After their own tragedy this year, students at Crane High School are trying to focus on the positive. As CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports, by cleaning up the neighborhood, they hope to clear out the violence.
Family and friends of Alejandra Alex Calderon walk the streets of the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Saturday where their loved one was murdered July 29, 2007 in an attempt to find the killer, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
A person possibly responsible for killing a 34-year-old man and firing shots at responding officers Friday night remains in police custody Saturday evening. Calumet Area detectives have someone in custody for the incident, but no charges have been filed as
A gust of wind blew a 2-year-old in a stroller into Chicago's Lake Michigan. The child's grandfather jumped into the harbor to try to save the boy and is in fair condition Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Hospital, where he
Essays written for graduate school applications by the gunman who opened fire in a Northern Illinois University classroom in February killing five students before committing suicide paint a picture of a young man who felt profoundly lost.
John McCain doesn't have an effective plan to turn around the falteringU.S. economy, Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday. Despite the nation's current economic woes, including risingunemployment, lower wages and record gas prices, "Senator McCainbelieves we are better off,"
A 28-year-old woman traveling in a car with her husband died Friday after a driver ran a red light while on her cell phone, causing a collision on the Far Southeast Side.
As part of the plan to significantly improve its popular Diversey Driving Range, the Chicago Park District will launch a major renovation of the facility beginning early next week.
Chicagoans are pitching in to spruce up city parks and will enjoy a free concert at the Lincoln Park Zoo, to honor the planet for this year's Earth Day.
As a consumer, Chicagoan Jason Salavon has had the experience of putting together the sleek furniture of popular retailer Ikea. As an artist, he'd rather break the Scandinavian company down.
A heavier federal hand is reaching into American life as politicians inboth parties demand an overhaul of government financial regulation andmore protection for homeowners in the face of mortgage woes and aweakening economy.
It was a violent night all across the city, with no fewer than 20 people shot on the streets from Friday afternoon through early Saturday. The shootings have sent more than a dozen to area hospitals and three to the
