President Obama Honors Cubs: 'Special' Championship Rewarded Fans' Loyalty
"Among Sox fans, I'm the Cubs' No. 1 fan," Obama says.
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"Among Sox fans, I'm the Cubs' No. 1 fan," Obama says.
Arrieta confirmed that his absence is for a family medical situation and not related to politics.
Obama plans to reaffirm in his farewell address his belief that change only happens when "ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it."
Cody Keenan has been with Barack Obama since joining his first presidential campaign, as an intern, back in 2007. CBS 2 Special Contributor Jay Levine reports.
With President Barack Obama's final days in office winding down, one man has been on a mission to see to it former Gov. Rod Blagojevich gets his 14-year prison sentence commuted.
RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard says Chicago's an appropriate place for Barack Obama's last major speech.
The White House hasn't confirmed the president's dinner plans, but Valois in Hyde Park confirmed Obama plans to dine there before his speech.
With Barack Obama's exit, the White House is losing a piece of us as Chicago sports fans.
People with tickets to see President Barack Obama's farewell address in person began lining up inside McCormick Place more than 12 hours before his final speech as the nation's commander-in-chief.
The president famously had his hair cut at the South Side business for years. WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
A local filmmaker marks the end of Obama's presidency with a documentary that highlights those she refers to as "everyday Chicagoans."
Illinois Democrats were thanking the president for his last big gift to Chicago, a $1 billion grant for CTA train tracks and stations.
President Barack Obama has approved nearly $1.1 billion in federal grant funding for the CTA to improve sections of the Red, Brown, and Purple lines on the North Side.
As President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address in Chicago next week, supporters of imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich plan to hold a vigil asking the president to commute Blagojevich's 14-year corruption sentence.
Lines snaked through two buildings, and outside onto the plaza, with many people arriving before dawn.
Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago.
While they last, that is. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has the details.
President Obama talks about Chicago's crime problem and his post-White House plans, during an interview with CBS 2 Special Correspondent Jay Levine.
A spokesperson for President Obama has condemned the now-infamous Facebook video that emanated from Chicago showing a mentally changed teen beaten by four captors.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is bracing for the Justice Department to release – before President Barack Obama leaves office Jan. 20 — findings from its probe of the Chicago Police Department triggered by the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.
CBS 2 Special Contributor Jay Levine is in Washington this week to interview the outgoing commander-in-chief.
Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is asking the president to commute his corruption sentence.
The president also lamented he couldn't do more to stop the killing in Syria. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley reports.
In a private meeting in New York, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to continue a federal program that allows some undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation.
The Medal of Freedom recipient's answer might surprise you. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley talks with the Chicago legend.
