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At the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, or CGIC, investigators examine every piece of evidence in detail.
At the ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, or CGIC, investigators examine every piece of evidence in detail. Sabrina Franza reports.
One person was killed and 20 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago during the weekend, according to CPD.
The shooting happened in the 4800 block of South Bishop Street in the New City neighborhood.
A woman was hospitalized after police said she was shot in her cheek and neck inside a residence in the West Garfield Park neighborhood overnight.
Andres Stathoulopoulos, 20, was charged with aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon and two counts of a hate crime after police said he hurled a racial slur before stabbing a woman in Portage Park last month.
A Chicago mother whose 11-year-old son was stabbed to death last year by her domestic abuser is now taking on the government agencies that released him from prison just before the attack. Marissa Perlman reports.
The parade is over and pride month is done, but the Chicago Police Department's LGBTQ+ liaisons are still hard at work.
The ages of the victims in this weekend's shootings range from 6 to 50.
Chicago police said three people would approach the victims, display handguns, and take their belongings before fleeing either on foot or in a dark-in-color four-door sedan.
The victim told police he heard a loud noise. That’s when he said he walked outside at Kedzie and Ohio then felt pain. He was shot several times but is expected to recover.
Chicago police are looking for a man who has been spraying antisemitic and anti-immigrant graffiti in the city's Little Village neighborhood.
Three people have been charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood Wednesday.
Chicago police said the dating app robberies happened during the overnight hours on July 19, 23, and 24.
Officer Vasquez Lasso was shot in March 2023, after he and other officers responded to a domestic violence call in Gage Park.
The man charged with his killing was convicted on Monday of first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Steven Montano was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Officer Vásquez Lasso's death.
A jury late Monday found defendant Steven Montano guilty of killing Chicago police officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso back in 2023. Asal Rezaei reports.
A jury late Monday found defendant Steven Montano guilty of killing Chicago police Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso back in 2023.
During the trial, Officer Vásquez Lasso’s family had to rewatch video from some of his final moments, as prosecutors showed his own body-worn camera on which his last moments before he was shot and killed were documented. Sabrina Franza reports.
Chicago police said two men would approach the passengers, who were waiting for the train, and take cellphones from the victim's hands.
If the jury decides to come back with second-degree murder in the case, the defendant can be sentenced to between four and 20 years in prison.
Montano was charged with first-degree murder, but on Monday, the jury received their instructions, and they were also asked to consider second-degree murder instead.
Police said four buildings were vandalized, including the Latinos Progresando Community Center, in the Little Village neighborhood on Friday around midnight.
The victims of Chicago's weekend shootings are between 13 and 51 years old.
Portage, Indiana, joins Gary and Arlington Heights with development proposals for a new Bears stadium.
The City Council Finance Committee voted down a recommendation from city attorneys to pay a $8.25 million settlement in a high-speed police chase that led to the death of an innocent woman in a car crash in the Little Village neighborhood.
The Norman Rockwell painting "The Dugout," now hanging at the Art Institute of Chicago, is a longstanding symbol of the Chicago Cubs' reputation as lovable losers — which for some fans had its own appeal.
Lottery players in Washington, Illinois, are being asked to check their tickets after a single Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold for Tuesday night's drawing.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
The City Council Finance Committee voted down a recommendation from city attorneys to pay a $8.25 million settlement in a high-speed police chase that led to the death of an innocent woman in a car crash in the Little Village neighborhood.
While three Democrats will be running for Congress in Illinois' 4th District in 2026, primary voters will see only one of those candidates on the ballot in March, as the other two will be running as independents.
Don Tracy, a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, is among six Republicans running for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's seat as he prepares to retire at the end of his term.
The Trump administration is trying to supercharge the race to dominate artificial intelligence by fast-tracking federal permits for data centers, but some local homeowners are raising concerns.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The 29 cubs proved to be a handful for their keepers, wiggling and trying to climb anything they could get their paws on.
A recent report in Jama found that about 13% of young people now use AI chatbots for mental health advice.
At a fiery hearing on Capitol Hill, Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions from the House Judiciary Committee about the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Students at Rolling Meadows High School held a walkout Wednesday to protest ICE and Trump's immigration crackdown.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since Feb. 1. Authorities believe she was abducted from her home in Tucson in the middle of the night. A man who says he was detained in the investigation Tuesday night has been released. He told reporters early Wednesday, "I didn't do anything. ... I'm innocent."
A fatal shooting during a North Side carjacking may be connected to another fatal shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Among new evidence released in the shooting of a Chicago woman by a Border Patrol agent are joking texts and praise from Gregory Bovino.
Portage, Indiana, joins Gary and Arlington Heights with development proposals for a new Bears stadium.
The derailment caused damage that could take days to repair, and could see Southwest Service line trains not running for a significant period.
A couple of regulars at Club Lucky in Wicker Park left a massive $4,000 tip, sharing the love in the week before Valentine's Day.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
Portage, Indiana, joins Gary and Arlington Heights with development proposals for a new Bears stadium.
The Norman Rockwell painting "The Dugout," now hanging at the Art Institute of Chicago, is a longstanding symbol of the Chicago Cubs' reputation as lovable losers — which for some fans had its own appeal.
The city recently made its pitch video to the Bears, calling it "Halas Harbor."
The White Sox and Cubs are opening up camp in the desert, with both teams feeling good about more than the warmer weather.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
