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Dubbing Wednesday as what could be the coldest day in Cook County's history, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined other city officials Tuesday at a press conference to discuss cold weather safety.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office reported the 19th cold-related death of the season.
Snow is on the way and Chicago areas are under a winter storm warning Sunday.
A judge says she's happy to hear that Marilyn Hartman, who was arrested last year after sneaking onto a flight from Chicago to London, is "doing so well".
Eric Blackmon represented himself in more than a decade of court appeals before winning a new trial after petitioning the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Calls for action against R. Kelly are getting louder, amid continuing accusations he's a serial sexual abuser.
The family of a two-year-old boy who was killed and dismembered in 2015 says they have been told the charges against the man accused of the murder might be reduced.
A law enforcement source confirms police are investigating R. Kelly's studio following reports of a party being held there for his birthday Tuesday night.
Long before R. Kelly was a musical hit maker, he had an unsettling pattern of behavior with young girls, according to a Chicago woman who says she witnessed it when she was a teenager.
Some Cook County homeowners will be receiving property tax refunds they did not even apply to get, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
Are too many non-violent offenders being held in Cook County jail just because they can't make bail?
Luis Zacarias-Ahumada, 39, was charged Friday with two counts of promoting prostitution.
The bar at the center of last month's deadly police-involved shooting in Robbins may have been run by a Cook County corrections officer, documents show.
Two dogs who recently completed a new obedience training program at the Cook County Jail are looking for their forever homes.
Tax Day is still months away, but Cook County taxpayers apparently want to see their tax bills now.
Seantor Durbin says community health centers provide care to more than a million Illinois residents annually.
A one-of-a-kind program designed to strengthen the bond between jailed parents and their children is helping to build relationships during tough times.
The Cook County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help locating a Madden Mental Health Center patient who ran away from the facility early this morning.
Joseph Kopacz, 54, was on trial for an October 2016 home invasion and criminal sexual assault when he went on the run Nov. 8.
Christian Olson, 49, ran away from the Madden Mental Health Center early Tuesday morning.
Ed Curran says even if Chicago is not hit by the blizzard, the storm could be a disruptive and dangerous when winds pick up.
To build a road right through the 10th hole of a popular golf course. Only a few powerful people gain here.
"It's been increasingly more diverse. It's a district Hillary Clinton won by 20 points."
Overall, 56 percent of registered voters in Chicago cast a ballot in the election, either in person on Election Day, during early voting, or by mail.
In Chicago, as of Tuesday afternoon, voters ages 18 to 34 have cast 125,808 ballots.
UChicago Medicine surgeons spent 36 hours performing four lifesaving organ transplants on Jasmine Jones, who now has a new outlook on life.
Transforming Legacies features 38 works of art, each telling a different story.
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling put parents on notice about teen takeovers in the city this summer.
Authorities found $10,000 in cash, an AR-15 assault rifle ghost gun, a shotgun, four semi-automatic handguns, as well as oxycodone, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and cannabis.
A Chicago mother has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, two months after she and her son were arrested at a routine check-in for their asylum petition.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
Chicago city leaders on Wednesday announced a new effort to connect people with affordable housing.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
The Supreme Court's term is set to end around the end of June, with decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans and gun rights still to come.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Bill Pullinsi, a Chicago-area stage director and producer widely called the "father of dinner theater," has died.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Jasmine Jones, 28, spent her entire life battling cystic fibrosis. A little more than a year ago, her body started shutting down, leading her to need new lungs, a liver, and a kidney.
It was a busy day for the City Council on Wednesday, from massive settlements in lawsuits accusing police of misconduct to a measure aimed at protecting voting rights to the appointment of a new inspector general.
Chicago police say that a man and a woman, whose ages were not confirmed, suffered severe burns to the body and were taken to the hospital in critical condition. Four kids, including three boys, ages 14, 15, and 16, and an 8-year-old girl, were taken to Comer Children's Hospital. CPD confirmed that the 8-year-old and 15-year-old later died.
While blending traditions and storytelling with dozens of artworks, the exhibit aims to teach visitors something more.
Police in Grapevine, Texas, say the owner admitted he was testing out the Cybertruck's "Wade Mode" feature.
Two young children are dead, and four others are critically injured after a house fire in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood early Wednesday morning, Ald. Raymond Lopez said.
A Chicago mother has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, two months after she and her son were arrested at a routine check-in for their asylum petition.
UChicago Medicine surgeons spent 36 hours performing four lifesaving organ transplants on Jasmine Jones, who now has a new outlook on life.
Transforming Legacies features 38 works of art, each telling a different story.
The CDC and Homeland Security are increasing screening for the Ebola virus in air travelers, but despite naming Chicago O'Hare International Airport as one of those locations, new documents obtained by CBS News Chicago show that's no longer the case.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
Andrew Benintendi drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in the ninth inning, four Chicago pitchers held Seattle to one hit, and the White Sox beat the Mariners 2-1.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings, Brice Turang was 3 for 4 with a two-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to move into first place in the NL Central.
Rickea Jackson's promising first season with the Chicago Sky is over after it barely began after suffering a torn ACL in Sunday's win against the Minnesota Lynx.
The Chicago Bears met with NFL owners on Tuesday in Orlando to brief them on their push for a new stadium in either Arlington Heights or Hammond.
Touted prospect Colt Emerson launched a three-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a three-game slide with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago police on Wednesday were searching for seven people in connection with an armed robbery at the Thorndale CTA Red Line stop earlier this month.
A man was shot in the legs early Wednesday morning in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood.
Three teens were wounded during two separate shootings in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
A man was shot and killed in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie early Tuesday.
A man is being held in custody on charges that he tricked two young women into believing he was an art student working on a photography project in Chicago's Northalsted district, and went on to sexually abuse one of them.
