CPS students hold sit-in to support pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
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Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
William "Wolf" Nelson, an alum of Farragut himself, taught math for 33 years and coached for 40.
Five students were taken to hospitals in good condition after apparently consuming edibles at George Leland Elementary School
A former dean faces criminal sexual assault charges, and now a civil lawsuit. It now turns out the lawsuit may go beyond just one CPS administrator.
Attorneys for one victim said her case is far from isolated – and tragically, they anticipate more than a dozen survivors to come forward with allegations of grooming and sexual abuse at the hands of CPS teachers and administrators. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The former dean of the young woman's high school faces criminal sexual assault charges, and now a civil lawsuit. It now turns out the lawsuit may go beyond just one CPS administrator. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Surveillance video showed Charlie Mills crossing Pulaski Road near 64th Street just before midnight back on March 31, when he was struck.
Mills was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash last month.
The young woman says the Chicago Public Schools failed to protect her. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
With four new cases in the past week, the Chicago Department of Public Health has confirmed 57 cases of measles since early March, when an outbreak began at the city's migrant shelter in Pilsen.
Roger Roache, 18, faces two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Months before the death of Chicago Public Schools staffer Charlie Mills, residents had been sounding the alarm about dangers along busy Pulaski Road.
Charlie Mills, 56, touched countless lives in the classroom and in the theatre program at William Jones College Prep in the Printer’s Row area of the South Loop. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar has the story of the tragic hit-and-run that took his life.
A Chicago seventh grader from Bell Elementary School spelled it out Tuesday afternoon to secure her spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The winning word was a noun: "myocarditis." A Chicago seventh grader from Bell Elementary School spelled out the word on Tuesday to secure her spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She competed against dozens of other kids at the Citywide Spelling Bee Championship.
Candidates for elected school board seats in this year's election can begin circulating nominating petitions on March 26.
The mayor said Wednesday that there are efforts happening now to get vaccination rates up across CPS - with a focus on new arrivals.
There are now a total of 10 measles cases confirmed in Chicago, and Mayor Brandon Johnson said there are efforts happening now to get vaccination rates up across CPS. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that there are efforts happening now to get vaccination rates up across CPS - with a focus on new arrivals. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The event was organized by the Mikva Challenge's Elections in Action program, which teaches students about researching the candidates and the voting process.
One group with which the union is partnering – Bring Chicago Home, the group behind a real estate transfer tax referendum – has some questioning whether the CTU has crossed the line.
The measure now goes to Gov. JB Pritzker, who has voiced support for the legislation.
More than 50 local employers, trade unions, and workforce agencies showcased not only their talents, but the endless career opportunities waiting for CPS students.
An award-winning local author is touring Chicago public elementary schools for Black History Month. CBS 2 was there as Harold Green III visited students at Robert A. Black Magnet School in Calumet Heights to read his new picture book Love Bubble. Green said he wrote this book in memory of his grandma. The book is about the "love bubbles" created by our communities, friends and families. Not only did Green once attend Robert A. Black Magnet School as a child, but he also used to work there.
Five Kenwood players, their head coach and two assistant coaches were ruled ineligible from further participating this season.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
A federal judge has ruled that the man cleared of offering $10,000 for the murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino must be released from custody or given a bond hearing by Wednesday.
Former Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the new Archbishop of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
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.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players. Dennis Biddle, 92, is sharing a narrative that was never shared in textbooks, a history he said has been largely covered up.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools. For many of Chicago's neediest children, in-school dentists are their only access to care, but some frontline dentists say the system at CPS is driving providers away and leading to fewer kids getting the dental care they need.
A federal judge has ruled that the man cleared of offering $10,000 for the murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino must be released from custody or given a bond hearing by Wednesday.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
Former Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the new Archbishop of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
