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Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Norwood Park received a $27,000 rebate from ComEd.
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Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Norwood Park received a $27,000 rebate from ComEd.
Another of the four defendants in the ComEd bribery case is also taking the witness stand in his own defense.
Federal prosecutors got their chance to question former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore on Tuesday in the ComEd bribery trial. She continued denying any part in bribing or illegally influencing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. CBS 2's Tara Molina spent the day at the federal courthouse where prosecutors did try to poke some holes in her testimony.
Again and again, Anne Pramaggiore was asked specifically about Madigan on the stand on Monday.
The ComEd bribery trial entered it's sixth week on Monday with former CEO Anne Pramaggiore back on the witness stand in her own defense, a rare move in a federal trial.
Prosecutors rested their case on Wednesday.
Prosecutors rested their case on Wednesday.
Defense attorneys have said the four never crossed any legal lines.
Four officials with ties to ComEd are accused of trying to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for favorable legislation.
The first witness, a former state legislator, was also called in the trial.
Opening statements took place on Wednesday in the ComEd Four federal bribery trial with prosecutors detailing the power they say former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan had over the General Assembly and behind-closed doors bribery deals made to sway key legislation ComEd's way.
The four defendants with ties to ComEd are all accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The trial for the "ComEd 4" began on Tuesday. It's one of the most anticipated corruption trials in Illinois history. The four defendants with ties to ComEd are all accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. CBS 2's Tara Molina was at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse as the battle began over secret recordings that will be played in the trial.
Four ex-ComEd officials are accused of trying to bribe former high-powered Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for political favors.
More than 60,000 people in Northern Illinois are still without power following Wednesday night's ice storm. ComEd said they hope to get 80% of those customers back online by Thursday night, and the rest by Saturday.
The young scientists built, coded, and tested small robots.
As part of Black History Month, ComEd on Saturday hosted its annual STEM Labs event. Some creative kids got a chance to explore robotics.
The goal is to diversify and encourage more black students to pursue STEM careers.
That $1.5 billion hike translates into $17 more per month on your electric bill by 2027, that's if ComEd gets its way.
It's all part of a proposal by ComEd, in which the utility company is looking to hike delivery rates by more than $1.5 billion over the next four years. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has what you need to know.
Lily Shambrook was killed when her mom's bike collided with a semi-truck, after a ComEd utility truck blocked a bike lane in Uptown.
They're hosting a community resource fair Saturday to help people learn more about food and financial assistance programs and job resources.
They're hosting a community resource fair Saturday to help people learn more about food and financial assistance programs and job resources.
ComEd is staffing up and bringing in crews from across the country ahead of the storm. There are 1,800 utility workers are on standby including 350 line workers from around the country.
With 50 mile per hour winds expected during a winter storm hitting the Chicago area Thursday into Friday, ComEd is preparing for the likelihood of power outages.
The new federal eligibility changes mean immigrants seeking asylum and those who entered the country through humanitarian parole will also lose health coverage.
The festival features 14 different productions across 11 venues across Chicago.
Pope Leo XIV sent his blessings to his favorite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, before their Wild Card series opener Tuesday.
Nearly 40 brides say they are seeking answers from Sip of Eden after reporting canceled services, difficulty obtaining refunds and concerns that the company would not show up for their weddings.
As the city still basks in the Bears' win over the Eagles on Monday night, Chicago fans hope to add to that as the White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks play on Tuesday.
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday voted to require at least 30 members of the City Council to approve any future plans to borrow money, seeking to make it tougher to add to the city's mountain of debt, but Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled he might veto the measure.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal allowing Chicago's privatized parking meters to be sold to a new company, with the city receiving a share of the profits going forward.
A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent the mayor a letter with their demands for the next fiscal year.
In the race for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Democratic Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is facing off against former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy and independent candidate Whitfield Harrington.
Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking to become the first Democrat ever elected to a third term in Illinois, and is facing a rematch with Republican Darren Bailey. There's also an independent candidate on the ballot, Collin Corbett.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Nearly 40 brides say they are seeking answers from Sip of Eden after reporting canceled services, difficulty obtaining refunds and concerns that the company would not show up for their weddings.
Chuck E. Cheese announced Tuesday that it is bringing a new indoor playground concept, called Adventure World, to Chicago's south suburbs.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Survivor, Koko Taylor, The Plain White T's and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin were among those honored Sunday night at the Harris Theater. The ceremony is the hall's largest fundraiser.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
The new federal eligibility changes mean immigrants seeking asylum and those who entered the country through humanitarian parole will also lose health coverage — including those fleeing the war in Ukraine, according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
It happened on the circuit breaker, a tilt-and-drop-style coaster at COTALAND Theme Park in Austin. The riders were stuck about 100 feet in the air, pointed straight down.
The festival, which runs through Oct. 11, features 14 productions across 11 venues in the city that aim to lift Latino stories and artists.
President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on AI technology.
The woman killed in a wrong-way crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive late Sunday night has been identified as a 35-year-old mother and nursing assistant.
A Chicago woman who hid her mother's body in her freezer for two years is now facing additional federal charges of Social Security and SNAP fraud.
The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal allowing Chicago's privatized parking meters to be sold to a new company, with the city receiving a share of the profits going forward.
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday grilled officials from power company NIPSCO about their handling of last month's severe storms, which left hundreds of thousands in Northwest Indiana without power, some of them for more than two weeks.
The new federal eligibility changes mean immigrants seeking asylum and those who entered the country through humanitarian parole will also lose health coverage.
The new federal eligibility changes mean immigrants seeking asylum and those who entered the country through humanitarian parole will also lose health coverage.
Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday at his home in South Branch, Michigan.
The Chicago Bears won big Monday night, as third-string quarterback Case Keenum filled in for Caleb Williams and led the Bears past Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 win.
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.
The Bears will look to rally from last week's ugly loss to the Vikings when they host the Eagles on Monday night at Soldier Field.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
Flynn was found guilty of killing his wife, Ashley, in February and attempting to blame the murder on a break-in at their home.
Chicago police need help to find a group of thieves who have broken into at least 40 cars in the last few weeks on the Near South Side.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained screenshots from a source presented as text messages between Jane Doe and one of the defendants in a lawsuit alleging rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024.
Chicago police put out an alert about dozens of car burglaries, including some in which the suspects pulled guns when confronted by the owners, on the Near South Side and South Commons neighborhoods in September.
A woman, identified only as Jane Doel, alleges she was gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 and accuses Cornell University of failing to protect her.
