U.S. border patrol agents briefly detain person after crash on Chicago's West Side
Police said the driver of a white sedan hit a black sport-utility vehicle, and then ran off on Wednesday afternoon at Congress Parkway and California Avenue.
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Police said the driver of a white sedan hit a black sport-utility vehicle, and then ran off on Wednesday afternoon at Congress Parkway and California Avenue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino was on the scene in Broadview beginning Saturday morning, and he seems to have stayed through the evening.
Several people were detained Saturday as agents and protesters clashed when the gates opened, and demonstrators would attempt to block the road. Asal Rezaei reports.
For the first time since the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen patrolling the Chicago River on boats on Thursday.
Senator Tammy Duckworth penned a letter to the secretary of veterans affairs, opposing the use of Hines VA Hospital property as staging for immigration enforcement agents.
The second immigration sweep, "Operation At Large," started on Tuesday, according to CBS News sources.
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.
A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of counterfeit designer watches at O'Hare Airport this week that would have been worth millions of dollars if real.
If genuine, the fake watches would have had a combined Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of more than $9.22 million, the CBP said.
If genuine, the watches would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of more than $9.22 million, the CBP said. But genuine they were not.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they seized three shipments containing the deadly sedative xylazine at a Chicago air cargo facility.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they seized more than 70 shipments of counterfeit human growth hormone and other chemicals in Chicago.
The federal agency said it stopped eight shipments from China containing 161,860 counterfeit stamps.
Last week, CBP officers at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare found the 984 fake IDs hidden in laptop chargers, plastic mirrors, and necklace or jewelry boxes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the uptick comes as spring semester starts at colleges, and students under 21 are looking to buy alcohol with a fake ID.
Most of the Glock switch shipments had come from China, and were destined for various locations throughout the United States, CPB said.
At an event in Rosemont, CBP highlighted everything from fake Ozempic to fake luxury good and guns.
Between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, the CBP team helped make 162 arrests and recover 231 vehicles in Chicago.
It's a stealthy group of pilots that are hard to notice as they work, sometimes under the cover of night, to keep Chicago's streets safe. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had the story on how U.S. Customs and Border Protection has lent the Chicago Police Department a helping hand in some recent carjacking busts.
"We have allowed the cartels to amass an army," a former ATF senior special agent told CBS News.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than half a million dollars of fake goods in a shipment at O'Hare International Airport earlier this week.
Both parcels came to the International Mail Branch at O'Hare from Thailand on Monday.
"They don't know what kind of material is being used. Could they be potentially toxic? Could they be harmful? That's just some of the things that they should keep in mind this coming winter season."
Last month, CBP helped track down two suspects wanted in the shooting of a 12-year-old.
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off, which means crowds of shoppers hitting the Magnificent Mile as Chicago's top shopping destination is recovering from the pandemic.
Federal agents are being accused of wrongly arresting protesters in Broadview as part of a promotional video for the Department of Homeland Security.
Jaden Schwartz scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period as the Seattle Kraken scored three in the third period to rally past the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
For the first time since a woman was set on fire on board a CTA Blue Line train this week, her family was speaking out on Thursday.
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison (R-17th) announced Thursday he will not run for reelection next year.
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been disbarred.
President Trump posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior."
Wisconsin election clerks have referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election.
Cheney, a dominant figure in Republican politics for more than three decades, died on Nov. 3 at age 84.
An Indiana lawmaker who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump's push to have Republicans redraw the state's congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff's deputies to his home.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
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.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
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.
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off, which means crowds of shoppers hitting the Magnificent Mile as Chicago's top shopping destination is recovering from the pandemic.
Chicago's The Smoke Daddy barbecue restaurant announced Wednesday that it is closing its original Wicker Park neighborhood location.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
The Chi-Lites occupy a proud place in Chicago music history, and they aren't done yet.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
The Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off, which means crowds of shoppers hitting the Magnificent Mile as Chicago's top shopping destination is recovering from the pandemic, high vacancy rates, safety concerns, and changing consumer trends.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is being accused of wrongly arresting and detaining protesters at the Broadview ICE facility as part of a government promotional video on the day Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino were there with cameras.
A man shot by Chicago police earlier this week in the Washington Park neighborhood has been charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
For the first time since a woman was set on fire on board a CTA Blue Line train this week, her family was speaking out on Thursday, as the man charged in the attack is set to return to court on Friday.
Federal agents are being accused of wrongly arresting protesters in Broadview as part of a promotional video for the Department of Homeland Security.
For the first time since a woman was set on fire on board a CTA Blue Line train this week, her family was speaking out on Thursday.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss the charges against a woman who was shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Chicago last month.
An appeals court on Thursday ordered a stay on the release of hundreds of people detained in the federal Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off, which means crowds of shoppers hitting the Magnificent Mile as Chicago's top shopping destination is recovering from the pandemic.
Federal agents are being accused of wrongly arresting protesters in Broadview as part of a promotional video for the Department of Homeland Security.
A leaking roof didn't just damage a Homewood condo, it forced the owner out of his home. The HOA vowed to fix everything, but eight months later, the damage is still there and so is the frustration.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Jaden Schwartz scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period as the Seattle Kraken scored three in the third period to rally past the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Three-time Slam Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung is trying to make the jump back from the G League to the NBA in his return to the Windy City Bulls.
Two Bears defensive starters are moving closer to a return to action, but three others are at risk of missing Sunday's matchup with the Steelers.
Although the Bears are in first place in the NFC North, they're taking it one game at a time before thinking playoffs.
Bedard has seven goals in his last six games and 13 this season.
Chicago police believe two burglaries at a shopping center in the Heart of Chicago community were part of a citywide crime spree.
The popular Shawn Michelle's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood was burglarized early Thursday morning.
A man died after being found with a gunshot wound to the head in an apartment complex in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood Wednesday night.
A man was found dead with trauma to his head on Chicago's West Side early Thursday.
A Chicago man was charged this week with defrauding T.J. Maxx out of more than $17,000.
