CBS 2 School: 'Destruktion' All Around
Japan will rebuild. The bigger question is will we?
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Japan will rebuild. The bigger question is will we?
It is time for our quadrennial political game of Survivor. Right about now the contestants for this game will begin to line up.
The Oscar for best picture has become over the years our collective totem pole. Year after year these cinematic creations carve new identities into our American psyche.
Our students recently asked what difference it makes if Rahm Emanuel wins the mayoral election today or in a runoff. We tried to answer with a rhetorical question invoking Russian politics.
Today's performers mean to do more than entertain. Sounds like they want to teach.
We Americans love anything that is super. We love to use the prefix "super." It might be a collective fixation.
Plenty of geopolitical prognosticators are using Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States as another opportunity to dub the 21st century as belonging to China.
Disraeli, noted English author and British Prime Minister, wrote: "With words we govern men." Due to the recent tragedy in Tucson, we as a nation have had to assess our political speak.
For 2 political junkies, 2010 did not disappoint.
It is time to draw closure to 2010. Who is our "Person of the Year"?
After getting a sneak peak under President Barack Obama's Christmas tree, we hope he's content with a shiny new tricycle this year. The 2 Teachers think it will be a fitting gift.
As we turn the page of another year the 2 Teachers would like to look back at some of their favorite page-turners of 2010.
In any given year, like 2010, over 600 movies are released at American theaters. They provide us the chance to indulge in one of our favorite pastimes – eating popcorn.
We were always told, "actions speak louder than words." When applied to politicians, however, it is remarkable how loud those words sound.
Like a senior in high school making up missing work at the end of the semester, the 111th Congress is working at a frenetic pace to finish its legislative work by the end of its term in January.
After almost ten years of engagement in Afghanistan the latest foreign policy assessment sees no apparent end game in sight.
Upon bumping into Colin Powell at a DC social event earlier this year, the CBS 2 Teachers were eager to find out his favorite part of the U.S. Constitution.
Apparently John Lennon still serves as our muse though, today, we are reminded of his tragic loss thirty years ago.
You had to know your GSL (Government as a Secondary Language) if you expected to understand the big budget news last week.
The newest efforts to advance civil rights has provided a case study in the complexity and flexibility of the American governing system.
Leaks are not new inside the Beltway. Washington D.C. thrives upon leaks. The consternation and outrage expressed the last couple of days seems to be a bit theatrical.
A Preamble must mean coming before our learning to walk. This is an appropriate way to look at the Preamble to our United States Constitution.
Thanksgiving is all about the bird. This season two birds are deserving of our attention.
The 2 Teachers will give you a preview of the words that will shape politics in 2011.
The Constitution came well before the invention of reality TV. But when determining how the President would be selected, the Framers preferred the Survivor method over the American Idol method.
A teen was injured in a shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Overnight rain and thunderstorms on Saturday are prompting flooding threats for the Chicago area.
Nick Bohn and Molly Clyden have a forever bond, after she reached out to help him when he needed it most.
Organizations throughout Chicagoland have been racing to gather donations to help victims of the recent earthquake in Colombia.
Miguel Vargas homered twice, Tristan Peters and Munetaka Murakami went deep once each, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5.
Alyssa's Law requires all school districts to have a mobile panic alert system to automatically notify law enforcement during on-site emergencies.
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.
Chicago mayoral candidate John Kelly on Wednesday said the city has had enough of career politicians, and took some of his opponents to task for running for two offices at once.
David Crowley unexpectedly beat a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, and will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
A teen was injured in a shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
NIPSCO customers are still without power as more storms move in on Saturday morning.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Nick Bohn and Molly Clyden have a forever bond, after she reached out to help him when he needed it most. She gave him one of her kidneys after he was diagnosed with stage 5 renal failure. They were strangers at the time, but now they're not just friends, they're "kidney buddies for life."
Overnight rain and thunderstorms on Saturday are prompting flooding threats for the Chicago area.
A teen was injured in a shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple with a history of mishandling human remains has raised questions about how Illinois regulates the funeral home and crematory industries.
Nick Bohn and Molly Clyden have a forever bond, after she reached out to help him when he needed it most.
Organizations throughout Chicagoland have been racing to gather donations to help victims of the recent earthquake in Colombia.
The discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple with a history of mishandling human remains has raised questions about how Illinois regulates the funeral home and crematory industries.
An arrest at a Lululemon athletic wear store in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago led investigators to a crew that was exploiting unhoused people and responsible for thefts totaling $100,000.
More violations at Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium have surfaced, which is now under investigation for its role in mishandling bodies connected to the family that ran South Chicago Chapel.
Many unanswered questions remain after 56 decomposing bodies were found inside a Chicago funeral home last week.
A lawsuit on behalf of a man who was shot and killed by police in Humboldt Park in March claims a CPD officer fired deadly shots just after arriving at a controlled scene instead of de-escalating.
Miguel Vargas homered twice, Tristan Peters and Munetaka Murakami went deep once each, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5.
Clay Holmes and three Cubs relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer Friday to send Chicago to a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gov. JB Pritzker said he believes the Chicago Bears would like to stay in Illinois, but said they haven't yet come to the legislature with a bill they want passed to address building a new stadium in Arlington Heights or elsewhere.
Cade Cavalli took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Sal Stewart, Eugenio Suárez and Tyler Stephenson homered and the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago White Sox for a 9-8 victory.
The founder of a popular youth outreach program in Englewood has been charged with grooming and sexually assaulting two girls
Luigi Mangione entered a guilty plea in his federal case at a court appearance in Manhattan Friday morning.
A year-long investigation has led to an arrest in a fatal shooting in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
A man was due in court Thursday on charges of stabbing a woman to death in Chicago's Avondale community this week.
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.
