Riot Fest takes over the Field Museum Tuesday night
Riot Fest is taking over the Field Museum in Chicago Tuesday night for its After 5 at the Field evening hours.
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Riot Fest is taking over the Field Museum in Chicago Tuesday night for its After 5 at the Field evening hours.
Artist Sarah Kraning not only hears music, she sees it. Learn more with Dana Kozlov.
A fresh banana was reinstalled a few minutes later.
An art installation on the Near South Side will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed hundreds of people.
Preston was selected for the Richard Hunt Award, honoring a renowned Chicago artist while creating opportunities for others.
The mural was supposed to resemble peace and love. However, the victim said she was attacked for speaking up against hate.
Chicago photographer Gonzalo Guzman loves to capture all facets of life in photos.
A new exhibit at Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park called "The First Homosexuals" explores LGBTQ history and identity through art and expression.
The hands-on experience introduces children to global creative traditions, builds fine motor skills, and celebrates the power of connection and compassion through craft.
Jackie Kostek jumpstarts your morning from South Shore Arts in Munster, Indiana.
A New York judge has ruled the Art Institute of Chicago must surrender a 1916 drawing stolen from a Jewish art collector by Nazis in the Holocaust.
Anthony Bartley is an artist whose work saved his life after a debilitating concussion. He now uses art to help others struggling with mental illness. Check out his exhibit on the South Side through May 23.
While the auctions in the Chicago area promise luxurious items for sale at high values, customers are complaining.
The show takes up a two-and-a-half block radius of one-of-a-kind artists and shoppers.
Williams, known by his artist moniker WAK, is one of the most celebrated figurative storytellers of this era. The Chicago South Side native's collection of paintings is the most widely circulated urban fine art series in the world. His exhibition is on display through Nov. 30 at Connect Gallery.
The actor said seeing "The Song of the Lark" helped him through a difficult time.
They were among the 22 creatives who will receive an $800,000, no-strings-attached award from the MacArthur Foundation.
During Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago is focusing on the sounds of Old Mexico. A Chicago band is celebrating 30 years of reviving and popularizing music that dates back hundreds of years.
The pieces of art valued at up to millions of dollars would be sold to pay for Valparaiso University dorm renovations
Some extremely valuable works of art, including one by the renowned painter Georgia O'Keeffe, from a museum at Valparaiso University in Indiana will be heading to the auction block. The school said it needs to sell the artwork to help pay for dorm renovations, but CBS News Chicago heard from a now-retired founding director who fought hard to stop the sale.
The show is happening on Sunday at the Zhou B Art Center in Bridgeport. Founders Joshua and Khamii Love talk more about what guests can expect.
In his one-man show, it's tough to figure out what Verrone Simms is about to create next because he's doing so many things simultaneously.
You never know what kind of treasures you'll find hidden in the back of your garage. For one man in London, that turned out to be some pretty valuable artwork.
The series "Tracked Changes: Democracy Runs Through Our Neighborhoods” is part of an $11 million investment to add public art throughout the city, including new murals and sculptures. Project curator Bob Faust and artist Esperanza Rosas discuss the inspiration behind the project and its works.
The artworks will appear wrapped around cars on the Blue, Green, and Orange line trains beginning soon.
A congregation on Chicago's Near West Side gathered over the weekend to commemorate 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke there.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help in finding a driver in a hit-and-run crash in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood last week.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Illinois state police say the two suspected shooters are 15 and 16 years old. One of those suspects is related to one of the people killed.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Graham, who served 24 years in the U.S. Senate, became a close ally of President Trump. Reid Binion reports.
Iran is now threatening not to hold up its end of the memorandum of understanding reached by the two sides a few weeks ago if the U.S. doesn’t uphold its commitments. Bradley Blackburn reports.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help in finding a driver in a hit-and-run crash in the Irving Park neighborhood last week.
A statement from Neill’s family said his death was “sudden and unexpected.”
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died over the weekend from what was determined to be an aortic dissection. Asal Rezaei reports.
Illinois state police say the two suspected shooters are 15 and 16 years old. One of those suspects is related to one of the people killed.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
A congregation on Chicago's Near West Side gathered over the weekend to commemorate 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke there.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91.
Chicago (50-45) swept the three-game series by outscoring the A's 24-2 after getting swept in three games against Boston.
Chicago took two of three from the Reds and entered the All-Star break at 54-42, in position for an NL wild card and five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Michael Busch had three hits and Carson Kelly also went deep for the Cubs, who improved to 3-2 on their six-game trip before the All-Star break.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
A woman has been charged after a burglary and standoff in Aurora, Illinois, this weekend.
A suspected shooter held police in a standoff in Munster, Indiana, this weekend woman was shot in the face in a domestic incident, police said Sunday.
One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the edge of Chicago's Logan Square community Saturday night.
Three people were wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side.
