Man Charged In String Of West Side Robberies, Rapes
A West Side man is behind bars, charged in a series of crimes that happened last year in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
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A West Side man is behind bars, charged in a series of crimes that happened last year in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday after jumping from a burning building in the West Side's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his family took part in a day of service on the West Side on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday.
The young mother who left her child at a West Side fire station Monday morning was crying and said, 'I can't take it anymore,' a firefighter says.
A male was shot dead Tuesday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said.
Police are holding a woman in custody who allegedly stabbed a man from the Austin neighborhood during a domestic dispute Saturday and fled the scene -- leaving him for dead in his West Side home.
A man from the Austin neighborhood died Saturday morning after he was stabbed in the chest during a possible domestic conflict on the West Side.
Throngs of people around Chicago were out in light jackets enjoying the unseasonably warm weather Thursday, but the pleasant conditions also brought a rash of gun violence that left at least 13 people injured.
Nine-year-old twins were recovering Friday morning, after their home caught fire on the city's West Side.
Chicago firefighters took a toddler to the hospital Thursday morning after three Good Samaritans found the child wandering on the street with no coat or shoes.
Police are hoping an autopsy Thursday morning will help them determine how a Wheaton man wound up dead in a gangway on Chicago's West Side.
Surveillance video from a CTA bus may provide new clues in a brutal carjacking and shooting in the Little Village neighborhood.
Police are warning of a rash of armed robberies targeting CTA Green Line 'L' riders in the South Austin neighborhood.
A firefighter suffered minor injuries, and 15 people were displaced, after a fire in the South Austin neighborhood.
A 65-year-old woman suffered minor injuries in a fire Saturday in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
Two people were killed and two were wounded in violence on the South and West sides overnight.
Police are looking for a man who robbed a West Side Garfield Park neighborhood store at gunpoint on Tuesday night and sexually assaulted two women who were inside before he escaped.
Bond was set at $2 million on Thursday for a 25-year-old man accused of acting as the getaway driver in a shooting that left one man dead and three other people injured on the West Side.
A man was shot and wounded overnight on Cicero Avenue on the city's West Side.
Firefighters worked more than two hours Tuesday night to extinguish an extra-alarm blaze on the West Side.
Police are looking for the driver who crashed an SUV into a West Side Garfield Park neighborhood church Monday morning before running away.
Police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy on the city's West Side, who apparently was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A 20-year-old woman is shaken, but recovering, after a robbery that left her with a scar on her neck.
Five people were hospitalized Monday evening after an auto accident in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood.
Four people were hurt Thursday night during an attempted carjacking on the city's West Side.
The announcement by the Chicago Bears that the board of directors voted to advance the team's stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, has left fans on both sides of the state line talking.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
An explosion killed a man in an SUV on the Eisenhower Expressway on Thursday and led to an hours-long closure.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
An explosion killed a man in an SUV on the Eisenhower Expressway on Thursday and led to an hours-long closure.
The announcement by the Chicago Bears that the board of directors voted to advance the team's stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, has left fans on both sides of the state line talking.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
The Chicago Bears made their biggest step yet toward moving to Indiana, after the team's board of directors voted Thursday to build a stadium in Hammond, although it's still not a done deal yet.
The Chicago Bears Board of Directors has voted to advance stadium developments in Hammond, Indiana, after the Illinois legislature ended its spring session without passing legislation that would help keep the Bears in Illinois. Kevin Fishbain, senior Chicago Bears writer for The Athletic, notes a move to Indiana still isn't a done deal.
The Chicago Bears Board of Directors has voted to advance stadium developments in Hammond, Indiana.
Two men are dead, and five others were injured after a mass shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight.
An explosion killed one person in an SUV on the Eisenhower Expressway on Thursday and led to an hours-long closure.
The announcement by the Chicago Bears that the board of directors voted to advance the team's stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, has left fans on both sides of the state line talking.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Pete Crow-Armstrong's bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 to avoid a three-game series sweep.
Nick Kurtz singled in automatic runner Alika Williams in the 10th inning, and the Athletics rallied for a second straight win, 5-4 over the sliding Chicago Cubs.
With the NBA Finals tipping off Wednesday night in San Antonio, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has a chance to add another title to the championship résumé he started building at Stevenson High School in Chicago's north suburbs.
Erick Fedde pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in 10 months as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
Michael Gledhill, 44, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he turned himself in following the fatal stabbing of Handy, the LAPD said.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
A man suffered cuts to his neck and body during a fight on board a CTA Blue Line train on Wednesday evening in the Loop.
