Berwyn family searching for stolen dog after car thief also takes beloved pet
Rafael Corona said he'll stop at nothing to find his 14-year-old Pomeranian, Wally.
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Rafael Corona said he'll stop at nothing to find his 14-year-old Pomeranian, Wally.
Police said the man broke into a home in Berwyn and killed two dogs, then later fired at officers in a nearby yard.
Three family members were shot and killed Thursday night in Mahomet, near Champaign. Hours later, the suspected gunman found himself in a shootout with police in Berwyn, about 140 miles north of Mahomet. Shardaa Gray reports.
On Wednesday, a hearing will be held on the objections made on all the political candidates.
The candidates say the current administration is making the political power grab with objections to would-be candidates’ petitions—and Berwyn police officers are showing up to political hopefuls’ homes to deliver the objections. Charlie De Mar reports.
North Riverside police said law enforcement continues to pursue leads, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.
Witnesses at a business near Harlem Avenue and Cermak Road in Berwyn said they saw squad cars chasing a driver who hit the bus stop, then carjacked a customer's minivan from their business.
Hundreds of classic and modern cars along old Route 66 Saturday in Berwyn from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The free show runs along Ogden Avenue from Oak Park Avenue to Ridgeland Avenue.
Details about the Amtrak train that hit the pedestrian, and any Amtrak delays, were not immediately available.
CBS News Chicago’s Climate Watch team found only about 15% of Cook County municipalities have any kind of compost program. Tara Molina tracked the entire process involved with Berwyn’s program.
Edson Resendez, aka "Savage"; Maverick Cela, aka "G Reckless"; and Prezila Apreza have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.
Long-time customers rushed to see what they could still get and lamented the loss of a part of their childhood and heritage.
Vesecky's in Berwyn posted on Facebook Monday that Tuesday would be their last in business. Long-time customers rushed to see what they could still get and lamented the loss of a part of their childhood and heritage.
The system won't be in full force until next summer, but officials said it will be the first of its kind in Illinois.
The system won't be in full force until next summer, but officials said it will be the first of its kind in Illinois. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
Both were opened to help people following this summer's severe storms and flooding.
For those still in need of help, a number of other recovery centers throughout Cook County will continue to operate.
They'll also map out locations that need its infrastructure improved - including in Berwyn, Cicero, Oak Park, and Chicago.
A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone.
The money will help prevent pedestrians from gaining access to the BNSF rail lines near roadway crossings from Berwyn to La Grange. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Nearly two months after torrential rain tore through Cook County, damaging several homes, disaster relief centers have opened to help flood victims. FEMA is staffing four of them around the county. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke to families still picking up the pieces.
The suspects are believed to be armed and dangerous.
Two gunmen robbed a carrier in the 1400 block of Home Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
FEMA is expected to assess the damage in suburban Cicero and Berwyn sometime this week.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
A Chicago man was charged with dealing meth and cocaine after getting off an Amtrak train in Naperville, police and prosecutors said.
A Chicago man who has a long criminal record of physically attacking random people has been charged with felonies for two random attacks in June.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
The Justice Police Department is looking for a 21-year-old man who has been missing for nearly a week.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines on the government funding package to end the shutdown.
Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing protesters of interfering with ICE agents in Broadview.
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin set off a fierce debate at a City Council budget hearing, after declaring her office would no longer invest the city's money in U.S. treasury bonds.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-month-old son in April. Anthony Evans, 23, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his son, Kayson Flowers.
Jim Avila, an esteemed journalist who spent nearly a decade as a frontline reporter for CBS Chicago, has died at the age of 69.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after a fall during a walk near his home, a result of his heart condition. He suffered minor injuries, his office said.
Daycare teacher Diana Santillana Galeano has been released from ICE custody without bond and is back with her family after immigration agents took her from her school in North Center last week.
A federal judge toured the Broadview ICE processing facility on Thursday, amid a lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions for immigrants being detained inside the building.
A daycare teacher has been released after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago's North Center neighborhood last week.
A Chicago man who has a long criminal record of physically attacking random people has been charged with felonies for two random attacks in June.
Jim Avila, an esteemed journalist who spent nearly a decade as a frontline reporter for CBS Chicago, passed away this week.
A federal judge will tour the Broadview Ice processing facility on Thursday morning. The visit comes as the court reviews claims about conditions inside the building and how people are processed in ICE custody.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his third goal of the game at 3:28 of the overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Paul Reed had 28 points and 13 rebounds and the undermanned Detroit Pistons won their eighth straight game, beating the Chicago Bulls 124-113 on Wednesday night.
The Bears are getting set for their first rematch of the season, facing a Vikings team that rallied to beat them in Week 1. Head coach Ben Johnson feels his team has taken big steps forward since his first game as a head coach.
Aptly named linebacker Battle Gideons, the man in the middle of the defense, is leading the charge for the University of Chicago Maroons as they are poised to play in the postseason for the first time in program history.
Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 for their third consecutive win.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-month-old son in April.
A man is accused of killing a co-worker with a sledgehammer at a food and dairy processing facility in central Minnesota.
Chicago police are asking for help identifying the man who stabbed a CTA passenger on a Blue Line platform over the weekend on the Near West Side.
