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.
DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership.
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.
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.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
The Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
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.
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.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
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.
DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership.
The president has the power to rename geographic landmarks such as bodies of water, but he does not have the constitutional authority to rename states.
Do you have cravings for junk food or maybe other things? Dr. Laura Wool, a clinical psychologist at Loyola Medicine, explains to Marie Saavedra how to keep your cravings in check.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
Technology has long changed the way students learn, and now, AI is ushering in the next era. Jarred Hill looks at how students and educators are adapting to artificial intelligence.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond are paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday.
Juan Jaimes' family is now split in two. He is in Chicago, but his mother, father, sister and brother are back in Colombia.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership.
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?
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Sam Antonacci added three doubles and two RBIs for the White Sox, who maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland.
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.
The Twins pulled within six games of the White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of the third AL wild card.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
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.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Chicago police were investigating Sunday morning after teenagers were shot and wounded in separate incidents the night before.
