New Chicago Municipal ID To Function As Transit, Library Card
The City Clerk's office will oversee the program, and the CTA will provide blank Ventra cards to make the 3-in-1 card possible.
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The City Clerk's office will oversee the program, and the CTA will provide blank Ventra cards to make the 3-in-1 card possible.
Metra says it is ready to raise fares for the fourth time in four years, but the head of the CTA says he is not about to follow Metra's lead
They say they're concerned the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center will displace residents. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
It would be the fourth increase in four years. Riders are not happy.
Vernon Hills is offering homeowners cash for skunks caught on private property, amid an explosion of the animals.
The new minimum, as of Jan. 1, will be 21 at the 48 establishments in unincorporated Lake County that sell tobacco products or e-cigarettes.
Gov. Bruce Rauner says 800 National Guard personnel are being dispatched to Florida.
Authorities have located the owner of a dog found walking along I-65 in northwest Indiana early Friday.
For the past week, the Smolka family has accepted cleaning supplies, clothing of all sizes and canned food. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Interest on the latest loans to pay down bills is better than paying late-penalty fees, the leader of the Civic Federation says.
An attorney is helping the family of a west suburban woman murdered keep her killer locked up, after the announcement of an early parole.
Cooper said he has enjoyed his role as one of rock's original villains. Indignant parents loved to hate his shows in the 1970s.
The experiment is happening at Pittsburgh International Airport. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Washington Park hosted a big back-to-school fair Saturday, and some of those attending first took place in a symbolic anti-violence march.
The recording artist raised more than $2 million for arts and music programs at 20 Chicago public schools.
The Republican governor and the mayor of Chicago were not seen talking or shaking hands. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
A man drowned midday Wednesday in deceptively calm waters off Illinois Beach State Park, just south of the Wisconsin state line.
Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson asked others to send shoes and T-shirts, and schools are stepping up.
Three men from the Aurora area were fatally shot at the Great Lakes Dragway, in Union Grove, Wis. on Aug. 13.
While Houston-area animal shelters are filling up with pets rescued from the flood zone, one shelter here is among many trying to help.
A trucker on the Borman Expressway in Gary, Ind. lost one of his trailers but didn't realize it for more than seven miles.
A Cook County jury has awarded $148 million to a Chicago area woman paralyzed after an O'Hare Airport bus shelter fell on her in 2015.
Riders can sign-up to receive text alerts from the CTA informing them when either to wait awhile or that it is a good time to ride.
While many people in Chicagoland will be watching Monday's solar eclipse, others might be taking a whiff of a different kind of "Sunshine."
Seventy-five children are spending the night in Cole Park, in the South Side's Chatham neighborhood.
