Kustok Memorial Held One Month After Murder
A month has passed since Jeanie Kustok was found shot to death in her home.
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A month has passed since Jeanie Kustok was found shot to death in her home.
Two firefighters are shocked by wires blown down by the high winds.
Civility is a thing of the past in the race for President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
Firefighters are battling an extra-alarm fire on the North Side Wednesday afternoon.
Beginning next month, Chicago Blackhawks fans will be able to display their loyalty to the 2010 Stanley Cup champions with special Illinois license plates.
A McHenry family has won the honor of supplying the City of Chicago with its iconic Christmas tree in Daley Plaza this year.
It's one of Pace's most heavily-traveled bus routes.
New cars' power system means no mix-and-matching.
Gov. Pat Quinn distanced himself from fellow Democrat Rickey Hendon, who went on a tirade against fellow State Sen. Bill Brady, Quinn's Republican rival, saying "I've never served with such an idiotic, racist, sexist, homophobic person in my life."
Scott Lee Cohen denied an accusation that representatives from his campaign tried to buy the endorsements of two ministers.
Some comedians joke about the in-laws, growing old or politics. Marc Mulvey jokes about life after the pink slip.
Comes one day after the release of the latest report to document irregularities at Metra under its late executive director, Phil Pagano.
Bond has been set for a suburban man and his son accused of downloading and trading massive amounts of child pornography on the Internet.
Members of the RTA board took action to curb pension abuses, one day after the release of the latest report to document irregularities at Metra.
Educators and police chiefs in one west suburban school district are calling on legislators to preserve funding for all-day pre-school.
Catholic, Jewish parents are at odds over their daughter's religious upbringing.
Metra tells riders it's willing to consider "quiet cars," in which cell phone calls and loud conversations would be banned.
Hultgren says first vote, if elected, would be to "fire Nancy Pelosi."
$183 million spending plan holds line on bus service, fares.
For only the third time since her husband became President, Michelle Obama is waking up in the master bedroom of her Hyde Park mansion.
The decision to drop charges against Dorian does not surprise those who knew him.
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against Lynwood police officer Brian Dorian, who had been arrested last week as the suspect in a bi-state shooting spree.
The Lynwood police officer charged in the so-called "State Line" murder case has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder.
He allegedly threatened to kill boy because child's mother refused to answer her phone or respond to text messages.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
Mayor Brandon Johnson joined officials from the Chicago Park District on Thursday to announce plans for air-conditioning upgrades at 42 Chicago parks.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
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.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
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 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.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
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.
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 American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
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.
