
Walmart security guard injured in struggle with shoplifters in Olympia Fields
One gunshot was fired during the incident, but the guard was not shot.
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One gunshot was fired during the incident, but the guard was not shot.
Heather Weedon is charged with one felony count of aggravated arson and one misdemeanor count of retail theft.
Burned cotton balls were left behind after police said a shoplifter set them on fire inside a Meijer store in Northwest Indiana this week.
The Urgent Aid center at UChicago Medicine's Ingalls-Flossmoor location is now closed. Also, the Olympia Fields Walmart is closed for cleaning and to restock.
Stores have already opened their doors for Black Friday shopping.
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Some view the police in a negative light these days. That's one of the motivations behind an upcoming "Shop With A Cop" event in north suburban Zion.
Most of the company's open jobs are in warehouses and distribution centers.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and thousand bucks is about how much a west suburban photographer's camera cost, but the equipment is worthless now, and no one will fix it.
A Walmart in Skokie was evacuated Saturday after a toilet paper display caught fire.
Confrontations like hers were common last summer during what seemed be rash of COVID confrontations in stores around the country.
Starting Friday, pharmacies are going to start administering COVID-19 vaccines.
Even as retailers in Illinois face new capacity limits in the state's latest effort to curb the resurgent pandemic, there's a good feeling in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood this morning, as the Walmart on 83rd Street reopens for business.
"I think it's a great thing they're doing for the community and the area."
A Chicago grandma said she sunk her teeth into plastic while eating dinner.
Three Walmart stores will reopen the city's South Side on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration's list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers continues to grow, with the agency on Friday announcing the recall of four more products sold nationwide at retailers including Walmart and Target.
The pandemic can particularly difficult for gig workers; even harder if a scammer drains your PayPal account.
Three Walmart Supercenters and four Walmart Neighborhood Markets -- mostly on the South and West sides -- remain closed for repairs after they were damaged by looters on the last weekend in May.
"I don't want other people to get the same way, but what they did was really wrong."
A Chicago man is facing aggravated battery charges in Indiana after a shooting inside a Walmart in Kokomo about 100 miles southeast of Gary.
Complaints continue to come in about businesses that aren't making moves to keep shoppers and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walmart has announced national changes to help curb the spread of COVID-19. This comes less than a day after news broke of two employees who had worked at the Evergreen Park location died from the virus.
Two local Walmart employees are dead after contracting the coronavirus.
Scott's Law requires drivers to slow down and move over when you approach emergency vehicles with their hazard lights flashing – but is it just tough talk?
This is all proof that despite some concerns about crime and safety in Chicago lately, Chicagoans are not about to stop coming out and having fun.
Three people are wounded following a shooting in the South Austin neighborhood Friday night.
The vehicle slammed right through the house at 66th Street and Briargate Drive in the western suburb and went on to hit a tree.
A male of unknown age is shot and killed in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
Nearly 20 officers were in a hallway for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront the gunman, authorities said.
A new African lion cub makes his debut at Lincoln Park Zoo's Pepper Family Wildlife Center.
A woman is dead after being struck by a car while crossing the street in the Ashburn neighborhood Friday evening.
At least one person is dead and five others are wounded in weekend shootings across the city as of Saturday.
It's time to meet this week's Paws Pet of the Week -- Hazel.
Three people are injured following a wrong-way crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Saturday morning, according to Illinois State Police
It'll be a mostly sunny Saturday with a high in the middle to upper 70s, cooler by the lake.
Many have pointed to the need for more programming that would engage Chicago teenagers.
The Wolves had a second chance for to close out the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 4 of their AHL Calder Cup playoff series – and this time, they did it.
Skies cleared Friday evening, with temperatures in the 50s for much of the night. Patchy areas of fog will be possible, especially for areas near the lake.
The alley side of the garage was heavily damaged. Part of an adjacent garage also sustained damage.
The Northwestern Wildcats have established themselves as one of the premiere women's lacrosse programs in the country – and this was their third straight appearance in the Final Four.
