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Events had to be evacuated as the storms approached, including the Windy City Smokeout Country Music and BBQ Festival outside the United Center.
State Farm is planning a major rate hike for Illinois home insurance starting in August.
Three people were arrested after a wild brawl Monday evening with a K9 security team on a CTA Red Line platform on the South Side.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
President Trump's recent budget plan makes big cuts to the SNAP program. In the Chicago area, that change has some food pantries, and the food banks that serve them, preparing to fill the gap.
With the elevator in his condo building broken, Larry Brooks needs help from the Oak Lawn Fire Department to help him get to his dialysis appointments — carrying him up and down the stairs.
Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.
The Windy City Smokeout 2025 kicks off in Chicago this week. Find out the hours, lineup, location, time and more.
Three college students are spending their summer as interns with the Will County Health Department in Joliet to help test mosquitoes for the West Nile virus.
The latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
CBS News Chicago's First Alert Weather team helps viewers stay on top of Chicago's dynamic weather.
Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.
Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King sat down with us to discuss the district's precarious financial situation and how she plans to reassure parents after a tumultuous year.
Gilbert and Hester Mendez said police pointed assault rifles and handguns at them and their children, Peter and Jack, after raiding the wrong home in 2017.
Alds. Brendan Reilly and Scott Waguespack said they've been pushing for an ordinance for more than a decade that they believe could have prevented the shooting.
Nearly 2 million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, or SNAP, to put food on the table. With federal cuts to the program, some food pantries, and the food banks that serve them, are preparing to fill the gap. Sara Machi reports.
With the elevator in his condo building broken, Larry Brooks needs help from the Oak Lawn Fire Department to help him get to his dialysis appointments. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Questions persisted Thursday about the high-speed police chase that ended in a violent crash in West Pullman. Shardaa Gray reports.
Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to issue injunctions blocking presidential orders, a federal judge in New Hampshire has temporarily blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship order.
Scattered thunderstorms Thursday night, with some torrential rain possible. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday.
The Sky, who beat Dallas 97-92 on May 29 and 94-83 on May 31, swept the three-game regular-season series.
Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
The Sox stopped the Blue Jays one win shy of their franchise record.
Quigley's No. 14 will be the first jersey to be retired by the Sky organization.
The Sox have lost nine straight home games against the Blue Jays.
Simeon Woods Richardson outpitched Shota Imanaga with five scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Tuesday night.
President Trump's recent budget plan makes big cuts to the SNAP program. In the Chicago area, that change has some food pantries, and the food banks that serve them, preparing to fill the gap.
"Hopefully, this becomes an annual event that just grows bigger and bigger every year," said Jeff Graves, who has lived in the area for 22 years.
When a gardener like Deronis Cooper cares for plants, he takes care of himself, too.
Rodell Rosel is an accomplished tenor who has been singing opera in Chicago and around the country for more than two decades.
A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive gerrymandering.
A federal judge in New Hampshire certified a class action lawsuit over President Trump's birthright citizenship order and issued a preliminary injunction blocking it.
Alds. Brendan Reilly and Scott Waguespack said they've been pushing for an ordinance for more than a decade that they believe could have prevented the shooting.
A former Navy SEAL and businessman has entered Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race, likening himself to President Donald Trump and promising a "Wisconsin First" agenda.
"Defendant's health is progressively declining, she can do nothing to stop it, and the measures that could be implemented to reduce those risks are inadequate," U.S. District Judge John Kness ruled.
The listing came with flashy social media videos to market the place that property owner Frank Diaz wasn't even selling.
The federal tax credits, which are meant to get drivers behind the wheel of electric cars, end Sept. 30.
ComEd is launching a $10 million customer relief fund for lower-income customers having trouble paying for electricity as prices rise.
The Antioch, Illinois, family said they wanted to share their story so others don't make the same mistake.
The rideshare customer made it very clear that her frustration is not over the amount of money that was charged, but rather that she was charged at all without her permission.
Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are caused by genetics, the cause is unknown in most.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.
Climbing the stairs to the top of the former John Hancock Center is a feat unto itself, but Laura Valentine did it just months after undergoing a very complicated double organ transplant.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
The Board of Trade Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.
Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.
The verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Jurors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial continued their deliberations Wednesday on a racketeering conspiracy charge that they weren't able to agree over.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial came on the second day of deliberations. The jury will return to deliberate on the final count Wednesday.
Nearly 2 million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, or SNAP, to put food on the table. With federal cuts to the program, some food pantries, and the food banks that serve them, are preparing to fill the gap. Sara Machi reports.
With the elevator in his condo building broken, Larry Brooks needs help from the Oak Lawn Fire Department to help him get to his dialysis appointments. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Questions persisted Thursday about the high-speed police chase that ended in a violent crash in West Pullman. Shardaa Gray reports.
Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to issue injunctions blocking presidential orders, a federal judge in New Hampshire has temporarily blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship order.
Scattered thunderstorms Thursday night, with some torrential rain possible. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Events had to be evacuated as the storms approached, including the Windy City Smokeout Country Music and BBQ Festival outside the United Center.
State Farm is planning a major rate hike for Illinois home insurance starting in August.
Three people were arrested after a wild brawl Monday evening with a K9 security team on a CTA Red Line platform on the South Side.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
President Trump's recent budget plan makes big cuts to the SNAP program. In the Chicago area, that change has some food pantries, and the food banks that serve them, preparing to fill the gap.
Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King sat down with us to discuss the district's precarious financial situation and how she plans to reassure parents after a tumultuous year.
Gilbert and Hester Mendez said police pointed assault rifles and handguns at them and their children, Peter and Jack, after raiding the wrong home in 2017.
Alds. Brendan Reilly and Scott Waguespack said they've been pushing for an ordinance for more than a decade that they believe could have prevented the shooting.
The federal tax credits, which are meant to get drivers behind the wheel of electric cars, end Sept. 30.
Anyone who has been on the fence about solar energy still has some time to take advantage before the cuts are official at the end of the year.
Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs for his fifth multi-homer game this season, powering the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday.
The Sky, who beat Dallas 97-92 on May 29 and 94-83 on May 31, swept the three-game regular-season series.
Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
The teen was inside a home in the 7600 block of South Lowe Avenue when she was struck by gunfire that came from outside, police said.
Ukrainian media posted what appeared to be security camera footage showing a man walking through a parking lot with bags being shot by another man.
Police had released no further narrative or information about the circumstances of the incident as of Tuesday evening.
Authorities said Tuesday that Andrew Willard, 58, was driving drunk when he crashed into one car and forced it to hit another.