Man Wounded In Kennedy Expressway Shooting
A 27-year-old man was driving north on the Kennedy around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, when someone in another vehicle shot him.
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A 27-year-old man was driving north on the Kennedy around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, when someone in another vehicle shot him.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of retired Chicago Fire Department Lt. Dwain Williams, who was killed in a carjacking attempt two weeks ago in Morgan Park.
Police said the 50-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk on the 3500 block of West Thomas Street around 8:35 a.m., when two men drove by and shot him in the chest and right arm.
A man was found shot to death late Wednesday night near DuBois Elementary School in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man was shot while driving on I-55 near King Drive in Chicago early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police confirm.
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Kenneth Olugbode has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated unlawful restraint.
On Dec. 1, a man got off a northbound Metra Electric District train at the McCormick Place station, pulled out a collapsible rifle from his backpack, and fired a single shot while standing on the platform
Police said, around 7:20 p.m., officers responded to a crash on the 2200 block of Grant Street, and found two men had been shot in an SUV that hit a fence and several parked vehicles in a parking lot.
Police said the driver picked up two men for a ride in the 2900 block of West Taylor Street, and during the ride, one of the passengers pulled out a gun and demanded the driver's property. The two passengers then ordered the driver to get out of the car.
Often family members of killers have valuable information and they will not cooperate with law enforcement.
An Uber delivery driver was carjacked Monday morning, and then the carjackers led police on a chase ending in a crash on Interstate 290.
Illinois State Police said the victim was headed north on Interstate 94 at 115th Street shortly after 11 a.m., when he was shot.
Police said a robber shot and wounded a man, and was then shot dead himself by a third party, in East Ukrainian Village Sunday morning.
Police say the 47-year-old woman was driven to the North Chicago Police Department by a man who was in the parked car with her when she was shot.
A man is dead and a woman is wounded after someone in a passing car shot both of them in Chicago's West Town neighborhood Sunday morning.
A Michigan woman is now charged with the 2003 murders of her newborn twin sons in suburban Cook County, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
A police SWAT team responded to the Best Western Grant Park Hotel at 1100 S. Michigan Av. shortly after 9 a.m., after a man barricaded himself in a room.
Marcus Whatley, 22, and Javon Readus, 23, both face two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of criminal trespass to a vehicle.
An Illinois Department of Transportation minuteman truck was hit by gunfire on the Eisenhower Expressway Saturday morning, police say.
Chicago has seen a massive spike in carjackings during the pandemic. That may be because the pandemic has changed the opportunities for crime.
Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed a 20-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in grave condition. He was later pronounced dead.
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Quitone Nash, of Markham, was out on bond on previous misdemeanor charges when he and two other men carjacked a man sleeping in his vehicle in the parking lot of a Jewel grocery store in Wicker Park.
There were 339 shootings in November and that's way more than the average that sits at between 100 and 200.
It's been three days since an ICE agent shot and killed Good, sparking waves of protests.
The Bulls put seven players in double figures, outscored the Mavericks 38-8 in fast-break points and never trailed.
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They bounced back after being down during the first half but woke up in the second half, securing their win 31-27.
Bedard played his second game after missing 12 because of a shoulder injury.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Highs Sunday afternoon across Chicago will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s with flurries passing by.
This is tied to an ongoing retaliatory campaign they call "Operation Hawkeye Strike."
In a statement, his daughter said he beat the cancer but died of underlying lung issues.
Police said the pedestrian was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in unknown condition.
The officers rush in with bolt cutters and make their way to where the cows were trapped.
They bounced back after being down during the first half but woke up in the second half, securing their win 31-27.
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.
It's been three days since an ICE agent shot and killed Good, sparking waves of protests.
A man was found stabbed to death at a CTA Blue Line station in downtown Chicago early Saturday morning.
Nicor said the hike is needed to make necessary repairs to some of its pipelines.
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.
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The Bulls put seven players in double figures, outscored the Mavericks 38-8 in fast-break points and never trailed.
Bregman, who turns 32 in March, was back on the market for a second straight offseason.
They bounced back after being down during the first half but woke up in the second half, securing their win 31-27.
Bedard played his second game after missing 12 because of a shoulder injury.
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.
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.
