Authorities rule 3-year-old Gary, Indiana girl was tortured to death
The death of a 3-year-old girl in Gary, Indiana last week has officially been ruled a homicide. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
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4-Month-Old Girl Was Killed In Act Of Child Abuse In South Shore, Officials Say
Officials said Tuesday that a 4-month-old girl was killed in an act of child abuse this week in South Shore.
Activists Demand Reform Of Systems They Say Have Failed To Protect Young Black Girls From Abuse
Activists on Sunday demanded changes in the systems that have failed to protect children from abuse.
Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart: Parent Coaching Programs Can Curb Abuse
Illinois had more than 31,000 children with substantiated cases of maltreatment in 2018, and increase of 10% over the previous year.
Calls To Crisis Hotlines Soar Amid Stay-At-Home Order
Since the stay-at-home order began, calls to crisis hotlines have soared.
Amid Stay-At-Home Order, Worries Mount That Child Abuse Isn't Being Reported
Crimes against children are down significantly since schools closed for the coronavirus pandemic. But that is not necessarily such good news.
Dramatic Drop In Reports Prompts Worries That Children Are Being Neglected, Abused During COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order
As we practice social distancing to combat the coronavirus, there was some fear and worry Tuesday night that some children are being neglected – if not abused – during the stay-at-home mandate in the fight against coronavirus.
Advocates Say System Failed 4-Year-Old Tate Thurman, Whose Abuse, Death Chillingly Reminds Advocates Of AJ Freund Case
While the AJ Freund story made national headlines, some child advocates say another case – that of 4-year-old Tate Thurman – has eerie similarities as it unfolds in Central Illinois.
Feds Pull Funding From Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Amid Claims Of Child Abuse
On Tuesday, the federal government pulled its funding from Chicago Lakeshore Hospital amid allegations of physical and sexual abuse of children.
Woman Charged With Dragging 5-Year-Old Boy By His Hair At Rush Copley Emergency Room
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on three felony charges, after she was caught on video dragging a 5-year-old by the hair inside Rush Copley Medical Center on Monday, police said.
Aurora Police Investigating After Video Shows Woman Dragging 5-Year-Old By His Hair
Aurora police are investigating a possible child abuse case that was captured on camera inside of an Aurora hospital emergency room.
One-Year-Old's Death Ruled Homicide In South Shore
Waukegan Father Who Held Daughter In Basement Asks For Reduced Bond
Waukegan father Randy Swopes, accused in July of locking his daughter in a basement because he believed she was possessed is still in custody, but he's asking for a new court hearing to get his bond lowered.
Uproar After Judge OK's Freeing Most New Mexico Compound Defendants
The controversy was stoked even further when court officials condemned threats of violence made against the judge who issued the ruling and evacuated several administrative court offices as a precaution.
Children Found In New Mexico Compound Were Training For School Shootings, Prosecutors Say
In court filings, prosecutors only said they believe the children received advance weapons training and did not provide further details.
Boy's Remains Found At Compound Where 11 Starving Children Lived In Filth
Nine months after young Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj disappeared from Georgia, his family's worst nightmare may be realized in New Mexico.
Search For Missing Toddler Leads To Discovery Of 11 Emaciated Children
What started as a search for a 3-year-old Georgia boy led to a horrid discovery 1,400 miles away.
Waukegan Mother Released After Holding Daughter In Basement, Father Still In Custody
In 2006, the family was investigated for medical neglect for refusing treatment for their son based on religious reasons.
Son Defends Waukegan Couple Charged With Locking Daughter In Basement
Randy and Katherine Swopes were arrested on July 17, charged with unlawful restraint and child endangerment.
Ex-Priest Who Abused Child Allowed Access to Chicago Schools
Only after the victim and the AP asked why the district let former cleric Bruce Wellems enter schools as part of alternative-schooling programs he oversees, did CPS recently ban him.
Police: Parents Charged After 10 Children "Rescued From Horrible Living Conditions" In California
A California man has been arrested for what police say was "a long and continuous history of severe physical and emotional abuse" of his 10 children between the ages of 4 months and 12 years old.
Police File Charges Against Parents Due To Injuries To 10 Month Old Baby
Griffith Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding extensive injuries to a 10-month-old boy.
Daycare Worker Charged With Burning 5 Toddlers With Hot Glue Gun
Lizandra Cosme, of the Humboldt Park neighborhood, has been charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a child.
2 Charged After Disabled Child Found Living In 'Filth' In Blue Island
Charles A. Hopkins, 59, and Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, both face multiple charges of abuse and neglect of the nine children.
Relative In Custody After 3-Year-Old Boy's Death Ruled A Homicide
An autopsy on Thursday determined 3-year-old Steven Figueroa died of blunt abdominal trauma from an assault.
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Temporary relief from grocery taxes, gas taxes coming to Illinois starting Friday
It comes at a time when many families are understandably struggling with increased prices for groceries and other needs, due to inflation.
