'Operation Midway Blitz' in Chicago area sparked shootings, tear gas, protests in 2025

ABC Chicago 12/31 1:42A Rob Elgas

"Operation Midway Blitz" in the Chicago area sparked shootings, tear gas and protests in 2025.

Teen girl injured in accidental shooting in Bronzeville: CPD

ABC Chicago 12/31 1:42A WLS

A teen girl was accidentally shot in the head on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago Botanic Garden lights display falls on women, children, causing broken bones, lawsuit...

ABC Chicago 12/31 1:42A WLS

Two women are suing the north suburban Chicago Botanic Garden and the company that operates its holiday lights event.

Sports Betting Alliance sues Chicago over tax in new budget

ABC Chicago 12/31 1:42A WLS

The Sports Betting Alliance is suing the city of Chicago over the new budget.

Chicago-area residents prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve at home, downtown

ABC Chicago 12/31 1:42A Michelle Gallardo

Chicago-area residents are getting ready for the last party of the year: New Year's Eve.

1 in custody after 2 Chicago police officers injured in South Side crash

ABC Chicago 12/30 2:04P WLS

A man was taken into custody after a crash involving a CPD squad car that injured two officers Monday night, Chicago police said.

Thieves targeting Chicago laundromats, leave thousands of dollars' worth of damage, police warn

ABC Chicago 12/30 2:04P WLS

In one of the cases, thieves took $200, but left thousands of dollars' worth of damage, Chicago police and owners said.

CPD release photos in shooting near St. Sabina Church; Sunday basketball games suspended

ABC Chicago 12/30 2:04P WLS

Chicago police are looking to identify two people and a vehicle in relation to the shooting near St. Sabina Church.

1 charged in crash that injured 2 Chicago police officers near Wrigley Field

ABC Chicago 12/30 2:04P WLS

A man has been charged in a crash involving a CPD SUV that left two officers injured near Wrigley Field Monday, Chicago police said.

Sportsbooks file lawsuit seeking to block Chicago's new sports betting tax

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 7:59A Todd Feurer

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 of sports betting operators Bet365, BetMGM,...

Chicago police ask for help in identifying 2 men, car in shooting near St. Sabina Church

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 7:34A Adam Harrington

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 Auburn...

Chicago organizations' lawsuits take U.S. Department of Education to task over funding cuts

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 5:31A Lauren Victory

Education advocates in Chicago filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Education this week, arguing that students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources such as afterschool programs. One of the lawsuits...

Chicago advocates sue U.S. Department of Education over funding cuts

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 5:20A CBS Chicago

The advocates say students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources after the feds suddenly cut millions of dollars from Illinois after-school programs. Lauren Victory reports.

Safety in mind as Chicago prepares for New Year's Eve festivities

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 5:11A CBS Chicago

Chicago is taking part in the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve TV special for the first time, and behind the scenes, Chicago police said they will be staffing the entire city with officers as needed. Asal Rezaei reports.

3 men charged with stealing packages from moving freight train in Chicago

CBS Chicago (News) 12/30 4:31A Todd Feurer

Three men have been charged with breaking into a moving freight train in Chicago and stealing several packages earlier this month in the Englewood neighborhood. Around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 19, Cook County Sheriff's police working on a cargo theft...