Rideshare driver robbed at gunpoint in Homan Square
According to Chicago police, the driver, a 59-year-old man, was inside his car with an unidentified male who pulled out a firearm and demanded his belongings.
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According to Chicago police, the driver, a 59-year-old man, was inside his car with an unidentified male who pulled out a firearm and demanded his belongings.
Flames and smoke were seen pouring out of the back window and parts of the roof.
Chicago police say the victim, a 63-year-old man, suffered an injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Chicago Fire Department said it appeared the worker was electrocuted at the West Side plant.
Chicago police said the teen and four men, one aged 21 and the other two 25, were standing on a sidewalk in the 400 block of North Lavergne around 2:50 p.m. when an unknown vehicle pulled up, and two people got out.
The community came together because they can’t allow two mass shootings to happen hours apart and accept it as the norm. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago police said a group of people were inside the business when an unknown person fired multiple shots at them before fleeing the scene.
The shooting happened inside Poppy’s Chat Room just after 1 a.m. in the 5300 block of West Madison Street.
Isaac Poole, 36, of Zion, was arrested on Wednesday in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue.
According to Chicago police, officers responded to a burglary and found broken glass from the front door of the business.
"When you see something like this, that was the first time I saw that. It shakes me up."
CBS 2's Ryan Baker takes us to the East Garfield Park neighborhood organization, where adults and kids alike can grow, face their fears, and learn to help others.
Chicago police said the woman was arguing with a known offender around 9:12 a.m. in the 700 block of North Leamington Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood, who then entered a car and struck the victim.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said around 6 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street, off Avers Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. One man was in the car, and there was an exchange of gunfire between him and the officers.
The first robbery happened Thursday in Avondale. The other 13 robberies happened over several hours Saturday in Avondale, Austin, Logan Square, and Portage Park.
The victim was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The robberies happened between Sunday and Wednesday during the early morning hours in the Logan Square, Austin, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
Chicago police say around 11:39 p.m., the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue when he was shot in the left thigh.
The shooting happened just after midnight in the 5000 block of West Gladys Avenue.
Two women, both 22, were shot and critically wounded on a sidewalk in Austin early Wednesday morning.
Litzy Rodriguez, 19, was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1600 block of North McVicker Avenue.
Police said the two were at a gas station at the corner of Fulton Street and Sacramento Boulevard around 10:45 a.m., when a sedan pulled up, and a man got out and started shooting.
An officer was struck in his bullet-proof vest, and a second officer suffered injuries to his face from glass.
The smoke can be seen for miles from the fire in the 1900 block of North Austin Avenue.
No one was in custody late Friday in the shooting on Chicago Avenue in South Austin.
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The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
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A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
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Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
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Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
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A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
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The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
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Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
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