Sporting goods company replaces some stolen items after beloved youth coach is robbed
Coach Ernest Radcliffe said this week that he was grateful "for my life, because I could've been shot."
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Coach Ernest Radcliffe said this week that he was grateful "for my life, because I could've been shot."
Ernest Radcliffe, who has coached baseball and football for, and mentored, was robbed and carjacked this past weekend.
Coach Ernest Radcliffe said he is now looking over his shoulder after he was carjacked just feet away from the place he has called home for nearly two decades.
Coach Radcliffe was packing up his vehicle for baseball practice with buckets, bats, and uniforms when he was carjacked in Woodlawn. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Two 14-year-old boys are accused or robbing another teen at gunpoint near 60th and Cottage Grove.
Several floors of the building were evacuated due to smoke. Four people were evaluated by paramedics, but declined to go to the hospital.
Police say the man was in the alley, in the 6400 block of South Eberhart just before 4:30 a.m. when he heard shots and felt pain in his left elbow.
Cleber Fernandez, 26, is charged with one felony count of aggravated battery.
The person matched all five numbers in Tuesday's drawing to win the jackpot, according to lottery officials.
The corner of 63rd Street and Harper Avenue was renamed Friday as Rev. Dr. Leon D. Finney Jr. Way.
The corner of 63rd Street and Harper Avenue was renamed Friday as Rev. Dr. Leon D. Finney Jr. Way.
Organizers said they'll feature 40-plus small business owners, from fashion to oils to candles.
A Woodlawn community group is creating a forum that encourages positive transformation and elevates small businesses. CBS 2's Noel Brennan showed how organizers are hosting an even this weekend hoping to use history to help inspire Black excellence and innovation.
Video of the moments right after the shooting shows one of the victims being tended. A couple of security guards and some students attempted to help the 15-year-old boy.
It was just 35 minutes after the game ended and crowds were clearing when bullets started flying.
It was just 35 minutes after the game ended and crowds were clearing when bullets started flying.
It was just 35 minutes after the game ended and crowds were clearing when bullets started flying.
As reported by CBS 2's Darius Johnson, both were taken to Comer Children's Hospital where the boy is listed in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen, and the girl is also in good condition after being shot in the foot.
The shooting happened near 65th Street and Blackstone Avenue.
It was police officers who pulled the child from the car in which he was shot, and took him to the hospital. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
An adult was also wounded in the shooting, which transpired in broad daylight Thursday. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Deandree Milson, 18, was arrested in the 6400 block of South Vernon Avenue.
What’s going on - according to community members - is loitering, late-night partying, littering, prostitution, and at least one fight between migrants and residents. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Taylor, who lives in the community, said she's seen incidents like loitering and partying into the late-night hours around the shelter.
Neighbors are voicing their concerns over a migrant shelter in the Woodlawn neighborhood. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov was at the meeting, which was just getting underway at 6 p.m. on Monday.
Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago's first offensive play and the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24-15 on Saturday night in a battle of mostly backups.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials like food, water, and toiletries for families.
President Trump will be making a visit to Chicago next month for the PGA's Presidents Cup, he announced on Saturday.
Chicago police said the driver of an Audi SUV failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist.
Andrew Benintendi had all three of his team's hits with his sixth-inning home run being the difference as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
Milo Yiannopoulos, who is British, was accused of overstaying his visa after entering the country legally in May 2019.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to Chicago over the years.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest on the extreme heat in First Alert Weather.
President Trump announced the deal late Friday, saying in a social media post that the deal was struck through a partnership with private business.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials to residents impacted by the Aug. 11 storms and weeks-long power outages.
Indiana State Police said the shooting happened Friday night near 4th Avenue and Broadway. The shooting involved officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and the Gary Police Department.
The $580 million mixed-use project will transform the parking lots owned and surrounding the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn.
The 8.5-acre, mixed-use district project is said to bring opportunities in housing, business, and culture to the South Side.
According to court documents, CPS should have officially gotten those funds back by Friday.
President Trump will be making a visit to Chicago next month for the PGA's Presidents Cup, he announced on Saturday.
The shooting involved officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and the Gary Police Department, Indiana State Police said.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials like food, water, and toiletries for families.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago's first offensive play and the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24-15 on Saturday night in a battle of mostly backups.
Andrew Benintendi had all three of his team's hits with his sixth-inning home run being the difference as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
Alex Bregman, Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki also went deep for Chicago, which had lost three in a row and six of eight overall.
Natasha Cloud scored 14 points and Sydney Taylor had 13 for Chicago (15-25).
Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man was arrested and charged this week with exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The man charged with setting a woman on fire on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line was due in court Thursday for a competency hearing.
Chicago police early Thursday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a gas station in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
