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Gunfire sends elementary school into lockdown in south Chicago suburbs
A basketball game was going on at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School in Richton Park at the time of the gunfire.
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A basketball game was going on at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School in Richton Park at the time of the gunfire.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun.
The love between Zion Carter and her great-grandmother Cynthia Drake is pretty clear, but now, their bond is even stronger.
She may be only 7 years old, but she's being honored for her bravery. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov told us how a little girl from Richton Park who saved the life of someone she loves.
"It means a lot. I've been through a lot in the last four years, both academically and in my home life. So being a valedictorian is something that I'm very proud of."
Hailey Love, viola player and valedictorian of Southland College Prep Charter School in Richton Park. She did it all despite overcoming moments of homelessness and medical issues during high school.
The girl's mother is also now in trouble – but also talked with CBS 2's Jermont Terry.
The girl's mother, a Cook County corrections officer, has been charged with a misdemeanor after her daughter brought the gun to school in RIchton Park. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The girl's mother is a Cook County Corrections officer, and has been arrested and charged. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The student who brought the gun into school was taken into custody.
The attorney for Amir Worship said they reached a $12 million settlement for the boy, Amir Worship, who is now permanently disabled. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Both Matteson School District 162 and Rich Township High School teamed up to help out Romeno Carradine.
Both Matteson School District 162 and Rich Township High School teamed up to help out Romeno Carradine.
In return, these barbers, who were mostly students, go the all-important payment of experience.
We all know that when you look good, you feel good, and that's why one suburban school is teaming up with a team of barbers to help students look and feel their best ahead of the holidays.
Police found Anthony Pearson unresponsive at Little Dreamers Daycare.
The Red Cross will install hundreds of smoke detectors in Richton Park Saturday.
For the last nine years, Southland College Prep in Richton Park has celebrated a 100-percent college acceptance rate for its students.
For the last nine years, Southland College Prep in Richton Park has celebrated a 100-percent college acceptance rate for its students. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
A south suburban school boasts about its very specific mission – "to defy expectations for our predominantly African American community." And boy, do they succeed.
Five people were rushed to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after fire and smoke swept through an apartment building in south suburban Richton Park.
A night after a Chicago woman told CBS 2 she was worried because her cousin, who is in a nursing home, never received his second COVID-19 vaccine shot – he now has it.
A Chicago woman said she is hitting a wall of silence when it comes to finding out why her cousin – in a nursing home – is waiting for her second COVID-19 vaccination dose.
We've shared a lot of life-changing struggles and defeats during the coronavirus pandemic. But on Wednesday, we learned about a group of high school seniors – we're talking about teenagers – beat back in big ways.
No one was hurt but Leah's family and many others were left homeless right before the holidays.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
Warren Beard is an assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Burglars rammed a Jeep into a Smoke Valley smoke shop in Lincoln Park.
This comes one year after torrential storms delayed and canceled some parts of the inaugural event.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call with ranking committee members on Sunday.
President Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin Friday for the first interview since his disastrous presidential debate last week.
Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state.
"Let me say this as clearly as I can: I'm staying in the race," President Biden said during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The family asked CBS 2 for help after they found themselves stuck with random stuff and boxes filling their space—and nowhere else left to turn.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.
Shane Butler said he was grateful to be alive, and he owes it all to the safety training he did exactly one year before he accidentally shot himself.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three other states currently ban abortions at about six weeks.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The Fresh Market already has stores in Crystal Lake, Geneva, Lake Forest, and Wilmette.
The change impacts every single restaurant in Chicago that operates with tipped workers, and critics say it could impact customers as well.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Getting added to the guide is not the same as being awarded a Michelin star, but still signifies a stamp of approval.
Cody Fry grew up in the north suburbs, and now lives in Nashville, but he recently returned to Chicago for a very memorable one-night event at the Chicago Symphony Center.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building in Roscoe Village. While now gone, its legacy lives on.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
The Rolling Stones played at the stadium for the first of two concerts over the next several days—as part of their Hackney Diamonds Tour.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, July 7, 2024.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Northwestern College abruptly shut down after more than 122 years. The college in south suburban Oak Lawn offered degrees in medicine, dentistry, and nursing.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
Warren Beard is an assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side.
This comes one year after torrential storms delayed and canceled some parts of the inaugural event.
Chicago police said around 5:19 a.m., the men, 29, 31, and 51, were on the 700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when an SUV approached and began firing shots.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
Preliminary reports indicated the driver, a 32-year-old man from Salem, Wisconsin, was driving a stolen Lexus GS400 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
Two battalion chiefs told CBS 2 Investigators said hiring needs to be a priority for the Chicago Fire Department, and they plan to protest their working conditions.
They hope national recognition from the U.S. surgeon general will actually make a difference.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
Jake Burger hit a game-winning three-run homer and the Miami Marlins scored four times in the ninth to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday.
Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday.
When it comes to the streets of Chicago — or any road course, really — van Gisbergen is one of NASCAR's best drivers.
Reese's 12 straight double-doubles tied Candace Parker's WNBA-record streak that spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Drew Thorpe threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Nicky López doubled twice and drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 3-2.
The measures, including canceling officers' days off, come after multiple mass shootings within a day.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
Police in Wisconsin say a driver in Eau Claire reported someone chasing them down before aggressively throwing cheese at their vehicle.
Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy who died.
So far, in 2024, there have been nine shootings at or near the beach.