2 Investigators: More Unstable Bus Shelters
New potential dangers were found just months after the city of Chicago was ordered to pay $148 million to a young woman left paralyzed when an O'Hare Airport bus shelter fell on top of her.
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New potential dangers were found just months after the city of Chicago was ordered to pay $148 million to a young woman left paralyzed when an O'Hare Airport bus shelter fell on top of her.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued subpoenas to find out more about the sexual misconduct complainants against Massage Envy spas.
Reynobod PE, which contains a Polyethylene core, is the same kind of exterior metal paneling blamed for helping fuel the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower in London.
The CBS 2 Investigators have discovered a Chicago building covered with the same type of flammable panels used on the London building destroyed in a deadly fire.
Jose Maysonet has maintained that he was framed by Chicago Police detective Reynaldo Guevara for 27 years.
After the 2 Investigators got involved, the Illinois Secretary of State took a closer look at Tessone Motors in Lockport.
Some parents did not know about the results of lead testing in a public housing complex until CBS 2 told them.
Like a lot of consumers, Brad Edwards has had his personal information lifted off the conventional internet. But has that private data seeped onto the "Dark Web"?
Marines battling cancer say they were kept in the dark about carcinogen-laced drinking water at Camp Lejeune. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
CBS 2 reviewed 45 cases involving multiple drivers that cost taxpayers more than $50 million for 39 injuries and six fatalities.
Scammers may be lurking on digital marketplaces in an attempt to steal your money.
A forensic video analyst says the FBI's faulty enhancement of grainy dashcam video led to a wrong conclusion in the 2014 police-involved shooting death of Ronald Johnson.
CBS 2's Dave Savini reports on the tragic story of Corey Walgren.
During the appeal process, the city will be charged nearly a quarter million dollars a month in interest. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Shooting victim Cody Barden's medical care has cost more than $3.2 million, including more than $90,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
Two women say a moving company demanded more money after their belongings had been loaded on a truck. CBS 2's Pam Zekman reports.
The tax could be repealed Tuesday, but it was a sweet deal for some politicians who may now vote against it.
Jay Loos is suing the Cubs after a fast-moving foul ball smashed into his face, causing him to go blind in one eye.
Jay Loos says a lack of complete protective netting at Wrigley Field and other major-league ballparks puts fans in danger.
Retaliation? An industrial firm that fled Illinois while complaining about the state's business climate is now having trouble collecting a Cook County tax refund.
How does an Illinois motorist get somebody else's red light ticket and have to pay it? CBS 2's Dave Savini sorts it out.
2 Investigator Pam Zekman has this update on the city's efforts to determine what may have gone wrong with a soundproofing project.
What's driving these violent -- and sometimes fatal -- incidents? CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
Were city building inspectors asleep at the switch when a contractor built an addition to a Chicago bungalow? CBS 2's Pam Zekman reports.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller calls it unprecedented.
Despite a forced OT by the Bears in the fourth against the Rams, Chicago's playoff run comes to an end.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
McHenry firefighters were called to the Riverside Bakery shop around 12 p.m. on Sunday.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
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.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
A high-speed train jumped the tracks and hit another train head-on in Cordoba.
This weekend saw the largest protest Greenland's ever had, before President Trump threatened up to 25% tariffs on eight European Countries until the U.S. is allowed to purchase this Arctic land. Leigh Kiniry reports.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Chicago police said a 36-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the alley with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Police said a train near Madrid derailed, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train.
Despite a forced OT by the Bears in the fourth against the Rams, Chicago's playoff run comes to an end.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
A Cold Weather Advisory was in effect Monday morning as Arctic air sends temperatures crashing to dangerous lows.
McHenry firefighters were called to the Riverside Bakery shop around 12 p.m. on Sunday.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
Tre Singleton added 14 points as the Wildcats dropped their fifth straight.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
