Death of baby in West Englewood ruled homicide caused by abuse
The baby — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Kloe Sophia Bastos Castillos — was found unresponsive in the 7200 block of South Winchester Avenue.
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The baby — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Kloe Sophia Bastos Castillos — was found unresponsive in the 7200 block of South Winchester Avenue.
Police said 18-year-old Johnny Anderson allegedly participated in the armed robbery of three men in West Englewood on Feb. 20 and the attempted armed robbery of a 41-year-old man in Gage Park on Feb. 1.
Andre Lewis, 57, was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Damen Avenue, Chicago police said.
Andre Lewis was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death.
Chicago police said that Gregory Hudson, 65, was arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder.
In each of four incidents, the burglars have crashed through the closed doors of businesses by using a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
A building collapsed in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood following a stormy weekend, but without an apparent known cause.
Chicago police said a toddler has been located after being reported missing from West Englewood.
Police said, shortly before 1 p.m., four men were near the sidewalk near 59th Street and Ashland Avenue, when two gunmen walked up and started shooting.
Roy Armond, 50, was arrested on Tuesday in the 6300 block of South Damen Avenue.
Jamari Edwards, 22, faces 17 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 12.
According to Chicago police, an unknown driver in a gold sedan heading northbound on Loomis Boulevard ran a red light and hit a silver jeep heading eastbound on 74th Street.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Loomis Boulevard.
Chicago police said a 14-year-old is charged with a carjacking and robbery in the city's West Englewood neighborhood.
Timothy Johnson, 38, was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 6200 block of South Wolcott Avenue.
Two males of unknown age were found unresponsive inside a home in the 6100 block of South Justine Street.
The delivery drivers were dropping off packages or food in the 6800 block of South Ada Street when a man came up with a gray handgun and demanded their property.
The 17-year-old was arrested by members of the Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday in the 2600 block of West 94th Street in Evergreen Park.
He was identified as the suspect who shot another 19-year-old man in the 7000 block of South Damen Avenue.
Chicago police said around 1 a.m. on July 4, 2024, in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street, a 34-year-old man was outside when he was shot in the neck by someone who fled the scene on foot.
Two people bailed out of the car. One was taken into custody soon afterward, but the other remained at large as of just after 5 p.m.
The pursuit was under way on Ada Street just south of 61st Street and on nearby blocks late Tuesday. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Police said in each of the robberies, a group of three men wearing black hoodies and ski masks walked up to their victims with a handgun and demanded their vehicle.
Joshua Mims, 37, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson.
The officers inhaled fumes in the incident in West Englewood, and were treated at the scene.
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents shot a woman in Broadview after they said they were rammed and boxed in by cars Saturday.
The statement comes amid clashes between protesters and federal agents in Broadview, Illinois, and other reported ICE activity around the city of Chicago.
Mark Sanchez, who is also a Fox Sports analyst, is recovering in a hospital in Indianapolis, his agent Andrew Kessler told CBS News.
A 68-year-old Wadsworth man was left critically hurt after colliding his bike with a Nissan Rogue in Wadsworth on Friday afternoon.
Chicago police said three males robbed a passenger while aboard the train just before 11 p.m. on Sept. 26, in the 100 block of West Lake Street.
The plan called for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases.
President Trump said Friday that he is issuing a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to agree to a U.S. peace proposal, backed by the Israeli government, to end the war in Gaza.
The 2025 government shutdown stretched into its third day on Friday, with the Senate again failing to advance competing proposals to end the impasse.
The Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for CTA Red Line expansion and Red and Purple Line modernization program, pressuring Democrats during the government shutdown.
The Supreme Court convenes for a new term Monday and is set to hear cases ranging from the use of race in redistricting to Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch.
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.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
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.
Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a Chicago-area nursing facility, and people nearby are being warned to watch out for symptoms.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The Lurie facility at 1895 Arbor Glen Blvd. in Schaumburg will begin seeing patients this week.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
The CRSP was created at what is now the U of C's Booth School of Business more than 65 years ago.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on Sept. 13, according to Rihanna's caption on Instagram.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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.
In a statement, Hamas said it was willing to release all of the remaining hostages and hand over power to an independent Palestinian body.
Former Economy Minister TAKAICHI defeated four male opponents to win the leadership vote. If approved by parliament, she will be the country's fourth leader since 2020, and will face steep challenges, both at home and abroad.
A gorgeous 1-year-old pup with a personality as sweet as her name. This bubbly girl loves nothing more than curling up beside you, soaking in pets, and giving you those big, happy eyes that make it impossible not to smile.
Pastry chef and partner of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation, Yasmin Gutierrez, shared the secret to making the perfect sugar cookie.
Clout is how much power or influence a person has. When it comes to politics, it's been proven thing to have to get things done, and that's been true in Chicago. "Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine" is a new book that takes a look at just how much it was needed over the past 250 years.
There have been clashes between protesters and federal agents in Broadview and other ICE activity around the city of Chicago.
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents shot a woman in Broadview after they said they were rammed and boxed in by cars Saturday.
A man and a teen girl were taken to the hospital after a crash caused their car to slam into a restaurant, leaving it destroyed.
Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.
Mark Sanchez, who is also a Fox Sports analyst, is recovering in a hospital in Indianapolis, his agent Andrew Kessler told CBS News.
Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
A new CBS News Chicago Investigators analysis shows key differences in the way some defendants were handled under the two administrations.
Stakeholders discuss the concerns and successes of the SAFE-T Act two years into the new bail reform law in Illinois
Mark Sanchez, who is also a Fox Sports analyst, is recovering in a hospital in Indianapolis, his agent Andrew Kessler told CBS News.
The Cubs-Brewers rivalry will reach a new level on Saturday when the two teams meet in the National League Division Series in Milwaukee. It's the first time ever the two teams are meeting in the playoffs.
The Chicago Cubs will host watch parties outside Wrigley Field for their upcoming National League Division Series games in Milwaukee against the Brewers.
The Chicago Cubs will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS, a best-of-five matchup that is the next step on their path back to the World Series.
The Cubs are preparing to play a familiar foe in the National League Divisional Series, as they head to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers for the rivals' first-ever playoff matchup.
Iowa's largest school district has said it filed a lawsuit against the consulting company it hired to find superintendent candidates.
The teenage girl was inside a home on the block when she suffered a gunshot wound to the chin, police said.
The superintendent of Iowa's largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.
Someone has been leaving hate-filled messages since June, ranging from antisemitic slurs to wishing death on Jewish people.
The terror attack unfolded outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester while worshippers were inside, authorities said.
