Free Ride Cards Going Out For Seniors Who Qualify
The Illinois Department on Aging says postcards are in the mail to senior citizens on the state's Circuit Breaker Program, which will get them as many free rides as they want.
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The Illinois Department on Aging says postcards are in the mail to senior citizens on the state's Circuit Breaker Program, which will get them as many free rides as they want.
A laid off Chicago Public Schools teacher is taking his former employer to court.
Illinois is in line for funding to purchase some new trains.
Three nationwide car rental companies are turning thumbs down on a new Chicago ordinance.
A judge rendered a directed verdict this afternoon and declared McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi not guilty on counts of professional misconduct.
The State of Illinois has ordered a debt settlement company in Chicago to stop doing business.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a new ordinance that might make it easier and safer to walk around downtown Chicago.
Three Illinois residents who have changed their gender are going to get new birth certificates that reflect the change.
An assistant public defender won't have his day in court at the same place where he was charged for attacking a prosecutor.
Some new developments have surfaced in the case of a suburban woman who was found murdered last week in Virginia.
A new company that wants to use 16-seat bicycle-powered vehicles to ferry them from pub to pub says it's fighting the City of Chicago's decision to deny it a business permit.
Job cuts are coming to the Tribune Company as a result of a major reorganization.
Gov. Pat Quinn has overhauled the board that oversees the state's prepaid college tuition program.
Chicago Public Schools administrators, still faced with a deficit of more than $600 million after making significant cuts, are considering more job cuts and a property tax increase.
The state of Wisconsin is on the verge of adopting a law that would allow its residents to carry concealed guns, leaving Illinois as the last state in the union with a ban on the practice.
The Country Club Hills City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to pull the mayor's village-issued credit card because of questionable spending.
The last of the trials related to the brutal and deadly beating of Fenger High School honor student Derrion Albert is over.
A man's family has sued the CTA, nearly a year after he was hit and killed by a car while running between buses.
Newly-elected Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) is already following through on a campaign promise, and trying to curb the redevelopment plans for the old Lincoln Park Hospital.
A Will County judge is set to decide whether felony reckless conduct and battery charges will be dismissed against two people who were charged after a bet on a party game led to man's death.
A move is afoot to unionize teachers and others at a the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Support is growing in Springfield for legalizing medical marijuana.
The union representing many state employees disagrees strongly with Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford's plan to require state workers to contribute more to their pensions.
Riverside Police are now working with a description given by a witness of the hit-and-run driver and vehicle, which struck a child who was riding a bicycle near a school earlier this week.
Will the Chicago Children's Museum stay at Navy Pier, or will it go? According to reports Wednesday, the answer seems to be a definite "maybe."
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Scoop Waukegan Car Show and Festival in downtown Waukegan.
The official cause of the fire was not released.
Several Chicago artists are commemorating what would have been Emmett Till's 85th birthday with a new exhibit on the South Side: "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85."
Chicago police said responding officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg inside the business.
Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital earlier this year performed the nation's first known quadruple-organ transplant on a patient with a prior lung transplant.
Of the 162 employees, 82 were from central office positions and the remaining 80 were from those citywide positions, CPS said.
The City Council Finance Committee on Monday backed a plan to spend $425 million in taxpayer funds for new roads, utilities, and other infrastructure supporting Chicago Fire FC's new South Loop stadium in the megaproject known as The 78.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced his pick to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
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.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The 37-year-old striker is excited to get this next chapter of his great career underway. The plan is for Lewandowski to play in the Fire's next match against Vancouver at Soldier Field.
The story of his brutal murder was a catalyst for the civil rights movement, and the advocacy of his mother cemented his legacy. Emmett Till would have turned 85 years old next week. Several Chicago artists are commemorating the birthday that could have been with a new exhibit on the South Side: "From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85."
The health and hospitals committee voted yes on a resolution calling for the administration to require insurance coverage for people under 45 years old, so they can get screened.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the building heat in First Alert Weather.
Amid the extreme heat, many people at Wrigley Field stood in the ticket box line for hours for American singer and songwriter Noah Kahan tickets, hoping they weren't all sold out.
Except in cases of serious criminal targets, ICE agents nationwide will temporarily stop pulling people over, multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News.
An Air Quality Alert is in effect for nearly the entire Chicago area for high levels of ozone pollution during enduring hot and stagnant weather.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting over 200 cases statewide amid outbreaks in other states.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Scoop Waukegan Car Show and Festival in downtown Waukegan.
The official cause of the fire was not released.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
Chicago is bracing for another heat wave, less than two weeks after the last one. This time, the heat comes with air quality concerns.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91.
Chicago (50-45) swept the three-game series by outscoring the A's 24-2 after getting swept in three games against Boston.
Chicago took two of three from the Reds and entered the All-Star break at 54-42, in position for an NL wild card and five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Michael Busch had three hits and Carson Kelly also went deep for the Cubs, who improved to 3-2 on their six-game trip before the All-Star break.
A woman was arrested in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, Tuesday and charged with the death of her newborn child nearly 25 years ago.
Burglars smashed into a gas station minimart in the south Chicago suburb of Calumet City, Illinois, early Monday.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, police said.
A person was shot early Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs in what a source said was a road rage incident.
