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After asking for a delay in the approval process earlier this week, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot has given her blessing to two massive development projects, having secured agreements from the developers to increase the amount of construction work that will go to women- and minority-owned firms.
Lightfoot's office says she will address lawmakers in both chambers. She is to speak to the Illinois House on Wednesday afternoon and the Illinois Senate on Thursday morning.
"Until we start focusing on redeveloping communities and putting people to work, we will not be able to get a hold on this violence."
The gunman used a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown in 2012. A survivor and relatives of nine victims sued the Madison, North Carolina, gun-maker.
Bowing to the wishes of Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said he wants to call off a planned City Council Finance Committee vote on $1.6 billion in tax increment financing for two massive development projects, Lincoln Yards and The 78.
Illinois became the first state in the Midwest to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 as Gov. JB Pritzker signed the statewide "Tobacco 21" bill into law Sunday.
Votes are still being tallied in the 33rd ward on Chicago's North Side. That's where incumbent Ald. Deb Mell is being challenged by political newcomer Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez. According to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Sanchez has a 19 vote lead over Mell.
Preservationists love the design but tenants have complained of year-round temperature problems and the building has not been maintained.
"I truly love this city. I see the greatness of it in every neighorhood, every corner of it. But we need to make sure that we are providing real opportunity. I just think there are things that a big city mayor can do to really transform and improve people's lives that no other elected official can do. And I really look forward to the opportunity."
Presidents traditionally attend the dinner, but Trump has skipped it the last two years.
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police said it's not just Kim Foxx dropping the charges against Jussie Smollett that's behind their call for resignation. Their disaffection began with lack of charges in attacks on police officers.
"I want to have a constructive relationship with the FOP, but I'm not going to support the things they've done which basically throw up roadblocks and obstruction toward progress."
President Donald Trump and House Republicans have been working to build congressional support for ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal.
A total of five democratic socialists, and possibly a sixth, won races for alderman either in February or in Tuesday's runoff elections.
After Lori Lightfoot cruised to a landslide victory in the race for mayor, following an often bitter and divisive campaign against Toni Preckwinkle, the mayor-elect and her former rival joined for a show of unity, and pledged to work together to advance a progressive agenda in Chicago and Cook County.
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.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
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.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
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 is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
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?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
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.
Another boy, 8, with special needs, was also found inside the residence, unharmed, in a bedroom. He was taken to St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department as a precaution, police said.
Thousands of Chicagoans turned out for two protests in the Loop on Sunday following another deadly shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis.
ICE agents and members of the federal government have defended the shooting.
Chicago Public Schools will be open as usual on Monday despite another day of extreme cold.
Snow plows and salt spreaders were out throughout the Chicago area early Sunday morning, with the snow falling, working on all corners of the city to keep the streets safe.
A Winter Storm Warning was in effect for Cook County and parts of Northwest Indiana on Sunday, as snow kept going longer than initially expected.
Chicago Public Schools will be open as usual on Monday despite another day of extreme cold.
U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence in the killing of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis.
More demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Chicago after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis the day before.
Despite the weather, thousands of protesters showed up to express their frustrations against federal agents and the Trump administration.
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.
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.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza official declared for the NFL draft and could be the no. 1 pick.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
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.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Officials said there were 11 arrest orders for "El Botox" for extortion and homicide. He was accused of attacking authorities with explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security disputes a Minnesota school district's claims that ICE agents used a 5-year-old boy as bait before taking the boy and his father into custody Wednesday.
