Video shows off-duty Chicago Police officer being ambushed before shootout at gas station
In the video, the off-duty officer gets out of his car to pump gas. Afterward, another car pulls up – and a man jumps out and starts shooting.
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In the video, the off-duty officer gets out of his car to pump gas. Afterward, another car pulls up – and a man jumps out and starts shooting.
In the video, the off-duty officer gets out of his car to pump gas. Afterward, another car pulls up – and a man jumps out and starts shooting.
In each incident, at least one of the robbers was armed with a handgun, police said.
The robbers took money from the cash registers and merchandise from the store before fleeing in a vehicle.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he also welcomed protesters planning to exercise their First Amendment rights outside the convention. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
He has been convicted on all counts in the shooting that killed French and injured her partner, Carlos Yanez.
Morgan was convicted by a jury of the August 2021 shooting that killed Officer French and left Officer Carlos Yanez paralyzed. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
One officer was hit by gunfire in his bulletproof vest, while the other suffered injuries to his face from broken glass.
One officer was hit by gunfire in his bulletproof vest, while the other suffered injuries to his face from broken glass, in the shooting this past weekend in Humboldt Park. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The shooting took place over the weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police say officers were conducting an investigation when the dog "became unleashed by its owner and approached the officer in an aggressive manner."
They heard a mother scream for help, saying that her son was losing consciousness.
Officer Vásquez Lasso responded to a domestic call and chased after a young man with a gun. Police say that 18-year-old shot and killed Vásquez Lasso.
Officer Vásquez Lasso responded to a domestic call and chased after a young man with a gun. Police say that 18-year-old shot and killed Vásquez Lasso.
The robbery happened on Feb. 18 around 10 a.m. in the 1900 block of East 91st Street.
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University of Chicago Law School professor Craig Futterman said the case shows how sending out officers with bad information can potentially lead to disaster.
A Cook County jury on Tuesday watched the final moments of Chicago Police Officer Ella French's life, as testimony got underway in the trial of the man charged with shooting her and her partner nearly three years ago.
Two other vehicles were also damaged in the crash, police said.
Emonte Morgan, 23, is facing an 85-count indictment in the shooting, charging him with multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, and other felonies.
Jury selection was completed Monday for the man charged with shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Ella French and wounding her partner in 2021. French, 29, was killed in August 2021 while conducting a traffic stop in Englewood. Her partner, Carlos Yanez Jr., was shot and paralyzed.
CBS 2 has now learned two more choppers for the CPD, and one more for the Cook County Sheriff's Office, should arrive by the end of the year.
Jury selection began Monday for the man charged with shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Ella French and wounding her partner in 2021.
The officer was driving north in the alley behind Halsted Street, when he saw two men running toward his car who may have been trying to carjack him, police said.
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The wild-card leading Cubs lost their fifth in a row after dropping all four games at Cincinnati.
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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.
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The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
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.
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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.
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"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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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.
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While the actual number of infections are still relatively low, rates spiked nearly 70% from 2019 to 2023.
Prices are going up for each package beginning on Oct. 21.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Andre Lewis, 57, was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Damen Avenue, Chicago police said.
Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
