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In a boost for one of the lesser-known candidates for mayor, Chicago's own Chance the Rapper on Tuesday endorsed policy consultant Amara Enyia in the race to replace Rahm Emanuel in 2019.
The chase and fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Paul O'Neal by another officer is a significant event in large part because video of the chase — the shooting itself was not captured by video — was the first to be released under a policy that calls for such material to be made public.
Summers had been weighing a potential run for mayor for weeks, ever since Rahm Emanuel said he would not seek a third term.
Despite temperatures dropping into the 30s for each of the past four nights, CTA officials don't plan on turning on heaters at train stations for another couple weeks, meaning commuters could face some very chilly commutes until November.
A missing teenager whose parents were found dead inside their Wisconsin home might have been spotted in Miami on Monday.
Metra Police arrested a man Saturday in possession of several loaded weapons aboard a Chicago-bound train headed from Joliet, a police bulletin shows.
State and city officials Monday are under pressure to pull funding from the Gary-Chicago Airport--following accusations that the aviation hub is used by the federal government to deport thousands of immigrants--on Chicago's dime.
A father's grief was palpable today as he tried to come to terms with the fact his 15-year-old son would never walk through the front door again.
A freeze warning has been issued tonight across the Chicago area.
The flu season is just starting, but it's already proven deadly for a Florida child.
Police are warning the community about a string of armed robberies in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A GoFundMe page for Jason Van Dyke's wife and daughters is growing quickly, with nearly $32,000 donated between Friday and Monday.
A man is being held in the psychiatric ward of a Chicago hospital Monday night after he allegedly killed his 88-year-old grandmother.
Malfunctioning traffic lights are causing alarm across Gary, Indiana.
It's a tradition they're holding in tandem with their friends and family in Mexico, bringing offerings to the Virgin Mary, thanking her for what they've received this year, and leaving her with prayers for the upcoming year.
A wake will begin on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. Reddins will be buried afterward at a private service. Visitation for Reddins was held on Wednesday, at Leak & Sons Funeral Home.
Fifty-four percent of adults in the U.S. has textured hair, defined as hair that is coiled, curly or wavy.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he'll step down next month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The holidays are billed as a time for joy and celebration, but for people dealing with grief it can also be a challenging time. Here are some tips for coping with grief.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting.
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.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
The area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
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.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Google will start flagging AI generated ads, with some additional labels depending on the regulations where you are.
The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of a broader strategy to curb AI usage.
Some scattered showers possible but mostly sunny and cooler by the lake Friday. Highs in the low 80s.
Customers across Illinois could be facing higher water and sewage bills as the state's largest private water utilities seek rate increases and permission to merge.
As a bill to regulate e-bikes and e-scooters sits on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk awaiting his signature, other state leaders are trying to spread the word of what parents should know if their kids want one.
The FBI is now offering a $50,000 reward to find a fugitive who is wanted for the 2021 murder of Illinois Army National Guardsman Chrys Carvajal.
The University of Chicago Law School is banning first-year students from using phones and laptops in the classroom as part of a broader strategy to curb AI usage.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting.
According to the U.S. Marshals, the homicide suspect was taken to a hospital and will be extradited back to Chicago once he is medically cleared.
As a bill to regulate e-bikes and e-scooters sits on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk awaiting his signature, other state leaders are trying to spread the word of what parents should know if their kids want one.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
Conversations about how Caitlin Clark is treated on a basketball court can be polarizing as fans, players, coaches, pundits and even the U.S. Congress has an opinion about what should or shouldn't happen in regards to the WNBA All-Star.
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
