City still not talking after three gunpoint robberies on CTA
Four different people were held up at gunpoint on CTA 'L' trains and platforms in three separate incidents Thursday morning.
Chicago Police say they're maintaining safety on CTA following mass shooting on NYC subway
Chicago Police said Tuesday that they will maintain the resources to ensure safety on the city's transit system, following a mass shooting and smoke bomb attack that left 29 people injured in the New York City subway.
Officials still have no answers about actions against violent crime on CTA
CBS 2 pushed for answers about violent crime on the CTA Monday – in the wake of a shooting, a stabbing, and another attack added to the list of crimes on our public transit since Friday night.
After two carjackings right downtown, alderman says police action is needed now
A woman was carjacked in the middle of the Loop while stopped at an intersection early Friday morning – in the second carjacking downtown in the past few days.
With more violent attacks on CTA, no response from city officials on whether more safety measures needed
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd), who this week suggested spending the $12.5 million in proposed gas giveaway money on CTA safety, told us in a statement that the current safety plan isn't working.
With Illinois legislative session ending, situation called 'dire' for some marijuana entrepreneurs
The State of Illinois made $131 million last month alone in legal weed sales – but none of that marijuana was grown or produced by new state license winners trying to break into the industry.
After CTA train operator is shoved onto tracks, union head says enough is enough
A CTA train operator was recovering Tuesday, a day after being pushed onto the train tracks at the Granville Red Line stop in Edgewater.
Flexibility dominates perks offered as workers return to office
The perk topping the list is flexibility -- a hybrid work schedule with only some days, or some hours, back in the office. We are told that model is here to stay for many in Chicago.
Man and woman shot and killed during quarrel on the road in Belmont Cragin
Police late Thursday were trying to determine whether road rage led to dozens of shots being fired into a car in Belmont Cragin – killing a couple inside.
Illinois legislation would crack down on retail theft, sale of stolen goods
We've been tracking the growing trend of smash-and-grab retail thefts in Chicago and their impact on how people shop.
State lawmaker, advocates tout legislation to ban ghost guns in Illinois
There is a push to make ghost guns illegal in Illinois – with more and more of them showing up in Chicago every year.
In some suburban districts, hundreds of thousands of dollars in school resources went missing amid pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in school resources – and the taxpayer dollars that bought them – went down the drain in multiple suburban districts at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Man interviewed used a fake online profile to talk to murder victim Liberty German
Abby Williams and Libby German's killer still hasn't been caught. But a newly released interview transcript from Indiana State Police is bringing new attention to the case.
City, suburbs prepare for Willie Wilson's $1 million gas giveaway amid worries about lines
On Thursday morning, a polarizing event is set to commence – the giveaway of $1 million in gas.
One crew may be behind more than 200 smash-and-grab burglaries
Police have been targeting the prolific smash-and-grab crew in their work with the Organized Retail Theft Task Force.