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Sometimes people can speak volumes without saying a single word. A young man who isn't able to talk has a lot to say about something that can save lives in an emergency.
A teenager with autism was humiliated to the point where he did not want to return to school – and his parents say it is for a good reason.
Free money is on the way to dozens of families with children on the autism spectrum.
A day after a Plainfield mother told CBS 2 she was keeping her special-needs son home from school because a bus driver shortage had stretched the commute time to four hours, the school district emailed her offering solutions.
The bus driver shortage has reached critical mass for one southwest suburban school district, which is now offering thousands of dollars to parents to help fill that gap.
It is nightmare fuel for parents - your child coming home from school with mystery bruises and being unable to explain what happened. A Belmont Heights mom said she lived that nightmare, and the fight that followed to get her out of that school made things worse. So she called CBS 2's Marie Saavedra and got quick results.
"They just told me, someone watched the video, from CPS and they called the DCFS hotline."
The tragic story of Kyrin Carter, the 12-year-old with autism found dead in the Little Calumet River Tuesday, serves as a very important reminder to educate those around us about autism elopement -- when a child or adult with autism wanders away.
Hammond Police said Kyrin was visiting with his family from Kansas City, when he walked out the back door of the Best Western near 179th Street and Cline Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Police in Hammond, Indiana were searching Saturday evening for a missing 12-year-old boy with autism.
We're in the middle of National Autism Awareness Month and a suburban police sergeant hopes to make departments across the country aware of his special needs tool.
The Oak Park Police Department is implementing a new strategy to better serve residents with disabilities who may not be able to communicate verbally during an emergency.
Businesses across the world are looking out for everyone's safety by requiring masks – but what if the customer can't wear a mask for medical reasons?
Michael Johnson was not pleased after he found an extra charge on his son's dental bill.
A Deerfield dad said Tuesday that his offer to pay $10,000 to the hit-and-run driver who hit his son will expire if that driver does not surrender by Friday evening.
A Deerfield father has made an unusual offer – promising $10,000 to the hit-and-run driver who hit his son.
A Deerfield father was offering a $10,000 reward Sunday to find the driver who hit his 12-year-old son, who has autism.
A boy with autism came home from his school in Berwyn with permanent marker on his back – and his parents want to know who did it.
The school will celebrate the new Hermosa neighborhood location Wednesday afternoon.
The Naperville City Council on Wednesday ruled that it will allow the demolition of a historic mansion that houses a renowned social service organization.
A Naperville mansion houses a cherished organization that serves 1,000 adults and children – many with autism.
Elgin High School held a sensory friendly concert for autism awareness.
Two boys were born through a sperm donor, both were diagnosed with autism, and their mother eventually went on to learn something shocking.
As a result, Latrice Harrell received more than $1.6 million from the insurer between November 2015 and May 2018, prosecutors allege.
One person asked if she could try to re-create the dress herself. Another found two on eBay, although they were not the correct size. A few people said they owned the same exact dress in a size 12 – just slightly larger than the one Price was looking for.
Police said the suspect was arrested around 9:43 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Rockwell Street, 20 minutes after the robbery.
A closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic videos with his wife.
Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state's liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's name should stay on the presidential ballot.
The offenders entered and attempted to leave the scene but struck a post.
Orange Line and Purple Line Express trains will be rerouted to the outer Loop.
A closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic videos with his wife.
Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state's liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's name should stay on the presidential ballot.
Held in front of a studio audience in the battleground state of Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey fielded questions from voters on gun violence, abortion rights, and more.
"The Daley Show" was written by Forrest Claypool—who served as Daley's chief of staff and as the head of several city agencies.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
Bon Appetit magazine recently unveiled its list of must-try new eateries, and among its selections is Akahoshi Ramen, which opened last year in the Logan Square neighborhood.
A local expert said contrary to the concerns of the FTC, Jewel and Mariano's operating as one company could reduce prices and likely keep stores open.
The Federal Drug Administration ended a program that provided free COVID-19 vaccines in August of 2024.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Gift of Hope Organ Donor Care Center is focused on deceased patients whose lungs, hearts and more will live on in others.
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.
Boar's Head will no longer make liverwurst and is indefinitely closing the location where the product was made, impacting 500 workers.
Greyhound said its lease is up on Oct. 20, but Greyhound is "working with local officials and stakeholders to determine the path forward."
Experts say the warmer early fall temperatures mean some of the summer fruits and veggies we love. But it also means some fall produce could be delayed.
The sale has those in the real estate industry excited.
The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
One season ticket owner shared his take. His seats for Sunday, with a face value of $250, sold for about $599 each.
United said demand for its flights surges wherever Taylor Swift jets off to for her next concert.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing three charges, including sex trafficking, stemming from an investigation by federal authorities.
Caroline Vidmar's obsession with the iconic show started when she was just a kid.
Jane's Addiction has canceled the remaining dates on its current tour, including a date this month in Chicago.
Tito Jackson, Michael's brother and one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70, his sons say.
Earlier this week, pagers, and then walkie-talkies, used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in what's believed to be an act of sabotage done by Israel's intelligence community.
Over 20 ex-employees of the store have accused him of sexually assaulting them. Al Fayed died last year at the age of 94. His son, Dodi, died with Princess Diana in a 19-97 car crash in Paris.
Over 140 years after construction began, the church announced that the final panel will be laid on the tower this year before work starts on the final part of the tower—the Cross Pinnacle.
Officials, residents, and prison inmates spent much of yesterday filling sandbags to reinforce levees along the Danube River.
It's the second knife attack on a Japanese child in the country in just a few months.
Orange Line and Purple Line Express trains will be rerouted to the outer Loop.
James W. Bond allegedly "enticed and coerced" the minor to produce sexually explicit content while a commander in Gary PD.
Two seniors wonder why after they were submerged in floodwaters, they have now they have been left high and dry when there are millions available for victims like them.
The One System Initiative is designed to streamline how the city serves its homeless residents and newly arriving migrants.
Police said the suspect was arrested around 9:43 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Rockwell Street, 20 minutes after the robbery.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
Some of these veterans live in the Chicago area, and many are scattered around the country suffering from debilitating illnesses.
One of the videos showed the arrest of a journalist who said he was just doing his job when he was zip-tied and held for at least eight hours.
While the video does not show an up-close perspective of the 59 arrests that happened that night, it does provide a much better look at the bigger picture than has been seen up to this point.
The Cubs trailed 6-5 after Gallo's shot in the sixth off reliever Drew Smyly, but took the lead for good with a two-run seventh.
To qualify for the playoffs as the eighth seed, the Sky needed to beat the Sun and also needed the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics to lose.
The Bears are 28th in the NFL in rushing and big free agent signing D'Andre Swift has just 48 yards on 24 carries.
The Fire had 58% possession and outshot Nashville 10-5.
Foligno's three kids were in on the surprise as they delivered his new captain jersey.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The woman was shot four times in the head, and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Prosecutors said Darius Sullivan shot and killed Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic with her own service weapon.
James W. Bond allegedly "enticed and coerced" the minor to produce sexually explicit content while a commander in Gary PD.
Fernando Garza's class was coming to an end when bullets came flying through the fitness studio at 51st and Laflin streets around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
