
Amtrak train, vehicle collide in Berwyn; Metra BNSF line shut down
Amtrak said no injuries were reported.
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Amtrak said no injuries were reported.
"We're a team of social service professionals here to help the homeless population, and they're here to protect. The police are here to protect the community. So it frees up a lot of their time," said Mario Avila, street outreach manager for homeless outreach group Beds Plus.
"Obviously, this is something we need to prosecute, if in fact people have broken the law," said Governor Pritzker.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office wants to help you avoid traffic stops and tickets. The only thing you need is your car.
Two people suffered minor injures after crashing into a multi-unit building in Berwyn Thursday morning. Seven families were also displaced due to the crash.
Two Chicago Police officers were wounded Wednesday night when another officer's gun accidentally discharged during a struggle with a suspect in west suburban Lyons, police said.
"I was getting so much backlash over something that was supposed to be positive."
A spokesperson for Loyola Medicine confirmed the building where the explosion occurred is an empty office building leased by MacNeal Hospital, which is across the street.
A Berwyn man was being held without bond Sunday, accused of stabbing stabbing Humberto Guzman to death at a grocery store in the western suburb.
A Berwyn man has been charged in the stabbing death of Humberto Guzman, a good Samaritan who tried to stop an attack on a teen in a Berwyn grocery store Friday.
A man who accused a teenage girl of cutting in line at a Berwyn grocery store stabbed another man to death Friday morning after the good Samaritan tried to intervene when the attacker began punching the girl and her mother, police said.
A man was shot and killed Thursday at a restaurant in Berwyn.
A man was stabbed on the CTA Red Line, near the Berwyn stop Tuesday night.
He spent 36 years in the fire department. Vinyard also served in the firefighters' union.
A driver is facing DUI charges after hitting the vehicle of a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District officer's vehicle.
BNSF said it was a power issue and the gates are back up now and traffic is flowing.
Several shell casings have been recovered, police said.
A 90-year-old was found safe late Monday after being reported missing from Berwyn.
A west suburban family is now suing School District 98, after finding permanent marker scribbled on their 8-year-old's back.
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.
"She cries all the time, when this comes up. I do too."
New details emerged Monday about charges against a suburban police officer involved in a deadly crash.
Dramatic cellphone video shows the moments after a crash killed a Berwyn police officer this weekend.
Berwyn police were mourning the loss of an officer who was killed in a traffic accident in Will County on Sunday morning. An off-duty Joliet police officer has been charged with DUI in the crash.
The life of a veteran in west suburban Berwyn was forever changed Thursday thanks to some kind strangers he now calls family.
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said.
Time to meet this week's Pet of the Week -- and his name is Jeff.
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
A dry and sunny start to the weekend.
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The report confirms what many have suspected for decades: being suspicious has less to do with what a person is doing, and more to do with what they look like.
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Transgender girls in Indiana are now banned from playing on girls' teams at schools in that state.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
The Indiana Hospital Association said the state will still need about 5,000 more nurses by 2031.
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
New Trier High School alum and former Chicago White Sox player Charlie Tilson saw his first shot in the major leagues derailed by injury.
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam and a solo homer en route to a career-high six RBIs, rookie Christopher Morel had a career-high five hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
Kicking off the holiday weekend with sunshine.
Jeff is a sweet, energetic 3-month-old kitten.
A woman is dead, and two other people are wounded following a shooting in the Chinatown neighborhood early Friday night.
A man is charged with attempted murder after shooting a Chicago police officer responding to a domestic incident Friday morning.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, July 1, 2022.
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