Rare 4-eared cat Dobby nearing adoption in Alabama
A black kitten born with double ears will soon be up for adoption in Pelham, Alabama.
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A black kitten born with double ears will soon be up for adoption in Pelham, Alabama.
In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.
CBS travel editor Peter Greenberg joins Marissa Perlman on CBS News Chicago
President Trump announced U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
At least seven people were killed in the storms early Monday, and hundreds of thousands of people are without power — the majority in Michigan.
A team of reporters from our CBS sister stations show us the conditions in Foley, Alabama; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas.
Will Riley led Illinois (3-1) with 18 points and nine rebounds while Kylan Boswell added 17 and Kasparas Jakucionis had 15.
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, according to authorities and the school. The incident occurred as the historically Black university celebrated the end of its 100th homecoming week.
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, the university said. Some of those injured are students.
A 25-year-old Michigan man serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in Alabama has been handed another life sentence for a killing in Wisconsin.
In Alabama, police still haven't caught the shooters who opened fire outside a cigar lounge in Birmingham. Multiple shooters opened fire. Police believe one of the victims was targeted.
An Alabama state trooper never imagined the advice he gave 20-year-old Abbie Rutledge when he pulled her over for speeding in August 2022 would change the trajectory of her life.
A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way.
Emouree Johnson, 7, has raised nearly $10,000 in just one week.
This comes after the state’s Supreme Court ruling last month calling a frozen embryo a child. Lawmakers say they want to create a shield from legal liability.
"My girls are my everything. I likely would not have ever been able to have them had I not had access to basic reproductive rights that Americans, up until recently, had been depending on for decades."
As CBS News Correspondent Natalie Brand reports the court ruled that the embryos have the same rights as children. This was after the Alabama Supreme Court made a decision on frozen embryos.
More fallout after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos created by in vitro fertilization can be considered children.
Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas.
Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.
Police body cam footage showed a tense altercation at a high school football game in Birmingham, Alabama where officers used a Taser on a high school band director.
Friday marks 60 years since the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four Black girls and injured dozens more. People who were there that day in 1963 still cope with the violent attack.
Three White men have been charged with assault in connection with an attack on a Black man on a riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama.
Carlee Russell had issued a statement through her attorney saying the kidnapping was made up.
Russell called police after saying she saw a toddler on the highway, and then vanished. But investigators have not found any evidence of that child.
A woman was found dead after a house fire late Thursday night in northwest suburban Hanover Park.
A couple visiting Chicago from England for their babymoon paid hundreds of dollars in extra surprise hotel fees after booking through an online travel agency with an inaccurate listing.
A former West Chicago elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting students.
The White House has informed Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, that President Trump is considering firing her.
A school district in Northwest Indiana said it will eliminate all school bus transportation and cut sports and clubs for grades K-8 to address a deficit caused by decreased funding from major property tax cuts.
The White House has informed Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, that President Trump is considering firing her.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
As Chicago's civilian police oversight body begins the process of searching for a new police superintendent, it has scheduled a series of meetings to gather public input.
Federal officials who want immigration agents to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Mostly warm and sunny Friday but scattered storms could wander into the Chicago area Friday evening. Highs in the mid-80s.
Michigan Health officials are now saying people can eat lettuce and salad greens amid a drop in cyclospora cases in the state.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.
Just over two weeks until more than a million students across Illinois will head back to their classrooms, and this weekend is the start of some back-to-school savings.
A federal appeals court on Friday said the Trump White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing once stood without congressional approval.
An investigation was underway Thursday evening at a Far South Side funeral home, after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility.
Families who used South Chicago Chapel are shocked, distraught and trying to find out if their loved ones remains are among the more than 50 bodies found decomposing in the Far South Side facility Thursday.
A woman was found dead after a house fire late Thursday night in northwest suburban Hanover Park.
A school district in Northwest Indiana said it will eliminate all school bus transportation and cut sports and clubs for grades K-8 to address a deficit caused by decreased funding from major property tax cuts.
A couple visiting Chicago from England for their babymoon paid hundreds of dollars in extra surprise hotel fees after booking through an online travel agency with an inaccurate listing.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a throwing error in the 11th inning after Alex Bregman hit a two-strike, two-out homer in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games and the surging Red Sox beat the White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright is very grateful for his historic four-year, $116 million contract extension. Wright thanked general manager Ryan Poles, who used his first 1st round draft pick to pick Wright 10th overall in 2023.
A teenager described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down five staff members at a high school in Thailand, police said.
A man has been charged with breaking into a home in west suburban Darien before leading police on a high-speed chase to his own home in southwest suburban Homer Glen.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating a break-in at a bar in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
A candy store in Chicago's West Ridge community was burglarized early Thursday morning.
