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November 1, 2021

Jury seated for trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, opening statements set to begin Tuesday morning

A jury has been seated and opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man accused of shooting and killing two people and wounding a third during protests last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

November 1, 2021

Halloween weekend violence: At least 64 wounded in mass shootings, 12 killed nationwide, statistics show

Dozens of people were wounded in Halloween weekend mass shootings nationwide, with at least 12 people killed on Saturday and Sunday, statistics show. 

November 1, 2021

Chicago mayor, top cop plead for answers in 4-year-old's shooting death, as weekend sees more violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city's top cop on Saturday demanded answers to the still-unsolved shooting of a 4-year-old boy who was killed while getting his hair braided on Labor Day weekend.

October 31, 2021

Chicago area mass shooting at Halloween party leaves 2 dead, more than a dozen injured, police say

A suburban Chicago Halloween house party turned deadly early Sunday; two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured by gunfire, the sheriff’s office said.

October 31, 2021

Chicago thieves pose as police officers, target couple in their 90s

Exclusive video obtained by CBS Chicago shows people dressed as police officers allegedly burglarizing homes.

October 30, 2021

Lightfoot, Pritzker get court win in fight over vaccine mandates

A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by 130 Chicago firefighters and other city employees to temporarily halt enforcement of the city's requirement that all its workers report whether they've received the COVID-19 vaccination or risk being put on no-pay status.

October 29, 2021

Rep. Adam Kinzinger becomes second House Republican who voted to impeach Trump to not run for reelection

Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the most well-known of the 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Trump, announced that he won't run for reelection in 2022.

October 28, 2021

Idaho mall shooter owned weapons despite Illinois felony: report

The Idaho gunman who killed 2 in a shooting at a Boise mall earlier this week is a convicted felon who previously was investigated by State Police and local prosecutors over a suspicion that he may have been illegally possessing firearms, according to a report.

October 27, 2021

Missing Illinois State University graduate student drowned: coroner

An Illinois State University graduate student who disappeared before being found dead died from drowning, a coroner said Monday.

October 26, 2021

Illinois police officer shot and killed near St. Louis after approaching suspected stolen vehicle

A police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis after approaching a vehicle he suspected had been stolen, authorities said.