Dog walker hailed as hero for intervening in kidnapping attempt in West Loop
A West Loop man's gut told him something was wrong when he saw a woman being yanked into a car early Wednesday – and indeed something was. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
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A West Loop man's gut told him something was wrong when he saw a woman being yanked into a car early Wednesday – and indeed something was. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Video at the scene showed a man led by police into an ambulance in handcuffs.
A 17-year-old boy is charged after robbing a retail store in West Loop Tuesday.
Residents of the building on West Washington Boulevard also plastered the culprits’ faces on the door after they were caught on surveillance video. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
In screen grabs from surveillance video, you can see the plan in action.
Two people in two different cases – one on June 19 and the other on June 26 – were dressed in street clothes as they used a USPS mail key to enter a building on West Washington Boulevard. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
We're hearing multiple reports of stolen mail and mailbox break-ins across the West Loop.
The city has promised a traffic light at the intersection of Halsted and Hubbard streets in the West Loop, but has yet to follow through.
The girl – believed to be 3 years old – was reunited with her parents at Lurie Children's Hospital late Wednesday. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
"We need all the smart people in the city planning office to enact some change sooner than later."
The legendary West Loop hot dog spot Fast Track is calling it quits.
A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to inciting a riot, after he posted multiple messages and videos on Facebook urging people to come downtown and loot back in August 2020.
Four people were shot in the West Loop overnight and the shooter remained on the loose Wednesday afternoon.
Video shows a drunken driver ramming right into a West Loop business in reverse early Friday, and neighbors said they heard it, felt it – and then broke out the cameras to record what happened next.
A man was hit in the head during a carjacking in the West Loop overnight.
There were still no arrests Sunday night in a carjacking in the West Loop the night before.
"We apologize for the inconvenience and we will be back open today at 4pm at all three locations!" the restaurant announced on their Instagram account. "We look forward to serving you!"
Five people were shot Wednesday evening as someone fired out the window of a car during a chase through the Fulton River District.
A woman was carjacked in the West Loop early Wednesday morning.
The taproom will offer a rotating menu of beers, including some experimental brews available only at the Chicago brewery and some imported from the Guinness home brewery in Dublin, Ireland.
Local artists hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are hoping to make up for lost time during the last outdoor festivals of the summer.
They've been charting the attacks with the hope they'll be stopped, CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reports.
Demolition crews tore the building apart brick by brick Friday, a day after a partial collapse left a wall leaning against an apartment complex.
A building collapsed Thursday in the West Loop, and the city's Department of Buildings said its owner was conducting a rehab project without plans or permits.
The victim was shot in his lower back. A total of 19 shell casings were recovered at the scene.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Here's what employees can expect for a raise in 2027 as companies move away from broad-based pay increases.
A shooting investigation was underway near the Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
A Chicago Public Schools custodian from Venezuela was detained by ICE when his family went to their asylum appointment a few weeks ago, one of a growing number of immigration arrests across the country.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) filed a lawsuit last week, taking the Illinois State Board of Elections to task for what he said are unnecessarily high hurdles for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
Chicago's Mamdani moment might come in the form of a more socialist City Council. The Chicago DSA is working to oust aldermen and advance taxing the rich.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
A shooting investigation was underway near the Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post. Lauren Victory reports.
Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway early Tuesday morning.
A Chicago Public Schools custodian from Venezuela was detained by ICE when his family went to their asylum appointment a few weeks ago, one of a growing number of immigration arrests across the country.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Here's what employees can expect for a raise in 2027 as companies move away from broad-based pay increases.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
The schools announced Monday they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series.
Ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Monday, the Chicago White Sox have reportedly added right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán in a trade with the New York Mets.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
