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Oak Lawn's emergency dispatchers handle calls for several communities, including Evergreen Park. The center was privatized this year in a cost-cutting move and many of the dispatchers lost their jobs.
Spring break may not be the full summer vacation that many kids count down to but it still holds some great expectations in their minds. As a parent, choose the right activities to stimulate their bodies and minds and make the most out of their time off from school.
About $10 million will be used to renovate the maximum-security penitentiary that was a state prison that never fully opened because of budget constraints. The additional $43.7 million will be used for staffing and equipment.
A local anti-tax group wants to defeat a referendum next week which would raise Kane County property taxes to help developmentally disabled adults.
Stacy Fiebelkorn, 34, of Elgin was charged with cruelty to animals and neglect of an owner's duties after county officials reportedly found numerous animals starving, thirsty, dirty and/or dead on two farms where she rents space.
A woman drove her SUV off an interstate exit ramp and fell several feet into an empty parking lot early Friday in northwest suburban Rosemont.
An off-duty police officer was killed early Friday, when a speeding van that had been fleeing suburban police slammed into his car on the South Side.
Review your tax situation now so you have some idea what tax bracket you will fall into this year and decide whether you want to do the long 1040 or the short 1040EZ.
An estimated 180,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment is scheduled to be removed from the Indiana Harbor and Canal starting in April.
CBS 2's Dave Savini talked with a number of Chicagoans who are caught in insurance limbo –- and to Illinois' biggest insurer, which says it is working hard to fix some problems.
The sign sits off busy Interstate 55, west of Harlem Avenue. It pairs a rifle with what some say are "pure American" symbols. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
Authorities say Glenn Schumacher, 58, posted a comment on a website that said he was going to place pressure cooker bombs to resolve traffic issues at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
The four Republican candidates for Illinois governor made their cases for becoming the party's nominee Thursday in their final televised primary debate -- an evening that lacked the fiery exchanges of their previous meetings but was packed with more personal moments.
A man already charged with killing a Bronzeville woman in 2011 is now charged with another fatal shooting that happened later that same year, police said Thursday.
Ald. Bob Fioretti predicts an explosion in Chicago's rat population this spring. He's pushing a new a new strategy. CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports.
