83-year-old man, accomplice arrested for bank heists in Chicago suburbs
The 83-year-old is known as the Leaping Bandit for heists including five bank robberies in 1987 in the Chicago area.
The 83-year-old is known as the Leaping Bandit for heists including five bank robberies in 1987 in the Chicago area.
An 83-year-old man has been arrested and accused in a string of heists in the Chicago area. The FBI is connecting him to seven bank robberies, at least one of which included an accomplice.
One man died and another was injured after an apartment fire in the southwest suburbs overnight. The fire broke out inside the nine-unit apartment building around 1:40 a.m., in the 8700 block of South 80th Court in Hickory Hills.
Fire officials say the building is uninhabitable and everyone else in the building had to relocate elsewhere. It is unclear how many people were displaced.
The building was left uninhabitable. It's unclear how many residents were displaced.
It's not clear how the fire started or if anyone was hurt.
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CBS 2 told you about her and the two threatening letters she received about a sign in her front yard. On Thursday afternoon, community members came together for a silent protest. CBS 2's Noel Brennan was there.
The Hickory Hills police chief said his department is working with the U.S. Postal Service in investigating the hate mail directed at Lila Gaber. Increased patrols were in place around the home and will continue. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
She received the first letter in October, and now the most recent one on Monday.
The Hickory Hills woman has now received two threatening letters. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Hickory Hills police said they were investigating the note as a hate crime.
A Palestinian family in the southwest suburbs said they fear for their safety after receiving a threatening note in their mailbox. Hickory Hills police were investigating the note as a hate crime.
A Palestinian family in the southwest suburbs said they fear for their safety after receiving a threatening note in their mailbox. Hickory Hills police were investigating the note as a hate crime. The family has a pro-Palestinian sign in their yard. The family told CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot that they have a right to express their beliefs.
The floodwaters came in waves and gushers, and some drivers found floodwaters coming up to the middle of their car doors. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
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A memorial was set up by devastated family members and loved ones Sunday, a day after a crash left a car sheared in half and killed four people in Hickory Hills.
Four people are dead and two remained hospitalized Sunday in a crash in Hickory Hills the day before.
One of the horses was killed by a vehicle. A Hickory Hills police officer put down the other horse, authorities say.
A 26-year-old man was charged with stabbing his Arby's manager to death Wednesday night in southwest suburban Hickory Hills.
A fast-food worker is now accused of killing his manager at an Arby's in southwest suburban Hickory Hills.
The family of a man dead after an altercation Wednesday night at a Hickory Hills restaurant wants answers on how it happened.
Police believe they have caught a man suspected of a series of robberies and assaults on women in the area.
Most recently, a woman was attacked outside a 24-hour gym at 96th and Roberts Road in Hickory Hills on Tuesday. Police said a man kidnapped the woman at gunpoint, and drove her to another location, where he tried to rape her.
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The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
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Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) introduced the "Stop Hate Littering Ordinance" after a wave of antisemitic flyers popped up on cars in Lincoln Park in February and April.
The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether bans on public camping constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" barred by the Eighth Amendment.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
Elliott Henderson, of south suburban Glenwood, is featured on a website, a petition, and Facebook and Instagram pages -- all dedicated to warning others about his travel deals.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume the Infinite Herbs basil sold at Trader Joe's after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
The fake dentist also faces accusations of practicing while unlicensed in Nevada and was even arrested before treating patients in the Chicago suburbs.
Café Selmarie, 4721 N. Lincoln Ave., first announced its plans to close in September. Owner Birgit Kobayashi is set to retire.
Right now, Illinois sports books pay 15% tax on their revenue. But Gov. JB Pritzker's latest budget proposal would spike the tax to 35%.
Currently, a pair of two-story vintage buildings occupy the space.
Quinn has filed an ordinance with the Chicago city clerk that would ask the City Council to put a referendum on the November ballot allowing voters to decide if their tax dollars should support new stadiums.
The Lincoln Square standby, at 4721 N. Lincoln Ave., first announced its plans to close in September.
Taylor Swift took to social media hours ahead of the expected release of her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."
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Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
The mural was unveiled on the side of the building at the southeast corner the Chicago Medical Society building at Grand Avenue Dearborn Street.
In the 1,000th episode, titled "A Thousand Yards," NCIS comes under attack by a mysterious enemy from the past.
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The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
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Anderson and the Miami Marlins will take on the Cubs Friday.
One resident told CBS 2 she now lives in fear, as many of the recent armed robberies happened within blocks of her home. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police body camera footage shows police shooting at Reed 96 times in 41 seconds by a CPD tactical team.
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