2025 Ford Explorer, Chevy Equinox on display at Chicago Auto Show
The all-new 2025 Ford Explorer is being built at the Torrence Avenue Ford plant on the city’s South Side. Chevrolet’s 2025 Equinox is also making its debut.
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The all-new 2025 Ford Explorer is being built at the Torrence Avenue Ford plant on the city’s South Side. Chevrolet’s 2025 Equinox is also making its debut.
From electric to hybrid and plug-in hybrid, with so many energy-efficient options out there in the automotive world, CBS 2’s Ed Curran has a look at what’s hot right now.
The 2024 Chicago Auto Show features a one-stop shop for electric vehicles – including the Cadillac Escalade IQ, the Kia EV9, the BMW I5, and the luxury Lucid Air, among others. CBS 2’s Audrina Sinclair has a look.
CBS 2's Audrina Sinclair reports from the Chicago Auto Show where you don't have to have a license to get behind the wheel and go on an exciting test drive with new cars hitting the road.
Under Buckley's leadership, the Chicago Auto Show began holding blood drives to benefit community members in need. Buckley died in 2004 and the blood drive honors his memory.
The Dennis Buckley Memorial Blood Drive happens every year at the show. Under Buckley's leadership, the Chicago Auto Show began holding blood drives. Buckley died in 2004 and the blood drive honors his memory.
The Dennis Buckley Memorial Blood Drive happens every year at the show. Under Buckley's leadership, the Chicago Auto Show began holding blood drives to benefit community members in need.
The average price of a car as of December 2023 was down about 2.4% from a year earlier.
The average price of a car as of December 2023 was down about 2.4% from a year earlier.
Chicago Auto Show General Manager Jennifer Morand lists the extras attendees can expect at this year's show.
Lance Gillies with GMC shows the interior and exterior of what can be considered a vacation on wheels -
Curt McAllister shows some of the vehicles that will be featured from Toyota, from hybrids to electric, at this year’s show. The show kicks off at 10 a.m.
The showroom is located in McCormick Place's south building - the largest room in North America.
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at McCormick Place from earlier this week, before most of the cars were even brought in, to show how the space goes from a giant concrete box to the showroom we can recognize.
CBS 2's Noel Brennan checks out what's trending with cars and what's old is new again.
"We're seeing bigger tires and wheels. We're seeing more ground clearance."
CBS 2's Noel Brennen has a sneak preview of what attendees can expect to see with EVs, SUVs, and everything in between.
"It's assembled right here in Chicago. And it's celebrating its 100th anniversary of producing Ford and Lincoln vehicles. So we couldn't have dreamt of a better event to come and show the public."
The Ford Explorer is among the many fan favorites being featured at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. CBS 2 got a sneak peek of the 2025 Explorer ahead of the Chicago Auto Show.
The Calypso was designed and created by students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It took three years to build, and it will soon race across the country.
There has always been something for everyone at the Chicago Auto Show – and this year, in addition to the concept cars and demonstrations by the big automakers, there will also be a solar-powered race car dubbed The Calypso.
This year, Secretary Alexi Giannoulias announced, for the first time, that business and archive along with driver services will be available.
Those who have always wanted to take a ride in an electric vehicle will be able to at the McCormick Place later this month.
For the first time, Tesla electric vehicles will be featured at the Chicago Auto Show this year. Those who have always wanted to take a ride in an electric vehicle will be able to at the McCormick Place later this month.
He's got a lot of energy but learns quickly.
A woman who was turned away from an Indiana hospital while in labor last month, only to give birth minutes later in her car, met with hospital administrators on Thursday, and is continuing to push for more accountability.
Residents in Brighton Park said their side streets and alleys are overflowing with traffic, as drivers look to get around backups on Archer Avenue after the Chicago Department of Transportation installed new bike lanes.
The families of the three men who were killed in a crash on Interstate 57 early Wednesday morning are pushing for more answers about what happened.
Sitting in 1st-place in the NFC standings isn't the only feel-good story for the Bears, as cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Month.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Former Chicago Tribune publisher and editor-in-chief R. Bruce Dold passed away this week.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
The Pentagon watchdog released its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.
In some cities where federal agents have conducted large-scale immigration operations that officials said would largely target criminals, more people without criminal records were detained in recent months.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.
As the Chicago Bears, White Sox, and Fire all push for brand-new stadiums, a new report provided some advice about what teams can do to be successful.
Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
Joe Colborn, better known as Joe "JoBo" Bohannon on Chicago radio, died this week.
The Chi-Lites occupy a proud place in Chicago music history, and they aren't done yet.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather Forecast.
Strangers from around the world are pitching in to help a veteran in Michigan retire, after the 88-year-old shared his story with a TikTok influencer.
A woman who was turned away from an Indiana hospital while in labor last month, only to give birth minutes later in her car, met with hospital administrators on Thursday, and is continuing to push for more accountability.
Residents in Brighton Park said their side streets and alleys are overflowing with traffic, as drivers look to get around backups on Archer Avenue after the Chicago Department of Transportation installed new bike lanes.
The families of the three men who were killed in a crash on Interstate 57 early Wednesday morning are pushing for more answers about what happened.
The families of the three men who were killed in a crash on Interstate 57 early Wednesday morning are pushing for more answers about what happened.
A south suburban mom says her 6-year-old was sent home early and left alone in the cold for more than an hour.
Residents in Brighton Park said their side streets and alleys are overflowing with traffic, as drivers look to get around backups on Archer Avenue after the Chicago Department of Transportation installed new bike lanes.
A woman who was turned away from an Indiana hospital while in labor last month, only to give birth minutes later in her car, met with hospital administrators on Thursday, and is continuing to push for more accountability.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial.
Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why the suspect wasn't already behind bars.
Sitting in 1st-place in the NFC standings isn't the only feel-good story for the Bears, as cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Month.
The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period.
Caleb Williams plans on picking up right where he left off the last time he faced the Packers.
The Bulls led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, holding the Magic without a field goal for the first five minutes of the period.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A woman from Chicago's northwest suburbs appeared in court Thursday for a shooting that killed another woman in the South Loop in September.
The man charged with pushing a CTA passenger onto the tracks at a Blue Line station in Chicago's western suburbs on Monday was ordered held in jail, after repeatedly interrupting the judge and prosecutors during his first court appearance on Wednesday.
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
Authorities charged a woman and her husband with murder Tuesday in the death of her pregnant biological daughter, whose body was found in a Michigan forest three weeks after she disappeared.
