Northwestern to build temporary football field as Ryan Field is rebuilt
The temporary field will host most of Northwestern's football home games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
The temporary field will host most of Northwestern's football home games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
The Northwestern Wildcats started spring practice on Tuesday. They still don't know where they will play their home games next season with the construction at Ryan Field for the next two years for upgrades.
As next month's NFL Draft approaches, colleges across the country are holding pro days, including Northwestern. CBS 2 was there as a trio of Wildcats showed their skills in hopes of taking their games to the next level.
Three Northwestern players, along with other local athletes from the Chicago area, did their best in hopes of taking their games to the next level.
Williams will likely be the first quarterback selected.
Wide receiver Tyler Morris and quarterback J.J. McCarthy both played at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park.
Racki got to see his former players, J.J. McCarthy and Tyler Morris, hook up for a 38-yard score in the win.
Michigan's defense ended only the second overtime game in the 110 editions of the Rose Bowl when Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was emphatically stopped for no gain.
Freshman Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for one in his first career start.
A calm Garrett Nussmeier led a 98-yard drive to produce the winning touchdown for LSU in the closing minutes.
Find out how to watch the Michigan Wolverines face the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl today.
Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding No. 15 Notre Dame to a 40-8 victory over No. 21 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.
Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the fourth quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 Saturday night in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Rocky Lombardi passed and ran for a touchdown and Northern Illinois held on for a 21-19 victory over Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl when the Red Wolves couldn't convert a late 2-point conversion.
The Cardinals had won 29 straight games coming in.
It's playoff time in Division-III college football and that means like clockwork, North Central College has a chance to win it all again. CBS 2's Jori Parys visited a Cardinals team that's set to play in a fourth-straight national championship game on Friday in Salem, Virginia.
The Cardinals are set to play in a fourth-straight national championship game on Friday with a 29-game winning streak on the line.
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels has won the Heisman Trophy in a decisive victory.
Newton is widely regarded as one of the best defensive linemen in the country and led all Power Five defensive tackles in quarterback pressures.
During what was widely expected to be a difficult season, Northwestern defied the odds and finished the regular season with a 7-5 record, becoming bowl-eligible.
Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes and 234 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwestern to a 45-43 victory Saturday over Illinois, ending the Illini's hopes for a bowl berth.
Aurora native Don Beebe went to the Super Bowl four straight years in the early 1990s with the Buffalo Bills, before finally winning a title with the Green Bay Packers. He's also coached Aurora Christian High School to two state championships. Now he's trying to win another title at Division III Aurora University.
Meanwhile, Northwestern is already bowl eligible and looking to end the season with a three-game winning streak, and of course to get that hat back.
Kaleb Johnson's 30-yard touchdown run with 4:43 to play in the game gave Iowa a 15-13 win over Illinois on Saturday, clinching the Big Ten West Division title for the Hawkeyes.
Cam Porter scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to help Northwestern become bowl-eligible with a 23-15 win over visiting Purdue on Saturday.
"An abomination, really."
The teacher from Bloom Trail High School in Steger began abusing the student in 2000, according to a lawsuit.
"They don't think of scent as art. But we're changing that. We asked them to include more olfactory artists in their permanent collection."
The neighbors helped protect the mama duck and her ducklings before documenting their journey to a new home.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 50 female and Black employees. The suit claims non-White journalists made 86 cents for every dollar a White employee made.
Under a proposed new policy, Cook County prosecutors would not file drug, gun, and theft charges in cases that begin with minor traffic stops such as broken tail lights or having an expired vehicle registration.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday morning.
Wisconsin election officials have voted to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for a vacant congressional seat.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists groups said they will march with or without permits during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Brian Fox, a fellow producer and engineer at Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, confirmed Albini passed away Tuesday night from a heart attack.
For the past three months, a cast of 10 Asian American/Pacific Islander comedians has been working on the new program, "Youth in Asia (Are You Proud of Me Yet?)"
CBS 2 Meteorologist David Yeomans has a check on the rainy weather on the way for the Chicago area.
People in north suburban Wilmette have some strong feelings about a new fence that recently appeared outside the South Beach at Gillson Park. CBS 2's Noel Brennan has the story.
In each incident, federal prosecutors said immigrants in search of visas paid to be the victims of a crime. The masterminds of the ring then staged armed robberies so the victims could be fast-tracked for the special visas. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The protesters were occupying the Institute for Politics on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus early Friday evening. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A teenage girl was injured after being run over in the parking lot at North Avenue Beach on Thursday, and it was caught on camera. CBS 2 took a look at how Chicago police are preparing for the summer beach season.
The protesters have occupied the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, 5707 S. University Ave. Chicago Police have been spotted at the scene.
The men are accused of staging armed robberies at gas stations, liquor stores, Subway restaurants, Dunkin Donuts stores, and other businesses, and then asking police to certify them as crime victims to get immigration visas.
"An abomination, really."
The teacher from Bloom Trail High School in Steger began abusing the student in 2000, according to a lawsuit.
"They don't think of scent as art. But we're changing that. We asked them to include more olfactory artists in their permanent collection."
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Why are more than 27,000 people in Cook County still holding on to their weapons when they shouldn't?
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out.
Eligible homeowners and business owners would be able to have their water bills lowered if they can prove their higher bill is the result of leak in the underground service line.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
The right fielder is the Division III leader in hits and garnered attention for his way of supporting new Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga.
Footage showed top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler handcuffed and walking toward a police car in the morning darkness. He later teed off at the PGA Championship.
The slumping Ian Happ hit a solo homer for the Cubs in the second after being held out of the previous two games.
Izzy Scane added to her mark as the women's lacrosse scoring leader with four goals.
Going into Thursday's contest, the Cubs were a game-and-a-half out of first place behind Milwaukee.
The teacher from Bloom Trail High School in Steger began abusing the student in 2000, according to a lawsuit.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said there will be a strong police bike patrol presence this weekend to make the beach safer.
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday morning.
The men are accused of staging armed robberies at gas stations, liquor stores, Subway restaurants, Dunkin Donuts stores, and other businesses, and then asking police to certify them as crime victims to get immigration visas.
A man pulled out a gun during the fight, and the gun went off, but no one was shot, police said.