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Police said Taevon Abston was arrested shortly after midnight Wednesday on the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue, after officers spotted him getting into a vehicle that was stolen in a carjacking on Feb. 4.
Naperville police said officers spotted a vehicle parked in a lot on the 1400 block of Fairway Drive on Thursday and determined it had been stolen during an armed carjacking in Chicago.
For the first month of 2021, carjacking reports are up a staggering 238% over the same period last year.
A judge ordered Rittenhouse's attorney to inform the court clerk of his new home address, which will be shared with the Kenosha County Sheriff's office, but otherwise be kept secret, even from prosecutors.
Police late Wednesday were investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded on the Bishop Ford Freeway.
Anthony Blackburn, of the West Garfield Park neighborhood, has been charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, one count of attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Police said a 48-year-old man was sitting in his parked car on the 1900 block of North LaCrosse Avenue at about 8:35 p.m., when two teens walked up, and one of them pulled out a gun and told him to get out of the vehicle.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Detective Jeffrey Sanchez with his medical bills.
Nicholas August, of Rockford, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon.
Chicago police have a man in custody after they say he shot and killed someone then crashed into two cars while trying to get away Friday night.
Police on Chicago's far South Side say holes in their video surveillance grid have made it harder to solve some crimes. Now the 19th Ward is getting an influx of police cameras and license plate readers.
A Morton Grove woman has been charged with attempted murder, after her newborn baby was found abandoned in a garbage can last month at a nursing home in Glenview.
On Oct. 13, Cabrera got into a quarrel with someone near 52nd Street and Monitor Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, and ended up firing his gun at a civilian. No injuries were reported.
Police said a 33-year-old man was making a delivery around 10 p.m. on the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue, when three teens pointed guns at him, and stole his vehicle and personal belongings.
Some communities on the far Southwest Side are getting a high-tech security upgrade.
Police said the boy's mother was at work at the time of the shooting. The person who was taking care of the child at the time is being questioned by police.
Police said Dumareah Johmel Taylor, of the Austin neighborhood, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
Police said the juvenile pulled out a handgun and told the Uber driver to get out of his car after the driver picked him up in Oak Park on Thursday.
The victims included three men wounded in shooting Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
A driver is dead after a shooting led to a crash Saturday night on the Kennedy Expressway.
Police said three men got into an argument with two other males around 2:30 p.m. outside a building on the 8100 block of South May Street. After the fight turned physical, one man pulled out a gun, and shot the three victims.
A rideshare driver was carjacked Friday night in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, and police say three minors are the suspects.
Only CBS 2's Charlie De Mar spoke with the woman whose life was put on the line for her car when she was carjacked by a 14-year-old and terrorized outside her home.
A driver was hospitalized Friday afternoon after crashing into a Metra train while fleeing a traffic stop on the Far South Side.
Mathew Capsel, of Marseilles in central Illinois, was arrested after at least two acquaintances identified him from social media videos he posted during the riot.
Illinois leaders say there is no evidence of childcare-related fraud in Illinois, and the Trump administration's decision to freeze funding is a politically motivated attack on states that didn't vote for the president.
With the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers set to face off in Saturday nights' playoff game, some local couples are hoping love can overcome even the biggest of rivalries.
The girlfriend of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed after leaving school on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Cicero said the attack was the result of bullying.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard is back after missing 12 games with a right shoulder injury.
A 1-year-old boy was in critical condition after falling from an apartment building on Friday afternoon in the Edgewater neighborhood.
The White House shared video showing a different angle of Renee Nicole Good's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the moments that led up to it, as the investigation continues.
California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.
The White House ballroom architect said a new second story on the West Wing colonnade would help make the building more uniform with the ballroom.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a major bill to address energy costs while adding clean energy to the grid.
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is launching an investigation into federal immigration enforcement in Chicago.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
The first pediatric flu death for this year's flu season has been reported, Illinois health officials said, as flu cases across the state continue to rise.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but a longtime Chicago fried chicken institution said imitation went too far after a new business opened with a very similar name.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport.
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
A man from Antioch, Illinois, has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography with the help of two electronic detection dogs.
Two women from California are charged with drug trafficking after being busted with kilos of cocaine at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
President Trump urged major energy companies to commit to building out Venezuela's oil infrastructure on Friday, convening a meeting at the White House to call on executives to pour billions of dollars into tapping the country's vast oil reserves.
The FBI released new images and announced a $10,000 reward to find the person who robbed a Brinks armored truck in Chicago in December and shot the driver.
With the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers set to face off in Saturday nights' playoff game, some local couples are hoping love can overcome even the biggest of rivalries.
The girlfriend of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed after leaving school on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Cicero said the attack was the result of bullying.
The White House shared video showing a different angle of Renee Nicole Good's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the moments that led up to it, as the investigation continues.
Illinois leaders say there is no evidence of childcare-related fraud in Illinois, and the Trump administration's decision to freeze funding is a politically motivated attack on states that didn't vote for the president.
With the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers set to face off in Saturday nights' playoff game, some local couples are hoping love can overcome even the biggest of rivalries.
A 1-year-old boy was in critical condition after falling from an apartment building on Friday afternoon in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.
With the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers set to face off in Saturday nights' playoff game, some local couples are hoping love can overcome even the biggest of rivalries.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard is back after missing 12 games with a right shoulder injury.
Kickoff for the Wild Card Weekend game between the Packers and Bears is set for 7 p.m. CT on Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The excitement for the Bears' Wild Card playoff game against the Packers on Saturday night is building across Chicagoland, and some fans are using a unique way to show their love for head coach Ben Johnson.
Thursday night's game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls at the United Center was postponed due to condensation on the court.
The faceoff took place on a street in the capital after the suspect "and the dead man agreed to fight each other," police said.
Adam Beckerink, the man charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey, at his South Loop condo building in 2024, is expected to be extradited from Michigan back to Illinois next week.
A teenage boy was shot and killed in Cicero Thursday afternoon, shortly after the school day ended.
A man was shot multiple times and killed Thursday morning on Chicago's West Side.
Burglars hit a restaurant in the southwest Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn early Thursday.
