Black and gold bumblebee officially designated Illinois State Bee
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.
At one point, so many bees gathered on a tree that a huge branch snapped under the weight. authorities warned neighbors to stay in their homes.
Kit Prendergast discovered the bee while surveying a critically endangered wildflower and was drawn to the insect's unique appearance.
A truck was hauling the bees when they somehow escaped and started stinging the driver. The driver lost control, hit a pedestrian, and then crashed into a pole.
A truck carrying more than 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives flipped near the Canadian border this past Friday.
May is Honeybee Awareness Month, and one Chicago area organization is doing its part to generate some buzz for our fuzzy friends.
According to a new report, commercial beehives lost more than 60% of their population in less than a year — and they are not the only bees we are losing.
According to a new report, commercial beehives lost more than 60% of their population in less than a year — and they are not the only bees we are losing. Tara Molina reports.
The zoo built two new hives of honeybees with the help of the Illinois Bee Rescue.
Did you known that bees help pollinate about 35% of the world's food crops? Resident bee-expert Abdullah Motiwala and beekeeper John Tyminski teaches about how bees play an important role in the eco-system.
They were found after the owner's kids complained of hearing buzzing at night.
"We moved the grass, and we planted thousands of seedlings of native plants. If you look around today, you can see bees, butterflies. It's a black-and-white change from what we had last year."
CBS 2's Noel Brennan did not get stung while covering this story, but a bee did find its way back into the CBS 2 newsroom while stuck in his hair.
CBS 2’s Noel Brennan did not get stung while covering this story, but a bee did find its way back into the CBS 2 newsroom while stuck in his hair.
There's a cloud of activity because a few thousand bees have set up residence. While most people walked by without incident, the tree hive caught the attention of everyone walking by it.
This video shows a swarm of bees on a tree in Daley Plaza just before 6 p.m.
Some people in Daley Plaza noticed the bees and looked up or took video, but many did not appear to notice.
Scientists in the U.K. trained a bee to push a red button on a wheel to reach a sugary treat, and other bees observed and learned to do the same. Meanwhile, Joe has a little dad joke about bees to brighten your afternoon.
Crown Point police said the victim died on Sunday after being hit by the motorcycle on Saturday night.
All three men made their first appearance in court on Monday morning.
Several homes were damaged in south suburban Lansing on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.
First responders in Downers Grove are trying to rescue two workers who became trapped in a storm sewer during the first round of sudden and severe storms Monday.
Police said they've recovered the body of 28-year-old Gabriel De Sagun on Sunday.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
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.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The body cameras officers are using can translate and detect 57 languages using AI. Fairfax County police began this pilot program in February.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Police say the victims are two men, ages 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman. Four other people, including a 2-year-old boy, were wounded.
An "extremely dangerous" tornado hit parts of eastern Wisconsin Monday. The tornado was spotted near Appleton, Menasha and Lake Winnebago, about 30 miles southwest of Green Bay, around 12:15 p.m.
A round of sudden severe storms late Monday morning have left a wake of damage and flooding, especially in the south and southwest suburbs.
A second round of severe storms has already prompted tornado warnings in some south and southwest suburbs.
First responders in Downers Grove are trying to rescue two workers who became trapped in a storm sewer during the first round of sudden and severe storms Monday.
A Lisle, Illinois, man accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit at the time.
Crown Point police said the victim died on Sunday after being hit by the motorcycle on Saturday night.
An "extremely dangerous" tornado hit parts of eastern Wisconsin on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago's Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.
A robber jumped through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community early Monday morning.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival in Seattle, police said. A 15-year-old suspect was in custody.
