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A former employee at University of Chicago Medical Center has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the hospital.
The lawyer for a 19-year-old charged with firing shots at an Illinois high school during graduation rehearsal says that his mother legally owned the gun he's accused of using.
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a judge presiding over the case of a Chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald to stop requiring attorneys in the case to submit all their filings directly to him.
The team's owner, Tilman Fertitta, invited those impacted by Friday's massacre as part of a larger memorial for the victims.
Chicago Fire officials are on the scene of a fire in the 6100 block of North Hoyne in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Police were called to check on a suspicious vehicle. They found a woman with an unconscious man inside the car. The woman drove off and crashed in a wooded area.
"We want people to be respectful to the National Anthem," said Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner. "We want them to stand – that's all personnel – and make sure they treat the moment in a respectful fashion."
Police say he was riding on the Red Line at about 2:00 a.m. when an offender stabbed him in the stomach near the Argyle stop.
Necco, which calls itself the oldest continuously operating candy company in the U.S., couldn't keep pace with multinational competitors.
The Chicago Field Museum acquired a new dinosaur Wednesday. Maximo the Titanosaurus is the world's largest dinosaur, standing at 122 feet from head to tail.
The ride-hailing giant said investors want to buy up to $600 million worth of the private company's stock. They're offering $40 per share.
Police say 24-year-old Mikequera Randolph is in police custody after abducting her biological daughter, Royalty Wolf, on May 14 during a supervised visit with a DCFS agent.
The first woman in space, astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, is getting her own postage stamp.
An elderly man driving an SUV crashed through the front window of a seafood deli in a Niles strip mall Wednesday afternoon before leaving his vehicle and walking next door for a haircut.
Royalty Wolf, the 3-month-old girl who has been missing for more than a week, has been found on the West Side. Her mother, who abducted her, is still at large.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
Metra has been operating off federal pandemic funds, which run out in 2026. Darius Johnson reports.
While time has passed, Shohn Williams, the former dean of students at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in West Englewood, says his firing still stings. Jermont Terry reports.
Durk, 32—legal name Durk Devontay Banks—was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Thursday after being extradited from Florida.
The choice of the anti-vaccine activist raised questions about whether the Senate will approve him. Nicole Sganga reports.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
John Kelly, who lobbied for the Chicago White Sox, Bally's and the United Center, is the latest name to join the list of candidates to become the city's next mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' bill to crack down on rogue tow truck companies and strengthen oversight has been sent to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker.
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek got an assist Wednesday from former President Barack Obama, who endorsed his bid to flip a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a video of the two shooting hoops.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday signed an executive order to toughen standards for where city departments and sister agencies buy guns, firearm accessories, and ammunition.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
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.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Early Thursday morning, a car rolled over on Manheim Road and Washington, then hit a car that was turning. The West Suburban intersection is expected to be closed for several hours.
Watch local band Case Oats perform at this year's Lollapalooza in Grant Park.
One of the Trump administration's top health officials, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, is accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, of an abuse of power during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sandy Dahms, co-founder of Augie's Angels and daughter of Lt. Robert "Augie" Augustyn, and Caitlyn Brennan, CEO of 100 Club of Illinois, preview the upcoming event.
The Chicago Board of Education is gearing up to vote on a budget plan worth almost $10 billion.
Lollapalooza 2026 takes over Grant Park Thursday with headlining performances from Lorde, Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and more.
The Chicago Board of Education is gearing up to vote on a budget plan worth almost $10 billion.
While this is the highlight of the summer for so many, there are some important tips to keep in mind ahead of the big four-day weekend.
Surveillance video captured thieves breaking into a smoke shop in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Two 15-year-old boys were shot in Calumet Heights on Wednesday night.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
The summer camp serves about 75 kids every year, with the mission to help them heal from a violent loss.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak. It had lost nine of its last 11 games entering play Wednesday.
A fired-up Dennis Allen wants more from his defense, saying despite all the takeaways last year, they weren't good enough in any fashion, and when it comes to the pass rush, it's on the whole unit.
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek got an assist Wednesday from former President Barack Obama, who endorsed his bid to flip a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a video of the two shooting hoops.
Happ punctuated an 11-pitch at-bat with a two-run double to get the Cubs' scoring started.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
A man stood charged Wednesday with firing a gun at a car and going on to lead Illinois State Police on a chase on I-57 this week.
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a film producer on charges that he defrauded clients out of more than $100 million.
Chicago police were searching Wednesday for two men in connection with a shooting that left a man wounded in the Northwest Side's Hermosa neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday warned of a pattern of car thefts from parking garages at O'Hare International Airport.
