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A person was in custody on Tuesday after a woman was set on fire while riding a CTA Blue Line in Chicago's Loop the night before. The woman remained in the hospital late Tuesday night. According to ...

The man accused of randomly setting a woman on fire while on a Chicago transit train this week has been slapped with a federal terrorism charge, marking the latest instance of violence on public ...

Seven people, ages 13 to 17 were shot at a downtown gathering by the Chicago Theatre. A second shooting left a man dead and another teenager in serious condition. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan ...

A 50-year-old man being questioned in Monday’s Chicago train attack — where a woman was set on fire — has a long arrest record and was previously freed by a judge after allegedly assaulting a social ...

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Chicago’s festive Christkindlmarket may be in jeopardy after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration placed space requirements on the event this year, a move that organizers say has created long lines ...

Cornerback Jaylon Johnson took part in a full practice Thursday for the first time since the Chicago Bears opened his 21-day window for a return from injured reserve. Johnson, who was placed on IR on ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

Chicago and Styx will tour together next summer starting in July. The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour is set to launch July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida and will continue through ...

One person was killed and eight others were injured in a pair of shootings downtown Chicago late Friday night following the city's official Christmas tree lighting hours earlier. In the first incident ...

The shootings occurred after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. A 14-year-old is dead and 8 others were injured in a pair of shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said.