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Stow the phones and turn down the iPods. Metra will begin testing "quiet cars" in early January.
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Stow the phones and turn down the iPods. Metra will begin testing "quiet cars" in early January.
Opponents of capital punishment say now is the time, and are preparing to lobby lawmakers in Springfield to turn Illinois' 10-year moratorium on executions into a permanent ban.
Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC announced that it will close 11 of its weekly west and southwest suburban newspapers by the end of the year.
A loud bang and sharp vibrations awakened Gary Staponkus and his wife Sue early Monday aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor.
Hundreds of Chicago Transit Authority workers are getting their jobs back after being furloughed for eight months.
CTA board members and officials have talked for years about the sale of naming rights and public-private partnerships and it may sooner than you think.
A 44-year-old Chicago man has been charged with raping two teenage girls after DNA evidence tied him to the attacks.
Study of expensive transit program examines lost fare revenue, finds 28 percent of those riding free had annual incomes of $55,000 or more.
In the three weeks since Kate McGroarty has moved into the Museum of Science and Industry, she has slept inside the museum's World War II German submarine, decorated Christmas trees with Chicago Blackhawk Tomas Kopecky and watched sunrise on the roof.
The commuter rail agency takes issue with findings of air quality tests at its two busiest downtown terminals, and aboard trains leaving them.
A prominent businessman who figured in the corruption trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich is free on bond following arrest on a retail theft charge.
"Da Coach" issued the call, and more than 30 of the 1985 Super Bowl Bears and their coaches showed up Friday night for a televised 25th reunion party.
Riding the Loop 'L' this weekend could leave you a bit disoriented.
Thieves make off with signal wire, slowing trains when signals flash only red.
The race to be the first mayor since 1989 will be in the political spotlight for months to come, and the involvement of Hollywood fundraisers is drawing ire on some fronts.
It may not be quick enough for Kirk to serve during the entire lame-duck session of Congress. The Illinois State Board of Elections does not have to certify Tuesday's results until Nov. 23.
"Changing times, changing tastes--it's a changing economy. What are you going to do?
It was just a beer among friends, if you can believe the spin.
Republican Mark Kirk has won the race for the U.S. Senate seat, according to the Associated Press.
Prosecutors fan out to try to prevent vote fraud.
Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is confirming that, despite the hiring of new police officers in the coming year, the city will end up with fewer on the street.
2 people have been charged with trying to run over police officers with a vehicle, then leading police on a chase that ended with an officer shot Sunday night.
The president tries to turn the tide for his Democratic Party as Election Day approaches.
DeKalb authorities are expected to announce murder charges Friday night in the slaying of Northern Illinois University art student Antinette "Toni" Keller, who went missing earlier this month.
The final debate between between Gov. Pat Quinn and challenger Bill Brady was dominated by bickering and personal insults.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday urged parents to be informed before buying e-bikes for their children.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
A fire broke out Thursday at a recycling facility in Chicago's Little Village community.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
Three people were injured in a hit-and-run crash involving three cars on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Thursday morning.
Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
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.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
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.
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 Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
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.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges. Asal Rezaei reports.
Jackie Kostek is jumpstarting your at The Greggory in South Barrington.
This weekend, a lot of people will be getting down to house music — a Chicago original — at the Chosen Few Picnic & Music Festival in Jackson Park. Joining Audrina Sinclair is actress and Chosen Few co-host Lisa-Raye McCoy. DJs Tony Hatchett and Terry Hunter are also in studio with us.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
Two men were shot while sitting inside of an SUV in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood overnight.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday urged parents to be informed before buying e-bikes for their children.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
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
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
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.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
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.
