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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.
Indiana State Police said a Sunday traffic stop led to them finding $3.8 million worth of cocaine.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
The Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
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.
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.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a woman dead in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood last week.
The survivors and first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York were exposed to massive amounts of toxic dust and debris from the plane crashes and collapsed buildings. A quarter century later, they're still struggling with lasting health impacts from that day.
The U.S.-Iran war ramped up again over the weekend, as Iran promised "more painful" retaliation after the U.S. struck their oil tankers.
Drivers are paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for Labor Day as millions of Americans make their way home. Darius Johnson reports.
DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond are paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Most major retail stores and grocery chains will remain open on Labor Day, while banks will close.
Juan Jaimes' family is now split in two. He is in Chicago, but his mother, father, sister and brother are back in Colombia.
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?
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Sam Antonacci added three doubles and two RBIs for the White Sox, who maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland.
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.
The Twins pulled within six games of the White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of the third AL wild card.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
