'Person Of Interest' In Girl's Shooting Turns Himself In
A teenager claims he is innocent, but turned himself in anyway in connection with the shooting of two middle school-age girls in the West Pullman neighborhood.
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A teenager claims he is innocent, but turned himself in anyway in connection with the shooting of two middle school-age girls in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Four youngsters are among the latest victims caught in Chicago's gun violence epidemic, including two middle school-aged girls who were wounded in a neighborhood park on the Far South Side.
Two suspects on bicycles shot and wounded a man in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side late Saturday.
As police and the community continue to search for a delivery truck stolen from a West Pullman food pantry, the pastor who runs the pantry has been speaking out about the theft of the truck he'd bought less than two weeks earlier.
Ten days after it was purchased, to better provide food to homebound seniors and others in need, a West Pullman community food pantry's truck was stolen.
A fire broke out Tuesday on the city's Far South Side, causing a home to collapse and sending a billow of thick smoke into the air.
An 18-year-old man was charged with felony drunk driving for a crash involving a Chicago Fire Department fire engine earlier this week in the West Pullman neighborhood, in which nine people were injured.
Four firefighters, two other adults and two children were hurt when a Chicago Fire Department fire engine and a 1996 Nissan Maxima collided on in the West Pullman neighborhood.
An angry mother is demanding answers, after her young son told her he was threatened with a BB gun at a Chicago Public elementary school on the city's Far South Side.
A 17-year-old Fenger High School Student shot in the head during a Monday night drive-by shooting in West Pullman has died.
Police have issued a community alert, after a 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the West Pullman neighborhood earlier this month.
A 45-year-old woman has been cited for failing to yield to pedestrians in the walkway as a result of a West Pullman neighborhood accident Saturday morning where a toddler was killed and her grandmother hospitalized.
Three people were injured Tuesday night when a car crashed into an oncoming van, apparently during an attempted drive-by shooting.
One teenager from Hammond, Ind., is dead, after he was shot and robbed when he and a friend were lured to a West Pullman neighborhood location where they thought they would be buying auto parts.
After 21 years, Salem Christian Academy on the city's Far South Side is closing its doors.
A man and teenage boy were critically wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A rash of shootings overnight left one man dead and five more wounded, in several neighborhoods on the city's South Side.
A 15-year-old girl successfully fought off a man who tried to drag her into an alley in the West Pullman neighborhood in the daylight hours this morning.
A man was shot and killed overnight, after he allegedly fired shots at officers in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Two men were shot Tuesday afternoon while they were playing basketball in the West Pullman area on the Far South Side.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the genitals and rectum this morning in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A male walking to his home was shot in the back in the West Pullman neighborhood Saturday night on the Far South Side.
Excessive speed is suspected of causing a sport-utility vehicle to flip, sending three people to hospitals in serious to critical condition Saturday morning.
A young man was shot and critically wounded on the Far South Side late Saturday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood.
An overnight fire destroyed a grocery store in the Far South Side's West Pullman neighborhood.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
A busted pipe left the Cicero Avenue Green Line station on the city's West Side flooded Thursday morning.
Chicago alders may move toward a full City Council vote on an alternative to Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan, with a shutdown looming if no deal is reached by the end of this month.
A teenager died after shots were fired into an apartment building in Chicago Lawn early Thursday morning.
The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine.
Chicago alders may move toward a full City Council vote on an alternative to Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan, with a shutdown looming if no deal is reached by the end of this month.
President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino returned to Chicago Tuesday and wasted no time escalating immigration enforcement, as federal agents detained people across Little Village.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new transit funding bill on Tuesday.
Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales, and allow ads on city vehicles and light poles.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
The team said they are not asking for state taxpayer dollars, but are still seeking a commitment to local infrastructure and reasonable property tax certainty.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The nearly 100-year-old cinema will close briefly after New Year's Day and reopen on Jan. 9 with a showing of Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother."
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is pouncing on the idea of the Chicago Bears moving to Northwest Indiana, and many fans in that area agree. Lauren Victory reports.
Public comment was under way inside Council Chambers as of just before 11 a.m. as pressure built over the budget. Darius Johnson reports.
Have some holiday fun at the Holly Jolly pop-up at The Puttery.
Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren said a lack of urgency from Illinois state leaders is forcing the team to look elsewhere. Lauren Victory reports.
The contentious Chicago budget battle could finally end on Thursday. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago alders may move toward a full City Council vote on an alternative to Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan, with a shutdown looming if no deal is reached by the end of this month.
Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York.
A busted pipe left the Cicero Avenue Green Line station on the city's West Side flooded Thursday morning.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.
Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water.
Electric bills in the Chicago area could go up as much as $70 in the next three years because of data centers, according to the Citizens Utility Board.
Advocates and legislators are seeking solutions and and accountability for a pattern of Chicago police arresting Black gun owners on firearms charges despite valid FOID and CCL licenses.
Homeowner and Army veteran Kaliff Chilembwe's property tax bill has seen an increase of 118%.
Why are Chicago police officers arresting and charging Black gun owners with valid FOID cards and CCLs? An inside source spoke exclusively to CBS News Chicago to offer insights into their possible motivation.
The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine.
The team said they are not asking for state taxpayer dollars, but are still seeking a commitment to local infrastructure and reasonable property tax certainty.
The team is on a comeback and a come-up ahead of Saturday's pivotal rematch with the Packers.
The Blackhawks were without third-year center Connor Bedard, who was placed on injured reserve Monday for at least two weeks because of an upper-body injury.
Earlier this month, the team was trying to raise $18,000 to fund their trip to the American Youth Football Championship.
A woman has been charged with attacking four people with a glass bottle on Tuesday morning in the Loop in downtown Chicago.
A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges.
The Original Rainbow Cone ice cream shop was broken into on Chicago's West Side.
A Flint, Michigan, man is heading to trial after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Chicago intercepted firearm conversion kits from China.
Officials in Los Angeles held a news conference about the killings of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead in their home Sunday.
