Sears To Lay Off 100 Employees At Hoffman Estates HQ
Sears announced Thursday that 100 people will be laid off at its Hoffman Estates headquarters, despite millions of dollars in forthcoming income and property tax incentives.
Sears announced Thursday that 100 people will be laid off at its Hoffman Estates headquarters, despite millions of dollars in forthcoming income and property tax incentives.
Illinois drivers are not allowed to use hand-held cell phones in construction zones, but state lawmakers have learned the definition of "construction zone" isn't all encompassing.
On this day four years ago, a gunman opened fire on a geology class at Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University, leaving five people dead before turning the gun on himself.
Big corporations got tax breaks last year, and the state's largest public employee union is still asking, what about us?
A spokeswoman says Gov. Pat Quinn wants to address the problem of skyrocketing Medicaid costs in Illinois, but state legislators are not cooperating.
An Illinois lawmaker says state politics and the economy have helped increase the number of FOID card registrations over the past year.
Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his administration's plan to move people out of state institutions for the mentally and physically disabled and into community care settings.
Fewer people attended Illinois' historic sites in 2011 than in 2010, but the numbers are beginning to level out, and that's encouraging to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on an attempt to overturn Cook County's ban on so-called assault weapons.
The Better Government Association doesn't trust lawmakers to reform the state's legislative scholarship program, so it is calling for the abolition of the program.
Illinois convenience stores are bracing for a financial hit as sales of Illinois lottery tickets are set to go online later this year.
legislative maneuver made nearly three years ago is causing some state employee pension funds to appear less funded than they really are.
With the start of a new calendar year comes a familiar call from dozens of state lawmakers – abolish the legislative scholarship program.
State revenues have increased this fiscal year, but there are still billions of dollars in backlogged bills to contend with.
Political analyst Stephen Caliendo says Mitt Romney has a lot of work to do after winning the Iowa Caucus by just eight points, and Rick Santorum can expect to have "a target on his back."
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) wants to tackle the state's largest financial burden – unfunded pension liabilities – during the upcoming spring legislative session.
Inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections system are contributing more to help pay down the state's backlog of bills.
As of Jan. 1, large trucks will be allowed to go the same speed as all other vehicles in all parts of the state – not just some parts.
An expiring ethanol tax credit could lead to higher gas prices come 2012.
The Illinois State Capitol architect says dozens of artifacts have been discovered as crews continue tearing down walls in the building's west wing during renovations at the statehouse.
A new law taking effect on Jan. 1 will mandate Illinois public officials learn more about transparency, but a good government group says it's not enough.
The Illinois wine industry is growing, and a census of sorts will help vintners realize how much it has grown in the past five years.
The architect in charge at the Illinois State Capitol has come under fire for not properly planning for the future of the Capitol Complex.
Small cemeteries, pending the approval of Gov. Pat Quinn, will be exempt from many strict standards imposed after the infamous grave reselling scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip.
Illinois House Republicans – and even some House Democrats – want to roll back the state's corporate income tax increase, but there's no serious talk of also rolling back the personal income tax hike.
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The rescue was completed around 3:30 p.m., nearly eight hours after the bird was first spotted.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
Guidice said he left City Hall on good terms.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
The crane was found wandering in a residential neighborhood in Wilmette.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
One in 10 children is sexually abused before turning 18. That is why hundreds gathered Wednesday night, raising money to help those children in Chicago.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The head of the Chicago Transit Authority drivers’ union said the attack was targeted, and is worried about safety for drivers going into the summer. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
The rescue was completed around 3:30 p.m., nearly eight hours after the bird was first spotted.
Crime stats of those who were carjacked, robbed, shot, or killed give an overwhelming sense of a society unmoored. But the spectacle of crime can evoke fear, often overshadowing those who are truly affected: the victims.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
CBS 2 discovered the woman, Whitley Temple, was hired by the City of Chicago while awaiting trial.
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
The Sox executed a double steal in the fifth to cut Minnesota's lead to 4-3. But they went on to lose as Minnesota scored two more runs.
The Sky introduced No. 7 pick Reese Wednesday along with No. 13 pick Brynna Maxwell.
X-rays after the game Tuesday night were clean, but an MRI today showed the fractures.
Williams is the only quarterback with whom the Bears met ahead of a draft, in which five of the first six could be QBs.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun.
One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.