Jury finds Illinois man guilty, charged with home invasion, sexually assaulting elderly woman
A man charged with breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 92-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial on Wednesday.
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A man charged with breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 92-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial on Wednesday.
Thieves use two vehicles to crash into a currency exchange and steal an ATM on the city's Near West Side. It happened Thursday morning near Roosevelt and Jefferson.
CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has been reporting on this trend for a year: More than any other group, Black women are most at risk of violent crime in Chicago.
A convenience store worker was shot to death during an attempted robbery in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood Tuesday night. The incident happened around 10:16 p.m. in the 300 block of East 79th Street.
We have been tracking an increase in brazen crash-and-grab burglaries for months. So with some turning violent, what can we expect to change?
The burglaries happened six times between early in the morning on New Year's Eve and early Tuesday morning.
Chicago police warned business owners in Bronzeville of thieves breaking into stores with rocks and bricks. The burglaries happened six times between early in the morning on New Year's Eve and early Tuesday morning. They targeted businesses from East 35th Street to South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Prosecutors said Officer Richard Tabisz threw down a handcuffed civilian who was cooperating with police on Dec. 14.
A Waukegan police officer was charged in connection with an incident last month in which he allegedly threw down a civilian in handcuffs. Officer Richard Tabisz was charged with official misconduct and misdemeanor battery during the Dec. 14 incident.
Chicago police are searching for two people who ran from the scene of a deadly car crash in West Woodlawn. A 6-month-old girl was a victim of that crash.
Jason Eady, 21, was charged with the murder of Alejandro Trujillo in connection with a Dec. 26 shooting.
Damarreyah Muldrow, 22, was arrested by members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on Friday in the 0-100 block of North Lotus Avenue.
Whitman said the university was not aware of the specific nature of the investigation into Shannon until the warrant for his arrest was issued this week.
Two men approached a 42-year-old woman, pulled out a weapon, and demanded her cash.
Chicago police are looking for two people who robbed a food vendor at gunpoint in broad daylight on Thursday. It happened just before 9 a.m. near Montrose and Albany Avenue.
Police have released surveillance video from a shooting that killed a security guard just days before Christmas at a shopping center in the Chatham neighborhood. Detectives are trying to identify three suspects after 53-year-old security guard Edward Fontaine Creamer was shot and killed while confronting a group of shoplifters on Dec. 20 at a shopping center near 87th and Cottage Grove.
Police have released surveillance video from a shooting that killed a security guard just days before Christmas at a shopping center in the Chatham neighborhood. Detectives are trying to identify three suspects after 53-year-old security guard Edward Fontaine Creamer was shot and killed while confronting a group of shoplifters on Dec. 20 at a shopping center near 87th and Cottage Grove.
Shannon traveled to Lawrence on Thursday, where he turned himself into authorities, posted bail, and returned to Champaign.
Police said Anderson texted one of the victims pretending to be a sheriff's deputy and told her he could make criminal charges go away in exchange for explicit photos and sex acts.
Both parents face multiple decades in prison if convicted after the death of the baby this month.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that the shooting happened in front of the Gage Park migrant facility.
A young man who had recently migrated to Chicago was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near a migrant facility in Gage Park, according to a local alderman.
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has been found guilty of all but one charge in his corruption trial on bribery, racketeering, and extortion charges.
Their goal was to spread cheer to loved ones, and to shed light on how many of these families are still waiting for justice.
The FBI is investigating a ban robbery in Elmhurst.
Chicago police said William Warrior, 29, from Alsip, Illinois, was identified as the suspect who hit a squad car and an officer while fleeing in a car in Chatham on Saturday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Oak Park said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Williams passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns, and he also caught a TD pass from D.J. Moore on a trick play for the Bears' first score.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert about a string of robberies and retail thefts targeting pharmacies last month in north lakefront neighborhoods.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting immigration arrests near courthouses.
Two federal judges on Friday said the Trump administration must tap into contingency funds to make SNAP payments during the government shutdown.
Illinois advocates have sued federal authorities over alleged inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility.
The United Nations human rights chief says the Trump administration "must halt" strikes on alleged drug boats to prevent "extrajudicial killing."
Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.
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.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
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.
Doctors at UChicago Medicine saved the life of a 2-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury that is typically not survived.
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 grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and must surrender his lease to Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Longtime Rogers Park resident Chad Willetts, a pianist and drummer, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 17.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
Angel Reese has taken her talents from the basketball court to the fashion runway.
Temperatures climb above normal in the lower 60s Monday through Wednesday.
It’s also HIS FIRST appearance on the program since settling a lawsuit with CBS's parent company, Paramount, over editing in a segment with then Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
A new CBS News YouGov poll shows Americans are increasingly voicing concern about the shutdown's impact on the U.S. economy and themselves. There's also worry about the effect on government functions, including air travel.
The celebration for Trinette Britt-Johnson, 58, was held at the Rich Township offices on Sunday morning. She had been stranded in Jamaica without her lifesaving medication after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island nation.
The victim said there was no time to react as he was held at gunpoint with his daughter just steps away from the home.
At 1:45 a.m., four people were shot in the 3400 block of North Clark Street.
A deadline was looming Sunday for the Trump administration to tap into emergency funding for food assistance programs during the government shutdown.
The celebration for Trinette Britt-Johnson, 58, was held at the Rich Township offices Sunday morning.
Chicago police said William Warrior, 29, from Alsip, Illinois, was identified as the suspect who hit a squad car and an officer while fleeing in a car in Chatham on Saturday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Oak Park said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Documents obtained by CBS News Investigators found Radule Bojovic, a Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE two weeks ago, had valid work authorization and no criminal record.
Families said a rat infestation is plaguing their Jefferson Park neighborhood, and they want to know why the city isn't doing more to help. They've even resorted to trapping the rats themselves.
A deadly crash last week has reignited concerns about a dangerous intersection at Illinois Route 50 and County Line Road, between Peotone and Manteno in Chicago's far south suburbs.
A woman who was punched in the head in a random attack in Chicago five months ago – one of several women who are victims of similar attacks – is coming forward in hopes of preventing more assaults.
Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."
Williams passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns, and he also caught a TD pass from D.J. Moore on a trick play for the Bears' first score.
Evan Bouchard scored 2:43 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday night.
The Dodgers become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees
The Illini defense had a bounce-back game after giving up 76 points the last two games in losses to No. 1 Ohio State and Washington.
Josh Giddey scored a career-high 32 points with 10 rebounds, Nikola Vucevic added 26 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 135-125 to get out to their best start in nearly three decades.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert about a string of robberies and retail thefts targeting pharmacies last month in north lakefront neighborhoods.
At 1:45 a.m., four people were shot in the 3400 block of North Clark Street.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday afternoon on the Near West Side of Chicago.
In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel said multiple people who were allegedly plotting a violent attack were arrested in Michigan.
Anthony Nunnally, 20, of the Jeffery Manor neighborhood, was charged with carjacking a 19-year-old man.
