Blazin' Bots robotics team at Bloom Trail High School receives donations for competition in Dallas
After a CBS 2 story aired on Thursday, their GoFundMe page exploded.
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After a CBS 2 story aired on Thursday, their GoFundMe page exploded.
A high school robotics team is on a roll – just having qualified for a major competition in Dallas. But they don't have the cash to get everyone to Texas.
There was an overwhelming turnout Tuesday night for Gio Leon, a little boy who was killed after he chased a ball into the street in south suburban Chicago Heights recently.
"I don't see any reason why a part time park district officer would need that type of arsenal."
Parents and other loved ones held an emotional vigil in Chicago Heights on Saturday to remember those lost to overdoses.
For more than a year the Chicago Heights Park District has been trying to get its badge back from its former police chief. He said if he has it, he does not have to give it back and claims he was never even terminated.
A driver has died after crashing into a tree in an attempt to flee police.
A DMV damaged in the wake of George Floyd's death last summer has cost people in the south suburbs a lot of time getting to the city to get things done, but now there is a solution nearly a year and a half after it burned.
The fight over a hefty payout for the outgoing Chicago Heights parks superintendent is a story we have been following for weeks, and now it has taken a new turn.
Gone in less than 60 seconds – a south suburban couple was left baffled by how easily thieves were able to drive away with heir Dodge SRT.
It's an astounding number – more than 1 million people are driving with expired licenses or using expired IDs in Illinois right now. Making the problem worse in the Chicago area is that almost a half dozen Illinois Secretary of State's driver's license facilities are closed.
With only days left on the job, the parks superintendent in south suburban Chicago Heights still is not talking to CBS 2.
The parks superintendent in Chicago Heights wasn't fired – he walked – and for that, taxpayers will foot a buyout of more than $200,000 for him.
Chicago Heights Police Officer Gary Hibbs died on Friday, more than a week after collapsing while responding to a disturbance call.
A Chicago Heights police officer is facing charges of felony battery of a juvenile who was in handcuffs.
The FBI is getting involved in an investigation into claims of questionable spending at the Chicago Heights Public Library.
While teachers in the Chicago Public Schools system are teaching at home, educators in south suburban Chicago Heights already know when they'll get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Authorities late Thursday released the chilling and vulgar vocemail a suburban man is accused of leaving a lawmaker as he threatened to shoot up the inauguration.
A new twist has emerged in a shady spending spree in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Unexplained invoices, checks made out to friends, and her husband hired as a contractor – these are just a few of the items a fired library director in south suburban Chicago Heights was being asked to justify Monday night.
A south suburban library director was fired because she could not explain countless invoices – and now she is accused of mishandling just under half a million dollars in two years.
A landscaper was shot during a carjacking attempt in the south suburbs Tuesday night, but he fired back.
There was a show of support Thursday night for a Fort Hood soldier whom officials say was killed by a fellow Army specialist from the south suburbs.
The automaker is eager to pick production back up, but not without new safety precautions.
"Everybody is also wearing watches that buzz if your get within six feet of somebody else."
The Chicago Board of Education has announced their three finalists to replace Pedro Martinez as the next CEO-Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
The head of an advocacy group said 21 people were facing charges under the UAE's cybercrime laws as of Thursday, including a 60-year-old British tourist.
The man killed in Aroma Park after an EF-3 tornado touched down in Kankakee County on Tuesday has been identified.
A man was stabbed in the arm on a CTA platform in Chicago's River North neighborhood overnight.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine briefed on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday.
The Senate failed for a fourth time to advance a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, with no deal in sight.
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.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.
A former Illinois mayor who is the subject of a federal investigation has taken her political aspirations to the metro Atlanta area.
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.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
There's no relief in sight for drivers at the pump as the war in Iran is directly driving up the cost of gas. Analysts expect more of the same unless something changes soon.
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.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
"Two Sisters and a Piano" tells the story of surviving in communist Cuba through imagination.
Extreme winds Friday could reach 50 to 60 miles per hour. A High Wind Warning is in effect. Highs in the mid-40s.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
A High Wind Warning for Chicago Friday for gusts up to 50 to 60mph is in effect. There is a ground delay at O'Hare Airport, and more than 20,000 ComEd customers are experiencing power outages.
Jumpstart your weekend just over the Wisconsin border.
The man killed in Aroma Park after an EF-3 tornado touched down in Kankakee County on Tuesday has been identified.
A High Wind warning is in effect for the Chicago area on Friday.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
Chicago is gearing up for a weekend full of St. Patrick's Day parades and citywide celebrations. Here's what you need to know.
Friday's extremely windy weather is just another concern for Illinois communities still cleaning up after an EF-3 ripped through Kankakee County on Tuesday
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles said there was a common theme to the free agents they are bringing in this offseason, saying the team "wanted to get faster, more explosive" with guys that are "passionate about football."
Northwestern now has a seven-game winning streak against the Hoosiers.
Chicago's Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones contributed 22 points for the Bulls
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and was confronted and killed by security, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
A woman has been charged in a road rage shooting that left someone injured this past weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
