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Mayor Brandon Johnson cleared the public out of the CIty Council gallery after shouting protesters repeatedly interrupted aldermen, and ignored his pleas for decorum.
"There's a concern about the allegations about how she runs her office."
More than 100 Chicago police officers found to have a history of making false reports were not fired as a result of "structural failures" inside the department, according to a report by the city's Inspector General.
When the Johnson administration decides on a shelter location, an alderperson is notified, and then there's an emergency community meeting. That's been the cycle.
As the city desperately tries to find housing for migrants coming to Chicago, CBS 2 learned two new shelters are coming to the West Loop. City data show Chicago has welcomed 18,000 new arrivals since last year. Of those migrants, 3,866 are still waiting for housing. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had the latest on the housing cycle that's frustrating residents.
Tipped workers in Chicago will earn the full minimum wage by July 1, 2028.
Meanwhile, the White House is pushing through a plan to add to a border wall in southern Texas – and they are waiving 26 federal laws to do so.
Representatives of the Department of Homeland Security met with Chicago City Council members Thursday. Meanwhile, the White House is pushing through a plan to add to a border wall in southern Texas. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The move comes as the city works to find housing for more than 14,000 asylum seekers who have been brought to Chicago since last August.
Another proposal issued Wednesday asks for alderpeople to be notified if they are receiving buses full of migrants in their wards. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Police raided Sharnia Phillips' home while searching for two gang members who had never lived there.
The final vote was 48-0, with two City Council members not present for the vote.
The Chicago City Council voted unanimously to confirm Chief Larry Snelling as the new superintendent of the Chicago Police Department on Wednesday afternoon. The final vote was 48-0. Only Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) and Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) were not present to vote.
The Chicago City Council voted unanimously to confirm Chief Larry Snelling as the new superintendent of the Chicago Police Department on Wednesday afternoon.
"They will steal a car use it to commit a robbery, and get another one the next day. It's like whack-a-mole. It's cat and mouse."
With approval from a committee, the full City Council is expected to hold a vote on his appointment next Wednesday.
The man tapped to become Chicago's next police superintendent is one step closer to securing the job. A City Council committee voted Friday to move the process forward.
The ordinance would gradually increase the minimum wage for tipped workers to match the full minimum wage by July 1, 2028.
"There's no question the mayor had the votes in the City Council to pass this."
The City Council is now expected to approve a plan to phase out the lower minimum wage for tipped workers over five years, instead of just two.
Developers of new high-rise or single-family homes are now required to provide the electrical equipment necessary to establish EV parking spots.
It breaks down to $33 million in Homeland Security grant care and $1.5 million in tax increment financing dollars.
Once the city makes repairs to the building's heating and air conditioning systems, the city plans to house up to about 550 migrants there as soon as next month.
Wayne Washington and Tyrone Hood were exonerated in the 1993 murder.
"We're spending now millions of tax dollars on bad behavior."
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
A police pursuit in Indiana led to a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harassment.
The state Democratic Party is asking Wisconsin's elections commission to allow voters who already returned absentee ballots to cast new ones, after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the governor's race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined it.
Speaking live on CBS News Chicago's morning news on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted an improving economy and falling crime in the city and credited his administration with the success.
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is calling for greater transparency over nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 in state grants by making them subject to public records and open meetings requests.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills for that affect Illinois and Indiana residents. Lauren Victory reports.
A apparent pursuit ended with a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Researchers found patients using the name brand versions of the drugs took 17% less long-term sick leave.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
A police pursuit in Indiana led to a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday were set to honor Black baseball pioneers with the Double Duty Classic at Rate Field.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