Police warn of series of catalytic converter thefts on Northwest Side
The offenders pull up alongside parked vehicles, climb underneath and remove the catalytic converter, police said.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Some showers Friday
Expect a wide range of temperatures on July 4th. Mid 80s well inland, while a dominant lake breeze holds shoreline temps in the 70s. Scattered showers & storms.
Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Chicago minimum wage rising to $15.40 an hour on Friday
The city's minimum wage goes up every year on July 1, and the increases are tied to the consumer price index, but capped at 2.5%.
Man stabbed twice at Monroe Street Blue Line station downtown
Witnesses said the man ran up the stairs from the subway station onto Dearborn Street, and then across the street to the Chase Tower.
First black, trans-led LGBTQ+ center in Hyde Park helps to enrich its community
Brave Space Alliance helps with basic needs including bus cards, resume building, and much more.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Chance of showers and storms
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, a front will move into the area on Friday, allowing for a chance of showers and storms.
Dog shocked by light pole at Orland Park baseball field
The spokesperson says the power was immediately cut to the area so the issue could be addressed.
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Temporary relief from grocery taxes, gas taxes coming to Illinois starting Friday
It comes at a time when many families are understandably struggling with increased prices for groceries and other needs, due to inflation.
Police warn of series of catalytic converter thefts on Northwest Side
The offenders pull up alongside parked vehicles, climb underneath and remove the catalytic converter, police said.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Some showers Friday
Expect a wide range of temperatures on July 4th. Mid 80s well inland, while a dominant lake breeze holds shoreline temps in the 70s. Scattered showers & storms.
Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Chicago minimum wage rising to $15.40 an hour on Friday
The city's minimum wage goes up every year on July 1, and the increases are tied to the consumer price index, but capped at 2.5%.
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Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
Dixmoor Treasurer Anthony McCaskill arrested after fireworks complaint in Harvey
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Woman without one document for foreign citizenship application, broken forklift blamed
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
Aldermen defy Lightfoot, advance plan to raise threshold for speed camera tickets back to 10 mph
"We've been trying to right the wrong on this corrupt red light camera/speed light camera system," said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).
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Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
Supreme Court says Biden can end "Remain in Mexico" rule for asylum-seekers
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
Biden says he'd support eliminating filibuster to codify Roe
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
Residents vote to recall Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, but legal action is keeping her in office now
"What you have here is absolutely a legal rollercoaster," said CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller.
Pritzker, Bailey discuss businesses, Trump's involvement, comments made about Chicago
Darren Bailey faces incumbent JB Pritzker in November.
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After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Kroger, Walgreens recall pain medications over faulty child-proofing
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woman loses $17,000 in gift card scam perpetrated by Microsoft security impostor
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
Getting Hosed: D.C. has an app to warn customers of high water usage; could Chicago use the same?
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
Getting Hosed: Chicago landlord receives water bill for $10,000, with no warning
How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois prepares for huge spike in demand for abortion services
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
COVID-19 vaccines to be available for younger children soon, but many parents still hesitant
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
CDC and FDA clear the way for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
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Billionaire Ken Griffin moving Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel to Miami
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
Chicago company using fungi from Yellowstone to grow vegan protein products
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
Black-owned and operated craft coffee shop works to expand, and to inspire entrepreneurs
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
Kellogg to split into three companies, with snack division headquarters in Chicago
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Chicago-based Mondelez buys Clif Bar & Co. for $3 billion
The company will get the Clif, LUNA and Clif Kids brands of bars.
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Former Illini basketball star named head coach at Roosevelt University
Brown's name is synonymous with Chicago basketball after starring at Proviso East and the University of Illinois.
USC and UCLA might leave Pac-12 for Big Ten in 2024
Though the move is not yet final and still in the exploratory stages, it appears as if the Big Ten is aiming to make a significant acquisition that will change the college sports landscape.
Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over White Sox
Michael Kopech (2-5) yielded five hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings for the White Sox, who have lost six of eight.
Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds
Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Navarro scores, Slonina earns shutout as Fire beat Philadelphia Union
Federico Navarro scored in the 68th minute and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night.
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Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Rhapsody Theater celebrates grand opening in historic Rogers Park space
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
Volunteer men's chorus The Jolly Boys celebrate 75 years performing
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's Jennifer Hudson is now part of exclusive EGOT club with Tony win for 'A Strange Loop'
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
Jury awards millions to Johnny Depp, less to Amber Heard in libel suits
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
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Brave Space Alliance provides basic necessities to the LGBTQ+ community
As pride month comes to an end we want to take you to a place that enriches life for people in the LGBTQ+ community all year long.
Man credits Institute for Nonviolence Chicago reentry program with turning his life around
Charles Alexander, now a partner in an overstock store, also wants to pay it all forward. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police issue alert of catalytic converter thefts in Jefferson Park
The offenders pull up alongside parked vehicles, climb underneath and remove the catalytic converter, police said.
Dog shocked at baseball field in Orland Park
The village confirmed a resident reached out on June 14 to report their dog had been jolted at John Humphrey Complex.
Man says he was attacked by a person claiming to be a CPD officer
The 36-year old victim said he was walking down West Addison when a man started threatening him. The victim tried to walk away, but was hit in the face. The attacker ran away
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