Getting Hosed: Chicago landlord receives water bill for $10,000, with no warning

How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?

• Jun 3, 2022

Serial scammer Candace Clark pleads guilty to six felonies, faces 5-year sentence recommendation

Clark has now pleaded guilty to five counts of theft by deception and one count of impersonating a state employee.

• Jun 1, 2022

CPD Supt. Brown said Memorial Day weekend violence stemmed from 'personal conflicts'

"What we saw this weekend is just an example. It solidifies this idea that it isn't enough to just put additional bodies on it. It's a systemic issue."

• May 31, 2022

Wrongfully convicted of murder, Wayne Washington's odyssey to clear his name still not over

His 1990s conviction was overturned more than 10 years ago, but that's not the end of his story.

• May 30, 2022

City to send out police saturation patrols, provide recreation for teens this Memorial Day weekend

For the weekend, the city plans to saturate big gathering spots with officers — with a focus in particular on younger groups of people.

• May 27, 2022

Complaints mount against Chicago's last Black bank: 'It's like the Flintstones'

Complaints against Chicago's last Black bank and federal concerns over its management and record-keeping

• May 27, 2022

Lawsuit claims 13-year-old boy had his hands up when a CPD officer shot him in the back

The lawsuit said the shooting is proof that there is still a "widespread pattern and practice of using excessive force, including deadly force, against African Americans" within the Chicago Police Department.

• May 26, 2022

Getting Hosed: A woman fights the city over a water bill she never should have received and wins

Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?

• May 24, 2022

Getting Hosed: East Garfield Park resident $64,000 for water bill; 'There must be a mistake'

"They told me to hire a good lawyer, that this is probably a billing issue with the city."

• May 24, 2022

Experts wonder why it took vendor so long to notify Chicago Public Schools of data breach

Experts with whom we spoke said ransomware attacks in general – including those on school districts and vendors – are skyrocketing.

• May 23, 2022

Ransomware attacks have been on rise, and CBS 2 has found out why schools are especially vulnerable

CPS officials said a technology vendor, Battelle for Kids, was the victim of a ransomware attack last December, on a server that stores course information and evaluations.

• May 22, 2022

Mass shooting on Near North Side was part of a growing trend in Chicago

The troubling reality is mass shootings like this are skyrocketing in Chicago compared to the rest of the country.

• May 20, 2022

Eleventh contempt of court order issued against DCFS Director Marc Smith

An 11-year-old abused girl, considered a risk to herself and others, has spent two months in what's considered a shelter and has been waiting months longer for a secure residential treatment center placement.

• May 19, 2022

Park Ridge man says failures by Post Office cost him opportunity to run for state Senate as write-in

Michael Walters thought he did everything right.

• May 18, 2022

CBS 2 Chicago wins four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

CBS 2 Chicago won four regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any station.

• May 18, 2022

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