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"We really want to make sure that black people, specifically in Chicago, feel like there's a space where they can come as they are and feel welcomed."
Two teens were shot and wounded Monday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Two Chicago police officers and a civilian were injured in a crash Tuesday morning on the city's West Side.
The driver behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed an 81-year-old woman over the weekend has been released without charges, and the victim's family wants to know why.
Surveillance video was released Tuesday showing a car plowing into a West Side pizza parlor and killing an 81-year-old woman over the weekend.
A string of robberies on Chicago's West Side prompted a community alert.
A woman is dead and a man was in serious condition late Friday following a shooting in the West Side's North Lawndale neighborhood.
A driver ran a red light and crashed right into a Chicago Police squad car on the city's West Side Thursday, police said.
An 8-year-old girl was shot and wounded Sunday afternoon at a barbecue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A gunman opened fire into a crowd of people on Chicago's west side, leaving six people wounded early Sunday morning.
Noting that he has been a Chicago Police officer for 31 years, Johnson said he has lived with and dealt with gun violence throughout his adult life. But he said he and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cannot be the only ones decrying violence and illegal gun use in Chicago.
Police on Sunday afternoon were exploring possible connections – and expressing outrage – after three early-morning shootings left at least one person dead and more than a dozen others wounded on the city's West Side.
A West Side family said they're unable to get their dog back after it ran away earlier this month because another family had quickly adopted it.
One gun has now been tied to four different shootings, including two tragic murders in Rogers Park that terrorized the city last fall.
Authorities said four male victims sustained gunshot wounds standing outside near the intersection of Homan and Iowa on Chicago's West Side.
CBS 2 has learned the gun used in the Rogers Park murders was also used in a pair of West Side shootings.
"We want someone who is African American to hold that seat. It's been our seat and we don't want to let it go."
"We don't know who she is, never seen her at any events on the West Side of Chicago and for her to be representing us a judicial appointment is a slap in the face to residents of the West Side."
One person died and several others were hurt after a driver, trying to escape police, slammed into a car in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
"We've always had a level of violence, but it really appears, that it has spiked."
Two men were charged early Thursday morning in the murder of Brittany Hill, who was shot while shielding her 1-year-old baby from gunfire.
A 24-year-old woman was fatally shot Tuesday morning after she got out of her car, police said.
Testifying in his own defense, Kamel Harris claimed he was caring for Knox, but handed the boy over to three people with the approval of the boy's mother.
Prosecutors haven't said how Kyrian Knox died, but allege 44-year-old Kamel Harris killed the toddler before scattering the boy's weighted-down remains in the West Side lagoon.
The Chicago Fire Department said those being treated for overdoses at Homan and Chicago were taken to several hospitals including Norwegian, St. Mary and West Suburban.
A bat found in La Grange, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
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 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.
For this Fitness Friday, the owner of "Gym Guyz" Viraj Kamdar and trainer Sean Suarez show you how to work out without the gym.
Swing by the Boomers Baseball Camp at Wintrust Field.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
The all-star teams will hit the court over at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court on Friday. This entire week, the WNBA has been working to showcase community efforts to help everyone from young hoopers to small businesses.
The fatal use of force is now at the center of a homicide investigation in Madison, Wisconsin.
Police are investigating after a hidden camera was found inside the bathroom of a marijuana dispensary in southwest suburban Worth.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights at that airport.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
A bat found in La Grange, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
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.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
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.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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.
