Transportation Advocates Urge Kids To Ride Bikes To School
Schools nationwide are taking part in the annual "Walk and Roll to School" day, and the Active Transportation Alliance is organizing it locally.
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Schools nationwide are taking part in the annual "Walk and Roll to School" day, and the Active Transportation Alliance is organizing it locally.
Two times in three days birds have forced the emergency landing of an American Airlines jet at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Pilots say this time of year, in particular, is the most risky for bird strikes.
Skyrocketing overdoses of a drug called Molly have law enforcement concerned. CBS 2's Dave Savini investigates Molly also known as MDMA.
Last summer the mother of five-year-old Jack Redmond was forced to say goodbye to him. She was ordered to put him on a plane to his father in Ireland, but Tuesday the U.S. appeals court says that was a mistake.
A huge celebration is being planned for Francis Cardinal George's 50th anniversary as a priest. But, it could also mark the start an unofficial countdown toward the naming of his replacement.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports call center Wait times have improved significantly, but there are still some customers who are upset with the transition to the new Ventra system.
More details are being released on how Chicago plans to keep runners and spectators safe for this Sunday's marathon.
Brian Cooper, 36, is accused of killing 21-year old Alisha Bromfield in August of last year. A jury was hung on the charges against him, because he was said to be drunk at the time.
The head of a Chicago mosquito control group says it's expanding efforts to buy mosquito nets which have already helped stop a terrible tropical disease in two states in Nigeria. WBBM's John Cody has more.
There is no sign of a breakthrough in the federal government shutdown, which entered its eighth day on Tuesday.
U.S. Reps Jan Schakowsky and Luis Gutierrez were both arrested after blocking a street near the U.S. Capitol as part of a rally for immigration reform.
The big retailer Target is opening its latest store on property that was once a part of the CHA's Cabrini Green Housing Development, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
It's Intuit that's sponsoring the contest. They sent out information about it to their customers.
The state is planning a massive effort that to give thousands of undocumented immigrants driver's licenses, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Whoever said kayaking was a boring activity clearly hasn't seen this video.
