DePaul shot putter Kash Allen goes from walk-on to All-American
Allen just won her third career Big East shot put title at the conference outdoor championships.
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Allen just won her third career Big East shot put title at the conference outdoor championships.
After becoming a two-time Division III All-American at Benedictine, Allen decided to push herself even more — eventually landing with the Blue Demons under track and field coach Brandon Murer as a graduate student. Ryan Baker reports.
Dr. William Cavanaugh is a professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University and the director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology. He joins CBS News Chicago to share his and his colleagues' reactions.
DePaul has said Manuel "looks forward to having the conversation with our lawmakers and describing all that DePaul has done to confront antisemitism on campus."
This comes after two Jewish students who were attacked on campus sued the university. Noel Brennan reports.
DePaul University President Robert Manuel is testifying before Congress on Wednesday, as several university leaders face the House Education and Workforce Committee for a hearing on reports of antisemitism on campus.
DePaul University President Robert Manuel is expected to testify before Congress on Wednesday, as several university leaders face the House Education and Workforce Committee for a hearing on reports of antisemitism on campus.
The president of DePaul University in Chicago has been called on to testify before Congress on antisemitism on college campuses.
Adam Erkan, 20, of Hoffman Estates, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of hate crime.
Authorities say Adam Erkan traveled to DePaul University Nov. 6, 2024, distracting two students during a weekly show of support for Israel as another man attacked from behind.
The man accused of a hate crime attack on two Jewish students at DePaul University last fall was ordered held in jail while he awaits trial.
Chicago police say they have a person of interest in custody in regards to two Jewish DePaul University students who were attacked on campus last year.
Pizzotti replaced Doug Bruno, who stepped down after 39 years in Lincoln Park.
Pizzotti replaced Doug Bruno, who stepped down after 39 years in Lincoln Park.
Max Long and Michael Kaminsky said they were attacked while showing support for Israel outside the DePaul Student Center in Lincoln Park.
Two Jewish students at DePaul University are suing the school for negligence, claiming DePaul failed to protect them when they were attacked in a violent hate crime on campus last November.
Two Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against DePaul University, accusing the school of failing to protect them from what police called a hate crime on campus last November.
Bruno will stay at the school as the special assistant to the vice president/director of athletics for women's basketball.
This comes after the department began visiting ten university campuses that reported antisemitic incidents since October 2023.
Creighton's Fedor Zugic and Steven Ashworth had 3-pointers at both ends of an 11-0 run to end regulation.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
CJ Gunn scored 23 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks for the Blue Demons (12-18, 3-16 Big East Conference).
Isaiah Rivera led the Blue Demons (11-18, 2-16) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Isaiah Rivera led DePaul with 16 points, but the last-place Blue Demons (11-16, 2-14) lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Professors, researchers and faculty from at least four Chicago universities said, without grants from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone's health will suffer.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Illinois state police say the two suspected shooters are 15 and 16 years old. One of those suspects is related to one of the people killed.
A 46-year-old man was seen on camera allegedly jumping over a fence and walking in the backyard of Pritzker's house.
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.
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.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
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.
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.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
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.
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.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago’s south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
Eighteen years after they last were together in Minnesota coaching the Twins' Double-A and Triple-A affiliates, these twins first shared a bond as players.
Witnesses say the agitated bison was roaming the campground and charging other tourists before finally hooking a 65-year-old man who stopped to take its picture.
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Father Michael Pfleger is accused of sexually abusing a minor 30 years ago. He was asked to step away during the investigation.
Illinois state police say the two suspected shooters are 15 and 16 years old. One of those suspects is related to one of the people killed.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
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.
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.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
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.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
A woman has been charged after a burglary and standoff in Aurora, Illinois, this weekend.
A suspected shooter held police in a standoff in Munster, Indiana, this weekend woman was shot in the face in a domestic incident, police said Sunday.
One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the edge of Chicago's Logan Square community Saturday night.
Three people were wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side.
