Extra-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At West Side Chinese Restaurant
An extra-alarm fire broke out early Wednesday at a Chinese restaurant in the South Austin neighborhood, and left two other buildings damaged.
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An extra-alarm fire broke out early Wednesday at a Chinese restaurant in the South Austin neighborhood, and left two other buildings damaged.
A 34-year-old man is dead, and three other men in their 40s were wounded, during a Tuesday morning shooting in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
A 6-year-old girl remained hospitalized as of midday Tuesday, after setting herself on fire as she played with a Bic lighter.
There is a heart-wrenching story Monday morning about a West Side family on-the-move, a pet dog abandoned in the cold, and some cruel kids.
A man and woman were shot early Sunday in a home in the West Side Garfield Park neighborhood.
Four people were in custody following an early morning Saturday shooting on the West Side which led to a police chase that ended in a collision on Lake Shore Drive.
Police say a thief was after a designer jacket when he shot a man in the chest on busy Madison Street on the city's West Side.
What started as an armed robbery on the city's Near West Side turned into what police thought was a barricade situation overnight.
A man from the Far South Side has been charged with DUI and other traffic offenses following a crash in the West Town neighborhood that sent four people -- two of them in serious to critical condition -- to hospitals early Saturday.
A West Side man died Tuesday after jumping from a second floor window to escape a fire at his Austin home earlier this month.
Two men were shot early Sunday in the West Side Garfield Park neighborhood.
A West Side man was charged Saturday with murder for allegedly shooting his ex-wife in a Near West Side parking garage, prompting a six-hour lock down and manhunt.
A man is in custody Thanksgiving morning after walking into a West Side police station with a fully-loaded rifle and declaring martial law.
A 17-year-old girl escaped to safety this week after being kidnapped at a bus stop on the city's West Side.
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition at a hospital Sunday morning after he fell to the ground, striking his head on the pavement, when he was punched on the West Side just after midnight.
A 4-year-old girl has been found, after allegedly being kidnapped by a teenage girl on the city's West Side overnight.
Police in the Lawndale neighborhood say they know who they are seeking in connection with an early-morning shooting Saturday that left one man dead and a second seriously wounded.
A 74-year-old man and a 50-year-old man are dead and at least 16 other people were wounded by gunfire across the city from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning.
Two men were critically injured during a West Side fire Sunday morning, police said.
A community activist who gained visibility in this year's race for Chicago mayor is now setting her sights on the 5th district Illinois Senate seat.
A woman who was hit by a van while crossing the street near her West Side home Saturday morning has died.
Chicago Police released a sketch Wednesday night of one of two men suspected of numerous armed robberies and sexual assaults on the West Side.
Two separate Sunday morning shootings that occurred ten minutes apart have wounded men on the South and West Sides.
In two of the cases, police say, victims described the suspects as having either pink eyes or yellow eyes.
Nine people had to go to the hospital, after a CTA bus was involved in a crash on the city's West Side.
A woman stabbed a man in the eye after he sexually assaulted another woman on Friday afternoon in the Loop, Chicago police said.
Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco's seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3.
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is in Chicago getting ready for one final tune-up before the World Cup.
Dozens of people walked in the rain on Friday afternoon to promote peace and community and raise awareness about gun violence on the West Side of Chicago.
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.
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.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Dozens of people walked in the rain on Friday afternoon to promote peace and community and raise awareness about gun violence on the West Side of Chicago.
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.
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.
A woman stabbed a man in the eye after he sexually assaulted another woman on Friday afternoon in the Loop, Chicago police said.
Dozens of people walked in the rain on Friday afternoon to promote peace and community and raise awareness about gun violence on the West Side of Chicago.
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.
Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco's seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3.
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is in Chicago getting ready for one final tune-up before the World Cup.
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.
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.
