Family plans funeral for teen shot and killed after leaving Chicago high school
In the last two weeks, six Chicago Public Schools students have been shot just steps from their schools.
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In the last two weeks, six Chicago Public Schools students have been shot just steps from their schools.
In the last two weeks, six Chicago Public Schools students have been shot just steps from their schools.
This year would start on Aug. 26 and end on June 12. Both start and end days would be fully scheduled days.
This week, Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that he supports ending the $10,3 million contract between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The shooting that killed Daveon Gibson near Senn High School was one of just one of three that police are investigating in recent weeks that targeted or involved CPS students.
This week, Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that he supports ending the $10,3 million contract between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said Wednesday that police will be present at schools following the attacks.
The most recent shooting killed a teenage boy near Senn High School in Edgewater, and police said there will be a stepped-up presence at arrival and dismissal times at Chicago schools. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The most recent shooting happened in Edgewater near Senn High School and left a 16-year-old boy dead and two other teenage boys wounded. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
All CPS schools will begin the 2024-25 school year a week later, according to a letter sent to families and staff members.
A CBS 2 analysis of data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) shows more schools dropping below that 95% level in recent years. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A sit-in at City Hall came one day before an expected City Council vote on a resolution supporting an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
A CPS spokesperson said Christopher McFarland is suspended without pay, pending a dismissal proceeding on unrelated incidents.
A CPS spokesperson said Christopher McFarland is suspended without pay, pending a dismissal proceeding on unrelated incidents.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Wednesday.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Thursday.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Thursday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Andrew Castro was charged in June with predatory criminal sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Around 200 new migrant children are enrolled at Cameron Elementary alone.
The rally comes as the school board plans to shift its focus from selective enrollment schools to neighborhood schools.
Temperatures are supposed to moderate somewhat by Wednesday, and classes are expected to resume then.
Parents said they were grateful for the level of communication they had with the staff at Wildwood.
The underlying concern is that taxpayer dollars will be used to replace them.
In all, more than $20 million were lost – as about students failed to return 77,505 laptops and other electronic devices within a year. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Discussions about removing police officers from schools go back years, but the decision had been left to individual schools. Now, administrators say that is changing.
As Labor Day nears, weekend food and music festivals are still going strong in Chicago. Here are some of the things you can do this weekend.
Chicago police are searching for a man wanted for sexual abuse in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood on August 12.
Chicago police said one person is in custody after an early morning armed robbery and attempted carjacking involving six suspects.
Shots were fired inside a home in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Friday morning.
The Lindsay Clancy trial jury continued their deliberations Friday and it could be days before they reach a verdict, a legal expert says.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
New rules governing who can use electronic bikes and scooters, including where and how fast they go, will go into effect next year following Gov. JB Pritzker's signature on Wednesday.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections.
The group of 24 states and the District of Columbia argues the Postal Service's new rule violates the Constitution and federal law.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to Chicago over the years.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
As Labor Day nears, weekend food and music festivals are still going strong in Chicago. Here are some of the things you can do this weekend.
Looking for a weekend plan? Head to the Edgewater Music Festival.
Take a look inside Give Me Some Sugar, where you can learn to bake in Roscoe Village.
With hundreds dead and scores more missing, the flash flood that hit the Nepal-Tibet border earlier this week is one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit the region in recent years. CBS Chicago First Alert Meteorologist David Yeomans explains how climate change contributed to the events that triggered the disaster.
Families whose loved ones were among the decomposing bodies found at the now-shuttered South Chicago Chapel funeral home are calling on the FBI to investigate the alleged misconduct.
Chicago police said one person is in custody after an early morning armed robbery and attempted carjacking involving six suspects.
Chicago police are searching for a man wanted for sexual abuse in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood on August 12.
As Labor Day nears, weekend food and music festivals are still going strong in Chicago. Here are some of the things you can do this weekend.
A person was hit by a car on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Fuller Park early Friday morning.
FEMA opened intake centers across Indiana to help residents apply for disaster assistance as communities continue to feel the impact of severe storms earlier this month.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
Peters hit a two-run shot that made it 6-2 in the fifth. He and Munetaka Murakami are the first rookies in franchise history to homer in five straight games in the same season.
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out nine in seven innings, Jordan Lawlar homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound former NBA player was removed from Sunday's game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud.
Peters also went deep in the sixth, extending his career-high homer streak to four games.
A man was arrested and charged this week with exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The man charged with setting a woman on fire on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line was due in court Thursday for a competency hearing.
Chicago police early Thursday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a gas station in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
A man was arrested and charged with taking part in a shooting that killed a mail carrier in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood in 2024.
