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Memorial Day is Monday May 29. Several ceremonies and events will be held throughout the weekend in Chicago and the suburbs. Below is a list of some of those events.Southside Memorial Day ParadeMonday, 3 p.m – 5 p.m.7750 S Emerald AveChicago Memorial Day ParadeMonday 10 a.m.Culminates at William McKinley American Legion Post 1956 W. 35th Street, Chicago Memorial […]

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman in South Austin not far from the mayor's house. The victim was discovered in an alley just after midnight near Chicago and Waller avenues. Sources tell CBS 2 she was found covered in a blanket, her wrists bound with a phone charging cord. She had been beaten and her throat slashed. Investigators are looking at security cameras in the area to help their investigation. 

CHICAGO — A Chicago woman has been charged with the death of a 4-year-old girl on the city’s South Side last year. According to police reports, 26-year-old Asha Green was charged with first degree murder. Police said that Green was identified as the woman who on June 24, 2022, in the 7900 block of South […]

CHICAGO - Three men were shot in Lakeview early Sunday. At about 12:50 a.m., three people were walking on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West Barry when they were struck by gunfire, Chicago police said. A man, age unknown, was shot in the back and chest and transported...

Father James Hyland of Most Holy Redeemer Church joins Lisa Dent to explain why the parish’s 46th annual carnival was cancelled and why security was just one of the factors that went into the decision. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka

CHICAGO — As recently as Wednesday evening, no one had been shot in Lakeview this year. Since then, five people have been shot, including three in a single incident early today. All of the shootings have occurred just off a half-mile stretch of Broadway. Yet, Chicago police sources say there is no known connection between the crimes.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- We continue to get even warmer, but it will stay cooler along the lakeshore.Moving into the 80s for most of next week, so some good days to get out and enjoy. No rain in the forecast.  Today:Mostly cloudy. High 79. Cooler lakeside.Tonight:Mostly cloudy. Low 56.Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy. High 80. Cooler lakeside.EXTENDED

After the recent teen chaos that occurred during a Tinley Town carnival, Chicago Ridge Mayor announced the Chicago Ridgefest scheduled for July 28th - July 30th will be canceled.

CHICAGO - Chicago police said a man died after being shot multiple times in Humboldt Park on Saturday. Police said they were called to North Ridgeway near West Thomas around 11:16 a.m. A man had been shot there, and transported to the Humboldt Park Hospital by an unknown person. From...

*Warning: This story could be disturbing for some readers.* HAMMOND, Ind. — After 18 years of effort, the FBI has still not found many answers regarding the 2005 murder of a Hoosier teenager.  So, they are doubling the reward for information that could solve this crime. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now offering $20,000 […] The post FBI Still Looking for Killer, Raises Reward appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM — Indy's Mobile News.

Chicago police are investigating another robbery spree on the Near West Side after at least nine people were robbed at gunpoint in about an hour Saturday morning. Similar crime waves have plagued the area for over a year. The crew began their work by stealing a retired police officer’s Kia...

When it comes to planning a trip, most Chicagoans think of a park, a day of fishing, or a restaurant. It is hard for them to think of riverfront activities and the reason is obvious: there are more than enough problems.

After hearing about the Park Forest car accident that killed an elderly Steger couple, Yulita Arias said she wasn’t surprised. Arias, who lives off 26th and Allegheny streets where the May 18 crash occurred, said she’s nervous to pull out onto 26th Street when leaving her neighborhood. “They do drive kind of fast,” Arias said. Oscar Hamer, 71, and his wife, Victoria, 69, were killed after a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police are putting out an alert about a man sexually assaulting women by using Snapchat. Police say the victims are all female and were meeting who they believed was another female during the early morning hours in South Shore. Instead, a man with a gun or knife threatened the victims before taking them to another location to sexually assault and rob them. The assaults happened four times since March: once on 74th and Euclid and three other times on 73rd and Bennett. The latest incident happened at 3 a.m. Saturday. 

Telemundo Chicago cameras were rolling at Chicago's North Avenue Beach when an unexpected scene unfolded before them as the city's beaches opened for the season on Friday. The footage appeared to show an altercation between two groups at the beach before gunshots could be heard, sending people scrambling for cover. (Watch in the player above.)

CHICAGO - A teen suffered a graze wound in Englewood Saturday night. At about 9:50 p.m., a 14-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Ada with a group of people when shots were fired, Chicago police said. The teen suffered a graze wound to the...

CHICAGO - 31st Street Beach was packed with Chicago police Saturday evening. Officers lined bike paths and checked bags into the harbor. Youth advocates, counselors and violence interrupters were on hand as well for another "Teen Trend." "They can go places we can’t go, cross boundaries we can’t and speak...

Video shows flames shooting out from the roof of a Lakeview building on Friday.

Cheryl is also a graduate of Lindblom Academy, so this was an extra special day for her to give back to her alma mater.

Two people were shot, one fatally, in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood early Saturday, Chicago police said.