Vandals tear down posters of Gaza hostages outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's office
Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
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Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
A staff member said until this water is clear, the fountain will remain off. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The fountain will be closed until further notice, after its water was dyed red and messages about Gaza were scrawled in the surrounding plaza. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
It all happened just before 4:00 on Tuesday morning.
She plopped down on a bench and flipped off the camera. Then, the woman started pulling brochure holders and even a billboard off the wall, tossing them around. It all happened just before 4:00 on Tuesday morning.
The store said in a post on X that the window displayed a Palestinian flag with a sign calling for a ceasefire.
It happened around 6 a.m. at the Women and Children First bookstore at 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago police said an unknown number of people broke the window – classifying it as criminal damage to property.
The Roseland woman has now put a sign up on her garage warning that she is armed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Police said a man broke the glass on the side door of the building as a prayer service was getting underway for Ramadan.
The door of a Chicago Islamic center was kicked down in The Loop Sunday night, an act police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
Union leaders claim at least 50 workers have been affected in the last year and a half by vandals targeting their cars in company parking lots. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
This was not the first time such a thing has happened. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
According to Chicago Police, a witness reported seeing three men get out of a black sedan, in the 1600 block of South Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m., and shatter the windows of 20 to 25 legally parked cars. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said the cases seem to be related and that they have a suspect in mind. Little Free Libraries are a network of volunteer-led book-exchange boxes, usually found on the edge of a front yard or in a public place.
The woman found the pepperoni across her front porch and car the morning after.
Several messages were spray-painted on the church.
So far, there's been no response from CPD.
CBS 2 cameras caught at least six cars with busted-out windows along Leland Avenue near Washtenaw. So far, there's been no response from Chicago police for more information about their investigation.
Police say she was identified as the offender who defaced multiple businesses, an apartment building, and park property within an hour.
The owner of Rosie's Sidekick Sandwich Shop in Logan Square has had it with the vandalism, and says it is costing him tremendous money. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The pizzeria owner released these surveillance images of that individual wearing a light-colored jacket and hooded sweatshirt approaching the business on Gross Point Road at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Police in the Milwaukee suburb of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin were investigating Tuesday after vandals made their mark at Craig Counsell Park – which was dedicated to Counsell in 2012.
The vandalism took place along several blocks, and police are investigating it as a hate crime. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Adam Dabash is charged with one count of criminal damage to property and two counts of stalking.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports one of the car owners told CBS 2 that he came outside to find his car damaged and his sunglasses missing. Luckily, the thieves did not open his trunk.
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Cappel said in a Facebook post that she and her family were not hurt when their home in Shorewood was hit by gunfire. She said police determined the incident was not politically motivated.
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One of the three people killed in a shooting outside a Berwyn middle school has been identified as the school's assistant principal.
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Former President Barack Obama addressed recent acts of political violence during remarks at a Pennsylvania nonprofit on Tuesday.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Chicago area amid increased ICE operations the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz."
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The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
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.
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Osher Center executive director Dr. Melinda Ring said there are many ways that food impacts all of our lives and health. She explained what using food as medicine looks like.
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
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Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
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It is estimated that 300,000 people have fled Gaza City in recent days.
One of the three people killed in a shooting outside a Berwyn middle school has been identified as the school's assistant principal.
Cappel said in a Facebook post that she and her family were not hurt when their home in Shorewood was hit by gunfire.
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Edgar Ruiz said he was tased in the face during an ICE operation outside a 7-Eleven store in Des Plaines on Tuesday morning.
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
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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.
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Camera footage showed all three suspects entering the pawn shop while wearing distinctive clothing, police said.
Two of the five armed suspects are in custody, police said. A shelter-in-place was issued for several hours, but has since been lfited.
A witness reported hearing a loud noise and seeing the victim on the ground.
The 17-year-old boy was outside in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue when eight men he didn't know walked up to him and opened fire in his direction, police said.
