Feds to fund improvements to keep pedestrians off Chicago area railroad tracks
A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone.
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A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone.
The money will help prevent pedestrians from gaining access to the BNSF rail lines near roadway crossings from Berwyn to La Grange. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Nearly two months after torrential rain tore through Cook County, damaging several homes, disaster relief centers have opened to help flood victims. FEMA is staffing four of them around the county. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke to families still picking up the pieces.
The suspects are believed to be armed and dangerous.
Two gunmen robbed a carrier in the 1400 block of Home Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
FEMA is expected to assess the damage in suburban Cicero and Berwyn sometime this week.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to head to Cicero and Berwyn this week for an official flood damage assessment. But one month later, residents said they can't wait for the federal government to help. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman was out talking to neighbors who are still hoping for help and soon.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to head to Cicero and Berwyn this week for an official flood damage assessment. But one month later, residents said they can't wait for the federal government to help. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman was out talking to neighbors who are still hoping for help and soon.
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.
Video from Citizen App and social media shows the intensity of the fire just before 6 p.m. near 22nd and Harvey.
Video from Citizen App and social media shows the intensity of the fire just before 6 p.m. near 22nd and Harvey.
This is the second year for the program following last year's successful run.
Each year, a cohort of a dozen vendors are picked to open shop, to try and get their new business ventures off the ground.
Berwyn police said a Chicago woman who was driving north on Ridgeland Avenue went around the railroad crossing gates, which were down at the time, and then abandoned the vehicle on the tracks before the train hit it.
Gerardo Melendez, 32, was really talking to a Cook County Sheriff's police investigators, according to the Sheriff's office.
The student who had the gun did not make any known threats.
The student did not make any threat, and the gun was recovered without incident.
Jose Arevalo was last seen at his home Friday morning.
Arevalo's daughter told us he was last seen sleeping next to his wife – when he got up, walked out the back door, and never came back.
Arevalo’s daughter told us he was last seen sleeping next to his wife – when he got up, walked out the back door, and never came back.
Uber Eats investigated and told CBS 2 it wasn't a security breach.
An expensive glitch had one suburban shop owner confused and concerned. The flower shop owner said strange transaction appeared on her Uber Eats app, racking up thousands of dollars in roses, teddy bears and other merchandise. Lauren Victory had the story you'll only see on CBS 2.
Bouquets and boutonnieres can add up quickly, anyone who's planned a wedding would know. But a flower delivery order worth $8,000 didn't make sense to a suburban shop owner. CBS 2's Lauren Victory went to Berwyn to hear the beef the owner had with Uber Eats.
"He hurt his leg and his back, his neck of course. It could have been worse. It could have been worse. Luckily, everything is fine."
The friends ran track at DeKalb High School, with one of them going on to do the same at UIC.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Therapists and volunteers from Northwestern Medicine teamed up with the Go Baby Go program to create the special ride-on cars.
Thousands of sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Saturday to reunite with their loved ones. It's a special moment for many, including a sailor who finally got to meet his newborn son for the first time.
The Pope was talking with some children at the Vatican on Sunday, when the kids did the viral gesture.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
The recall includes three lots of the seasoning products sold nationwide at Walmart and on the Blackstone website.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
A burglary suspect was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a Cook County Sheriff's car on Saturday morning.
The friends ran track at DeKalb High School, with one of them going on to do the same at UIC.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
