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It has been five weeks since a Chicago woman lost her daughter to gun violence in Avalon Park – five weeks of mourning and questions, but no answers.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) announced Wednesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Flames filled an Englewood home Wednesday morning, and if not for quick action from a Chicago Police officer driving by, one man in a wheelchair said he would not be alive.
"Back in the day, people would rather come to South Michigan Avenue here in Roseland than to go downtown. Because we had all of the same amenities here as they had downtown."
With 2 million COVID cases in Illinois, the state passed that grim threshold after more than 16,000 cases were reported on Wednesday – a new daily record. Surging cases are why Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled her vaccine mandate Tuesday.
Christmas is days away and a local church wanted to make sure its community and surrounding neighborhoods will have a nice Christmas meal.
A suburban man reached is frustrated after fraudulent charges was issued on his wife's credit card. He knows she didn't make them because she is in hospice.
A firefighter has died from injuries he suffered in a fire in the Belmont Central community last week.
A man was shot during an attempted carjacking in broad daylight in Bucktown Wednesday afternoon.
A man was shot and critically wounded at the Sox-35th CTA Red Line station Wednesday afternoon.
"There's both the spiritual health and the physical health. And its important to keep both in mind."
Illinois is averaging 11,561 new cases per day over the past week, a 160% increase in the average daily caseload since the start of December.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has authorized Pfizer's antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 for emergency use.
The location is a couple of blocks south of Midway Airport and across the street from a hotel.
The city is remembering all fallen firefighters today at the annual Stockyard Memorial on Wednesday.
The violence is rising as conversations heat up about President Trump’s preparation possibly to deploy the National Guard. Tara Molina reports.
Scary moments at Hershey's Park in Pennsylvania when the crowd spotted a child walking alone along the monorail tracks.
Chicago police are looking or a group that beat and robbed a man on a CTA Red Line train Saturday morning.
While the Trump administration maintains that anyone who wants a shot can get it, health experts said they are concerned that the new guidelines set this week by the FDA will create extra steps and potential obstacles for some people who want to get the shot. Victor Jacobo reports.
The "Workers Over Billionaires" protest kicked off near the Haymarket Memorial in the West Loop.
Chicago's next mayoral election is set for Feb. 23, 2027, and eight candidates already have announced plans to run, with more expected to join the race in the coming months.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation requiring public schools in Illinois to prohibit students from using cellphones or other mobile devices in classrooms.
In-person absentee voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, the same day a judge was set to hear arguments on whether voters who already returned mail ballots should be allowed to cancel and recast them.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Meteorologist David Yeomans gives a bird’s-eye view of the damage left behind after Monday’s storms.
ComEd officials say over 2300 crews are focusing on power restoration. Power at the retirement home was restored on Tuesday night.
Downers Grove police and firefighters resumed the search for the second worker Tuesday morning, which shifted to a recovery mission. Fire officials said the worker was found in the storm sewer near Washington Street and was pronounced dead.
Head coach Ben Johnson said that with significant changes to the roster over the past year, every player will have to earn his role on the team, and he's excited to build on last year's success, after the Bears went 11-6 to win the NFC North, and beat the archrival Packers in the wild card round.
It certainly sounds like any other summer camp filled with activities and friendship, but every child shares a story no child should have to tell.
The search has resumed for a second contractor worker swept into a storm sewer Monday in Downers Grove during severe weather, though it has now become a recovery mission.
The National Weather Service confirmed two tornado touchdowns in the Chicago area during Monday's severe storms.
A tan sedan pulled up alongside the victims and someone from inside shot at the victims, Chicago police said.
Authorities have identified the woman who was killed in a high-speed boat crash over the weekend on the Fox River in unincorporated McHenry County, Illinois
Surrounding areas were evacuated as a precaution and access to the area was restricted to protect patients, staff, visitors, and the public, police said.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Happ punctuated an 11-pitch at-bat with a two-run double to get the Cubs' scoring started.
The White Sox have lost four of five, including two consecutive games to New York.
The Chicago Bears hit the field at training camp for the first time on Tuesday, and head coach Ben Johnson is clearly fired up for his second season at the helm after a successful first year.
Alex Bregman had a homer, two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders.
Chicago police on Tuesday warned of a pattern of car thefts from parking garages at O'Hare International Airport.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted what was described as a "cornucopia" of unapproved medications in a shipment at O'Hare International Airport recently.
Police have finally identified the remains of a woman murdered nearly a century ago and buried beneath a building in Toronto.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
