Watch CBS News
A.I. plays a big role in analyzing data from customers' interactions to help enhance small business sales, service, and marketing.
A college dropout born in Evergreen Park, Huizenga owned Waste Management, Blockbuster Entertainment, and AutoNation; founded the Florida Marlins baseball team and the Florida Panthers hockey team; and bought the Miami Dolphins in 1994.
A Chicago teenager joined students from Parkland, Florida, and members of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Friday, to say that the nation can't allow gun violence to continue being a normal way of life in the U.S.
After another heart-pounding win in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, the Loyola Ramblers move ahead to the Elite Eight on Saturday, and their fans couldn't be more pumped.
After months of treatment, former Blackhawks star and TV analyst Eddie Olczyk says he is now cancer free.
Lyft said it is teaming up with march organizers in 50 cities to provide up to $1.5 million in free rides to anyone attending the rallies.
President Donald Trump has gotten nowhere in his push to kill federal support for cleaning up some of the nation's most prized waterways.
McCarthy accused the mayor of trying to distract voters, rather than talk about the issues that are most important to Chicago.
One person was killed, and two officers were injured in a police-involved shooting Thursday night in west suburban Aurora.
"I'd do anything to give him his life back. I'd give my own life for him."
While Leslie's heart rate skyrocketed, Addie is knitting all the way to the Elite Eight.
The Parkland, Florida students have been transformed into high-profile gun control advocates.
The Ramblers will face the winner of the Kansas State-Kentucky regional semifinal in Saturday's regional final.
The contest is open to Illinois residents aged 14 and over.
The anticipated Sweet Sixteen game with the Loyola Ramblers front and center has fans cheering for their next victory.
During a talk with students at Tennessee Tech University, astronaut Butch Wilmore was asking how he cast his ballot.
Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, was one of three U.S. service members injured. He was receiving treatment in a long-term care medical center.
Protesters blocked a highway in Tel Aviv after learning Yoav Gallant is out. He will be replaced by foreign minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran cabinet minister with military experience.
Israel's prime minister called it "History's greatest comeback" and "A new beginning for America,” and Ukraine’s president congratulated Trump on an "Impressive election victory."
In the wake of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, abortion rights groups turned to the ballot, placing women's health care directly in the hands of voters themselves.
In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
Former state health official Abdul El-Sayed faced Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party's divisions.
Nine people and counting have now announced campaigns for mayor of Chicago for 2027, and the first was Chicago business owner and former mathematics teacher Joe Holberg.
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.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
The U.S. has used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News.
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
A 21-year-old flight instructor made an emergency landing on a Florida highway after reporting oil pressure issues to air traffic control. Instructor Emily Shelton was flying with a student on his first-ever lesson.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was taken to a hospital after viewers called police during a livestream showing"acts of self-harm" on social media.
Willie Wilson is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected back in their buildings in less than two weeks, and people are asking Mayor Brandon Johnson what he is going to do to ensure the district can make payroll.
A teacher and father in northwest suburban Algonquin is on a long road to recovery after a tree fell on him as he was attempting to cut it down.
A 61-year-old Chicago nurse has filed a lawsuit against two private security companies, after she said she was seriously hurt by a fare dodger at a CTA station on her way to work last year.
In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal's debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
The Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
