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Austin and her chief of staff, Chester Wilson Jr., were indicted last year on federal charges accusing them of taking bribes from a construction company seeking Austin's support for a development in her ward.
Officer Adolfo Bolanos shot 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr. three times in the back, and is facing possible firing over the shooting.
The position is open because Ald. George Cardenas is resigning from the City Council at the end of this month. He was just elected to the Cook County Board of Review.
If you want to be the next alderperson of the 12th Ward in Chicago, hurry up and get your application in.
When Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) asked to give the CTA a letter grade, Carter refused.
A long-delayed proposal to revise Chicago Police Department search warrant policies, known as the Anjanette Young Ordinance, hit a roadblock on Thursday, as a key City Council Committee voted against the changes it sought. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
"The timing works really well for this, because on days he has to vote or days he's supposed to be doing committee work, it's only 30 days."
Chicago aldermen didn't hold back on grilling Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter at the hearing Thursday. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The City Council Public Safety Committee is expected to vote Thursday on the Anjanette Young Ordinance, which would require a number of changes to Chicago Police Department search warrant policies through city code, rather than just internal policies.
As she prepares to run for re-election next year, Lightfoot did not seek an increase in property taxes in her 2023 budget plan.
For the first time since taking office, Lightfoot is not asking for a property tax increase to help balance the budget.
Ald. Cardenas submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Lightfoot Tuesday.
At least 14 other alderpersons elected in 2019 also are not running for re-election next year.
Cardenas won the Democratic primary for the 1st District seat on the Cook County Board of Review – which handles taxpayer appeals of property assessments – and has no opponents in Tuesday's primary.
City attorneys said a recent Appellate Court ruling determined state law limits penalties for various parking offenses to $250, after the city had been imposing penalties of up to $500.
Burge oversaw the torture and coerced confessions of at least 125 people from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Young, an innocent social worker, was handcuffed naked as officers swarmed her home in a botched raid in 2019.
Curtis has served as alderman since 2015.
The takeaway, for the most part, is that the city is in a good fiscal spot. But not everyone agrees.
The mayor is foregoing her original plan for a 2.5% property tax increase, which officials estimated would have cost the average owner of a $250,000 home approximately $34 next year.
The settlements include a $15 million payment to the family of an innocent woman killed in a high-speed police chase of another vehicle in June 2020, after supervisors had ordered police to halt the chase.
Knudsen, 32, becomes the youngest member of the City Council.
Knudsen has already filed paperwork organizing a campaign committee to run for a full term in 2023.
The settlements include a $15 million payment to the family of an innocent woman killed in a high-speed police chase of another vehicle in June 2020, after supervisors had ordered police to halt the chase. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Knudsen has already filed paperwork organizing a campaign committee to run for a full term in 2023.
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.
University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York, who is credited with pioneering contributions to the field, died late last month.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
A Chicago police squad car was involved in a crash in River North that sent an officer and three others to the hospital early Sunday.
As the Chicago Bears prepared to take on the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round playoff game on Sunday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson challenged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to a friendly wager on the game.
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."
Protests were in both Greenland and Denmark.
A total of 1,500 active-duty soldiers are on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota, where protests over federal immigration enforcement have been taking place. Cristian Benavides reports.
The Chicago Park District wants to hear from Chicagoans about impactful local park projects they want to see happen.
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.
Suzanne Le Mignot noticed a CTA bus in Streeterville with a "Go Bears" message, and Kylee Miller visited the Cubs Convention for the first time.
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.
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
A Cold Weather Advisory is going into effect early Monday morning as Arctic air sends temperatures crashing to dangerous lows.
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.
University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York, who is credited with pioneering contributions to the field, died late last month.
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.
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.
David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
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.
