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Crooks are now stealing phone numbers in order to drain accounts.
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Crooks are now stealing phone numbers in order to drain accounts.
The CBS 2 Investigators have video of a food delivery driver dropping off a meal, then walking off with a package. The victim said no one would help, until CBS 2's Dave Savini got involved.
When you go online to buy tickets for a play, a concert or sporting event, be sure you know who you are buying from. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports that clicking on the wrong link can cost you lots of extra money.
The new guy is Andrew Gasser, with a Darth Vader coffee mug and a Holy Bible at his desk.
Some alternative energy suppliers offer discounted introductory rates. But, in the end, their prices can soar up to three times.
Illinois drivers are being charged for tolls on out-of-state roads they've never driven.
"Spearfishing," a growing sophisticated email scam, specifically targets government or corporate employees who manage payroll.
Tim Carner, who lost a leg in Afghanistan, was on the verge of losing his home due to a paperwork snafu.
Many believe downtown traffic is worse than ever. Are companies such as Uber and Lyft worsening the problem?
New allegations reveal pay-to-play allegations of corruption in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown's office.
Scammers are latching onto a relatively easy way to steal your identity by using a loophole in the post office's change-of-address system.
Since 2016, there have been 3,449 complaints of missing manhole covers and grates throughout the city of Chicago.
The field at the new LoVerde Sports & Recreation Center contains crumb rubber – pieces of ground up tires. The jury is still out on the safety of the material.
New video has surfaced showing Shomari Legghette seconds after he allegedly killed Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer.
Karen Dobner's son was in a fatal crash after ingesting a form of synthetic marijuana he bought at a shopping mall. CBS 2's Dave Savini has this follow-up.
Chicago police were investigating an allegation of domestic abuse filed just weeks before onetime Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards died.
Interference with GPS satellites could take out 9-1-1 systems, make ATM machines useless, ground airplanes and disrupt the electrical grid.
County government has spent more than $186 million to settle or satisfy 2,100 lawsuits since 2012. Payouts are expected to soar in coming years. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
The city released video of an off-duty bar fight involving officer Robert Rialmo, who fatally shot Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones.
Althea Taylor allegedly collected thousands of dollars to help aspiring businesses and charities get government approvals but failed to do the work.
Attorneys for a woman left paralyzed after a massive pedestrian shelter fell on top of her at O'Hare International Airport in 2015 said the city has agreed to pay her $115 million, after being hit with a record $148 million jury verdict last year.
A deal is a deal. Until it's not. CBS 2's Brad Edwards investigates complaints against a former police official in St. John, Ind.
Bedridden Letasha Mims was not able to consent to sex, her mother says. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Michael Giorgetti was fired three years ago for speaking up about how seized drug money was being used.
A family's home has flooded dozens of times in the past few years, and they blame the Illinois Tollway and a railroad with nearby property.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of an 8-year-old child Thursday.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to a shooting by officers in Country Club Hills.
Oak Park police said they are investigating an incident of antisemitic vandalism as a hate crime.
A mother of four was killed and a teenager was hurt when someone began shooting into their house overnight, Chicago police and family said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side were among the hardest hit by Wednesday night's straight-line winds, peeling the roof of a church, littering the street with debris and sending a massive tree crashing onto a home.
Pleasant, sunny and cooler Friday, with patchy fog possible at night. Lows in the mid-60s.
SpaceX shares opened at $150 on Friday, 11% above their $135 offering price, after the company completed the largest initial public offering in history.
At least one person is dead and several others have been wounded in a shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to ATF agents opening fire in Country Club Hills.
Residents across Illinois and Northwest Indiana woke up to major damage after a tornado outbreak Thursday evening.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of an 8-year-old child Thursday.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to a shooting by officers in Country Club Hills.
Oak Park police said they are investigating an incident of antisemitic vandalism as a hate crime.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Quarterback Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears had one final minicamp practice on Thursday before they split from Halas Hall to enjoy their last taste of freedom ahead of next month's real training camp.
Seiya Suzuki hit his third career grand slam, Alex Bregman added a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped a three-game skid with a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.
