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Amid warnings of additional COVID-19 spread, Indiana's coronavirus case count continues to hover near the state's highest levels since the start of the pandemic, according to state health department data.
The cardinal helped take the temperatures of arriving students. The daily check is part of the Chicago Archdiocese's COVID-19 guidelines for in-person learning.
Indiana University is looking for volunteers to take part in the clinical trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
Chicago Police Superintendent David brown is vowing to keep the city safe over the long holiday weekend.
Offshore, a rooftop deck at Navy Pier, will remain open after Labor Day, despite the pier's decision to close.
"This is incredibly great news, especially when you consider the challenges that all of us faced over the course of this last year, particularly our students," Lightfoot said.
You may remember the stunning images – a child's birthday cake got tossed on the floor during a Chicago Police raid. The problem is that it was the wrong home. .And now, taxpayers are on the hook for it all.
A senior citizen in Gary, Indiana, says the city has let her street get completely overrun by trees and undergrowth and it's unsafe for her now.
A woman is dead and a man is in serious condition after a motorcycle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Friday morning.
A man was shot in the foot in the Old Town neighborhood Thursday night and police are searching for suspects.
A car crashed into a building in the Near North Neighborhood Friday morning.
When Bianca Anderson submitted her disability benefits for her annual review, she got a call from an agent about a change to her medical records regarding illicit drug use.
It's going to be a sunny day today.
So many families are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, and when neighbors in one Southwest Side community learned about a senior's trouble, they stepped in – in a huge way.
In an incident that was caught on disturbing cellphone video, a woman was left bleeding on a Chicago sidewalk after she said she was intentionally hit by a truck. But instead of a police investigation, her family said they have been given the runaround.
Decisive U.S. military action against Houthi rebels in Yemen is underway. President Trump announced the targets include bases, leaders and missile defenses.
President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants linked to a violent Venezuelan gang, but just hours after issuing the order, a federal judge blocked the move, and a legal expert in Chicago said the battle will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court soon.
At least four tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana as powerful storms swept through the Midwest late Friday night into early Saturday.
President Donald Trump has signed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields said on social media on Saturday afternoon.
After a warm and windy Saturday, rain returns to the Chicago area Saturday night, and changes to snow showers by Sunday morning. Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
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.
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.
Flooding along the Fox River in Illinois has remained a concern for several days as the river has continued to swell following heavy rains last week.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook Tokyo after striking off the coast of Japan and triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas.
Dolton police are trying to find a teenage mother and her twin infants who were reported missing from the south suburb.
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.
Flooding along the Fox River in Illinois has remained a concern for several days as the river has continued to swell following heavy rains last week.
The lawsuit over President Trump's attempt to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and Illinois is officially over after a judge declared the administration's orders to be no longer operational.
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.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
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.
