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A Republican-backed House bill includes a range new tax breaks, including a $4,000 deduction for seniors. Here's what to know.
Foot Locker is the second major U.S. shoe company to be acquired in recent weeks as tariffs hit footwear industry.
The question of the Qatari government's plans to donate a luxury 747 jet to the Pentagon loomed large over the visit, despite efforts by both Trump and the country's prime minister to downplay ethical concerns.
A federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
President Donald Trump is in Qatar for day two of his trip to the Middle East. It comes as he faces bipartisan criticism for accepting a luxury plane from the Qatari government. Before flying to Qatar, the president met with Syria's new leader.
Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson are now both eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.
A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds.
Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the state's leadoff presidential caucuses.
Mr. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced multiple economic and defense agreements, an indication of Mr. Trump's intent to deepen U.S.-Saudi ties, despite long-held concerns about human rights, political rights and civil liberties in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
The U.S. has agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods down to 30%.
Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.
Sources tell CBS News the gift wouldn't happen during the trip since it would need to go through a security check.
Trump said he supports a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announcing it on social media Thursday and threatening additional sanctions from the United States if it's not respected.
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have voted to kill most of the top spending priorities of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
President Donald Trump promised an announcement about a "major trade deal" with a "big, and highly respected country." The apparent progress as the U.S. and China prepares for their first face to face.
The administration plans to refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf, something the Pentagon has done internally for years.
Two Trump administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts to discuss trade in the coming days, the administration said Tuesday.
President Trump took shots at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with the new Canadian prime minister Tuesday, calling it "a disaster" and blaming "woke" construction workers.
Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and George "Machine-Gun" Kelly.
American studios shoot many major movies outside the U.S. It's unclear how the tariffs would be applied. President Trump said he plans to meet with industry leaders to make sure they're happy with the plan.
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that President Trump made the offer during some of the calls the two shared since January. She says while the two nations will work together, she will not accept having the U.S. Army in Mexico.
As preparations continue for the conclave at the Vatican that will choose the next pope, President Trump has entered the conversation, posting a surprising image of himself dressed as the pope. The image comes as the president defends his administration's actions on tariffs.
The Trump administration has announced its budget plans with spending cuts, while it asks the Supreme Court to give DOGE personal data on millions of Americans. Bradley Blackburn is tracking the latest.
A woman was found dead inside an apartment in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on Friday morning.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
A collaboration between Bad Bunny and a history professor is teaching people about Puerto Rican history in an event series at the Chicago Public Library.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Ronald Hicks is set to be installed Friday as the 11th archbishop of New York in a ceremony at the revered St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.
Seasonable temperatures fall swiftly Friday, leading to bitter cold overnight. Lows around 11 degrees.
Take a look at A Red Orchid Theatre's "Birds of North America" now playing through March 8.
Get out of the cold and into EvaDean’s Bakery and Cafe in Wilmette.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
The woman set on fire on the CTA Blue Line in a random act of violence has been released from the hospital.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The City of Chicago is taking steps to buy Chicago's Greyhound bus station.
A woman was found dead inside an apartment in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on Friday morning.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
The Bulls on Thursday sent Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks, as first reported by ESPN and The Athletic.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
Three people were in custody Thursday afternoon after a Chicago police officer fired at a suspect who ran from a stolen car that had hit a squad car.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday were investigating a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured, while a third teen suffered a head injury.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating two attempted burglaries involving ATMs in two city neighborhoods in the early-morning hours.
