Supporters Of Syrian Rebels Rally On Michigan Avenue
About two dozen supporters of the rebels attempting to overthrown Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad staged political theater Saturday in front of Water Tower Place, on North Michigan Avenue.
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About two dozen supporters of the rebels attempting to overthrown Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad staged political theater Saturday in front of Water Tower Place, on North Michigan Avenue.
It's not official yet, but one of the sons of former Bears Coach Mike Ditka appears to have beaten a drunk driving charge.
Barbecue may make your mouth water, but the owners of a LaGrange boutique say it's raising such a stink that it's prompting them to shut down.
A Kane County judge Thursday met an outburst in his courtroom with a contempt citation -- and an outburst of his own.
The Chicago Teachers Union wants federal investigators to review the school board's teacher layoff policy to see if it has unfairly impacted African-American teachers.
Get ready for eight months of delays on the Red Line and Purple Line Express.
A woman's body sat unidentified in the Cook County Medical Examiner's office for 14 months, despite the best efforts of the family to identify her. Now, the family has filed suit against the county, alleging that morgue personnel stymied their attempts to find and identify her.
The city is taking a strategy used to combat potholes to cut down on the backlog of requests for tree trimming, dead tree removal and graffiti erasure.
Residents of 75 Cook County communities will have the chance next month to vote for lower electric rates. The process is known as "electricity aggregation" -- and a 2007 state law requires voter approval.
Students and teachers in the Chicago Public Schools will soon have another Internet tool -- YouTube.
Drug peddling and abuse are the focuses of an investigation underway at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and authorities have been reading students' text messages as part of the case.
A McHenry County jury was unable to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a man accused in the 2002 murder of a Johnsburg teenager whose body was never found.
The longtime chief Metra spokeswoman is missing in action, and no one is willing to say why.
Temperatures have been above average all week, and the only snow in sight is the occasional oil and dirt-streaked leftover from more than a week ago. What a difference a year makes.
The woman from suburban Worth known as "the Shoe Lady" has her shoes, but not much else -- following a fire that burned the apartment building in which she lived.
February is American Heart Month -- an attempt to focus the nation's attention on heart disease.
The Regional Transportation Authority's new senior half-fare cards have only been in use since Labor Day, but it is already replacing hundreds each week.
Students in Chicago's Public Schools are eating healthier – if they're eating what's served at school. But some lunchroom personnel say the children are not.
On-time performance at Metra has slipped last year, and the commuter rail agency's chairman, chief executive officer and board want something done about it.
A man facing prison for heroin possession fatally shot his girlfriend, her two sons and niece as they slept in the home they shared in unincorporated Villa Park early Tuesday.
A DuPage County judge has found a 27-year-old refugee unfit to parent the child she abandoned at birth but now wants back.
An 8-year-old boy paralyzed from the waist down in gang crossfire says he wants to see an end to the violence, but he's not letting his injury slow him down -- on the basketball court or off.
Four years ago Sunday, a 14-year-old Austin High School student disappeared from her home. Saturday, more than 50 family members, police, community residents and ministers joined in prayers for her return.
Bitter cold has set in after the snowstorm Thursday, as people struggle to get around, clean up, and start their cars.
When Metra fares increase Feb. 1, so will the price of the Link-Up Pass many Metra monthly ticketholders use to ride the CTA and Pace.
A former football player for Eastern Illinois University was shot and killed in Harvey south suburban Harvey early Monday morning.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
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.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
The Jesse White Tumblers do about 1,500 shows a year, from Fourth of July parades to neighborhood block parties to big event the world over. Now they're on the national stage again on "America's Got Talent."
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) announced Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection.
The damages were awarded to Carroll, a writer, by a 2023 jury in a civil sexual abuse and defamation case.
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Renowned singer-songwriter and Chicago-area native John Prine will be honored with a mural at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Lincoln Square community.
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People, whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died at the age of 74, his wife and the band said.
The Jesse White Tumblers do about 1,500 shows a year, from Fourth of July parades to neighborhood block parties to big events all over the globe. Now they’re on the national stage again, trying to get to the winner’s spot on “America’s Got Talent.”
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
Increasingly cloudy overnight Wednesday. Lows in the low 70s.
Neighbors said they got some relief on Wednesday from what the foul smell near the reservoir, but it something they’ve had to deal with for days and worry will ramp up again when it rains next. Marissa Perlman reports.
The mayor of Bolingbrook is sounding the alarm over Illinois American Water asking the Illinois Commerce Commission to approve a $142 million rate increase, which would be its fourth rate hike in the past 10 years, watchdog groups say.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Lake Michigan off the coast of Chicago's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon.
An animal hospital in Lowell, Indiana, was searched by DEA agents, shutting it down for hours Wednesday.
Two of the three children who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, during a sudden severe storm have been identified.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.
A former football player for Eastern Illinois University was shot and killed in Harvey south suburban Harvey early Monday morning.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
Crown Point Mayor Peter Land says that flooding has been an issue for years and that the construction plan has been in the works for almost 10 years.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
New Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ian Cole called the team an up-and-coming group.
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will be out for four months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
Sam Antonacci had three of Chicago's four hits.
Matthew Boyd pitched six shutout innings, Alex Bregman drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.
Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.
Mexico said it is investigating whether its sovereignty was violated by the United States in the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
