Holiday robot greets visitors in suburban Chicago
An eight-foot dancing robot greeted guests as they left the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive.
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An eight-foot dancing robot greeted guests as they left the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive.
It comes as police shuttled dozens of migrants from the suburbs to Chicago after the city made it harder for unauthorized buses to drop off migrants without notice.
Chicago’s new rules on buses carrying migrants was intended to bring order to chaos – as migrants were showing up in Chicago from the nation’s southern border at any given time, without notice. But some bus operators are now just dropping off migrants in the suburbs instead. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The Aurora City Council approved an ordinance on Friday aimed at preventing buses from dropping off migrants without any notice. It came as the western suburb received its sixth bus of migrants in the past two days. Other suburbs have reported receiving buses with migrants.
It comes as police shuttled dozens of migrants from the suburbs to the city's office of emergency management center.
Robinson-Chan is the department's first Black female sergeant, lieutenant, and commander. She retires after 30 years of service.
The new facility will have a 200-room hotel, 1,200 gaming positions, and 10,000 feet of event space.
The new facility will have a 200-room hotel, 1,200 gaming positions, and 10,000 feet of event space.
"I didn't even put up a Christmas tree last year because every time we came downstairs, we would get so sick."
A neighborhood in Aurora has had enough of the noise and the smell. They say it comes from a meal-kit company that moved nearby. Neighbors who've been concerned for years spoke to CBS 2's Noel Brennan.
Aurora police said Derrick Jordan is charged in the murder of Martin Pegues, also of Aurora, but did not provide other details.
While free, they ask for donations at the end. $80,000 was raised last year for Aurora non-profits.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports on the finishing touches for the 17th annual Festival of Lights.
"I think oftentimes there are holes in students' knowledge of American history and this is really a chance to look at the Native American experience."
When Jackson Pollock launched his famous "drip technique," he took inspiration from Native American artists. Some of the most influential Native art from that period is in Aurora. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Police said the 16-year-old boy was crossing Montgomery Road at Ogden Avenue in Aurora, when a Ford F-450 headed west on Ogden hit him while turning onto Montgomery.
It was a good opportunity for trick-or-treaters to hit as many tents and possible in a short timeframe.
As the snow fell on and off in the Chicago area, some parents may be tempted to keep their kids inside this Halloween. But in a western suburb, braving the cold wasn't an issue. CBS 2's Sara Machi had the story in Aurora, where trick-or-treaters were hosted near City Hall.
As the snow fell on and off in the Chicago area, some parents may be tempted to keep their kids inside this Halloween. But in a western suburb, braving the cold wasn't an issue. CBS 2's Sara Machi had the story in Aurora, where trick-or-treaters were hosted near City Hall.
As the snow fell in the Chicago area, some parents may be tempted to keep their kids inside this Halloween. But in a western suburb, braving the cold isn't an issue. CBS 2's Sara Machi had the story in Aurora where trick-or-treaters were hosted at City Hall.
That ticket is one of six unclaimed prizes worth a combined $2 million, according to lottery officials.
The Basement of the Dead is located at 42 West New York Street in Aurora and is open Wednesday through Sunday. General admission tickets are $30, but they have discounts.
CBS 2 is spooking one of its morning reporters. Marissa Pearlman went to one of the scariest haunted houses in the state, visiting the "Basement of the Dead" in Aurora.
CBS 2 is spooking one of its morning reporters. Marissa Pearlman went to one of the scariest haunted houses in the state, visiting the "Basement of the Dead" in Aurora.
The 47-year-old was shot just before noon in a backyard and died a short time later. He has not been identified.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is welcoming a record-breaking class for the 2026 fall semester.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Waubonsee Community College will cut the ribbon on Wednesday at a new food pantry on their Sugar Grove campus.
As we prepare to mark 25 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Illinois is remembering the servicemembers who were killed that day, and in the wars that followed.
Chicagoans who faced financial hardship after severe storm damage in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for up to $15,000 in assistance.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
A lead researcher at Anthropic, the artificial intelligence firm, said he believes there is a more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" within the next decade.
A woman from Hazel Crest is charged in a fatal rollover crash on I-57 in Harvey over the holiday weekend that injured seven people, including four toddlers, and killed a baby.
Meteorologist Shane Hinton has the extended forecast.
Waubonsee Community College will cut the ribbon on Wednesday at a new food pantry on their Sugar Grove campus.
As we prepare to mark 25 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Illinois is remembering the servicemembers who were killed that day, and in the wars that followed.
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before.
A Delta Air Lines flight from New York declared an emergency as it landed in Chicago on Tuesday.
A woman from Hazel Crest is charged in a fatal rollover crash on I-57 in Harvey over the holiday weekend that injured seven people, including four toddlers, and killed a baby.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is welcoming a record-breaking class for the 2026 fall semester.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
Two Chicago men have been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for carjacking a Chicago family at gunpoint in the backyard of their home in the Beverly neighborhood in 2023.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
