Trump called to the stand in gag order dispute, fined $10,000
Former President Donald Trump briefly testified under oath Wednesday in his New York civil fraud trial, and the judge imposed a $10,000 fine.
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Former President Donald Trump briefly testified under oath Wednesday in his New York civil fraud trial, and the judge imposed a $10,000 fine.
A federal judge imposed a narrow gag order on the former president, barring him from making statements about the prosecutors, possible witnesses, and the judge's staff.
The special counsel argued that former President Donald Trump has an "established practice" of targeting those who challenge him.
Former President Donald Trump is no longer wealthy enough to be included in the Forbes 400, an annual list of the wealthiest Americans.
"The documents here clearly contain fraudulent valuations that defendants used in business," Judge Engoron wrote in his ruling, ordering Trump's New York business certificates canceled.
The report, by a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, recommended charges against Sen. Lindsey Graham and Georgia's former senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to interfering in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. His lawyers waived his arraignment, meaning he will not appear in court next week.
The trial for Donald Trump's election-related case in Washington, D.C., could be the first of the former president's four pending criminal cases to go to trial.
The trial in the federal case related to Jan. 6, and former President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will coincide with one of the biggest election days on the presidential primary calendar. CBS News’ Natalie Brand reports.
Rev. Stephen Lee, a pastor from Orland Park, and Trevian Kutti, a former publicist, both were booked into the Fulton County Jail on Friday, and later released on bail.
Donald Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia — the fourth time this year the former president has been booked on criminal charges.
All 19 defendants in the Georgia indictment involving former President Donald Trump have surrendered, including two people from the Chicago area. Trump is now fundraising off his historic mugshot, after surrendering to authorities in Georgia, on charges of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.
Prosecutors have asked the judge handling the election meddling case to set a trial date of Oct. 23 for former President Trump and his co-defendants.
Eight GOP candidates made their case for why they should be president before their largest audience to date.
Rudy Giuliani was accompanied by former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani turned himself in to Georgia authorities on Wednesday. He is one of 19 people accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Former President Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday.
Some of the 19 people indicted in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election have turned themselves in to authorities, including attorney John Eastman, who worked with then-President Trump, and is accused of trying to stop the electoral ballot counting. Former President Trump himself will be heading to the Fulton County Jail on Thursday to surrender on the conspiracy charges.
According to the charges, she emailed the headmaster of a school in Palm Beach County, Florida, in May and June, threatening to kill the former president and his son.
A Plainfield woman has been charged with sending emails threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump and his 17-year-old son, Barron, "straight in the face at any opportunity that I get."
A Plainfield woman has been charged with sending emails threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump and his 17-year-old son, Barron, "straight in the face at any opportunity that I get."
The first Republican presidential debate is set for Wednesday, but you won't see former President Trump there. The GOP frontrunner said he won't attend. Instead, he plans to release a recorded interview.
Amid mounting legal troubles, former President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail Thursday night, headlining a fundraiser in Nashville, while his Republican opponents are struggling to get their messages heard over all the media coverage of Trump's indictments.
"In the 1980s, if you said that Rudy Giuliani had been indicted on RICO charges, someone would've thought it was a bad 'Saturday Night Live' skit," said a colleague from his days as a prosecutor.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said that the 19 defendants have until noon on Aug. 25 to turn themselves in.
Unlike in his past three arraignments, Trump as well as the 18 people indicted as co-conspirators were given about 11 days to surrender in Georgia, where cameras are permitted in court.
A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Tuesday.
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
Thunderstorms return to the Chicago area on Friday.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday told a judge they aren't yet ready to say whether they'll retry the lead defendants in the "ComEd Four" case who were convicted in 2023 of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The Democratic National Committee is on the hunt for the best host city for the 2028 Democratic convention.
There was a big turnout in Springfield on Wednesday to celebrate retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign confirmed on Tuesday that it recieved a letter from the Department of Defense, which has announced "research security audits" at 30 universities nationwide.
The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
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.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
As people age, it becomes crucial to do whatever possible to protect from issues like memory loss. But leading neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter said the process actually starts well before advanced age.
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.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
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.
Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
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.
It's day eleven without power for tens of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool.
Thunderstorms return to the Chicago area on Friday.
Thousands of people in Northwest Indiana who recently got power back after last week's severe storms have lost service again.
Nine days after the storm that was to blame for it all, tens of thousands of people yet again woke up without power in Northwest Indiana on Thursday.
A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Tuesday.
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last inspected South Chicago Chapel funeral home in October, 10 months before 56 decomposing bodies were found there.
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.
Grant Holmes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Austin Riley doubled and singled to drive in Atlanta's runs, and the Braves topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday to end a three-game slide.
The Franklin County Coroner's Office says Jack Pugh died March 30 from acute bronchopneumonia caused by cardiomyopathy, a disease that weakens the heart's ability to pump blood.
José Urquidy pitched six innings of crisp, two-hit relief, rookie Braden Montgomery drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox topped the crosstown Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
Crow-Armstrong is the first player in MLB history with two leadoff home runs and a walk-off in a two-game span, and the 13th since 1900 to follow a walk-off homer with a leadoff shot.
NASCAR is calling off plans to bring its street race back to downtown Chicago in 2027, but is holding out hope for the event to return in the future.
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
Authorities in Kenosha County, Wisconsin apprehended three people this week after a pursuit that crossed state lines into Illinois.
Chicago police released surveillance video Thursday of a suspect in a shooting that left a CTA switch worker dead in the Roseland community back in June.
A Kane County, Illinois, man stood charged Thursday with gathering real pictures of children and using artificial intelligence to make them into pornography.
A man and woman were shot and killed in the middle of the day Wednesday on Chicago's West Side.
