Anjanette Young holds panel discussion for new book
Seven years after Chicago police wrongly raided the home of Anjanette Young, the woman is celebrating the release of her new book.
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Seven years after Chicago police wrongly raided the home of Anjanette Young, the woman is celebrating the release of her new book.
One of the new locations will be at 150 N. State Street, which is the former Old Navy store that closed back in 2023.
Anjanette Young, the victim of a wrongful Chicago police raid that changed her life and pushed her to demand policy changes for search warrants and raids, has written a new book on trauma and healing.
There's a new, unique holiday trolley tour that takes riders around to the Chicago area's independent bookstore.
Clout is how much power or influence a person has. When it comes to politics, it's been proven thing to have to get things done, and that's been true in Chicago. "Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine" is a new book that takes a look at just how much it was needed over the past 250 years.
Sanvi Pandey and Sumedha Rao, both seniors at William Fremd High School in Palatine, are the founders of The Bookmark Project. They join Dana Kozlov to talk about their mission.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proclaimed Sept. 4, 2025 to be Sandra Cisneros Day, honoring the famed local author.
Like many bookstores, it hosts book clubs, and as you can imagine, those members of the clubs bring treats.
The program mails free age-appropriate books to kids up to five years old.
The store was previously located in Andersonville on Clark Street.
Jan. 8, 1993, two owners and five employees of a Brown's Chicken in Palatine, Illinois, were shot and killed during a robbery.
Political trailblazer and former U.S. senator for Illinois Carol Moseley Braun has a new memoir out Tuesday.
"The Time We Have: Essays on Pandemic Living" is a compilation of essays about the lessons people learned during the pandemic.
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public school libraries throughout the state.
Chicago's firefighters, EMTs and paramedics help resident through some of their worst moments, and our female first responders bring a special strength to an incredibly demanding job.
The judge temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school libraries and classrooms from carrying books that depict sex acts.
Lollapalooza is an essential part of summer in Chicago, and a new book has created a record of the oral history of one of the city's most defining festivals.
Sparrow is an award-winning speaker, television host, and radio host. She hosts her own weekly radio show, V-103, and a podcast called "Fearless Authenticity with Jeanne Sparrow." As if that wasn't enough, she can now add author to her resume. The book is called "Fearless Authenticity: Lead Better, Sell More, and Speak Sensationally."
The latest book, "Little Birdies Finish the River's Water," highlights the importance of sharing and working together as the two birds meet animals from different countries while searching for water.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
When e-readers came out - bookshops took a hit. Now, physical books are making a comeback and with them, bookstores.
Paperbacks and textbooks were piled up outside Carl Schurz High School, at 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Irving Park neighborhood.
CBS News Chicago reached out to the Chicago Public Schools, which said the disposal of the books is part of “the regular weeding process.”
Giving kindness and compassion to those around you is part of the foundation of the new book, which is in stores now. Chaz Ebert, author and CEO of Ebert Digital, discusses how the book came to be.
With every sale at Semicolon, the bookstore gets closer to its goal of not just selling books but giving them away.
Contestants for the University of Chicago's Art in Science competition began entering artistic submissions from their scientific research in February.
Chicago has four seasons (or more, depending on who you ask), but what exactly makes the seasons change throughout the year?
A federal judge in Miami handed President Trump a defeat in his defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Lawmakers are returning to Washington to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering DHS shutdown and possible expulsion votes for some of their own members.
A federal judge in Miami handed President Trump a defeat in his defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
Lawmakers are returning to Washington to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering DHS shutdown and possible expulsion votes for some of their own members.
Swalwell faced pressure from his own party to drop out of the race after a former staffer accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was too drunk to consent.
President Trump said the U.S. Navy will begin blockading ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz and intercept vessels that have paid tolls to Iran.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed out that gamers "have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller."
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
Isolated severe storms are possible Monday afternoon amid unseasonably warm and humid weather, with temperatures running 20 degrees above average.
With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you top that? Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.
Messages that Lynette Hooker sent to a friend in 2024 following her split with husband Brian Hooker indicate she had concerns about him and their life at sea. Hooker went overboard during a night time boat ride last week in the Bahamas after the couple reconciled. Her husband is being questioned by police.
A free event from Northwestern Medicine will feature discussions on women’s health topics, a question-and-answer panel with OB-GYNs, and a labor and delivery floor tour. Joining Marissa Perlman to discuss improving Black maternal health is orthwestern maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Jacqueline Hairston.
It sounds like fiction, but the U.S. military really did work in tandem with the Mafia to fight Nazis. The authors of “Ghosts of Sicily” — “NCIS” star Mark Harmon and retired NCIS Special Agent and Chicago native Leon Carroll Jr., join Dana Kozlov.
A 10-year-old boy died and a disabled teen is in critical condition after a fire in Washington Heights Monday morning.
A woman was hit and killed by a sport-utility vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side Sunday night.
A man was hurt in Chicago's Lakeview community after a car involve in a crash veered into a CTA bus shelter where the victim was standing on Sunday night.
Contestants for the University of Chicago's Art in Science competition began entering artistic submissions from their scientific research in February.
In the months since his election, Pope Leo has spoken up against both the war in Iran and the mass deportation of migrants in the U.S. His statements have inspired American cardinals to speak out.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
The Wildcats are led by another record-setting superstar, hoping to lead them back to the top.
Ryan Nembhard broke Dallas coach Jason Kidd's club rookie record with 23 assists after No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg's debut season ended with an ankle injury, and the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 149-128 in a season finale.
Chicago equaled a club record by using nine pitchers in a nine-inning game.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2026 Masters Tournament at Georgia's Augusta National, claiming his second straight green jacket.
Chicago had been 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position before Busch's single after going 1 of 23 in the previous two losses to Pittsburgh.
Dominic Frimpong was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, officials said Monday.
Prosecutors said the victim of a deadly shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood back in January was the new boyfriend of the alleged shooter's ex-girlfriend.
A man was killed this weekend in a shooting in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Chicago police on Sunday were investigating a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood involving a teen riding a scooter.
The man charged with damaging the vehicles of several Chicago firefighters at multiple locations on Chicago's South Side appeared at a bond hearing on Sunday, where he was ordered held.
