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For over a year, CBS 2 has reported on targeted thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles due to security flaws.
Massive payouts were given to avoid litigation because of the wrongdoing of police officers decades ago.
Davarjaye "DJ" Daniel is on a mission to be sworn in by hundreds of law enforcement agencies from around the country.
Judith and Natalie Raanan were in Israel for Judith's mother's 85th birthday when they were both taken hostage.
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
Harry spent 51 years on television in Chicago, including nearly 30 years at CBS 2 before retiring in 2015.
"Hate has no home here in Illinois. It's a phrase I've used time and time again, but hate always has an insidious way of trying to move in," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
The office says an on-duty deputy was headed southbound when it was struck by a Dually Dodge RAM pickup truck towing a loaded trailer heading northbound.
Police said the bus was headed north on Ashland Avenue around 12:30 p.m., when another vehicle swerved into its lane, and the bus crashed into a light pole.
At least eight robberies happened during the afternoon and evening hours in the Wicker Park, Avondale, Logan Square, and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods.
A new clinic on wheels is taking off on the Far South Side on Monday in an effort to make breast cancer screenings more accessible.
Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's emergency medical service partnered with the Red Cross, said contributions like this can be the difference between life and death.
Drivers are being forced to take the Central Avenue exit as reconstruction teams were on the scene.
The victim suffered ten gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition and died a short time later.
Police say one week ago the boy and his mother were attacked and targeted simply because they were Muslim.
If you dine at the Wanut Room during the 118th anniversary celebration this month, you’ll get a special treat: early access to holiday reservations.
A brand new Northwestern Medicine outpatient center is getting ready to open in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Pope Leo XIV met with one of the most prominent Catholic advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusion and vowed to conitnue Pope Francis' legacy.
Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown, plus drama over the Epstein files, crime crackdowns and a lengthy to-do list plagued by tension and partisan disagreements.
Gov. JB Pritzker and other state leaders in Illinois on Tuesday were once again voicing opposition to President Trump's threats to deploy the National Guard in Chicago.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, according to the city's Health Department.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago President Kari Steele met Wednesday to talk about securing federal funding owed to the district for the Thornton Composite Reservoir.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Verizon is giving those impacted by Wednesday's outage a $20 account credit through Verizon's app, which on average “covers multiple days of service,."
Kristen Pierce-Sherrod, the CEO of Harold's Chicken and the daughter of founder Harold Pierce, has died, according to her family.
In and out in minutes using sledgehammers and prybars to break into businesses. That's how burglars have been carriyng out a series of thefts all over the city.
Former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players and fixers charged in an NCAA men's basketball game rigging scheme that spanned from 2022 to 2025.
President Trump on Thursday met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who claims to be the rightful leader of the country. But the Trump administraiton has backed former Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who has taken the helm following the U.S. capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.
Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a car and a school bus was just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
The Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
With a tough divisional matchup with the Rams coming up on Sunday, they are ready to mute all the cheesehead chatter.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
