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A goal of creating a nature trail along a historic site is growing toward reality in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
Kenwood Academy High School released a letter to parents that identified the victim as a "school community member:"
Picture this — getting to downtown Chicago from the northwest or southwest suburbs in under 20 minutes shaving hours off your commute.
Hundreds of people have been sent unannounced on buses to Chicago in the last two weeks.
October is still a ways off, but that didn't stop folks in Niles from celebrating Oktoberfest on Friday.
The free show was presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his head and chest.
"Everything that we grow here goes to our local farmers markets that serve the Latino and African-American communities."
The events are expected to draw as many as half a million people. Chicago police will staff extra patrols to deal with the crowds and traffic.
"That's my only son," Diana Manjarrez said the day of the shooting. "They could have Tased him. They didn't have to shoot him."
The village estimated that a permanent fix to its perpetual water main breaks will cost tens of millions of dollars.
Hill has had two convictions overturned -- in the 1980 murder of a police officer at a Hammond, Indiana hotel, and in a rape the same year.
Kelly and his co-defendants are accused conspiring to cover up the singer's alleged sexual abuse of children, and paying off or intimidating witnesses at his 2008 trial on child pornography tapes.
Kids can learn new computer skills and explore their creativity with video equipment, 3D printers, textiles and other technology.
The reason behind the booster push: only 38% of people in Chicago are fully vaccinated and boosted.
Canadian officials in the Nova Scotia province are now working to prevent future wildfires by restricting travel and activities in the woods. That includes hiking, camping, fishing, and the use of vehicles.
Israel’s air and ground war has already displaced most of the population and killed more than 61 thousand Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
The canyon fire started yesterday afternoon as temperatures soared into the 100s.
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been a strong supporter of Israel for decades, but Merz said that while Israel has the right to defend itself, a ceasefire must be the top priority.
The president has also suggested taking over the city's police department and the entire D.C. government.
The City Council is expected to soon raise cab fares in Chicago for the first time in a decade, and while you might expect taxi drivers are happy about it, opinions are mixed.
Former ComEd chief executive officer Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain have both been ordered released from prison on appeal bonds, as a federal appeals court announced it will be granting them new trials just hours after hearing arguments in their case.
The back and forth between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV continues to make waves, as the president has lashed out at the pope's criticism of his administration.
After a one-month delay, the City Council is moving forward with plans to increase taxi fares in Chicago for the first time since 2016.
The image was deleted from President Trump's Truth Social account, but the president said it depicted him as a "doctor, making people better."
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
The City Council is expected to soon raise cab fares in Chicago for the first time in a decade, and while you might expect taxi drivers are happy about it, opinions are mixed.
A South Side business owner and philanthropist are trying to stay one step ahead of teen takeovers in Chicago, asking parents to show up in force Tuesday night in Hyde Park for a planned teen trend.
After surveillance video showed a delivery robot smashing into a CTA bus stop, the little guy and the company he works for have issued an apology.
Severe storms are most likely to develop between 6 p.m. and midnight, with their biggest concerns being hail and tornadoes. Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking the latest.
The crash-and-grab theft of an ATM early Tuesday morning at a BP gas station in River North is the latest in a string of similar crash-and-grab burglaries on the North Side, all targeting ATMs.
Much of the west, north and northwest suburbs are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. as severe storms make their way to the Chicago area.
The City Council is expected to soon raise cab fares in Chicago for the first time in a decade, and while you might expect taxi drivers are happy about it, opinions are mixed.
After surveillance video showed a delivery robot smashing into a CTA bus stop, the little guy and the company he works for have issued an apology.
A South Side business owner and philanthropist are trying to stay one step ahead of teen takeovers in Chicago, asking parents to show up in force Tuesday night in Hyde Park for a planned teen trend.
Of the 109 veterans, two served in the Korean War, and the other 107 served in the Vietnam War.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
Angel Reese will not be playing for the Chicago Sky next season, but the team selected a college championship player in Gabriela Jaquez in the WNBA Draft Monday night.
The game was tied at 1 before Thompson scored from the low slot 13 minutes into the second after stealing the puck from Blackhawks defenseman Louis Crevier.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in three runs, Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 13-7.
After adding some veterans over the weekend, the Chicago Sky will add a few more pieces from the college ranks in Monday night's WNBA Draft.
The Chicago White Sox have sent infielder Lenyn Sosa to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league outfielder Jordan Rich and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for his role in trying to carjack an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy and his family in 2023 in south suburban Dolton.
Two Chicago men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of an Alsip man in southwest suburban Oak Forest over the weekend.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged this week with robbing two men at gunpoint in Chicago's River North district.
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a River North gas station early Tuesday morning, Chicago police say.
Two police officers were injured over the weekend while arresting a man in a domestic disturbance in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park.
