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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.
A memorial was held in Chicago Thursday night to remember those who have died from COVID-19.
In a legal filing this week, an inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center claims he sneaked into R. Kelly's jail cell with every intention of attacking the singer.
Mikal Smith, the son of Illini football coach and former Chicago Bears Head Lovie Smith, is facing sex trafficking and money laundering charges.
A car was left with riddled with bullets in an attack recently, and while the Uber Eats driver survived, he was left with a bullet lodged in his head.
Police from multiple agencies late Thursday apprehended two people in a vehicle that has been linked to a shooting in Calumet City after a pursuit.
With the front through, dry air has moved in.
Police on Thursday evening were searching for two young men who robbed a 7-Eleven store of $2,000 in Northbrook.
Trump wants to speed up the deportation of undocumented immigrants linked to a violent Venezuelan gang. To do that he plans on using a more-than 200-year-old law.
The ongoing protests began after the canopy of a railway station collapsed in November, killing 15 people.
The South Side of Chicago will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish on Parade Sunday morning. The parade steps off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue.
From CBS News Chicago's own Marissa Perlman cutting a rug on the dance floor to a cute 6-week-old pup nestled in the owner's carrying pouch. Here's what caught Marissa and Ed Curran's eye this week.
Cold air has plunged into Chicago, with the rain/snow mix changing to all snow before dawn.
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.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
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 satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
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.
Chicago-based satirical publication “The Onion” has a new plan to take over Alex Jones’ far-right conspiracy website InfoWars.
Animal activists aren't letting up in their fight to free thousands of beagles from a breeding and research facility in Wisconsin. They gathered Monday afternoon outside Gov. Tony Evers' office at the state capitol in Madison, demanding action.
A fire destroyed an apartment building Monday afternoon in Lakes of the Four Seasons, Indiana, near Crown Point.
A Chicago-area pilot said the White House has failed to step in to help him and his co-pilot, who have been left stranded for months in West Africa after being arrested for what they said was a routine fuel stop in Guinea.
Following a dry, sunny start to the week on Monday, a passing disturbance brings a chance of a few storms on Tuesday evening. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
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.
Police did not say what led to the incident or provide the victim's condition.
Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' Capitol office on Monday, chanting "Free the dogs!" and demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility.
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.
The Bears currently hold seven draft picks, starting with the 25th overall in the first round, their lowest selection in well over a decade.
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.
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.
