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Food insecurity, unemployment, missed rent payments; you've heard a lot of that in the past year. A group of kids in the north suburbs is stepping up to fight back against those issues with gardening.
A south suburban couple admits they had no business planting crops – but their son, and a sign from above, presented a seed of opportunity last September.
A man was stabbed on a CTA Red Line train early Friday morning.
For many Illinoisans, getting COVID-19 vaccine shots didn't mean much. They are the immunocompromised, whose bodies do not build antibodies like an average person's would. But as CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reported Thursday night, a third chance at getting protected has arrived.
The stormy stretch is over and clear skies have arrived.
Humid and warm conditions continue Thursday evening.
A day after the release of Jamel Danzy – the man accused of making a straw purchase to buy the gun later used to kill Chicago Police Officer Ella French – many are questioning how he got of jail so quickly.
A devastated dog owner in Kane County said Thursday that his neighbor shot and killed one of his beloved pets.
More than 30 years ago, a cornfield in Dyersville, Iowa was transformed into a big-screen field of dreams. On Thursday night, "Field of Dreams" became a reality for baseball fans.
A car was reduced to mangled wreckage after it was hit by an Amtrak train late Thursday in Will County.
Police said 21-year-old Abel Rosiles swallowed drugs and died – but his family hired a world-famous investigator whose findings could change everything.
Video shows an inmate hurling himself over a second-story railing at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan, before he was rescued by a life-saving grab.
Just one week after CBS 2 exposed big concerns from domestic violence victims, Cook County's top judge has ordered all domestic violence hearings will continue to be held remotely.
"I carried him into the ambulance when they arrived, and I didn't want to let him go. He looked me right in the eye. Those big brown eyes, I'll never forget it."
"Do you want to be protected or unprotected?"
A 4-year-old boy was hurt when he accidentally fell out of an apartment window on Memorial Day. His mother says her safety concerns about their home have not been addressed.
According to Illinois State Police, a commercial truck hauling an excavator attempted to go under the bridge just after 7 p.m. when it damaged an overpass along the ramp. Shardaa Gray reports.
President Trump has commuted the sentence of notorious former Chicago street gang leader Larry Hoover, who was serving multiple life sentences in federal prison.
Rain and showers Wednesday, with highs not climbing out of the 50s. Here's your full seven day forecast from our First Alert weather team.
UChicago Medicine said it has alerted about 38,000 patients of the UCM Medical Group that they have been affected by a data breach.
President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.
Chicago's faith community stood up for Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, as the pope pushed back on claims that he is clashing with President Trump.
Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
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.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
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.
Whole Foods will soon be moving into a vacant space in a relatively new commercial building in Chicago's Lakeview community, a local chamber of commerce group said.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
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.
Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo The Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
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.
Alex Buetikofer, 38, of Lisle, Illinois, previously worked as a gym and health teacher in the Plainfield school district. He was arrested by Joliet police over the weekend and booked into the Kendall County Jail early Saturday morning.
New geological evidence suggests mar once had an vast ocean that covered one-third of its surface.
Just because you're committing a crime doesn't mean you have to be rude about it. A bank robber in Ohio politely chatted with the teller while carrying out his crime in Ohio.
Another round of ceasefire talks for the U.S.-Iran war are scheduled to begin in Pakistan, but Iran said it will not be attending.
The Chicago Fire Department said they don't have the exact count of how many people were inside the home but said that 26 people were impacted by the blaze.
A former teacher from Plainfield School District 202 was in court Monday on charges of grooming, soliciting a minor and aggravated battery.
A plane landed safely at O'Hare International Airport Sunday evening after a fight between passengers.
The National Weather Service Monday confirmed two more tornadoes from Friday's outbreak of severe storms, bringing the total confirmed tornadoes in the greater Chicago area to nine.
Chicago deals with the worst traffic congestion in the U.S., according to the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard from INRIX, a transportation analytics company.
The principal of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School was on his way home from a dance showcase at his school when he said his window was shot out.
Chicago deals with the worst traffic congestion in the U.S., according to the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard from INRIX, a transportation analytics company.
A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago.
A tree planting initiative has kicked off in Chatham, among the Chicago neighborhoods most plagued by flooding, to help with the persistent problem.
Chicago residents, businesses, and city employees altogether owe the city more than $8.1 billion in overdue debt, some of it dating back to the 1990s, according to a report from the city's inspector general.
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.
Murakami has more home runs than any Japanese-born player through his first 22 games.
Chicago had at least one baserunner in each of the first seven innings.
Megan Coronado is helping ignite the Flames in her first season as head coach at UIC.
The Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Moisés Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ homered, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Mets their ninth straight loss, pounding New York 12-4.
D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.
Burglars targeted a sports card and comic store in a smash-and-grab in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood early Monday morning.
A former teacher from Plainfield School District 202 was in court Monday on charges of grooming, soliciting a minor and aggravated battery.
Officers from the Iowa City Police Department heard gunfire while responding to a report of a large fight, the department said.
The gunman, who is also dead, shot 10 people in total, according to police. All eight who died were children from 3 to 11 years old, police said.
