DuPage River Floods Naperville Riverwalk Causing Temporary Closure
Officials in west suburban Naperville are keeping a close eye on the west branch of the DuPage River.
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Officials in west suburban Naperville are keeping a close eye on the west branch of the DuPage River.
The no-kill shelter hopes to find new homes for 100 cats and dogs during their special two-day adoption marathon.
A Cook County judge today dealt a big blow to the Chicago Board of Education in its bid to immediately win more money for the city's public schools.
The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in a housing tier of Division 9, a super maximum-security part of the jail.
The state of Illinois lacks an infrastructure plan. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Metra is reminding people that snapping a selfie on the tracks is as dangerous as stopping to snap a photo in the middle of an expressway.
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports the families of three murder victims are hopeful a new reward will lead to an arrest.
Mayor Emanuel opened Thursday a new office tower in the West Loop, where the north, south and main branches of the Chicago River meet.
The Chicago Board of Education and a group of CPS parents sued the state, seeking to declare its funding systems discriminatory and illegal.
Callie, rescued by a Chicago police officer, isn't ready for adoption yet, but the pooch's rehabilitation is going well. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Nearly seven months have passed since a 15-year-old high school freshman was stuffed into a garbage can and set on fire, killing him.
Two thieves are rear-ending motorists, distracting the driver while pretending to exchange information and then driving off with their vehicle. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Activist pastor Walter Coleman, of Lincoln United Methodist Church, told the panel that deporting Miguel Perez Jr. would be a death sentence
Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) said he and other African-American aldermen are willing to sit down with new FOP leadership.
An Illinois judge on Wednesday granted a certificate of innocence to a Washington state man who was wrongfully convicted in 2012 of the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old girl, clearing the way for him to sue Illinois.
They demonstrated Tuesday night over the forced removal of a passenger from a United Airlines flight.
Jewelry, paintings, metal sculpture, barroom and restaurant design -- Phil Rowe's done it all, and at 81, he's still doing it.
A Criminal Courts building judge's temper flared Saturday as a Cook County prosecutor opted not to send half a dozen reputed gang members to jail for violating conditions of their parole or probation -- after she had found probable cause to hold each of them for trial.
Illinois State University does not anticipate furloughs, faculty cuts or reductions in class offerings due to the major shortfall stemming from the state's budget crisis.
Mayor Steve Chirico says he's been assured the Patel Brothers store will be open by August.
A DuPage County judge has vacated the 1997 murder and arson convictions of a west suburban man in the death of his mother-in-law.
CTU President Karen Lewis says the union will not accept any additional furlough days. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Officials at Chicago's Northeastern Illinois University say the class cancellations will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday and on May 1.
The city of Aurora has elected its first black mayor, after a nail-biter of a race ended in a 170-vote victory for alderman-at-large Richard Irvin.
The surge pricing on Cubs game days and for concerts will encompass about 1,100 meters in an area's bounded by Broadway, Belmont, Southport and Irving Park Road.
Two Chicago police officers were among four injured in a crash involving a car believed to be stolen in Chicago's Rogers Park on Friday night.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
The rescue brings the total to three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel, after two other workers were freed a day before.
A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working on developing treatments for the rare and deadly brain cancer that killed an Oak Park boy, who also happened to once be his daughter's classmate.
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
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.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
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.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
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.
Here's how to bring your own dog to the Great American Dog Show. Learn more from Scott Pfeil, president of the show.
The Sound & Gravity Festival is taking place from September 3 -6 in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood.
Don't miss Chicago's Labor Day Parade followed by Eddie Fest.
Meteorologist Shane Hinton has the extended forecast.
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side
Chicago police and community groups are getting their safety plans into order as the Labor Day weekend begins.
New and disturbing details have emerged about the death of a toddler after his mother was charged with murder.
Two Chicago police officers were injured in a crash with a car believed to be stolen in Chicago's Rogers Park on Friday night.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
The rescue brings the total to three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel, after two other workers were freed a day before.
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?
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
