Tweets claiming DuSable Lake Shore Drive is closing to private traffic were fake
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The accounts involved have since been suspended.
The Chicago Department of Transportation displayed new graphical renderings.
Now through mid-June, the bridge lifts will happen every Saturday and Wednesday starting at 8 a.m.
"I ran into that twice with my wheels and I had to get new tires. Twice"
It's a joint effort of the not-for-profit working bikes shop, Divvy, and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
It's a joint effort of the not-for-profit working bikes shop, Divvy, and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
This year, CDOT will start planning bikeways in Brighton Park, Gage Park and McKinley Park.
Plow crews are on standby – and some private vendors are already on call.
Giant inflatables normally surround the patio at the Irish Nobleman, 1367 W. Erie St. But by Friday night, the patio had been turned into more of an inflatable graveyard.
Adding another layer of woe to the problem is that the hole is now in a different aldermanic ward than it was when this all started. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Adding another layer of woe to the problem is that the hole is now in a different aldermanic ward than it was when this all started.
A Chicago Divvy bike was recently spotted a far away from home – all the way in Mexico City. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports on a serious issue with Divvy bikes being stolen, ditched, dumped, and dragged.
CBS 2's cameras on Thursday captured the city finally picking up downed light poles along DuSable Lake Shore Drive – including one we showed you a day earlier.
Applications will be accepted through August 4th.
Decayed light poles have been causing damage across Chicago – and in some cases, they have even landed on residents.
When the light pole came crashing down in Streeterville last week, it reminded someone on the Southwest Side of what she experienced three years ago.
A crumbling pedestrian tunnel under DuSable Lake Shore Drive at the edge of Uptown is now closed.
Another rusted-out city pole fell into a busy Chicago intersection Thursday, this time in Streeterville.
Concrete is crumbling in a North Side pedestrian tunnel, and neighbors are now sounding the alarm – concerned someone could get hurt.
The City of Chicago is spending $160 million replacing hundreds of thousands of streetlights from low-efficiency bulbs to LEDs – and that doesn't sit well with a Portage Park woman who has been trying to get her old streetlights back up and running for months.
The expansion of Chicago's bike lanes comes with a price tag of $17 million.
In a series of CBS2 stories in the past couple of months, viewers have grumbled to us about nasty pigeon poop, concerning cracks, and peeling paint.
If you see the light flash on a speed camera in Chicago, you know you've been busted – but it turns out more drivers in Chicago than initially realized are on the hook for tickets they should not have received.
The CBS 2 Investigators have spent years digging into faulty light poles that get rusted out and end up falling over. Now, the city has promised a fix.
More neighborhoods will have better lighting at night as the Chicago Department of Transportation works to install new streetlight poles on nearly 280 blocks across the city.
A burning garage filled with propane tanks and other hazards created a dangerous situation for firefighters on Tuesday night in northwest Indiana.
The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
A group of vandals was caught on camera breaking into a west suburban warehouse and trashing the business, causing about $30,000 in damage.
The family of Carmelo Medina, 62, said they are devastated and are trying to get answers about what happened.
Chicago police say a dozen cars have been broken into so thieves can take construction equipment in the Loop and West Loop recently.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A burning garage filled with propane tanks and other hazards created a dangerous situation for firefighters on Tuesday night in northwest Indiana.
Avery Brown, 6, started following Bob Ross as he watched him paint with his grandmother, inspiring him to paint his future. Theia Rose, 8, from Evergreen Park, lives with a rare condition that limits her vision. Because she can't rely fully on sight, she creates using her other senses.
The new lineup includes a giant LED T. rex and skeleton, an animated hearse, and a snarling snowman, just to name a few.
While the mission is out of this world, the food? Not exactly.
Angela Martin Ministries announced that Martin, who was also a revered faith leader, passed away on Tuesday.
The family of Carmelo Medina, 62, said they are devastated and are trying to get answers about what happened.
A group of vandals was caught on camera breaking into a west suburban warehouse and trashing the business, causing about $30,000 in damage.
A board member for Michelin-starred Chicago restaurants Ever and After has been sued for allegedly embezzling more than $1.4 million for his own personal use.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
A burning garage filled with propane tanks and other hazards created a dangerous situation for firefighters on Tuesday night in northwest Indiana.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
The White Sox scored a run in the fifth to go up 3-2 thanks to three walks and two errors on one play by Orioles starter Kyle Bradish.
The Chicago White Sox are celebrating their most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV, by offering White Sox-themed pope hats to fans who purchase tickets for their Aug. 11 game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
The Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday for their eighth straight victory over the South Siders.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
