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Shamone Duncan was one of two people killed in Turks and Caicos over the weekend. She was there celebrating her sister's 40th birthday.
Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise designed to enrich the former speaker and his associates and increase his political power.
Tickets will be available on the band's website starting Jan. 29 at noon.
Six people escaped from their burning homes safely.
From warming centers to homeless encampments, The Salvation Army made sure everyone got not only food, but the supplies to make it through the night.
The Chicago Hard Rock Café at 63 W. Ontario St. opened in June 1986.
Despite the blistering cold and brutal circumstances that awaited them, the Street Medicine team with the Night Ministry moved with little to no hesitation.
New trustee Stephanie Wiedeman won nomination and was sworn in at the Tuesday night assembly. She replaced Jerry Jones, who resigned.
The dog's owner, Kent Maynard, said his case was treated differently from the start.
The shutdown of the app forced tens of thousands of appointments to request asylum to be canceled — leaving some families split across country lines.
Experts said obviously, the temperature plays a big role in water main breaks — but a lot of it has to do with the material of which the pipe is made, and the age of the pipe.
There were hoarder conditions inside the house where the fire broke out, according to the Fire Department.
Gov. JB Pritzker and President Trump had a fractious relationship during the president's first term, and things look to remain the same the second time around.
Darius Sullivan was convicted of all charges last September for shooting and killing Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, 44, and leaving her partner critically injured.
President Trump's order impacts both convictions and pending cases. It says approximately 300 pending cases should be dismissed, including some in Illinois.
Storms are not currently expected to be severe, but small hail and flooding are possible southeast of Chicago. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest.
California’s Attorney General said consumers likely paid more at other retailers because Amazon forced them to raise prices.
The teens saw the eye-catching vehicle parked in a grocery store parking lot a few days before the dance, asked the drivers for a lift, and they said yes.
Community leaders in Little Village said they were surprised to see the parade canceled this year, as ICE activity has not been as intense.
Chicago police released photos of the two males and seven females in the alleged attack on April 14 around 10:30 p.m.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago’s Humboldt Park community overnight Saturday into Sunday, police sources said. Asal Rezaei reports.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, July 26, 2026.
A teen takeover ended with multiple people in police custody in Chicago’s Englewood community overnight Saturday into Sunday. Asal Rezaei reports.
One woman was killed and another was hospitalized after a shooting in Chicago’s Roseland community early Sunday.
Firefighters in the woodlands in southeast Texas say they get several calls each summer from residents hearing what they believe are barking dogs trapped in neighborhood storm drains.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community overnight, police sources said.
A teen takeover ended with multiple people in police custody in Chicago's Englewood community overnight Saturday into Sunday.
One woman was killed and another was hospitalized after a shooting in Chicago's Roseland community early Sunday.
Initial reports say the crash involved two boats and at least one of them may have flipped over.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Jeremy Peña finished with three of Houston's six hits and scored twice.
Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0.
Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston's eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Friday night.
WNBA All-Star weekend festivities continue. Chicago is the center of the women's basketball universe and fan interest has grown for this event.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community overnight Saturday into Sunday, police sources said.
One woman was killed and another was hospitalized after a shooting in Chicago's Roseland community early Sunday.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
