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Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced the city will spend $32 million on $500 monthly payments for low-income families.
Caschaus Tate, 20, is accused of tossing Officer Huesca's stolen gun into a neighbor's yard when police showed up at his house looking for the officer's accused killer.
Chicago police are working to identify the victim, but believe he was between 18 to 25 years old.
Huesca's family and friends said he was larger than life, a good friend, and humble with a tender heart.
The protesters have been camping out in Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus since Thursday morning.
After safely navigating the EL tracks, Idris got a special train line named after him!
"I'm very very proud of everything we have been able to achieve."
They were shot near the sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue around 1 p.m., according to Chicago police.
"How did he get a FOID card? How did he obtain firearms to commit this crime with this type of history?"
Prosecutors asked the judge to prohibit the defense from mentioning words, including "cult or ritualistic killing" and the religion known as "Odinism."
As the demonstration grew, organizers said they expect agitators taking issue with their cause – whom they encouraged students not to engage.
A unified public transit system, state lawmakers and other stakeholders said Monday, would be more sustainable, reliable and safe.
Stay with the First Alert Weather team as we begin May, which is typically the wettest month of the year.
Philadelphia Eagles great Jason Kelce is heading to ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, CBS Sports reported on Monday.
After a bit of digging, Dr. Katie Dana found three or four nymphs several inches in the ground.
Passengers were evacuated from a train and had to walk on the tracks to the 79th Street stop. Lauren Victory reports.
Former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti was set to announce Tuesday that he is joining the race for Illinois Attorney General.
Service on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line was halted between the 95th/Dan Ryan and Garfield stops. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Service on the CTA Red Line was suspended on much of Chicago's South Side early Tuesday due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Challis left Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with two things to celebrate.
"When we gaslight and contradict what the public can plainly see with their own eyes, we lose all credibility," one DHS official said.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
U.S. travelers without a Real ID or other acceptable form of identification for flying will now be charged $45, TSA confirmed. The fee will go into place on Feb. 1, 2026.
Very cold Monday, with single-digit temperatures and wind chills making it feel like -5 to -15 degrees. Highs in the mid-single digits.
Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered. The recovery could clear the way for the next phase of a ceasefire agreement that has been in place since October.
The Archdiocese of Chicago has fired a teacher with a history of child molestation allegations in Illinois and other states.
Metra Milwaukee District West service has been disrupted after a train struck a small snow plow near the Bartlett station, officials said.
Dangerously cold temperatures are back, a day after most of the city and many suburbs saw more than six inches of snow.
Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a small snow plow, officials said.
The Archdiocese of Chicago has fired a teacher with a history of child molestation allegations in Illinois and other states.
A water main break in Lincolnwood, Illinois, has shut down part of westbound Devon Avenue and will not be fixed for hours, officials said.
"When we gaslight and contradict what the public can plainly see with their own eyes, we lose all credibility," one DHS official said.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Jay Vine was knocked from his bike when two large kangaroos bounced onto the road on a high speed section.
Miles Rubin started crafting a skill set for shot blocking at Simeon that has set him apart at Loyola.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Chicago police issued a warning over the weekend about burglars targeting homes on Chicago's South Side.
A woman was charged with attempted murder this past weekend, nearly a year after investigators said she shot another woman on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Two men were hospitalized early Monday after they were shot while driving in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A man was shot early Sunday when he confronted two people trying to break into a car in the north suburban Morton Grove.
A 36-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were killed in a homicide in Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday morning, according to police.
