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Chicago police are investigating a burlgary targeting the video gambling machines at a liquor store in Lincoln Park early Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and critically wounded on Chicago's Northwest Side early Tuesday morning.
An Arlington Heights school will resume classes on Wednesday, after closing the school for a day to search for a gun that a police officer lost on the school campus.
Whether it's paying a mortgage or paying a landlord, the price to keep a roof over your head keeps climbing.
The Evanston Skokie School District 65 needs to slash over $6 million, and the future is uncertain for the district-run childcare program.
The Living Wage for All Act would gradually increase the minimum wage to $25 an hour by 2031.
Storms are leaving the area and are expected to wrap up by midnight.
Golden Apple is a prestigious award given to educators, highlighting their excellence in teaching and leadership.
Grandmothers Circle Program pairs community grandmothers with middle school girls to provide them the support they need.
Cook County Sheriff's police were investigating after a decomposing body was pulled out of a pond on Monday afternoon near Illinois State Police Troop 3 headquarters in unincorporated Des Plaines.
Questions remain about how the man charged with killing Chicago police officer John Bartholomew and shooting his partner last month was able to get a gun into Swedish Hospital after he was arrested for an earlier armed robbery.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
Monday is the start of National Small Business Week, and Chicago officials highlighted local owners and the initiatives they're building to help them.
Some nurses and Illinois state lawmakers said on Monday that they are concerned about the future of St. Joseph Medical Center under its new for-profit owner, Prime Healthcare.
More than 100 workers at Brookfield Zoo Chicago went on strike on Monday, amid a contract impasse, but the zoo said it's still open to the public and operating as usual.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
The parents of Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony and father of Austin Metcalf spoke to CBS News after a jury rejected Anthony's claims of self-defense and convicted him of murder in the stabbing death of fellow student-athlete Metcalf.
A second day of severe weather is expected Thursday and it is very possible that a tornado outbreak will hit the Chicago area in the afternoon and evening.
Tree House Humane Society is looking for homes for some very loving kittens.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, June 11, 2026.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade.
President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Four Black-owned construction firms joined forces along with a fifth company to create a model never seen before in the industry and oversee construction of the newly opened Obama Presidential Center.
Illinois drivers might soon have to pay more to drive on the state's tollways. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has proposed an increase in tolls in 2027. If approved by the board, it would be the state's first toll hike since 2012.
A Chicago area couple who recently moved to Mexico and has been missing for nearly a month has been found dead, family friends said.
A man died after he jumped into Lake Michigan at Montrose Harbor on Friday afternoon and didn't come back up.
Illinois drivers might soon have to pay more to drive on the state's tollways.
A Chicago area couple who recently moved to Mexico and has been missing for nearly a month has been found dead, family friends said.
After a star-studded, high profile opening ceremony, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is now open to the public Friday.
Newly released video of a police shooting in Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation.
Four Black-owned construction firms joined forces with a fifth company to create a model never seen before in the industry and oversee the construction of the newly opened Obama Presidential Center.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
The Chicago Hounds will try to cap off their magical season with a Major League Rugby championship Sunday.
Carson Kelly hit his second career grand slam in Chicago's seven-run first inning and finished with a career-high six RBIs as the Cubs routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-2.
Jonathan Toews, who helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles in six years, announced on Friday that he is retiring from the NHL after 16 seasons.
The Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York on Thursday.
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway forced several lanes to close in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood early Friday morning.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
