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Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) says officials here and in cities across the nation are making sure they are on record standing with Muslim citizens.
The number of survivors has dwindled to roughly 2,000 – so, too, are the opportunities to learn from their sacrifices. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
A new watchlist claims to expose college professors who advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.
Artist warehouses are popular in Chicago, and city building inspectors have responded to code violations. Just last year, the city shut down an illegally converted artist warehouse in Roscoe Village. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
A witness was working across the street at his barber shop when he saw police officers, weapons drawn, surrounding a car. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
A new approach on controversial police shootings that gets prosecutors involved more quickly is one of the top priorities for newly elected Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
Just as the iconic old man with the long white beard gets ready to roll in a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer, mere mortals may be wise to consider fresh ideas for dealing with their chosen mode of transportation during the holiday season. With that in mind, know that buying a new car at Christmas time brings many incentives. Let's look at a handful.
A new study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign claims the government should pay for frequent fliers to join the PreCheck program, because it will actually save the TSA money.
Fans of the North Siders will have to dig deeper in their pockets next year.
Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that happened at a business Saturday morning in west suburban Naperville.
A man tried to rob a bank Monday morning in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Byron Johnson was jailed without bond Monday on one count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County sheriff's office.
Roosevelt University announced Monday that it has received a $25 million donation, the largest in the school's 71-year history.
Eighteen people were displaced from their homes Monday after an apartment fire in Evanston.
A 25-year-old man has died more than two weeks after he was injured in a crash in north suburban Skokie.
Police say in these incidents, one to three offenders armed with handguns approached victims on the street and announced a robbery.
A witness told police that a 28-year-old man was on the sidewalk when an unknown person began shooting in the direction of the victim, striking him several times about his body.
This 5-year-old girl came to PAWS from one of their shelter partners and has been eager for adventure ever since. She loves to train, swim, go for a card ride, and most importantly, snuggle.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
On Friday night, the headquarters of Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club, at 32 E. 69th St. at Wabash Avenue, was filled with hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
The head of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is stepping down.
Zoe Ma, the latest candidate to throw her hat into the Chicago mayoral race, officially launched her campaign on Tuesday.
The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce whether he's running for re-election in 2027, his political organization is inviting supporters to a "special announcement" next month.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
A major traffic jam is building up on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as the bridge over the Chicago River is stuck in the up position.
Lakeview's Guthries Tavern is celebrating 40 years! Take a look inside with Jackiet Kostek.
The doctors’ groups intend to ease confusion for the public, and to counter vaccine doubts being raised by the Trump administration.
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Illinois were in the south Chicago suburb of Homewood on Wednesday morning, going door-to-door to document the damage caused by the storms last month.
Traffic was snarled for hours downtown as the heat caused the DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge to get stuck open after a scheduled lift.
A child died, and a mother was hospitalized after a domestic incident inside a home in Frankfort, Illinois, on Tuesday.
Two people and a dog were rescued from a truck that ended up in a pond in Deerfield, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
A dog was rescued Wednesday after a fire in a large apartment building in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.
Surveillance video shows what appears to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria in the southwest Chicago suburb of Frankfort this week.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field.
Has nickel corner Kyler Gordon played his last snap with the Chicago Bears? Even general manager Ryan Poles doesn't know, as the veteran's injury saga continues.
The NFL's thin line between success and failure figures to challenge the Chicago Bears in their bid to repeat as NFC North champions.
Surveillance video shows what appears to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria in the southwest Chicago suburb of Frankfort this week.
Two Chicago police officers were injured overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in a crash in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.
Chicago police issued an alert this week after a string of smash-and-grab burglaries within an hour in several neighborhoods, most notably the Lakeview and Avondale communities.
Three people were arrested early Wednesday after police said they drove off during a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
A 15-year-old boy was hurt late Tuesday night when someone shot him while he stood in front of a restaurant in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
