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There was a social media campaign to get it back based on #findfastmeat.
Lewis admitted to working with Lafayette and another man to buy the gun in 2020.
Events are taking place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Stadium on 102nd and Cottage Grove.
"Christmas ain't like it used to be."
The tree stays up through January 7th.
The Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences is hosting the 19th Ward Holiday Dodgeball Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One of the men touched the occupant, thinking he was dead. But he was alive.
Both parents face multiple decades in prison if convicted after the death of the baby this month.
Jeremy Fears Jr. was visiting Joliet over his holiday break and was hanging out with friends early Saturday morning when the shooting took place.
Over just a few hours, CBS 2 saw many families spending the day together at the outlet mall in Aurora.
An investigation found Watson was upset he could not find his phone and slammed a card table on the floor.
Has been more than a week now – and repairs still haven't been made to the Engine 89, Truck 56, and Ambulance 46 firehouse at 3945 W. Peterson Ave.
Kendall Yarborough, 28, of Palm Harbor, is facing two counts of first-degree murder.
Chicago Fire Department officials said the fire was contained to a single apartment on the 9th floor of the Southland Village Apartments.
They include QR codes that make the display even more festive when viewed through your phone's camera.
CBS Chicago crews called police after seeing at least three people walk out of a Foot Locker store with stacks of shoe boxes and other merchandise.
The festival in Douglass Park highlights artists and their creations. Artist Trinity Deer and organizer Sheila McNary discuss the events' start and the different types of art that will be featured.
The union representing rank-and-file members of the Chicago Fire Department is demanding the city hire more paramedics and add at least 20 ambulances to its fleet to reduce the workload on existing paramedics, which the union said has led to excessive overtime and burnout. They plan to protest at the Democratic National Convention as they fight for a new contract with the city.
The exchange was part of a complex, eight-country exchange that involved sixteen Western prisoners and eight Russians.
A 14-and-under baseball team from the western suburbs is hoping to end up in the Junior League World Series championship game. The River Forest/Elmhurst youth baseball team is headed to Michigan for the Junior League Baseball World Series Tournament after winning the Central Region title.
A judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election in the closely watched battleground state.
A plane carrying Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva landed at a military base in Maryland after they were freed by Russia in a prisoner exchange.
Pritzker has also submitted thousands of pages of documents—as have other prospective Harris running mates.
The Biden administration announced the release of three U.S. citizens from Russia, including Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, as part of a complex 24-person prisoner swap.
The Democratic Party began the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
Medical professionals warn of young people drinking excessively and using drugs, necessitating hospital visits.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Lisa Gee's experience taught her the life-saving importance of organ donations for thousands of patients.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
The way things had been going, owner Alfio Sciacca was not sure Amici would make it a year. Now, everything has changed.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which exceeded the figures for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Magnum will start at an as-yet-unspecified date in the fall.
Newhart was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
CBS Chicago crews called police after seeing at least three people walk out of a Foot Locker store with stacks of shoe boxes and other merchandise.
The festival in Douglass Park highlights artists and their creations. Artist Trinity Deer and organizer Sheila McNary discuss the events' start and the different types of art that will be featured.
The union representing rank-and-file members of the Chicago Fire Department is demanding the city hire more paramedics and add at least 20 ambulances to its fleet to reduce the workload on existing paramedics, which the union said has led to excessive overtime and burnout. They plan to protest at the Democratic National Convention as they fight for a new contract with the city.
The exchange was part of a complex, eight-country exchange that involved sixteen Western prisoners and eight Russians.
A 14-and-under baseball team from the western suburbs is hoping to end up in the Junior League World Series championship game. The River Forest/Elmhurst youth baseball team is headed to Michigan for the Junior League Baseball World Series Tournament after winning the Central Region title.
A total of 700 guns were stolen from roughly 35,000 car break-ins in 2023 alone.
A judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election in the closely watched battleground state.
The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to a fuel waiver for Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Chicago police confirmed a group crashed an SUV into the store, in the 3300 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, around 6:40 a.m.
Chicago police say two men and a woman were sitting in this parked minivan just after 1 a.m. in the 8300 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood when someone opened fire.
CBS News Chicago obtained a 22-page document, but the majority of the document was blacked out with redactions.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
With the Cubs down 4-2, Cody Bellinger hit a solo homer with one out. It kept getting better from there.
A downpour of rain in and around the stadium, plus lightning in the area, forced the game to be called with 3:31 still on the clock in the third.
Swim legend Katie Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time.
He's always been a fan, but NBA legend Dwyane Wade credits his young daughter as a major influence for why he started investing in the WNBA.
Seiya Suzuki, Patrick Wisdom and Pete Crow-Armstrong each had a two-run double.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
The shooter also had both a Firearm Owners Identification card and a Concealed Carry License, and he will not be charged, police said.
Cordarrow Thompson, 32, has been arrested on multiple felony counts, including murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, aggravated battery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
The 3-month-old baby's injuries were so severe that doctors said he would need a lifetime of care.
Police called the incident isolated, and said there was no danger to the public.