President Trump calls for more troops in Chicago, cites "Miracle Mile"
President Trump on Tuesday said he wants to call in more troops to Chicago — pointing to vacant storefronts in Chicago as a reason and blaming them on crime.
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President Trump on Tuesday said he wants to call in more troops to Chicago — pointing to vacant storefronts in Chicago as a reason and blaming them on crime.
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly took part in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including "false electors."
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including Rudy Giuliani and false electors.
President Trump was greeted with some boos as he became the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since 1978.
The Border Patrol leader who's behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents' use of force and aggressive tactics.
A Winthrop Harbor man is in federal custody, accused of threatening to kill President Trump. Prosecutors said he posted a video on social media threatening to shoot the president and others.
President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.
It’s also HIS FIRST appearance on the program since settling a lawsuit with CBS's parent company, Paramount, over editing in a segment with then Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Al-Sharaa met with President Trump in Saudi Arabia last spring, making him the first Syrian leader to meet with a U.S. president in 25 years.
President Trump vowed to wipe out Islamic terrorists and blamed the Nigerian government for allowing the persecution and killing of Christians.
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting immigration arrests near courthouses.
The United Nations human rights chief says the Trump administration "must halt" strikes on alleged drug boats to prevent "extrajudicial killing."
With the Treasury Department no longer minting the one-cent coin, some businesses are offering perks to customers who bring in pennies.
The Supreme Court is asking for more information on the battle over the Trump administration's bid to deploy troops in Illinois, pushing back any decision by the high court until at least mid-November.
The city of Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois plan to appeal President Trump's decision to deny a disaster declaration that would have provided federal relief funding for homes and businesses damaged by severe flooding this summer.
Iowa Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra on Tuesday confirmed that he is running for governor after a monthslong exploratory campaign in which he amassed support and raised money for an open election in a high-stakes midterm year.
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
Tylenol maker Kenvue said Texas' claims "lack legal merit and scientific support" and vowed to defend itself in litigation.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October.
His visit will include stops in Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea, where the president is expected to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit.
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
New York Attorney General Letitia James will make her first court appearance for her arraignment in a mortgage fraud case. She has asked charges be dropped, arguing the Trump administration has targeted her as retaliation for her investigating him and citing public statements the president made.
Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."
A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday agreed to keep a restraining order barring the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in place indefinitely, as the Supreme Court weighs a White House challenge to her order.
The administration filed documents in court on Tuesday in which the Department of Justice said they consented to a 30-day extension of the TRO, according to reporting from Capitol News Illinois.
Frances Dahlke, 88, wanted to make sure her grandson Alex was the one to show her above the clouds for the first time.
The three videos show what happened before and after the shooting by a Border Patrol agent on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.
Police said they found the suspect matching the description in the downtown Palatine area who grabbed the girl and robbed her of her cell phone on Monday morning.
The White Sox and Cubs are opening up camp in the desert, with both teams feeling good about more than the warmer weather.
CBS News Chicago is taking a closer look at the three top candidates in the 2026 race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
DuPage County opened up its polls for early voting in the 2026 primary on Tuesday after a snag.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
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 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
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.
Officer Josh Thompson of the 7th division, who was on the case, said the search led them to a house, and at that house, he was approached by a dog who took him to the missing child.
The sender also includes a link to a high-quality fake Amazon webpage that prompts people to provide contact information for the account as well as their password.
Temperatures will stay milder than normal for the next week, with the warmest stretch likely arriving early next week.
Frances Dahlke, 88, had reached many milestones in her life, but there was one she had yet to check off - taking her first flight.
The Justice Department released bodycam video of the shooting of Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park back in October.
The three videos show what happened before and after the shooting by a Border Patrol agent on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.
An Indiana bride said a Chicago hotel workers' union has harassed her for months while she's been trying to plan her July wedding over a hotel listed on her wedding website.
Police said they found the suspect matching the description in the downtown Palatine area who grabbed the girl and robbed her of her cell phone on Monday morning.
Frances Dahlke, 88, wanted to make sure her grandson Alex was the one to show her above the clouds for the first time.
CBS News Chicago is taking a closer look at the three top candidates in the 2026 race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
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 White Sox and Cubs are opening up camp in the desert, with both teams feeling good about more than the warmer weather.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Here is a look at where the medal count stands for Team USA and other nations as the competition heats up at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric by putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in his drink, leading to his sudden death in 2022.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with slashing a woman in a fight in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this past weekend.
A man has been charged and extradited from Iowa in a 2024 shooting that left another man dead in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
