Suspected swatting incident disrupts day at Jones College Prep in South Loop
There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
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There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
The ages of the victims range from 24 to 48, according to police.
The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
Chicago police responded to a person shot and found the victim, a 39-year-old man, in the hallway with one gunshot wound to the head.
Police said in each incident, the victims were approached after leaving a tavern and waiting for a rideshare by three to four men who displayed a handgun or used physical force before demanding the victim's property and leaving the scene.
Police say in each incident, the suspect, seen on surveillance video from one of the robberies wearing all black or dark clothing and a ski mask, approached the victims and showed a handgun, demanded property from the victims, and then fled on foot.
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.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 61.
The event brought families, neighbors, and police Supt. Larry Snelling all together.
It was the 11th annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast hosted by Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th).
A fundraiser this week on the Southwest Side helped people chip in to help make sure Chicago police officers are protected while on patrol.
Young said she's still waiting on Mayor Brandon Johnson to make good on a promise to pass an ordinance creating strict rules on how and when police raids can be executed.
It has been exactly six years since heavily armed Chicago police officers broke through Anjanette Young's front door and raided her apartment by mistake. On Friday, in memory of that botched raid, she continued to fight for search warrant reforms at the Chicago Police Department.
She called on Mayor Brandon Johnson and state legislators to support a new city ordinance and proposed state law.
It appears what started the chain of events was an armed robbery in Gage Park in the early morning hours.
It appears what started the chain of events was an armed robbery in Gage Park in the early-morning hours. Andrew Ramos reports.
The armed robbery that led to a police pursuit early Thursday morning has now launched an investigation with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Andrew Ramos reports.
The 17-year-old was arrested by members of the Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday in the 2600 block of West 94th Street in Evergreen Park.
Mariangel Gomez, 16, was last seen with the child in the 600 block of West Irving Park Road.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 54.
Police said the shooting happened in the 900 block of West Eastwood Avenue on Oct. 1, 2024, around 7:30 p.m.
City Council members said they were ready to debate the Dexter Reed settlement and they were shocked when it was passed over — presumably because the votes were not there to pass it. Megan Hickey reports.
Some aldermen say the settlement will send a dangerous message, while others say it will save the city money, and time, in the long run.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee was ready Monday to battle over a controversial settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers last year in a shootout following a traffic stop on the West Side. But as Megan Hickey reports, the vote was scrapped at the last minute.
The ages of the victims range from 12 to 42.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure of the hospital permanent.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
CBS News Chicago crews saw the wreckage around midnight near 71st Street and Wentworth Avenue.
President Donald Trump spoke about continuing Charlie Kirk's vision, including sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but did not say when.
Chicago police said Shaquille Rogers, 32, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man minutes apart on the city's West Side on Saturday morning.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
In a world of deep partisanship, Edgar was lauded by his fellow Republicans and also by Democrats as a leader with great integrity.
The Department of Homeland Security is escalating its clash with so-called sanctuary states, warning multiple states they could face legal action, CBS News has learned.
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested nearly 550 people as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in the Chicago area, which began less than two weeks ago, a top Department of Homeland Security official told CBS News.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
Osher Center executive director Dr. Melinda Ring said there are many ways that food impacts all of our lives and health. She explained what using food as medicine looks like.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
In a statement issued Wednesday, ABC said Kimmel's show would be "preempted indefinitely. There was no word on if or when the show may return.
The first-ever Central Street Busker Fest is set for Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure permanent. Lauren Victory reports.
Federal officials said more than a dozen protesters were arrested outside the building over the weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
Two people were injured and also taken into police custody after the driver fled a traffic stop Sunday night.
MJ the basset hound is currently in training to become the official therapy dog a James Russell Lowell School 51, a Montessori School.
Monday is the official first day of fall, and many people seem to enjoy this time of year. But why is that?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
President Donald Trump spoke about continuing Charlie Kirk's vision, including sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but did not say when.
CBS News Chicago crews saw the wreckage around midnight near 71st Street and Wentworth Avenue.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure of the hospital permanent.
Chicago police said Shaquille Rogers, 32, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man minutes apart on the city's West Side on Saturday morning.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Fear has been spreading fast in Chicago's immigrant community since the Trump administration officially launched its deportation effort, dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Musburger remembered when the Bears were working out an agreement with Walter Payton.
The Cardinals captured their third Division III national championship back in January
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
The vehicle had hit multiple unoccupied parked cars in the 10100 block of South Avenue M, police said.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
Police said the suspect was on a bus in the 2400 block of West Jackson Boulevard when he got into a quarrel with the two passengers and went on to beat them.
In each incident, the burglars pull up in stolen cars, shatter the rear passenger windows of pickup trucks, and steal items inside, police said.
