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CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez takes a tour of the National Latino Education Institute.
CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez sat down with Gov. Bruce Rauner, who's urging the public to pressure legislators.
Madison Ekern of Whitney Young High School has done good things. On Monday, she got her reward. CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reports.
Academy Award winner Robert De Niro was in Chicago Monday.
A Chicago man who was shot by a Palatine police officer after he tried to strike two officers with a vehicle Thursday night in the northwest suburb is facing charges.
Stephen Curry is still the prince of the NBA hardwood. He's just not ready to be king. Or King James.
Illinois's entire social services landscape is sinking, pulled under by the weight of the state's budget quarrel. Thousands are suffering.
One person was injured after a car drove into a restaurant at a shopping center in Norridge.
Salesfusion Chief Marketing Officer Malinda Wilkinson explains how a marketing automation platform can boost sales.
Back by popular demand; the CTA's No. 11/Lincoln bus route is running again from Ravenswood to Lincoln Park.
One man died and another was critically injured when the car they were in accidentally plunged into a retention pond Sunday morning in west suburban Aurora.
Here is a list of fireworks shows around Chicago, celebrating the Fourth Of July.
Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy said the victim was walking east in the 1700 block of West 46th Street around 1:30 p.m. when a light-colored Saturn sedan drove up, and someone inside started shooting.
In a series of hearings, members of Congress want to hear how government and the private sector can work together to ward off cyber threats.
It happens every year in fantasy baseball: Players get drafted every March that end up struggling during the first six weeks of the season, so owners drop them. Yet by late June, those players recover and really start to hit. They'll end up where they should by September with good stats.
Police found the Durango in the 8900 block of South Holland Avenue. Officers were on scene with the U.S. Postal Police, investigating the case involving 48-year-old Octavia Redmond's death.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 10 p.m. forecast for Saturday, July 20, 2024.
Chicago is home to the longest-running disability pride parade in the country.
On Saturday, South Side native Common took the stage at the pavilion alongside The Grant Park Orchestra as part of a four-day long birthday party.
On Saturday night, police released the new surveillance image from that very same day. It was taken just after 6 p.m. Monday at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston.
Roger Simon, a celebrated political columnist who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune, Politico, and other news organizations, died last week.
This week on The Angle, CBS Chicago's Chris Tye sat down with Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias to dive deeper into his campaign to become Chicago's next mayor.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed his supporters at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center Sunday afternoon, officially announcing his bid for a second term.
The congressman thanked the pilot and first responders for coming to their aid, and expressed his gratitude at only having sustained minor injuries.
A federal judge has granted a stipulated temporary restraining order exempting the Chicago Archdiocese and its health care providers from participating in Illinois' new medical aid in dying law or being penalized for their refusal.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
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.
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.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.
As oil and gas prices spike due to the U.S. war with Iran, President Trump is pointing the finger at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after diesel fuel topped a record $6 per gallon in the U.S., according to AAA.
More than 800 workers represented by the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 have been locked out of the refinery since March.
The Exxon Mobil refinery in southwest suburban Channahon, Illinois, said it trying to find what caused a major power outage on Sunday.
The people hospitalized after the fire on Austin Avenue included an 8-year-old boy. Lauren Victory reports.
Three people were taken to the hospital from the scene of a fire in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood early Monday.
Roger Simon, a celebrated political columnist who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune, Politico, and other news organizations, died last week.
Three of the victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other two were taken in fair condition.
An off-duty Gary firefighter has been arrested on multiple charges, accused of hitting an Indiana State Police trooper's SUV before driving away while under the influence.
Labor talks resumed Monday between union workers and the BP Whiting refinery in Lake County, Indiana.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
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.
Before the Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in a wild NFL season opener, quarterback Caleb Williams gave some young fans a special gift to help them get ready for the occasion.
The White Sox, who have lost 10 of their last 14 games, begin a three-game series Monday in Cleveland.
The Pirates (75-75) closed out a 4-2 stay in Chicago. They swept the White Sox before dropping two of three against the Cubs.
The team's previous season opener record was a 45-7 win over the Packers in 1948.
Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
A 15-year-old girl returned to court Monday to face murder charges, after authorities said she was one of a few people responsible for pushing a man out of a moving Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train.
An 85-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend on accusations of shooting his wife.
Chicago police this past weekend issued a warning about a man who grabbed a woman at a CTA Blue Line station in Wicker Park.
Three of the victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other two were taken in fair condition.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
