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Another carjacking in the city, this time a 72-year-old man was the target on the Northwest Side.
The move comes days after a man shot and killed a man in the Jackson CTA tunnel connecting the Red Line and Blue Line.
"I appreciate everything that everyone's done for me to try to get me out of here."
Mary Pocuis will be taking a dip in the icy waters off Lake Michigan in Evanston—not just once, but once an hour for 24 hours.
Illinois is not alone in struggling with Real ID. Maryland issued one million Real ID's without scanning required documents into the system. The state is now recalling each of those licenses on a rolling basis.
A spike in the number of carjackings so far this year is leaving residents rattled, and prompting Chicago Police to re-convene a special taskforce to try to stop it.
Hugh Fowler, 62, has been arrested on a federal child pornography charge, and is due to appear in court on Tuesday.
A strong ridge of high pressure dominates our weather pattern right through the weekend.
Overnight lane closures, accompanied by 15-minute full expressway traffic stops, are scheduled over four nights to place new ramp beams at the Jane Byrne Interchange starting Saturday.
The private youth violence prevention program provides behavioral and mental health support services to students at highest risk of involvement in gun violence in 15 neighborhoods.
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All five rescinded their approvals of the ERA amendment before a congressionally mandated ratification deadline more than 40 years ago, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery said Thursday.
Among both Jews and Palestinians in Chicago, there was a sense of relief in the wake of the news Wednesday. As Sabrina Franza reports, many are also feeling cautiously optimistic that the deal will be carried out in the terms that were outlined.
The Chicago City Council avoided votes on two controversial topics on Wednesday – protections for undocumented immigrants, and a push to lower the city’s default speed limit.
Lupa Pizza in the U.K. says people either love pineapple or pizza or they hate it, and they are not putting it on their pies unless customers are willing to pay up.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders on Wednesday that he said will streamline state government and boost efficiency, but one is getting the most attention.
A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas calls for the release of dozens of hostages and prisoners on both sides, and will allow for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Gaza to return to what remains of their homes. William Muck, a professor of political science at North Central College, breaks down what still has to happen for the ceasefire to take effect and the role that the incoming Trump administration had in securing it.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
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.
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 Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
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.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
Crystal Lake police officers are being honored for the daring rescue they made for a person in a wheelchair trapped in a house fire.
Mount Prospect police are investigating a bold attempted car break-in caught on home security camera.
A son is charged in his elderly mother's murder, after she was reported missing at the end of March.
First lady Melania Trump denied she had any friendship or relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Thursday as she called on Congress to hold a public hearing with Epstein's survivors.
A look back from 1989 at John "Bulldog" Drummond's first 20 years of reporting on colorful crimes and characters for CBS 2. (This rerun on the CBS News Chicago stream appeared May 11, 2021.)
A son is charged in his elderly mother's murder, after she was reported missing at the end of March.
A person was found dead in a pond on Thursday afternoon in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village.
Mount Prospect police are investigating a bold attempted car break-in caught on home security camera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
Two people were injured in an apartment fire Thursday morning in west suburban Carol Stream.
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.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
The Chicago White Sox are celebrating their most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV, by offering White Sox-themed pope hats to fans who purchase tickets for their Aug. 11 game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A man was injured in a fight with a woman at a CTA the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station this week, but police said he didn't report until several hours later.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
