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Rukstales, chief executive officer of the Schaumburg-based tech company Cogensia, was arrested in D.C. as supporters of President Donald Trump turned violent and stormed the Capitol.
A new year, a new push by parents in Cicero. They want to know why years – in some cases more than a decade – have gone by without any movement in their sons' homicide cases.
Two men from Chicago's northwest suburbs are among the dozens of people arrested in Washington, D.C., after a mob of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
The Justice Department announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Chicago-based airplane manufacturer, which was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Police said the 49-year-old woman was walking from her car in a parking lot on the 2200 block of West Division Street shortly after 11 p.m., when three men walked up, and one of them pulled out a gun and demanded the keys to her vehicle.
Police said two people were shooting at each other at the 69th Street Red Line station around 3:50 p.m., when they struck a 53-year-old man who was on the mezzanine level of the platform.
Lynell Glover, of Round Lake Beach, is scheduled to appear in bond court in Lake County on Monday afternoon on one felony count of obstruction of justice.
Police said, around 3:15 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg inside a home on the 2300 block of North Ridgeway Avenue.
Police say Abel Fajardo abducted 32-year-old Erika Valdez at gunpoint outside her home near Houston on Tuesday, and then drove her more than 1,000 miles to a motel in southwest suburban McCook, where he held her captive.
Family and friends gathered at a church in south suburban Dolton for a memorial honoring Key's life.
Chicago police Friday discovered seven children under the age of 14 in a vacant home in Humboldt Park.
Attempted carjackings in Chicago have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching a 20-year high in 2020.
A South Side Lyft driver says his own passenger carjacked him, and the police later found his car wrecked. Then, thanks to Lyft's insurance policy, he was told to pay a $2,500 deductible to get reimbursed for the car.
Former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno was arrested Sunday night on drunk driving charges, after he crashed into several parked cars in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
A total of 21 people were shot, seven of them fatally, over the weekend in Chicago, including a robber who was shot and killed while trying to hold up a cellphone store.
Devin Barron, 20, is charged with felony first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
As the officers approached the vehicle, the man sitting in the passenger seat started shooting before the driver took off.
A South Side woman was carjacked Christmas morning, and she says the thieves took the gifts that were supposed to go to her grandchildren.
A woman and boy were killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in Gage Park.
Tuesday morning Clareon got a holiday surprise when Spiderman, Superman, Batman and other superheroes went to Comer Children's Hospital.
One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting in an alley in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood early Monday morning, Chicago police say.
At least 38 people were shot, six of them fatally, over weekend in Chicago, including a mass shooting in the Burnside neighborhood that left six people wounded early Saturday and a shooting that left a 71-year-old woman dead in her house in Morgan Park Sunday evening.
Six people were shot at a party in Chicago's Burnside neighborhood early Saturday morning, Chicago police say.
Since October lights, inflatables and candy canes have added some much need pizzazz outside the Irish Nobleman Pub at the corner of Noble and Erie. But early Friday morning someone else paid the display a visit.
Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott said officers on the Community Safety Team saw a gunman open fire on the victim, who was driving south on the 1500 block of North Laramie Avenue.
Bears fans are hoping for a win during the Bears' third meeting against the Packers this season.
The victim from Cedar Lake was stabbed multiple times during a confrontation stemming from a road rage incident, police said.
Michael McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, according to court records obtained by CBS News. Tepe and her husband, Spencer, were shot and killed in Columbus on Dec. 30.
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was hit by a car in suburban Park Ridge on Saturday morning.
Guns, cocaine and nearly $500,000 were found after the arrest of a man wanted in a home invasion in Beach Park on Thursday night, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked HHS from halting $10 billion in social services funding to five states, a move the agency argued was necessary to crack down on fraud — but the states called unconstitutional.
Saying "Chicago is in crisis," U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said he plans to run for mayor in 2027, even as he is in the midst of a congressional re-election campaign.
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.
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.
Sheriff's detectives later learned the victim was selling drugs out of his residence, and they obtained a search warrant. Detectives recovered nearly two pounds of cocaine and approximately $500,000.
Columbus police issued a warrant for Michael McKee, a 39-year-old Chicago resident, on Saturday and police said authorities arrested him on the same day in Rockford, Illinois, without incident.
Police said officers responded to a 911 call shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the parking lot of the 1200 block of Summit Street.
Police said officers responded to a 911 call shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the parking lot of the 1200 block of Summit Street.
The stabbing occurred inside a Blue Line train car at the Clark and Lake stop downtown just before 2:30 a.m.
Michael McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, according to court records obtained by CBS News. Tepe and her husband, Spencer, were shot and killed in Columbus on Dec. 30.
A man was found stabbed to death at a CTA Blue Line station in downtown Chicago early Saturday morning.
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.
Bears fans are hoping for a win during the Bears' third meeting against the Packers this season.
The victim from Cedar Lake was stabbed multiple times during a confrontation stemming from a road rage incident, police said.
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.
Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals snapped Chicago's four-game win streak with a 5-1 over the depleted Blackhawks.
Undefeated Indiana's already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three first-half touchdowns with turnovers, Fernando Mendoza threw five scoring passes and the Hoosiers overwhelmed No. 5 Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl semifinal.
Chicago Bulls legend and Simeon High School graduate Derrick Rose was back at the Advocate Center on Friday to surprise a young Bulls fan who's battling cancer.
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.
Michael McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, according to court records obtained by CBS News. Tepe and her husband, Spencer, were shot and killed in Columbus on Dec. 30.
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.
