Ransomware attack shuts down Evanston Township High School
The FBI is investigating a cybersecurity at Evanston Township High School that has closed down the whole campus Monday morning.
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The FBI is investigating a cybersecurity at Evanston Township High School that has closed down the whole campus Monday morning.
The FBI on Monday morning was investigating a cybersecurity incident at Evanston Township High School that has closed down the whole campus. Lauren Victory reports.
A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline due to a cyberattack.
A nationwide Canvas outage has been reported, and is impacting schools in the Chicago area, including Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, UIC and the University of Illinois.
One expert said the lack of cyber attacks against the U.S. is not surprising given the internet blackouts and possible damage to Iranian cyber capabilities from airstrikes.
Experts said that Iran has proven its ability to attack and infiltrate U.S. infrastructure, from banks and healthcare systems to oil supply and water treatment facilities.
A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems has disrupted air traffic at several major European airports.
The insurer said it stopped the intrusion after identifying suspicious activity on its U.S. network last week.
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
Iranian actors have created fake news sites and impersonated activists in an effort to sway American voters, Microsoft found.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
Hoffman Estates-based CDK Global told its car dealership clients that software tools powering their operations likely will not be fully functional for the remainder of the month after the company was hacked—causing a systemwide outage. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Multiple cyberattacks on software maker CDK Global are causing havoc for thousands of car dealerships across the U.S.
According to the hospital system, an employee accidentally downloaded a malicious file. records or other clinical systems, but they're still uncovering which data was affected.
Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress.
Ascension said once they noticed unusual activity in their network on Wednesday, they acted immediately. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
On Thursday, there remained many unanswered questions about the hospital cyberattack. Ascension has 140 hospitals around the country – including 14 in the Chicago area. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
In a news release, Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress.
AT&T said data found on the "dark web" contains information such as Social Security numbers and passcodes for roughly 73 million current and former customers.
Meantime, the hospital is investigating claims Russian hacking group Rhysida sold data they claim was taken from Lurie's systems.
Hospital officials said patient scheduling, e-check-in, provider messaging, and medical refill requests were coming online on Friday, with bill pay expected to come online in the coming days.
The patient portal MyChart was still down as of Tuesday morning.
Lurie's internal health records and phone lines were back up as of Monday night, but the patient portal MyChart is still down.
It has been out for nearly a month. Also, the hospital is planning to restore its systems in phases.
Alan Townsend said when he went to the pharmacy, he was told he would need to pay out of pocket for medicine on which he depends.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
The first direct flight from Chicago to Cairo, Egypt, took off from O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.
A man on a CTA Red Line train was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded criticism on Saturday after Italy canceled its envoy's visit to the U.S.
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
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.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
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.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Dozens of family members came out for the service at the Gold Star Family and Memorial Park. The Chicago Police Chaplain's Ministry holds the mass every year, honoring loved ones killed in the line of duty.
Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to unincorporated Gurnee around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a missing girl. Detectives found 24-year-old Jordy Fuerte Perez with the girl, who is under 14 years old, near Libertyville around later, around 6 p.m.
At 4:29 a.m., the burglars crashed into the Corcle K at 211 W. Adams St. with a black Jeep sport-utility vehicle. Multiple thieves got out and tried to take the ATM, police said
Currie was first elected to the state house in 1978. She held her seat for 40 years, becoming the longest serving woman in state history and THE first woman to serve as house majority leader.
The president took to social media early Sunday morning, saying in part, "Lots of killing going on in Chicago .... Why isn't Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could make Chicago a safe city..."
A man on a CTA Red Line train was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning.
A shooting that sent three people to the hospital after a large gathering on the city's West Side.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody Sunday morning after a shooting that left another teen dead in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
The first direct flight from Chicago to Cairo, Egypt, took off from O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
Chicago's Jacob Webb (1-2) came on with two on in the eighth and gave up consecutive RBI singles to Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 5-all.
Troy Melton allowed one hit in six innings and the Detroit Tigers' offense came alive late in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
A man on a CTA Red Line train was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
Detectives from Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's office rescued a girl under 14 from a grown man who had traveled from Georgia to meet her this weekend, authorities said Sunday.
A man was robbed on a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's West Englewood community late Saturday night.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody Sunday morning after a shooting that left another teen dead in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
