Field Museum's "Africa Fashion" exhibit teems with colors, textiles and history
The color, vibrancy and texture of Africa is on display at the Chicago Field Museum in the exhibit "Africa Fashion."
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The color, vibrancy and texture of Africa is on display at the Chicago Field Museum in the exhibit "Africa Fashion."
Some of the humanitarian aid USAID provided went to the African nation of Sudan. For nearly two years now, its people have been caught in the middle of a civil war between two warlords.
In March 2014, the flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew perished when the aircraft vanished without a trace. Since then, only a few confirmed jet pieces have washed ashore in Africa and on islands in the Indian Ocean.
The CDC announced the person diagnosed with the disease recently traveled to eastern Africa. The patient has undergone treatment and is isolating at home.
Health officials are warning the potentially deadly virus could spread internationally, but right now the risk in the u-s is very low. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and a rash.
After a new cabinet was being sworn in, it is the latest in the deadly turmoil that gripped the East African nation over the summer. Protests in Kenya first erupted in June.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.
A Chicago area nonprofit focused on health is also spreading holiday cheer to children overseas. Visit
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
All southbound lanes have been closed since 3 a.m. between Dolton Boulevard and Sibley Avenue.
According to Lake County officials, crews searched overnight for several hours using drones, boats, and sonar before suspending the search around 4 a.m.
Israel and Iran had indicated backing for a ceasefire announced by President Trump, but hours later, there were claims of fresh missile launches.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent hat from happening.
CBS News Chicago introduced one Chicago family last week as they fought for a way home from Israel. They have now made it back, but they said their emotional and financial toll is still not over.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
President Trump downplayed Iran's attacks on a U.S. base in Qatar, and said Iran offered early warning.
President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.
The U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday night Chicago time.
A bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System warns of a "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. following the military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent hat from happening.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
A woman stood charged Monday with driving a car through a crowd assembled for a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Chicago earlier this month.
Israel and Iran initially indicated backing for a ceasefire announced by President Trump, but air raid sirens soon rang out again in Israel.
According to Lake County officials, crews searched overnight for several hours using drones, boats, and sonar before suspending the search around 4 a.m.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, June 23, 2025.
Israel and Iran initially indicated backing for a ceasefire announced by President Trump, but air raid sirens soon rang out again in Israel.
All southbound lanes have been closed since 3 a.m. between Dolton Boulevard and Sibley Avenue.
Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19.
According to Lake County officials, the search started overnight for several hours using drones, boats, and sonar, before suspending the search around 4 a.m.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent hat from happening.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
The Sox still lost a game that saw the Diamondbacks lose Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor to injuries.
Ben Brown (4-6) allowed eight runs on nine hits in five innings for the Cubs.
Meidroth was thrown right into the deep end of the pool upon being traded to the Sox in December.
Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had been playing with a strained calf, went down in the first quarter and would not return.
Angel Reese had 10 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Sky.
Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19.
The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
Several dozen people were in the home for a family gathering at the time.
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
