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Chicago Police are trying to find the four men who were in the stolen Dodge Durango that crashed into a Saint Sabina bus that was carrying a children's church choir.
Since this happened, CBS 2 has spoken with experts in this field who claim this was avoidable.
The woman was standing near the intersection of Washington Street and Atkinson Road when an SUV and a truck with an attached trailer crashed.
At least four tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area during severe weather that struck the area Friday night, the National Weather Service confirms.
Temperatures will start to rise again midweek.
The burglaries happened during the months of June and July with three of the businesses being robbed twice.
A man is charged with driving under the influence after crashing into a Lake County Sheriff's squad car that was transporting an arrestee Saturday morning.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting and found five people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
Families can enjoy a celebration of Eastern culture featuring live music, food, shopping, and activities for all age groups.
Chicago police said around 10:20 p.m., an outside agency was conducting a transport when the male prisoner exited a restroom and attempted to flee on foot.
Openers for Sheeran include Khalid and Cat Burns.
The UP West Line, UPNW Line, and North Line remain halted near the center. Metra says it will provide updates when traffic resumes.
The pop-up will open at Oakbrook Center in just a few minutes near Macy's and Michelle Gold and Bob Williams.
Fire officials are calling the preliminary cause an act of God.
Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy food, games, and entertainment - including live music and a drag story hour.
After years of planning, Chicago State University is officially launching its first football team. The school is launching the only NCAA Division 1 football program in the City of Chicago.
Residents at luxury high rise Astoria Tower in the South Loop are fed up, saying elevators are broken for months at a time, trash has been piling up and maintenance requests go unanswered.
New York's new archbishop was first an affable Chicagoan, and those who knew him during his life in the south suburbs are not surprised by Pope Leo XIV's decision to elevate him.
An alternative budget proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents on the City Council is gaining momentum, and could get a final vote in the next two days.
It's the holiday season, which means it's the most common time of year for norovirus to spread. Here's what you need to know about this winter stomach bug.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Illinois state and local lawmakers gathered Sunday to remember trailblazing state lawmaker Barbara Flynn Currie.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Cleanup crews are just beginning to make progress in clearing all the debris left behind from the storm.
Organizers from the group Live Free Illinois say the plan is to move funds already in the city's budget under this new department.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, June 22, 2026.
New data from the website Hotel Planner shows bookings are up around 50% compared with last year.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
The proposed Department of Gun Violence Prevention hopes to establish permanent funding and a coordination strategy to keep guns off the street and violence from happening.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
A CTA Red Line train operator was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street on Sunday morning.
