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Chicago police say the pair were walking on the sidewalk when a white SUV approached, and someone from inside fired shots in their direction.
When it comes to the streets of Chicago — or any road course, really — van Gisbergen is one of NASCAR's best drivers.
Rich Bernal, a former director who spent 33 years with CBS 2, passed away on July 4.
Her family says she was attending a yoga retreat when she disappeared.
Reverend Warren Beard has not been seen since Tuesday night in Joliet.
A woman is dead after she was found stabbed inside a Naperville home Saturday morning, police say.
Anyone can hear NASCAR's Chicago Street Race from downtown, even if they cannot see the track.
Police said just before 7 p.m., a man grabbed the woman in the area of West Pierce and Central Park Avenue while she was searching for an item in her car.
The body was found by a fishing charter about two miles off Dempster Street Beach.
The Lindenhurst Police Department responded to the 1700 block of Grand Avenue at 11:37 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash involving injuries.
"We are here to say emphatically, this is enough. It's enough. When this reckless violence ravages across our city at this magnitude, we are losing a piece of the soul of Chicago," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
The victim was treated by Chicago fire crews at the scene but refused any further medical treatment.
Chicago police said around 11:45 p.m., the boy was beaten by several other males on the street in the 7300 block of West Gregory Street.
Cody Fry grew up in the north suburbs, and now lives in Nashville, but he recently returned to Chicago for a very memorable one-night event at the Chicago Symphony Center.
There have been two instances in which police were called to clear crowds near the center. Some of the teens ran from police.
The Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce is urging consumers to shop at locally owned businesses ahead of the holidays. Lauren Victory visited a few — Love, Charlie and Little Charlie at 3352 N. Paulina St., Bitter Pops at 3357 N. Lincoln Ave., and Building Blocks Toy Store at 3306 N. Lincoln Ave.
Actress Diane Kruger joined CBS News Chicago Monday morning to discuss her new Paramount+ series "Little Disasters," which premieres on Dec. 11.
Paramount Skydance made a $108.4 billion hostile takeover offer for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, an all-cash bid that comes just three days after Netflix agreed to buy a part of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion.
There are more questions than answers after federal immigration agents deployed pepper spray and other chemical agents after a crash and confrontation with Elgin, Illinois, residents over the weekend.
The National Park Service has made some changes to which days people can visit the parks for free. The website for the service says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth are no longer listed as free days.
The Illinois primary election for 2026 is today, March 17, with races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House up for grabs. Get live updates and results from the polls.
President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
Voting was under way Tuesday for the Illinois primary, and a big increase in voter turnout was reported with regard to early voting.
If you're voting in the 2026 Illinois primary election on Tuesday, March 17, this is when polls are open and closed.
The 2026 Democratic primary campaign for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin's Senate seat is largely a three-person race. Voters go to the polls Tuesday in Illinois.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
CBS News executive director of polls and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins Dana Kozlov on set to talk about the record-breaking voter turnout for the 2026 Illinois primary driven by early voting, and other factors in the election.
The 2026 Lollapalooza lineup was announced on Tuesday morning.
Passengers are growing frustrated with long security lines due to Transportation Security Administration shortages.
Israel says airstrikes killed two top Iranian leaders overnight.
The Illinois primary election for 2026 is today, March 17, with races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House up for grabs. Get live updates and results from the polls.
If you're voting in the 2026 Illinois primary election on Tuesday, March 17, this is when polls are open and closed.
The 2026 Lollapalooza lineup was announced on Tuesday morning.
Voting was under way Tuesday for the Illinois primary, and a big increase in voter turnout was reported with regard to early voting.
Orion Samuelson, a radio journalist known around the country for his reports on the agricultural industry, died this week.
Have you ever walked into a business with no employees? You may soon; autonomous businesses are becoming more popular.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 29 points, including five 3-pointers.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
A man stood charged Tuesday in two separate shootings that wounded a Chicago police sergeant and a 63-year-old woman in the Pullman and Roseland neighborhoods this past weekend.
Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
