Armed robbers targeting victims on online marketplaces, CPD says
Chicago police issued a warning Tuesday about armed robbers targeting victims through online marketplaces.
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Chicago police issued a warning Tuesday about armed robbers targeting victims through online marketplaces.
Police released a photo of the vehicle wanted in the crash that happened on July 4.
Preston was selected for the Richard Hunt Award, honoring a renowned Chicago artist while creating opportunities for others.
Artist D. Lamar Preston's sculpture "Gifted to Me" was unveiled at the corner of 62nd and Stone near the Hyde Park Academy High School campus.
Police said, shortly before 4 p.m., the victims were inside a business in the 800 block of East 63rd Street, when two people walked in, pulled out handguns, and started shooting.
The crash happened near Marquette and Langley, leaving debris and bricks inside and outside the building.
Sources tell CBS News Chicago three people were taken to the hospital in good condition and one in serious condition.
The 5-year-old girl and a woman were burned in the fire, but are expected to recover.
They had to use its competition funds to find a temporary studio, which put their upcoming trip in jeopardy.
The boys, both 15, were charged with felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass of a vehicle. One of them received an additional charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.
Sources said a worker fell "multiple stories" down a ventilation shaft while working on the Museum Building at the Obama Center site at 60th Street and Stony Island Avenue in Jackson Park.
Chicago Police said Tylea Vassor was last seen at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest in Woodlawn.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week. As Jermont Terry reports, neighbors in Woodlawn say this has been a problem for months on end.
The robbery happened on Nov. 14 around 4 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Evans Avenue.
All three victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left leg, where he died.
Police said the boy was inside an apartment building in the 800 block of East 65th Street when a bullet grazed his left arm.
Heavy fire was reported, and flames were seen shooting from the north side of the wood-frame house.
Everyone escaped safely from the burning house on Vernon Avenue.
The man was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso, and died there, police said.
Chicago police said just before 7 p.m., officers responded to the 6600 block of South Greenwood Avenue for a call of a person stabbed.
The two men, 34 and 42, are expected to recover after one was stabbed in the back of his head and the other in the back of his left shoulder.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
A person was killed when a crash hit multiple mailboxes and a tree in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle early Sunday morning.
A woman was found stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.
Two Chicago men were arrested early Sunday morning following a pursuit along the Borman Expressway in Northwest Indiana.
A person was found dead inside a house in Lake Forest, Illinois, following a fire early Sunday.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.
The White House has informed Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, that President Trump is considering firing her.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
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.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
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.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Northalsted Market Days 2026 was under way for one more day on Sunday.
Chicago police this weekend were looking for help from the public in finding a man accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy in the West Lawn neighborhood earlier this year.
While Chicago's piping plovers are gearing up for migration, Chicago Piping Plovers lead monitor John McElhattan joins Suzanne Le Mignot to talk about conservation efforts.
Suzanne Le Mignot’s nephew, Tommy Hull, and his fiancée, Madison Baird, celebrated their engagement Saturday surrounded by family and friends at the Hull family home. Meanwhile, Mary Kay Kleist shows us a photo of lightning striking the beach at Madeira Beach in Florida.
A 1-year-old boy was left in critical condition, and two adults were also injured, after a fire in Chicago’s South Shore community this weekend.
Severe weather hit the Chicago area on Sunday, in what was expected to be the first of three days of storms.
Three people were shot, and a fourth person was also injured, in a drive-by incident in Chicago's North Austin neighborhood Sunday morning.
A woman is dead after a chain of hit-and-run crashes on the northern end of Chicago's Lakeview community Saturday night.
The investigation into mishandled and decomposing bodies found at a Chicago funeral home has expanded to a second facility, sources said.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
Neighbors of a South Side animal feed plant have complained about the noxious smell and air quality for years. Now the city of Chicago and state of Illinois are suing Pullman Innovations to clean up the air, as well as for alleged illegal work and permit violations.
The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago's five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid.
The Chicago White Sox retired the No. 13 of former manager and shortstop Ozzie Guillén in a ceremony before Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
Angel Martínez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Kevin Gausman provided exactly what the Cubs hoped for when they acquired him from the Blue Jays last weekend, pitching seven sharp innings in his Chicago debut in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
A woman was found stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.
Two Chicago men were arrested early Sunday morning following a pursuit along the Borman Expressway in Northwest Indiana.
Chicago police this weekend were looking for help from the public in finding a man accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy in the West Lawn neighborhood earlier this year.
At least four people were killed, and 12 more were wounded, in shootings in Chicago this weekend as of early Sunday afternoon. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 50.
Four people were in the hospital, three of them with gunshot wounds, after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Sunday morning.