CBS 2's Tara Molina got her hands on the numbers involved with the CPD staffing shortage and brought them to a security expert.
Why did Andreal Hagler allegedly kill her daughter on her 8th birthday? "She felt it was their time to go, because they were both born on the 24th," prosecutors said.
A third suspect has been charged in a shooting that left a 9-year-old boy dead and his little brother wounded in what prosecutors called "a hailstorm of bullets" in Skokie.
We have uncovered a potentially dangerous concern inside two CPS school buildings. Teachers are unable to lock their classrooms from the inside.
Neighbors in Little Village say the closing of a CVS pharmacy will leave many struggling to find health care, though CVS takes issue with that claim.
Doctors suggest ideas including hosting events outside and wearing well-fitting masks over the holiday weekend.
Some Chicago Public School teachers say it's such a problem that classes have to be doubled and staff is being pulled off other duties to fill the gap.
For the weekend, the city plans to saturate big gathering spots with officers — with a focus in particular on younger groups of people.
Scott's Law requires drivers to slow down and move over when you approach emergency vehicles with their hazard lights flashing – but is it just tough talk?
This is all proof that despite some concerns about crime and safety in Chicago lately, Chicagoans are not about to stop coming out and having fun.
Three people are wounded following a shooting in the South Austin neighborhood Friday night.
The vehicle slammed right through the house at 66th Street and Briargate Drive in the western suburb and went on to hit a tree.
A male of unknown age is shot and killed in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
For the weekend, the city plans to saturate big gathering spots with officers — with a focus in particular on younger groups of people.
Complaints against Chicago's last Black bank and federal concerns over its management and record-keeping
The lawsuit said the shooting is proof that there is still a "widespread pattern and practice of using excessive force, including deadly force, against African Americans" within the Chicago Police Department.
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
"They told me to hire a good lawyer, that this is probably a billing issue with the city."
Women are taking the lead in a family of first responders in Broadview.
Arroyo, 67, entered a blind guilty plea in November to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to promote a gambling bill legalizing sweepstakes machines.
CBS News projects Chuck Edwards will win the GOP nomination in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
"There are, quote, 'real' gun laws in Chicago," Abbott said at a news conference. "There are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas."
The start date for early voting had been Thursday, May 26, but had to be changed after the Cook County Circuit Court made three rulings.
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
With parents struggling to navigate the baby formula shortage, breast milk donation banks are seeing a sharp increase in demand — but also a jump in donations.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warned the advance to the high risk level was coming.
"We are not reinstating the mask or vaccine requirement mandates, because the health system in Chicago remains stable."
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
It has been almost three months since city leaders dropped COVID-19 restrictions – but as we head toward summer, experts warn we could see more COVID cases.
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
There is still a push from nearby residents to stop the billon-dollar Bally's project that is planned for the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West.
Such events as the chaos downtown that led to a deadly shooting right in the middle of Millennium Park have led people to cancel trips, meetings, and events in Chicago because they don't feel safe.
The village of Skokie is telling Carvana it cannot build a proposed 14-story car vending tower, just three months after the project won approval from village trustees.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
The Wolves had a second chance for to close out the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 4 of their AHL Calder Cup playoff series – and this time, they did it.
The Northwestern Wildcats have established themselves as one of the premiere women's lacrosse programs in the country – and this was their third straight appearance in the Final Four.
"I played a lot of golf at this course; literally a couple miles from my high school, and where I grew up. So it's really special," he said.
The Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 Thursday night to take two of three from Chicago.
Cincinnati trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and bursting ahead with eight runs in the third.
Liotta reportedly died in his sleep while filming a new movie in the Dominican Republic.
CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas and more.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
CBS 2's Ed Curran takes us behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi Outlander.
It'll be a mostly sunny Saturday with a high in the middle to upper 70s, cooler by the lake.
Hazel is a 3-year-old Terrier mix who loves people.
Three people are injured following a wrong-way crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Saturday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, May 27, 2022.
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