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A brazen shooting steps from someone's front door in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood was captured on a doorbell camera, and now neighbors are particularly concerned about the location where it happened.
Two men were shot and killed Sunday afternoon in West Pullman.
A motorcyclist is dead after he was hit by a man driving a sport-utility vehicle in West Pullman Tuesday evening.
For the past few months, we've tracked and investigated violence in the West Pullman neighborhood, and people living and working in the area say gangs and racial tension are fueling the trouble.
One of the wounded victims in a mass shooting this weekend was an off-duty firefighter who was shot in the face and seriously hurt. He was celebrating a family member's birthday when the bullets flew.
The Chicago Fire Department on Saturday hosted a pop-up event for neighbors at the Engine 115 fire station in West Pullman.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in his home in the West Pullman neighborhood overnight.
The Rev. Courtney Caruthers left a quiet life in Central Illinois to take on a big mission in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood - an area hit hard by crime and job loss.
Police are trying to stop an armed carjacking spree on the South Side.
No crime in Chicago for a day; it sounds like an impossible goal, but pastors and community groups on the South and West sides want to make it happen.
Three people were shot Saturday night in West Pullman, and one of them was killed.
Police said Larry Scott shot Travis Willis in the head on May 1, during a fight in West Pullman.
A young man is dead after a semi-trailer truck hit his sport-utility vehicle in the West Pullman neighborhood, and the impact sent both drivers into the yard of a home.
A 13-year-old boy was shot while riding his bike Thursday afternoon in the city's West Pullman neighborhood.
A man was arrested after he shot at a CTA bus in the West Pullman neighborhood.
An 11-year-old girl was shot and seriously wounded Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood.
The event will have 500 bags of groceries for anyone who needs them.
Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be available Monday in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood Monday night.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to the fire in a brick two-flat near 118th and Union around 1:20 p.m.
Chicago police are investigating two fatal shooting incidents that took place about a mile from each other.
A man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon while driving in the West Pullman neighborhood.A man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon while driving in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Ny-Andra Dyer at a gas station in West Pullman in March.
A man was shot and killed inside a vehicle in the West Pullman neighborhood Sunday.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
Mosquitos in Riverwoods, Illinois, have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year.
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law new Illinois legislation protecting domestic violence victims from courthouse intimidation.
Former state health official Abdul El-Sayed faced Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
Former state health official Abdul El-Sayed faced Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.
Nine people and counting have now announced campaigns for mayor of Chicago for 2027, and the first was Chicago business owner and former mathematics teacher Joe Holberg.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll.
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 has been 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.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was taken to a hospital after viewers called police during a livestream showing"acts of self-harm" on social media.
Willie Wilson is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding that the state fulfill a promise to chip in the money. Lauren Victory reports.
Head to Orland Park with Jackie for the Time Mission, a social gaming adventure.
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law new Illinois legislation protecting domestic victims from courthouse intimidation.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll.
A teacher and father in northwest suburban Algonquin is on a long road to recovery after a tree fell on him as he was attempting to cut it down.
A 61-year-old Chicago nurse has filed a lawsuit against two private security companies, after she said she was seriously hurt by a fare dodger at a CTA station on her way to work last year.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
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.
The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal's debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
The Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
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 Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
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.
