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Man held after claiming to place bombs in cars at Westmont, Illinois Porsche warehouse, authorities say
12+ min ago (303+ words) December 30, 2025 / 3:22 PM CST / CBS Chicago A man was ordered detained Tuesday on charges of claiming to have placed bombs in the cars at a Porsche auto warehouse in the west Chicago suburb of Westmont, authorities said. Devan Sheard, 32, of Joliet,…...
Man dead, teen wounded in shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood
40+ min ago (116+ words) December 30, 2025 / 2:54 PM CST / CBS Chicago A man was killed and a teen was wounded in a shooting in broad daylight Tuesday in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. At 1:17 p.m., two men, ages 18 and 38, were in an alley behind the 700 block of North…...
Gary man accused of attempted murder in shooting after fight
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (311+ words) A Gary man has been charged with shooting a man who had broken up a fight between two women. Raymond Santiago, 20, is charged with attempted murder; aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony; battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level…...
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (450+ words) BOSTON " Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35. Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, revealed she had terminal cancer in a November 2025 essay in The New…...
Afternoon Briefing: Barrington consignment store nearly emptied by burglars
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (275+ words) A Chicago nonprofit, in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over funding cuts to a program that has long provided wraparound services to students in high-poverty and rural areas. For decades, multiyear grants…...
Sportsbooks file lawsuit seeking to block Chicago's new sports betting tax
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (436+ words) December 30, 2025 / 1:59 PM CST / CBS Chicago The country's top sportsbooks have filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago, challenging a new local sports betting tax set to go into effect in the new year. The Sports Betting Alliance " a coalition…...
Chicago police ask for help in identifying 2 men, car in shooting near St. Sabina Church
2+ hour ago (394+ words) December 30, 2025 / 1:34 PM CST / CBS Chicago Chicago police on Tuesday asked for help from the public in finding two men and a getaway car they have connected to the shooting of three men outside St. Sabina Roman Catholic Parish in the…...
Wall Street in a holding pattern as a wild 2025 winds down
2+ hour ago (396+ words) Wall Street is largely unchanged early Tuesday as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. Gold, silver and copper all resumed their ascent after steep declines Monday. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were…...
1 in custody after crash injures 2 officers in Avalon Park
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (141+ words) A man was arrested after he failed to yield to a police vehicle with its light activated and caused a traffic crash in the Avalon Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. A man was arrested Monday night after he failed to…...
Teenage girl wounded in accidental shooting on South Side
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (131+ words) A teenage girl was wounded overnight in an accidental shooting in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. A teenage girl was wounded overnight in an accidental shooting in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago…...