Watch CBS News
The Illinois State Fair has a loyal participant and a reigning champion in 94-year-old Marian Brockschmidt. The Springfield resident has exhibited at the fair 67 years and often goes home a winner.
A man jeered at Meagan Ryan and her partner: "Working real hard, right?" Actually, EMS workers are allowed to take breaks like anyone else when they're waiting for emergencies, Ryan says.
A man was stabbed Saturday afternoon in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side.
Winners have up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes.
Louisiana officials put out a distress call Wednesday to other states asking for help. Severe storms in recent days have inundated the state's capital and elsewhere.
A man was killed and at least 11 other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening, according to police.
Five men were arrested Friday night in Peru, Ind. for possession of marijuana. Three of the men are also facing a charge for possession of a handgun without a license.
A southwest suburban woman is credited with talking a grieving teen out of jumping in front of a train Friday evening.
The start of the Chicago Air & Water Show was delayed Saturday morning, as thunderstorms moved through the city.
Chicago has a geography offering all kinds of terrains. This translates to perfect mountain biking opportunities in Chicago and most notably the suburbs.
Safety is a major concern, CBS 2's Sandra Torres reports.
The arrests were made in 15 of the city's 22 police districts.
The 60-member congregation collected $5,000 for their first annual giveaway. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
A medical cannabis dispensary opened Friday in downtown Oak Park.
ttorneys on Friday continued sparring in court over whether Melissa Calusinski deserves a new trial in the death of a toddler in her care.
The team was making their way back from training when they encountered a detour.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has a look at the extended forecast.
Ashlee Walton, a certified financial planner with Goldstone Financial Group, joins us to explain why credit card debt is rising—and what you can do to keep your credit bills under control.
More than 90 people died. It also flattened houses and destroyed bridges. Authorities said more than 100 people were injured, but it isn't known how many are missing or still trapped.
Taylor Swift says she's shocked and expressing her sympathy to the families of three girls in the U.K., after they were stabbed to death while taking part in a dance class themed around her music.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
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.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
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.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
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.
Music of the Baroque kicked off the show that included 40 Chicago Public School students who are part of the Voice Teaching program.
Time can wrinkle a face and rust a piece of steel, but for Chuck Wehrli, 25 years is not nearly long enough to fade a memory.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Emi's mom was having a seizure. She used FaceTime to contact her grandparents and tell them what was happening. From 700 miles away, they called 911, with Emi still on the phone.
The iPhone duo is about the size of a passport when folded. When unfolded, it's about the size of an iPad mini and becomes the skinniest iPhone to date.
Officers shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday afternoon in northwest suburban Des Plaines, police said.
A retired Naperville firefighter was one of a team of rescuers who boarded a C-130 to travel to New York City after the September 11 terrorist attack, bound for Ground Zero.
The orchestra and chorus with Music of the Baroque kicked off the show in front of the Merchandise Mart.
Chicago police say the teen died at a hospital after he was found with a gunshot wound to the neck.
Residents say they're fighting back to clean up the area, but despite calls to the police, the people and problems return.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
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?
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
The Brewers extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
The parents of a man who was killed after being pushed out of a moving CTA Red Line train were speaking out on Wednesday about their devastating loss.
Valerie Percy, the 21-year-old daughter of then-U.S. Senate candidate Charles Percy, was brutally murdered in her family's home in the affluent North Shore Chicago suburb of Kenilworth in 1966. The case has never been solved.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.
