Repairs to Addison Street bridge over Kennedy Expy. completed 2 months early
Crews have been working since May to repair the bridge deck, construct new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps, and make other upgrades.
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Crews have been working since May to repair the bridge deck, construct new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps, and make other upgrades.
Traffic now down to one lane in both directions of the bridge.
Starting next month, the Addison Street bridge over the Kennedy Expressway will be reduced to a single lane in each direction while repairs are made to the bridge.
As seen in video from Chopper 2, the fire was out by 3:30 p.m. – but personnel remained on the tracks.
Trains on the Red and Purple lines were shut down between Howard and Belmont due to the fire at Addison Street.
On Sunday night, police said the 66-year-old woman was in her car at the Chase Bank ATM near Addison Street and Elston Avenue when two men opened her car door. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Since 1929, a totem pole has stood sentry along the lakefront on the east side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Addison Street – though it has not been the same one all along.
The totem pole that had stood along the lakefront at Addison Street for 55 years was returned to Canada in 1958, with a replica to be constructed to stand in its place. CBS 2's Phil Walters reports. (Original airdate: Oct. 9, 1985.)
Tony Szabelski of Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours says the totem pole ad Addison Street used to be a frequent stop on local ghost tours, though it has fallen out of favor in recent years. But Szabelski notes there are still stories of it being haunted.
The Fire Department said no one was taken to a hospital.
The bus was fired upon on Addison Street in Portage Park. No one was taken to a hospital.
Lane Tech Principal Edwina Thompson said late Thursday, a "small quantity of mercury" was found in discovered in the bathroom of the school.
No one was in custody Friday night in the five robberies this past weekend, in which the victims were all abducted or lured into cars at gunpoint. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
In each of the attacks, one to three robbers have forced victims into a car, driven them to another location, and stripped them of their cell phones, wallets, and other belongings, according to police. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A hunt for the shooter continues.
Four teenagers were injured in the shooting on the patio of the La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop across the street from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek also spoke to a taco shop owner who said one of the victims hid in front of his shop. A total of four teenage boys were injured in the Wednesday shooting, as CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports.
Four teenage boys were injured in the broad-daylight shooting on the patio of an ice cream shop outside the Northwest Side school, and one was left in critical condition. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports.
One 15-year-old boy was left in critical condition.
Police are searching for evidence and will have extra patrols at arrival and dismissal at the Northwest Side school starting Thursday. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
No one was in custody in the shooting as of early Wednesday evening. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The shooting took place on the patio of an ice cream shop across from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The shooting did not happen inside the school in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, but the school did go on lockdown. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The ghost signs were discovered during the early part of the process of tearing down the building.
Gunfire damaged a sport-utility vehicle on the outbound Kennedy Expressway near Addison Street Friday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Employees of two schools in Evanston are accused of sex crimes against their own children.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
Chicago police were investigating a string of four carjackings within an hour on Wednesday, two of which turned deadly.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Friday is the deadline for Congress to strike a deal to keep the U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded, and .S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) is calling for ICE to be "dismantled."
Inexperienced prosecutors are testing FACE Act in their case against Don Lemon. But the law has constitutional problems that make it untenable to charge misconduct in a house of worship.
The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.
Early voting for the 2026 primary began Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
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.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
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.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
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.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
Employees of two schools in Evanston, Illinois, are accused of sex crimes against their own children.
A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
A horse was rescued and is doing well after wandering out of her pasture and falling into an icy swimming pool in Ohio.
Chicago police were investigating a string of four carjackings within an hour on Wednesday, two of which turned deadly.
People living in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood have been at the center of a delivery pilot program, and most of them aren't happy with the robots or in favor of expanding their footprint.
Employees of two schools in Evanston are accused of sex crimes against their own children.
Married since 1998, Iowa couple Spencer and Sinikka Waugh now have his-and-hers campaign yard signs, as he pursues a state House seat and she runs for state Senate.
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The tournament has a rich history in Chicago, but this year's event has added significance for the athletes.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
