Surveillance video: West Side building explosion
This surveillance video shows the moment a building in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood exploded on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
This surveillance video shows the moment a building in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood exploded on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Hours after the incident, the block where it happened was eerily quiet as one of its largest apartment buildings sat destroyed. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in critical condition.
Riot Fest has been in Douglass Park in the North Lawndale neighborhood for six years.
Police are still looking for Devin M. Revels, 27, in connection with a catalytic converter theft in DuPage County.
The man had been apprehended in connection with catalytic converter thefts in Elmhurst. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Police are warning residents of robberies on the city's West Side during the month of August.
The shooting happened steps from Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Those 55 and older can come every fourth Tuesday of the month to get nutritious food.
"Chatham is not a minority community, it's a Black community. So it's important that we did everything that we can to amplify the voice of community members and make sure they had access to work on the facility."
The shooting happened on Lake Street just west of Cicero Avenue.
The Original Maxwell Street hot dog stand is a staple on the city’s West Side – but overnight, an employee was shot and killed on the job. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was reported in fair condition.
The Eisenhower Expressway was partially shut down on the city’s West Side, after a driver got shot and then got onto the expressway.
The boy's family says he was surrendering when a Chicago Police officer shot and wounded him. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The officer who pulled the trigger in the May incident did not have his body camera on, but other officers who were with him did. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
A week from the official start to summer - when we typically track a spike in violence in Chicago – we checked -in with the organizations hard at work to keep the city and its communities safe. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago firefighters battled an extra-alarm fire on the west side early Sunday morning.
The boy was shot by officers on the West Side following the pursuit of a car believed to be involved in a carjacking. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The lawsuit said the shooting is proof that there is still a "widespread pattern and practice of using excessive force, including deadly force, against African Americans" within the Chicago Police Department. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The boys are both charged with felony counts of attempted carjacking. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports.
Police Supt. David Brown said the teen ran out of a car that had been stolen downtown and was also connected with an auto theft in Oak Park. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A Chicago police officer shot a 13-year-old boy during a foot chase Wednesday night in the South Austin neighborhood, after the boy ran from a vehicle believed to have been involved in an earlier carjacking in the suburbs. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body cam video and other documentation Wednesday of a 2020 incident at the Grand central (25th) District police station in which three officers were shot. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The store sustained major damage due to smoke, fire, and water used to put out the fire.
In one incident, the suspects forced a victim into a car and drove them to an ATM, forcing the victim to take out cash.
A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
Samuel Insull, who had Chicago's Civic Opera House built in 1929, ran a multibillion-dollar utility empire out of Chicago until he lost it all during the Great Depression. Some say Insull's spirit haunts the opera house to this day.
Winds around the high-pressure ridge keep pulling warm air into the Chicago area.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde repeatedly accused each other of lying during an often testy and confrontational debate.
Wisconsin voters will vote whether to explicitly bar non-U.S. citizens from voting. Republicans argue they're trying to protect election integrity, but Democrats and other opponents say the amendment has no practical effect.
Voters in the 9th Precinct of the 47th Ward in Chicago are being asked if a liquor ban in place for 117 years should continue.
O'Neill Burke said her agenda focuses on getting guns off the street and addressing the root causes of crime.
The judge overseeing President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case released more evidence collected by special counsel Jack Smith on Friday.
The study said the unique difficulty finding a place in suburban Chicago was the result of a number of factors, including the growth of hip suburbs, big businesses relocating to the area, and high occupancy rates and slow construction.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
This scam involves customers' purchased tickets disappearing before they could even be used—and landing in the hands of scammers.
A federal judge in Georgia made a ruling that would allow for the Biden administration's sweeping relief that affects tens of millions of American borrowers.
Michael Cozzi bought a prepaid debit card for his friend and put $300 on it—only to be told by every party involved with the card that it was in somebody else's name and he couldn't unlock the money.
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
The denser the breast, the harder it is to detect breast cancer with a mammogram alone.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
Only people who had contact with a bat have reason to be concerned. A bat flying overhead cannot give anyone rabies.
Northwestern Medicine researchers hope their discovery will lead to a potential treatment for those with pulmonary issues.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform's level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers' personal information.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, the late Jimmy Buffett and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.
Liam Payne, 31, died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pop star Liam Payne of One Direction died after falling into an interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials said.
One of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino's life might have turned out very differently, if not for his mother's determination, the faith of director Francis Ford Coppola, or his success at overcoming an addiction to drink. He talks about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
The 2024-2025 prime-time programming lineup of CBS Originals features three new dramas, two new comedies, a reimagined classic game show, special event programming and much more.
Samuel Insull, who had Chicago's Civic Opera House built in 1929, ran a multibillion-dollar utility empire out of Chicago until he lost it all during the Great Depression. As Tony Szabelski of Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours tells us, some say Insull's spirit haunts the opera house to this day.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 5:30 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.
The only video that anyone could find capturing the 16 gunshots that killed McDonald at 40th Street and Pulaski Road in the Archer Heights neighborhood was from a dashcam inside a police car.
A police source said a pursuit of that stolen car was underway before the boys – both 15 years old – crashed their car into the front of a store near 75th Street and Vincennes Avenue just after midnight. Shardaa Gray reports.
The incident happened Saturday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A police source said a pursuit was underway before the boys – ages 14 and 15 – crashed their car into the front of a store near 75th and Vincennes just after midnight.
No one was injured in the shooting, and the off-duty Chicago police officer did not return fire.
The store sustained major damage due to smoke, fire, and water used to put out the fire.
In one incident, the suspects forced a victim into a car and drove them to an ATM, forcing the victim to take out cash.
A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
O'Neill Burke said her agenda focuses on getting guns off the street and addressing the root causes of crime.
After learning someone tried to kill him when he was just hours old, he used DNA testing kits hoping to get offenders arrested.
Fioretti is a well-known figure in Chicago politics, but not necessarily on the Republican ticket.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
Chiropractor who promoted stem cell benefits for relieving arthritis pain is disciplined after six-year investigation by state
JJ Peterka scored his fourth goal in three games and assisted on a goal by Tage Thompson to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.
Luke Altmyer threw for a touchdown and ran for another, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan.
Tawee Walker ran for 126 yards in another big performance, Braedyn Locke threw for a touchdown and ran for a score, and Wisconsin beat Northwestern 23-3.
The O.W.L.S. program has been around for over a decade, bringing the sport to underserved communities in Chicago
Jay Cutler was arrested for a DUI, gun possession and other charges in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday evening, an official confirmed to CBS News.
In one incident, the suspects forced a victim into a car and drove them to an ATM, forcing the victim to take out cash.
The three suspects approached the victim on board a train at the 47th Street station, displayed a knife, maced the victim, and tried to take their belongings.
No one was injured in the shooting, and the off-duty Chicago police officer did not return fire.
Police said two men got into an argument, when one of them hit the other with a glass, which shattered and cut the victim's neck.
Police said, around 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a shooting near 38th and Ellis, and found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.