Lanes Closed Near Chicago Stock Exchange After Scaffolding Falls
Both scaffolding and other items had fallen to the street at 3:05 a.m. from 440 S. LaSalle St., according to police and fire officials.
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Both scaffolding and other items had fallen to the street at 3:05 a.m. from 440 S. LaSalle St., according to police and fire officials.
The influx of Cuban players in MLB has been much discussed, and after the wild success Jose Abreu had with the White Sox in 2014, teams will continue to scout and give big money to defectors. Yasmany Tomas is a perfect example, as the D-backs gave him a six-year, $68.5 million contract as a 24-year-old this offseason.
Gov. Bruce Rauner confirmed two people have died in the tiny hamlet of Fairdale, Illinois, after a massive "wedge" tornado virtually destroyed the town.
Prosecutors say Dante Servin was off-duty and angry when he approached Rekia Boyd and her friends as they were hanging out in Douglas Park more than three years ago.
CBS 2 News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger reports.
What does ALS patient Derek Hogg have to lose? Nothing, he tells CBS 2's Derrick Blakley.
Sandra Fellows, 33, was found dead in her home in the 6600 block of West Belden about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Delays of up to 90 minutes were reported at O'Hare, where more than 735 flights had been canceled.
The Anti-Cruelty Society is modifying the annual event, WBBM's Mike Krauser reports.
Authorities gave him that nickname because most of the heists happened between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Two men claimed last week they were ejected by their Uber driver after they shared a kiss.
Cook County Sheriff's police have taken steps to bring a 35-year-old man back from Michigan, after he showed up there a day after allegedly leaving his 3-year-old daughter alone in a forest preserve in northwest suburban Prospect Heights earlier this week.
If you thought Chicago's 40 percent turnout on Tuesday was poor – and it was – pity the surrounding suburbs. The Cook County Clerk's office said suburban turnout was only about 14 percent on Tuesday. McHenry County barely reached 11 percent. Lake County was little better at 11.25 percent.
Imagine if you could take public transit to the National Parks.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the Chicago area on Thursday.
