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Mr. Obama's presence brings street closures, strict enforcement of parking bans in the neighborhood. And it brings tourists with their cameras and iPhones, CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
I'm sure he's saying some of his best friends are black.
Tom Ricketts is hiding right now, hunkered down behind spokespeople, spinning madly to extricate himself from the political doings of his father and brothers.
Bishop Daniel Jenky compared President Obama's healthcare mandate on religious organizations to the anti-church policies of Hitler and Stalin. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
Presidential politics is taking center stage in Chicago today and over the weekend, with the top two GOP presidential candidates and President Obama making swings though the area.
Francis Cardinal George is back from Italy and talking about something he's very concerned about: President Obama's mandate for employers to cover health care costs, including birth control.
You know me well enough to understand that I'm not exactly the sentimental type, so indulge me while I take my turn in acknowledging the 20th anniversary of WSCR Radio, promising that I won't pander. I'll leave the obsequiousness to others.
With campaign 2012 heating up, President Obama is once again heading to his hometown of Chicago to raise money. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
After a failed, short-lived experiment, the primary election in Illinois this year will be held on March 20, nearly two months later than in 2008 and 2010.
After weighing U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh's brazen boycott of President Obama's jobs speech Thursday, CBS 2's Walter Jacobson says the gesture is consistent with American dissent.
Henry County locals say the Commander-in-Chief can count on getting a welcome reception Wednesday when he visits their rural agricultural area in northwestern Illinois.
The president just turned 50 at a time when many people are hurting. That's why CBS 2's Walter Jacobson advises the Commander-in-Chief to cool it on the parties.
Dan Reardon at the U.S. Open. Hale Irwin was on hand to watch his son play. The top-three ranked players were the featured pairing on the first three days. President Obama, VP Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and Ohio governor John Kasich tee off at Andrews Air Force base on Saturday.
Some in the sports world and beyond have been in a furor this week because of Rashard Mendenhall's tweets about the death of Osama bin Laden and his accompanying questioning of what actually happened on September 11, 2001.
President Barack Obama will head back to Washington Friday, after kicking off his re-election campaign Thursday night at Navy Pier. Joining Obama at Navy Pier were two current Chicago Bulls players.
President Obama was back home Thursday in his Kenwood neighborhood, but that meant security was ramped up. CBS 2's Pamela Jones talked with residents there.
Illinois is working with three other states to secure nearly $1 billion in the latest redistribution of Obama administration high-speed rail money.
The state's junior senator hopes President Obama delivers more clarity on what he hopes to achieve in the air strikes against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's miltary forces.
The effects of Omer Asik's achievement of double-figure points and rebounds in the same game were felt immediately last night, improving all aspects of life around the globe.
The Blackhawks are getting ready to party at the President's place at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave at 2pm today! However with today's events in Japan where a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island country causing horrific destruction.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
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.
The tickets, worth a combined $850,000, matched all five numbers for the midday and evening drawings on Friday and the midday drawing on Sunday.
Chicago police said the suspect approached the passenger, maced and then punched them in the face while making antisemitic statements.
One year after "Operation Midway Blitz" began in the Chicago area, leading to thousands of arrests and deportations, many are still calling for accountability for how the immigration crackdown was handled.
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.
Coach Ben Johnson says Rome Odunze is dealing with a different injury than his foot injury from last year but is hopeful he will play in Week 1. Meanwhile, Braxton Jones will be the 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.
CBS Skywatch captured skid marks and a pink backpack marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
The incident happened on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 25, near the Granville stop. Chicago police said the suspect approached another rider, maced and then punched him in the face while making antisemitic remarks.
Americans now face taxes ranging from 15-50% on about $28 billion worth of goods such as dairy, perfume, clothing, as well as steel and aluminum.
Chicago police said around 11:43 a.m. on Monday, officers assigned to the 14th district responded to the 3400 block of West Wrightwood to conduct a wellbeing check after reports of an altercation between a woman, 75, and a man of unknown age, whom she knew.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
Police are searching for a woman after a car that lost control and ended up in the Little Calumet River.
The tickets, worth a combined $850,000, matched all five numbers for the midday and evening drawings on Friday and the midday drawing on Sunday.
Chicago police said the suspect approached the passenger, maced and then punched them in the face while making antisemitic statements.
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?
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.
And to think, Kyle Whittingham said he wanted to put an end to all the drama around Michigan.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
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.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
