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Demonstrators were inside the building for some time before the University of Chicago police cleared it out.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said there will be a strong police bike patrol presence this weekend to make the beach safer.
Students in Tim Kosiek's education pathway class learned how to use ChatGPT to help create lesson plans and more.
Under a proposed new policy, Cook County prosecutors would not file drug, gun, and theft charges in cases that begin with minor traffic stops such as broken tail lights or having an expired vehicle registration.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday morning.
The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on April 13 on the corner of Roosevelt and Canal Street.
Lottery officials said the player purchased a "$10 Million" game at Casey's convenience store at 3499 Fosterburg Road in Alton, Illinois, about 18 miles from St. Louis.
Police said the young girl was between about 3 and 5 years old, and she was listed around 3 feet tall and around 50 pounds.
The men are accused of staging armed robberies at gas stations, liquor stores, Subway restaurants, Dunkin Donuts stores, and other businesses, and then asking police to certify them as crime victims to get immigration visas.
"Regardless of race or culture, we have an ability to identify with these people. And that's what makes it universal. Kind of like August himself."
For Dee Lou, working at the Heritage Museum of Asian Art is a dream job.
One batch was confirmed in Hoffman Estates in Cook County, and the second in Jacksonville in Morgan County.
A man pulled out a gun during the fight, and the gun went off, but no one was shot, police said.
Wisconsin election officials have voted to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for a vacant congressional seat.
Thieves broke into six businesses, including five restaurants, on the city's North and South Sides overnight.
The clock is ticking for the Chicago Bears, who are running out of time to decide if they will continue to play in Illinois or cross the border into Indiana.
Chicago police confirmed 33 buses were damaged in the Student First Inc. school bus yard in the 4100 block of West Chicago Avenue. Lauren Victory reports.
Storms caused severe damage across Illinois, including downed trees and roadway flooding.
April is Financial Literacy Month and with Tax Day right in the middle of it, there's never been a better time to take control of your personal finance.
An outbreak of severe weather across the Midwest and Great Plains states Tuesday included at least three confirmed tornadoes in Kansas.
The Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Bystanders helped the victim to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water, fire officials say.
Live music, authentic Polish food and cultural performances at what organizers say is the largest and oldest Polish festival in the country. It’s a tradition that's been around for more than 40 years.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest Labor Day forecast in First Alert Weather.
Chicago police say the two men and a woman were outside near Independence and Harrison when a dark colored car pulled up. Two people got out and opened fire, then drove off.
Miami-Dade Aviation confirmed it was a Prime Air plane and that it overran the airport's diagonal runway. The plane is disabled at the northwest end of the airport, officials said.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck several vehicles, killing at least five and injuring five others, officials said.
Zion Fire and Rescue officials said bystanders swam out to pull the man, said to be between 25 and 35 years of age, to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water.
Information, including what led up to the crash, was not released.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Sam Antonacci added three doubles and two RBIs for the White Sox, who maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland.
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.
The Twins pulled within six games of the White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of the third AL wild card.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
Plans for a newly designed Chicago White Sox stadium along the river in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood were released on Saturday.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Chicago police were investigating Sunday morning after teenagers were shot and wounded in separate incidents the night before.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 54.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
