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Workers were on the scene during the fire, but there were no injuries reported.
Morgan Geyser, now 22, was sentenced to 40 years in a mental institution after she pleaded guilty to stabbing a classmate to please horror character Slender Man.
In one comment, Feigenholtz called someone a "truth-sayer" after he criticized Westerners who praise Islam and claimed that Muslims treat women like cattle.
The hearing was conducted Wednesday in Miami.
Once the No. 1 prospect in Major League Baseball, Moncada rarely lived up to the hype, with his only truly good season coming in 2019.
Waukegan police said the teen, along with a 14-year-old boy, were handling firearms and pointing them at each other in the 1300 block of Walnut Street.
It happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 7500 block of South Phillips Avenue.
This year's tree is a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family.
Sheriff Tom Dart said this implementation of law enforcement makes his deputies proactive instead of reactive.
Investor interest in South Shore has steadily increased with investors buying single family homes and condos.
The university hosted its first "Stroll to the Polls" to encourage voter registration and participation.
Watch all our "Chicago Hauntings" tales here, including four new ones for 2024.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had already faced six counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery.
The project includes a new overflow channel to keep rainwater from flooding streets in Robbins.
Progressive groups are urging the mayor and state to provide more affordable housing, rental assistance, and rapid rehousing programs.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.
Josie, the German Shepard, had a new air tag on her collar, but that wasn't enough to bring her home right away. Animal control used a thermal imaging drone and deployed it over the remote area where her air tag was pinging.
More than 30 women showed up to rally against immigration enforcement. These kinds of silent protests were inspired by Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Handmaid's Tale."
The organization helped raise more than $1 million for children struggling with abuse, neglect, and violence. CBS News Chicago is a proud media sponsor of the event.
The organization helped raise more than $1 million for children struggling with abuse, neglect, and violence. CBS News Chicago is a proud media sponsor of the event.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
According to Sgt. Glen Fifield, at least one of the crashes was reported on I-94 near Riley Street.
Gov. Tim Walz is demanding a state-led investigation into the shooting as state investigators claim federal officials are impeding their access.
The 8-ounce packages were sent across the country to stores, including Whole Foods Market, and through online retailers like Amazon.
Nearly 30,000 cases of girl scout cookies will be delivered across Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
Snow tapers off Sunday afternoon, with some lake effect lingering into the evening.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke out after ICU nurse Alex Pretti was was killed in a Minneapolis shooting by federal agents, the second person to be fatally shot in less than a month.
Dangerously cold wind chills linger Saturday morning as snow approaches the Chicago area.
At least four more burglaries were reported between Wednesday and Thursday, this time in the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said federal agents shot another person in Minnesota Saturday morning.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza official declared for the NFL draft and could be the no. 1 pick.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
A Little Village man was acquitted Thursday on federal charges accusing him of trying to put a hit on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
