Halloween mass shooting survivor frustrated with lack of justice
It was a chaotic scene almost a year ago, a mass shooting on Halloween night on the West Side when 14 members of one family were hurt.
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It was a chaotic scene almost a year ago, a mass shooting on Halloween night on the West Side when 14 members of one family were hurt.
"It has to start somewhere. It starts right here on this lot, and it starts right now."
"It has to start somewhere. It starts right here on this lot, and it starts right now."
Severe storms brought heavy rain from June 29 through July 2, flooding basements on the West Side and near western suburbs.
Chicago police and members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested Leonard Pittman, 45, Monday, in the 600 block of North Lockwood Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood.
The victim was approached by two unknown males who began striking him and then forcefully took his personal property from him and his car before fleeing the area.
The crash happened just before 1 a.m. in the 5200 block of West North Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
The location sits on the same campus as the city's new joint Public Safety Training Academy.
The club will serve kids and families in Austin, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, and other nearby areas. CBS 2's Audrina Sinclair spoke with President and CEO Michael Crowley about what the new facility means to the communities.
It's the first newly built club in a generation in that area and will help serve families in Austin, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, and other areas nearby.
CBS 2’s Marybel González talked with some of the families hit hardest by the floods in the West Side’s Austin neighborhood.
Marcus Roberts, 49, was arrested Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road.
Illinois State Police said an arrest was made around 12:30 a.m. on North Avenue near Cicero with dozens of officials on the scene after the chase ended.
A suspect is in custody following a chase that ended in the Austin neighborhood Wednesday morning.
Chicago police say the driver, a 26-year-old man, had just dropped off a passenger when he was approached by an armed man and woman.
The robberies happened during the 1 p.m. hour in the Avondale, Belmont Gardens, Belmont Cragin, Austin, and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.
After moving ahead in tournaments and clinching a recent district game, the New Life Centers little league team, unfortunately, lost in the championship game Wednesday night.
They say they are understaffed and that creates unsafe conditions.
"Yeah, I want to be a professional player, so I could help my family. Because I just love it."
Teenage migrants who recently arrived in Chicago are now getting a chance to play the game they love as part of a youth program on the West Side. CBS 2's Andrew Ramon has their story.
At one house the volunteers visited with CBS 2 in tow, it was unsafe for us even to go inside.
For weeks now, a group of volunteers has been cleaning out the basements of those affected by flooding on Chicago's West Side. Almost a month since the flooding, mold is growing. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
"Nobody hears that they were sexually abused by that individual for years. That they were sex trafficked by that individual for years, or that they were bought by that individual when they were a child."
Last month, the state joined several other states in giving judges broader discretion. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey sat down with a human trafficking survivor from Chicago's West Side, who said she would keep pushing until every U.S. court treats survivors the same way.
Healthcare workers at Loretto Hospital on Chicagi's West Side hit the picket line Monday. Workers are demanding better pay and more staffing. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports from the hospital on the negotiations.
Friends have started a fundraiser for a pet store in Fox Lake, Illinois, after a 2,000 gallon fish tank burst suddenly, flooding their business.
Officials in Kane County, Illinois, warned Thursday that some one-year rabies vaccines administered to pets during county vaccination clinics this year may have lost potency.
Five Chicago-area Catholic parishes received letters this week about an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest who had worked in all of them.
Northeastern Illinois University on Chicago's Northwest Side will soon be the first public university to launch a bachelor's program in artificial intelligence.
A Metra Union Pacific Northwest train struck a car near the Norwood Park station Thursday.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harassment.
The state Democratic Party is asking Wisconsin's elections commission to allow voters who already returned absentee ballots to cast new ones, after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the governor's race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined it.
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.
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.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
Joey Fatone sits down with Marie Saavedra on CBS News Chicago.
Mostly sunny and milder Thursday with highs in the upper 70s.
Des Plaines Fire Chief Matt Matzel and Police Chief David Anderson announced the results of an investigation into a fire and explosion at a condo building in May, which they have determined was arson.
At its Firefighter for Day event on Thursday, the Chicago Fire Department wanted to show girls that they can do anything.
Des Plaines police and fire officials said an explosion and fire at a condo building in May that injured 15 people was arson, and the suspected arsonist died from injuries he got during the incident.
Two children were hurt when a car crashed in Chicago after a Lake County, Indiana police chase early Thursday morning.
Des Plaines police and fire officials said an explosion and fire at a condo building in May that injured 15 people was arson, and the suspected arsonist died from injuries he got during the incident.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Friends have started a fundraiser for a pet store in Fox Lake, Illinois, after a 2,000 gallon fish tank burst suddenly, flooding their business.
Officials in Kane County, Illinois, warned Thursday that some one-year rabies vaccines administered to pets during county vaccination clinics this year may have lost potency.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday were set to honor Black baseball pioneers with the Double Duty Classic at Rate Field.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
