Driver killed in crash in Niles
A driver was killed early Tuesday in a crash in the north Chicago suburb of Niles.
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A driver was killed early Tuesday in a crash in the north Chicago suburb of Niles.
Indiana State Police said a silver 2022 Toyota was heading southbound in the northbound lanes of I-65 and hit a black 2016 Ford head-on just before 2 a.m. on Saturday.
An off-duty Gary police officer and his family were injured when a police car collided with a semi-trailer truck on Thursday in northwest Indiana.
Two children were injured, one critically, in a hit-and-run crash in West Englewood, Chicago police said.
A man died, and another was critically injured after a hit-and-run crash in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood on Friday morning.
Cicero police said they were able to track the fleeing vehicle after deploying a tracking device.
Police said the officers did not pursue the vehicle, but deployed a tracking device and sent the information to neighboring agencies.
The victim's identity was not released as of Saturday night.
No one was seriously hurt late Saturday after a car hit a CTA bus on Chicago's Near West Side.
Two people were killed early Sunday when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a support column under the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side and caught fire.
A cancer patient says his car has disappeared after he was involved in a crash on the way to a doctor's appointment and a random tow truck driver showed up and took his car to a body shop.
Three people were injured in a car crash Wednesday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway near north suburban Gurnee.
The City Council Finance Committee voted down a recommendation from city attorneys to pay a $8.25 million settlement in a high-speed police chase that led to the death of an innocent woman in a car crash in the Little Village neighborhood.
A driver was airlifted to the hospital after crashing into a stalled truck on Tuesday morning on the Borman Expressway in Lake County, Indiana.
Illinois State Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash on the Edens Expressway earlier this week.
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car crashed into a barrier in Jefferson Park Thursday night.
All inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway are blocked at 25th Avenue by a crash and car fire after a police chase.
Chicago police said a driver was critically injured in a shooting that led to a crash in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Wednesday night.
As of Wednesday, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A teenager was killed and an elderly woman was injured in a car crash on Monday afternoon in far north suburban Grayslake.
A robbery suspect was in custody Tuesday morning, after a crash during a police chase on the Eisenhower Expressway in the western suburbs.
Multiple crashes shut down lanes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's North Side at the start of the Tuesday morning commute.
A pedestrian was struck in a crash that involved at least six vehicles and shut down a portion of the Edens Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs early Sunday.
Lanes reopened on northbound I-65 in Northwest Indiana after a crash involving a U.S. mail trailer on Thursday morning.
A person was killed in a crash involving a car and a semi-trailer truck in rural Will County, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Tuesday.
Northfield police announced that David Garcia-Espinal, 46, was found and arrested in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 19.
The lawsuit alleges the district was aware of multiple inappropriate actions by the ex-teacher but failed to act promptly to protect students and staff.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from his remaining roles at Harvard over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university confirmed to CBS News.
CBS News fact checked President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic response.
The company behind delays in Cook County property tax bills and refunds has sent a letter to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, refusing to work directly with her any longer, accusing her of using foul language and bullying their team.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Jelly Roll are among the artists headlining in the 2026 SummerFest in Milwaukee this summer.
At least two rows of the Waymo vehicles were found inside a parking garage in Chicago's downtown.
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to official U.S. government statistics that were shared with Congress and obtained by CBS News.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon near a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
During a news conference on Wednesday, outside George Halas' statue at Soldier Field, he kicked off beardownforillinois.com.
Cynthia Eason testified that SWAT officers pointed guns at her, her daughter, and her four grandchildren in 2018 after raiding the wrong home.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Northfield police announced that David Garcia-Espinal, 46, was found and arrested in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 19.
The lawsuit alleges the district was aware of multiple inappropriate actions by the ex-teacher but failed to act promptly to protect students and staff.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The company behind delays in Cook County property tax bills and refunds has sent a letter to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, refusing to work directly with her any longer, accusing her of using foul language and bullying their team.
A family-owned toy company in north suburban Vernon Hills played a pivotal role in the surprise Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs.
The city of Chicago is about to write some big checks to thousands of vehicle owners who had their cars, vans, or trucks towed by the city without the proper warning.
The Hornetts handed the Bulls a 10th straight loss, matching their longest slide since January 2019.
The Bears have not received compensatory third-round picks via the NFL's reward for developing minority front office candidates.
While Poles considers his best options to put a roster together for next season, he also has to have future seasons in mind, especially with Caleb Williams still on his rookie contract.
Eight Cubs players and four White Sox players will be leaving spring training to play in the World Baseball Classic.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Tommy Schaefer was sentenced for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury vacation.
Two employees of a Des Plaines, Illinois daycare center stood charged Tuesday with battering children.
