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Nora Gottschalk, 8, said she heard the gunfire during the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Charlie De Mar reports.
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Nora Gottschalk, 8, said she heard the gunfire during the mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Charlie De Mar reports.
Madison police are still investigating, but said the motive for the shooting was a “combination of factors.” As Charlie De Mar reports, a 15-year-old girl who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound is suspected in the shooting.
Eight people—four men and four women—were shot around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon in the house at 3511 W. 59th St. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
An emergency assistance center has been set up for victims, witnesses, and families after the shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood this past Monday. Shardaa Gray reports.
The investigation continued Tuesday into the mass shooting that killed three people and wounded five at a house in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Megan Hickey reports.
Eight people—four men and four women, all between the ages of 20 and 35—were shot in a house in Chicago Lawn.
The shooting happened in a house on West 59th Street in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Darius Johnson reports.
Police believe some kind of social gathering was going on in the house on 59th Street between Central Park and St. Louis avenues when the gunfire began. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein has an update on a mass shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Witnesses said the shooting happened at a home in Chicago Lawn that had a lot of parties. Darius Johnson reports.
Two people were killed in the mass shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, and there may have been two more victims who dropped themselves off at another hospital. Darius Johnson reports.
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, according to authorities and the school. The incident occurred as the historically Black university celebrated the end of its 100th homecoming week.
Eight people were struck in the mass shooting, and two were killed.
One person is dead and at least nine others are hurt, after a shooting near Tennessee State University in Nashville.
Four people were killed and 17 more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, police said.
In Alabama, police still haven't caught the shooters who opened fire outside a cigar lounge in Birmingham. Multiple shooters opened fire. Police believe one of the victims was targeted.
Chicago police said the shooting happened just after 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
On Sunday morning officers canvassed the neighborhood, passing out flyers and asking for anybody to speak up to help with their investigation.
Fernando Garza's class was coming to an end when bullets came flying through the fitness studio at 51st and Laflin streets around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Fernando Garza's class was coming to an end when bullets came flying through the fitness studio at 51st and Laflin streets around 8:30 p.m. Monday. Charlie De Mar reports.
The father of Colt Gray, the suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested.
The father of Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, appeared in a Georgia courtroom Friday to face multiple charges stemming from this week's deadly attack.
Such an outcome for unhoused people is something those at Connections for the Homeless worry about every day.
The suspected shooter, Rhanni Davis, was charged in connection with the shooting deaths of four people.
Margaret Miller Johnson, one of the four people shot and killed on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train this week, is remembered by Evanston's Connections for the Homeless for her sweet demeanor and beautiful smile. Sara Machi reports.
The 23-year-old Shaw explained his friendship with Kirk and the devastating impact of his murder earlier this month.
The lucky winner purchased the winning ticket worth $750,000 at the Oak Park North Gas Mart at 6119 W. North Ave.
The Chicago City Council could soon throw a bone to dog owners, by allowing restaurants to welcome patrons' pets inside.
Mom and pop restaurants who rely on communities that ICE agents have been targeting in the Chicago area said they're seeing fewer and fewer customers amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.
What started with a tweet from the Wieners Circle led to the popular hot dog stand handing out thousands of Chicago-style dogs to hungry people and Bears fans on Tuesday in Lincoln Park.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order instructing state agencies to find up to 4% of their budget that can be cut next year as a result of President Trump's budget bill.
A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of "family values" and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the 80th anniversary of the world body.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
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.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
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.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
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.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
"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.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
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.
In a statement issued Wednesday, ABC said Kimmel's show would be "preempted indefinitely. There was no word on if or when the show may return.
On Tuesday, Shaw explained that he missed Sunday's series finale against the Cincinnati Reds to attend the funeral of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona.
The Chicago City Council could soon throw a bone to dog owners, by allowing restaurants to welcome patrons' pets inside.
Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking scattered storms, followed by cooler air and a return to the 80s.
There was word that a special guest was stopping by the stand, some believing it would've been Williams himself. Instead, he sent Supa, short for Superman, in his Bears jersey, posing with Staley Da Bear.
Mom and pop restaurants who rely on communities that ICE agents have been targeting in the Chicago area said they're seeing fewer and fewer customers amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.
Chicago fast food stalwart Portillo's announced Tuesday its CEO has resigned, effective immediately.
Waukegan police are looking for the hit-and-run driver that struck and killed a pregnant woman over the weekend.
The United Center abruptly announced they've canceled the NBA YoungBoy concert originally scheduled for Wednesday and will issue refunds.
The lucky winner purchased the winning ticket worth $750,000 at the Oak Park North Gas Mart at 6119 W. North Ave.
Pritzker issued an executive order instructing state agencies to find up to 4% of their budget that can be cut next year.
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.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
The 23-year-old Shaw explained his friendship with Kirk and the devastating impact of his murder earlier this month.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Musburger remembered when the Bears were working out an agreement with Walter Payton.
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.