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Actor Found Seriously Injured In River North
UPDATED 12/2/10 – 2:28 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) - A north suburban actor and stunt man was in the hospital with severe head injuries on Thursday after he was found on a River North sidewalk over the weekend....
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Man Shot, Killed, In Van In West Town
UPDATED 08/04/11 7:07 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Police are looking for clues into a shooting early Thursday that left a man dead in the West Town neighborhood. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. at Ashland...
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Man Charged After Off-Duty Officer Shoots Suspect
Updated 11/27/11 – 6:20 p.m. CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was charged with aggravated assault after an off-duty Chicago Police officer shot a person who allegedly pointed a gun at him early Sunday in the...
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Man, Teen Girls Steal SUV, Crash Into Pole In River North
CHICAGO (CBS) — A joyride in a stolen Lexus ended in a crash in River North that left a 14-year-old girl in critical condition, and a man and another teenage girl behind bars. Police said two...
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9-Year-Old Twins Hospitalized After West Side Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nine-year-old twins were recovering Friday morning, after their home caught fire on the city’s West Side. The fire broke out Thursday night in the 4600 block of West Erie Street, near...
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18 Displaced In West Side Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — Eighteen people were displaced from their homes early Monday, when a fire broke out in a fast food restaurant on the ground floor of their West Side building. Firefighters arrived just...
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Chicago’s Korean Community Protests Defectors’ Repatriation From China
CHICAGO (CBS) — Members of Chicago’s Korean community protested Thursday morning, after the Chinese government decided to repatriate about 30 defectors from North Korea. As CBS 2’s Susanna Song...
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River North Purse-Snatcher Chased Down, Detained By Witnesses
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 44-year-old woman was grabbed from behind, choked, thrown to the sidewalk, kicked and robbed Friday morning. But thanks to two heroic witnesses, a suspect is in custody. The suspect...
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$500K Bond For Alleged Purse Snatcher Chased Down By Witnesses
CHICAGO (CBS) – Bond was set Saturday at $500 thousand for a convicted thief who allegedly battered a woman and stole her purse on the Magnificent Mile — while wearing an electronic monitoring...
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Man Killed In West Side Stabbing
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was killed in a stabbing on the West Side late Monday night, authorities said. The victim, thought to be in his 20s, was found in an alley in the 5000 block of West Erie Street...
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Four Wounded In River North Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — Four men were shot early Sunday in the River North neighborhood. The group was standing in a cul-de-sac in the 500 block of West Erie Street at 3:10 a.m. when people in a dark-colored...
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Chicago Entrepreneur Dreams Of Chicago’s Own Island Resort
CHICAGO (CBS) – A young entrepeneur wants to build a huge barge off Lake Michigan’s Chicago shoreline as a sort of island resort. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports the vision of Beau D’Arcy...
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Father Of Woman Paralyzed In Crash Calls Driver ‘Coward’ For Fleeing The Scene
CHICAGO (CBS) – The father of a 25-year-old woman who was left paralyzed after a friend drove his car over an embankment following a night of drinking, said he can’t understand how her friend just left...
View Article9-Year-Old Twins Hospitalized After West Side Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nine-year-old twins were recovering Friday morning, after their home caught fire on the city’s West Side. The fire broke out Thursday night in the 4600 block of West Erie Street, near...
View ArticlePolice Call In SWAT Team After Man Throws Things From Roof Of River North...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A SWAT team was called into action in River North in the middle of the day Saturday, after a man stood on the roof of a building with a metal pole in hand and started throwing things....
View ArticlePolice: Officer Dragged By Woman Who Drove Off During Traffic Stop In River...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago Police officer was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after being dragged by a driver who drove off during a traffic stop in River North, police said. At 3:56 p.m.,...
View ArticleOne Suspect Caught After Chase, One Barricades Himself Into Building After...
CHICAGO (CBS) — One suspect was apprehended and another was barricaded in a building on Sunday afternoon after police pulled over a Maserati and found guns inside in River North. At 4:15 p.m., police...
View ArticleCoworkers Rally Around River North Bouncer Who Was Shot After He Refused To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A River North bouncer is facing a long recovery after he was shot last week because he wouldn’t let a man into a bar. As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported, the bouncer’s coworkers were...
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