets will be available for the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
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.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
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.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Large parts of western Europe were baking Wednesday as a “heat dome” brought extreme conditions that many forecasters warned could present a risk to life.
Country music star, Ketch Secour ignites fiery debate over guns in America in a new documentary called "Louder than Guns." Journalist and Executive Producer David Greene joins CBS News Chicago.
City leaders have searched for ways to address large teen gatherings, and on Wednesday, they are turning to the teens themselves.
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Progressive candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their New York City Democratic primaries Tuesday night
The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Michigan during a multiple-day search near a beach in Michigan City, Indiana.
City leaders have searched for ways to address large teen gatherings, and on Wednesday, they are turning to the teens themselves.
A pedestrian was hit and killed in a crash on I-80 in south suburban Lansing, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
Due to high demand, more tickets will be available for the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago.
President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a housing affordability bill that passed Congress by wide bipartisan margins.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Cubs beat the Mets 9-6 on Tuesday night.
The White Sox are 22-4 in their last 26 home games.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway are heading to the Blackhawks in a trade deal for defenseman Louis Crevier, as well as their No. 4 and second-round No. 45 overall picks.
The Chicago Bulls' 2026 NBA Draft picks Tuesday night were forwards Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain.
Athletic director Jamie Pollard said rising costs and financial uncertainty facing athletic departments nationwide drove the decision to add alcohol sales at Iowa State venues.
A woman was shot and wounded early Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Ridge community.
A man who was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in Grant Park in downtown Chicago last week was targeted by a shooter he'd never met, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Some people living in Chicago's Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street.
Forty years ago this week, the battered body of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro — the Chicago mob's man in Las Vegas — was found buried in a shallow grave in an Indiana cornfield, along with that of his brother, Michael.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
