4-year-old boy critically injured in fall from window, Chicago Police say
A 29-year-old woman said she went to check on the boy and noticed the window screen was torn.
A 29-year-old woman said she went to check on the boy and noticed the window screen was torn.
Govanni Hernandez, 32, of Berwyn, was charged with the murder of Mateo Zastro, who was riding with his family on Sept. 30, 2022, in the West Lawn neighborhood when he was shot and killed. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) and 10 other state and local officials sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation about safety in the area.
Traffic concerns have been an issue in West Lawn for some time.
Surveillance video showed Charlie Mills crossing Pulaski Road near 64th Street just before midnight back on March 31, when he was struck.
Months before the death of Chicago Public Schools staffer Charlie Mills, residents had been sounding the alarm about dangers along busy Pulaski Road.
Charlie Mills, 56, was a special education classroom assistant at Jones College Prep in the South Loop. He was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on a stretch of Pulaski Road in West Lawn that many say is dangerous. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Officer Vásquez Lasso responded to a domestic call and chased after a young man with a gun. Police say that 18-year-old shot and killed Vásquez Lasso.
Mateo Zastro's family hopes a reward now being offered by Cook County Crime Stoppers will make a difference.
Nearly a year and a half later, police still haven't found Mateo Zastro's killer. But his family hopes a reward now being offered by Cook County Crime Stoppers will make a difference. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Video shows the SUV drive through the poles and trash cans and even hit garages.
Chicago police say officers responded to the accident scene and found a silver SUV that had jumped the curb and struck the front of a commercial building.
Neighbors are worried the thefts will only get worse, because the crooks know cameras are recording.
Neighbors are worried the thefts will only get worse, because the crooks know cameras are recording. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
David Kunesh, known as "Shred," spoke to us just hours after being released from the hospital.
David Kunesh, known as "Shred," spoke to CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez just hours after being released from the hospital.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports that the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. The person that hit him walked off the scene.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from West Lawn where this all happened with a new video of that reckless driver.
A car crash sent two people to the hospital in the West Lawn neighborhood Friday morning.
We are told after hours of debate and discussion over the weekend, there was no way the families could stay at the YMCA building.
The migrants will stay in three buildings – including the gym on campus.
We have seen a lot of opposition at other such town halls from neighbors who do not want to house migrants in their neighborhood.
The Lacson family says they want change at the pedestrian crosswalk where Marin Lacson died.
The victim told officers a white sedan pulled up behind him, and a guy exited the car with a gun and took his money.
All lanes are blocked at 91st Street according to Chicago's Office of Emergency Management.
The online system bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.
CEO Pedro Martinez says the board is excited to pass it as they prepare to meet on Wednesday.
The online system bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.
The law firm Mayer Brown announced Fahner's death on Tuesday.
In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course, was charged with two firearm offenses.
A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy's request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
Bon Appetit magazine recently unveiled its list of must-try new eateries, and among its selections is Akahoshi Ramen, which opened last year in the Logan Square neighborhood.
A local expert said contrary to the concerns of the FTC, Jewel and Mariano's operating as one company could reduce prices and likely keep stores open.
A Chicago mom who asked to remain anonymous is one of the towing company's latest victims.
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.
Boar's Head will no longer make liverwurst and is indefinitely closing the location where the product was made, impacting 500 workers.
Doctors say it almost seems like positive test results will be the new normal at big events like the Democratic National Convention.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
Health officials say two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus.
The sale has those in the real estate industry excited.
The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
One season ticket owner shared his take. His seats for Sunday, with a face value of $250, sold for about $599 each.
A local expert said contrary to the concerns of the FTC, Jewel and Mariano's operating as one company could reduce prices and likely keep stores open.
The FTC is seeking to block the merger, arguing it would eliminate competition between the supermarket chains and would lead to even higher prices for shoppers.
Caroline Vidmar's obsession with the iconic show started when she was just a kid.
Jane's Addiction has canceled the remaining dates on its current tour, including a date this month in Chicago.
Tito Jackson, Michael's brother and one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70, his sons say.
See the full list of winners and nominees from the 2024 Emmy Awards.
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville Tuesday night, police said.
Witnesses said the gates were down, but the crossing does not have gates over the sidewalk. Marin didn't see or hear another train coming from the other direction when she was hit by that train and killed.
The GOP presidential nominee returned to the campaign trail Tuesday night for the first time since the latest apparent assassination attempt. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to speak at Wednesday's Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual leadership conference.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has a check on the extended forecast.
Shell casings were recovered in the majority of police responses to those alerts, and 470 weapons were also recovered, according to city data.
The Chicago Football Classic is coming back to Soldier Field on Saturday with Kentucky State University facing off against Morehouse College. Larry Huggins, co-founder of the Chicago Football Classic, and Harold Ellis, athletic director of Morehouse, explain why it’s more than just a football game.
All lanes are blocked at 91st Street according to Chicago's Office of Emergency Management.
Chicago police said the woman was inside a car at the intersection when she was struck in the back by gunfire by an unknown person.
The Lacson family says they want change at the pedestrian crosswalk where Marin Lacson died.
The victim told officers a white sedan pulled up behind him, and a guy exited the car with a gun and took his money.
The online system bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.
Some of these veterans live in the Chicago area, and many are scattered around the country suffering from debilitating illnesses.
One of the videos showed the arrest of a journalist who said he was just doing his job when he was zip-tied and held for at least eight hours.
While the video does not show an up-close perspective of the 59 arrests that happened that night, it does provide a much better look at the bigger picture than has been seen up to this point.
Next week marks one year since Illinois outlawed cash bail, and advocates and critics of the change have been waiting patiently to see it if has been successful — or as some predicted, a disaster.
Jomaury Champ's family sued the Chicago Public Schools for what happened to the fourth grader after officials let an unauthorized person into the school.
The White Sox were trying to equal a season-high, four-game winning streak. Instead, they moved one step closer to the majors' post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
Nico Hoerner hit three singles for the Cubs, and Michael Busch drove in a run.
The Sky have now lost four of five since Angel Reese's season-ending wrist injury.
Cooper Kmet picked up football and he's turning heads as a dual-threat quarterback.
Andrew Benintendi homered twice for the third time this season and drove in four runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 for their first three-game winning streak in nearly three months.
The neighbors at Spaulding and Berteau avenues fear they could also now be in the crossfire.
While police were questioning a person of interest, no arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon.
A Chicago Police bulletin was issued Sunday about the thefts, which happened between Sunday, July 21, and just this past Saturday in the nighttime and early-morning hours.
The train had just pulled into a station at the time, police said. Police did not specify which station.
The shooting took place at 51st and Laflin streets.