Flooding Recedes In Waterlogged Albany Park Neighborhood
Friday morning, the cleanup began for residents of the Northwest Side neighborhood on the banks of the North Branch of the Chicago River.
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Friday morning, the cleanup began for residents of the Northwest Side neighborhood on the banks of the North Branch of the Chicago River.
As the plan to close more than 50 Chicago Public Schools moves forward, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union said she has numerous examples of what can go wrong, and has gone wrong with previous school closings and consolidations.
The surging Des Plaines River has overwhelmed the town of Forest View, flooding the vast majority of the area, and prompting a massive evacuation.
April is autism awareness month. CBS 2's Susan Carlson takes a closer look at how one Chicago-area woman turned her son's diagnosis into a life-saving mission helping hundreds of other families.
There could be delays at O'Hare and other major airports when a furlough of air traffic controllers kicks in this Sunday.
Building a kids' play area can seem like a daunting task. Get some handy tips from a professional Chicago Area carpenter or handyman to make the project functional, safe and fun.
The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson determined early Friday that a "suspicious" package left at a North Side CTA station was not, in fact, a threat.
Eight people were wounded in gun violence across the city from Thursday afternoon to early Friday, including three men who were shot in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Residents in flooded areas across Chicago are facing a daunting task as they deal with rising water from this week's massive rains.
The Bishop Ford Expressway remains closed Friday morning, one day after torrential rains pounded Chicago and the suburbs, dumping over five inches of rain.
Police and firefighters in the town of Marseilles in LaSalle County went door-to-door Thursday night, asking hundreds of people in a low-lying area to evacuate their homes because of rising water from the Illinois River.
The vote of 64-45 in favor of the bill failed because it needed 71 votes. A supermajority was necessary because the law would pre-empt the home-rule powers of several cities.
A southwest suburban hospital has evacuated patients because of rising floodwaters from a nearby creek and the Illinois River.
The driver of an SUV suffered "very serious" injuries and a school bus driver also was hospitalized on Thursday, after their vehicles were involved in an ugly wreck in northwest suburban Inverness.
Job losses were widespread across a range of different types of employers, and indicated that two previous months of increases weren't a fluke, one economist said.
