Mayor: "All Hands On Deck" To Woo 2nd Amazon HQ To Chicago Area
Amazon expects to hire as many as 50,000 people full-time to work at a new second headquarters over the course of several years.
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Amazon expects to hire as many as 50,000 people full-time to work at a new second headquarters over the course of several years.
A spokesman for Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago plans to pursue Amazon's second headquarters.
Amazon on Thursday outlined its requirements for the complex, which the company said will cost as much as $5 billion to build.
Kohl's said Wednesday that it will open Amazon shops in 10 of its department stores that will sell Amazon Echos, Fire tablets and other gadgets.
Argo High School teachers will be able to show students a live stream of the eclipse in their classrooms.
The online retailer is hiring employees at its warehouses in Joliet, Monee, and Romeoville.
The online retail giant held a grand opening for its new workspace Monday.
Online juggernaut Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a strong move to expand its growing reach into groceries.
A job boost is coming for Southwest suburban Romeoville – the so-called everything store, better known as Amazon has opened a warehouse there.
Tuesday marked the first full-day of business for Amazon's first brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago's Lakeview neighorbhood.
The family of an elderly Little Village woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon, after one of their delivery drivers struck and killed Telesfora Escamilla three days before Christmas.
Police said the driver was returning to his truck after making a delivery on the 3100 block of South Normal Avenue around 8 a.m., when an armed man approached and demanded the keys to the truck.
Valdimar C. Gray was at the wheel of the Nissan cargo truck that hit Telesfora A. Escamilla Dec. 22 in Little Village.
Valdimar C. Gray, 29, faces one count of operating an uninsured vehicle following the crash that happened about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of 28th Street and Drake.
Police say a Nissan truck was traveling westbound on 28th and struck the woman when the vehicle turned south onto Drake around 3:30 p.m.
The projects will employ 1,000 people. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
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The Amazon comedy-drama is based on the family experiences of Lane Tech alum Jill Soloway.
Spike Lee's controversial new film "Chi-Raq" – a nickname given to Chicago neighborhoods plagued by violence – will be Amazon's first foray into producing theatrical films, with a big screen debut reportedly set for December.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker takes a look this latest marketing strategy that could be the start of anew summer trend.
Amazon spokesman Ty Rogers said Friday the online retailer will be required to collect the 6.25 percent tax starting Feb. 1.
The company made the announcement about the $75 million project on Tuesday. The jobs figure would be reached by 2017.
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What may seem like the package-delivery technology of tomorrow has really already arrived. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
Customers can ship up to six bottles for a fee of $9.99, according to Amazon.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition, housing and student fees at both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
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A Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation tow truck driver has been charged with stealing at least three vehicles while he was on the job.
A man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a pair of carjackings on the South Side of Chicago in 2022.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, according to the city's Health Department.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago President Kari Steele met Wednesday to talk about securing federal funding owed to the district for the Thornton Composite Reservoir.
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.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
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.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
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.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition, housing and student fees at both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses.
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from eczema, an itchy and sometimes painful skin condition. Researchers overseas are using a bit of toy technology to help speed up relief for patients.
The driver of a car was killed and a number of students were taken to a local hospital after a head-on crash between the car and a school bus in Will County Thursday morning.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
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Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a car and a school bus was just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition, housing and student fees at both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
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The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
The Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
With a tough divisional matchup with the Rams coming up on Sunday, they are ready to mute all the cheesehead chatter.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
