Man, 19, Charged With Robbing Teen On Blue Line Train Downtown
A Rogers Park teen was charged Monday with robbing another teenage boy on the Blue Line subway downtown.
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A Rogers Park teen was charged Monday with robbing another teenage boy on the Blue Line subway downtown.
A man was stabbed in the hand on a CTA Blue Line train.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and two injured in a Loop CTA tunnel this week.
The person of interest was seen with Patrick Waldon, who is now charged with the shooting. Anyone who recognizes him should call Area Central detectives at 312-745-8383.
Blue Line CTA train service was halted from Wicker Park through downtown to the Near West Side Thursday evening, due to police activity at Clark and Lake downtown.
A convicted felon was in jail Thursday, a day after a violent robbery and shooting that left a man in serious condition on the CTA Blue Line.
A man was shot and wounded on a Blue Line train Wednesday at the UIC-Halsted stop on the Near West Side – in another incident that is part of a spike in crime on the CTA that we have been covering for a while.
Police said the victim was shot in the back around 10:35 a.m. on the third car of a Blue Line train at the UIC-Halsted station at 430 S. Halsted St.
Service on the CTA Blue Line was briefly halted near the Clark/Lake stop downtown Tuesday night due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.
The Blue Line was shut down from Wicker Park through the Loop to the Near West Side Monday afternoon after reports of smoke near the Jackson stop.
A man was punched in the face on a Blue Line train Friday morning.
A man was found dead Wednesday afternoon on a Blue Line train at the line's O'Hare terminal.
A man was stabbed in a quarrel Thursday on the Blue Line at Cicero Avenue.
Chicago police are responding to a potential Hazmat situation at the Monroe Blue Line stop.
Surveillance video obtained Wednesday shows the accused killer of University of Illinois at Chicago student Ruth George last month.
According to Chicago police, after reviewing CTA security footage, "it appears that the female victim stepped off the platform and forward onto the tracks."
Blue Line service to and from the West Side was delayed Monday after a woman died on a train.
The CTA has resumed normal service on the Blue Line downtown, after trains were halted for about an hour as firefighters investigated reports of a gas leak.
Imagine getting a letter from the city saying you owe $980 dollars because you paid a ticket late more than nine years ago.
CBS 2's video showed a pigeon relieving itself on an Illinois lawmaker as he talked about a problem at the Irving Park Blue Line station. It got international attention, but more importantly, it seems to have caught the eye of leaders locally.
According to the Chicago Transit Authority, there will be a nine-day suspension of service between the Rosemont and O'Hare stations. That's for work track and signal work in that zone. The stoppage is set to start at 10 p.m. on September 27.
Talk about dumb luck during a Morning Insiders interview – near a very busy Chicago Transit Authority stop nicknamed the "pigeon poop station."
Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line service was suspended for hours Sunday night, after someone was hit and killed by a train.
Police in northwest suburban Rosemont were investigating a stabbing at a gas station Wednesday evening.
The pedestrian tunnel linking the Red and Blue lines at Jackson Boulevard was closed for several hours Monday evening.
This year's show runs from Saturday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb.17.
The Whitney M. Young Magnet High School music teacher never had children, but Robertson affectionately called the women she taught to sing her "girls."
Some Chicagoans, including CBS News Chicago Investigator Dorothy Tucker's sons, are prepared for the worst as the fires rage.
Cradles to Crayons and The Salvation Army have launched a round-the-clock effort to keep everyone warm this winter.
The people in the vehicle were wanted in connection with an armed robbery in the south suburbs.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed by her husband in July 2023.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition from the Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
A warning from the country's top doctor about alcohol's cancer risk comes at a time of year when many are already taking a step back from drinking.
The proposed expansion includes adding three additional operating rooms with advanced support facilities.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, with some nominees revealed live on "CBS Mornings." Here's the full list.
In this "Someone You Should Know" story from Dec. 3, 2013, the late Harry Porterfield introduces us to Mattie Robertson, a masterful musician who spent many years on the faculty at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. Robertson died on Dec. 27, 2024 at the age of 90.
This year's show runs from Saturday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb.17.
Mattie Robertson died Dec. 27. She performed music, directed choirs, and taught students for decades. As Suzanne Le Mignot reports, the number of people who knew and loved her were many.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed by her husband in July 2023, even though Karina had an order of protection that could have led to the removal of his gun by law enforcement. Noel Brennan reports.
Some Chicagoans, including CBS News Chicago Investigator Dorothy Tucker’s sons, are prepared for the worst as the fires rage. Marie Saavedra reports.
More than 8,000 devices were detected outside of Illinois. A majority of them ended up overseas in 140 countries—including Azerbaijan, Barbados, China, Ethiopia, Jordan and Nicaragua.
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires are burning in Southern California and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Here are the latest updates on the fires in Los Angeles County.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
This year's show runs from Saturday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb.17.
The Whitney M. Young Magnet High School music teacher never had children, but Robertson affectionately called the women she taught to sing her "girls."
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
AJ Clements battled osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, last year. He is now cancer-free.
Tyem Freeman led UIC in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put the Flames up 36-27 at the break.
They will join Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.
It was made clear that Poles is the point person in charge of the head coaching search—one that will be extensive in order to get right.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
The people in the vehicle were wanted in connection with an armed robbery in the south suburbs.
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.
Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquin Guzmán López didn't appear at the hearing in Chicago on Tuesday where prosecutors said they needed more time.
Marisol Vazquez, 37, allegedly confessed to suffocating her daughter, Lucia Arevala, and told detectives that voices in her head told her to kill herself and her daughter.
Police say the 31-year-old woman was a passenger in a parked car when five people got out of another car and tried to rob.
