Some Dems Worry Trump Will Fire Mueller, Pardon Manafort And Others In Russia Probe
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the first indictments in the Russia probe are troubling for the nation.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the first indictments in the Russia probe are troubling for the nation.
A former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, with ties to Chicago, has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents.
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Former curator of European painting Richard Brettell said the president's painting definitely is not authentic.
Judges in Hawaii and Maryland have temporarily blocked the president's third version of the travel ban from going into effect.
Durbin called Trump's criticism of Corker a mistake, and said it will make more Republicans question whether the president will support them.
Gutierrez said he wants to see a massive airlift to get Puerto Ricans to safety while the island rebuilds.
"Mr. President, stop calling us lazy. Stop calling us incompetent. Stop blaming us for this tragedy," Rep. Gutierrez said to the president.
Gutierrez has said the government response has been too slow so far to send federal aid to the island.
President Trump argues the cuts, including significant reductions for the wealthy, would benefit everyone, including the middle class. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley reports from Indianapolis.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the country's ideals encourage those who dissent to speak up, and that takes nothing away from their patriotism.
"I always want our guys to express themselves," Maddon says.
To demonize the players for "disrespecting" an inanimate object is just another in a long line of bastardization of the flag itself.
Jordan is voicing his support for freedom of speech and peaceful protest.
The Bears chose to unite together and lock arms in their first activism during the national anthem.
History was made across the NFL on Sunday, with more than 130 players demonstrating in the movement against racial oppression.
Both the Bears and Steelers were active during the national anthem in response to President Donald Trump.
The Bears offered their support to members of their organization expressing freedom through peaceful protest.
President Trump's weekly presidential address, followed by the Democratic response.
Durbin, the second ranking Democrat in the Senate, said Congress needs to pass legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants.
It was a bizarre turn of events for a president who's been inclined recently to turn to Democrats to jump-start legislative imperatives.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says President Donald Trump's comments about a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia "damage America."
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said President Donald Trump has to stop trying to put white supremacists and those who oppose them on the same level.
After serving as the adult in the room amid the Penn State scandal, Frazier is denouncing white supremacy and Donald Trump's comments regarding the weekend tragedy.
A heartbroken crowd gathered outside Trump Tower to denounce the violence in Virginia.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
The Chicago area is under a heat advisory, and in some places an extreme heat warning, as humidity pushes the heat index into triple digits with the potential of severe storms throughout the day.
A woman was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-57 on Chicago's South Side Sunday night, and a man who got out to help her was struck too.
Lindsay Clancy is standing trial in Massachusetts, accused of killing her three young children.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is turning 90 years old, and Oscar Mayer is celebrating the occasion with a special birthday treat.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
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.
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.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
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 food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
According police documents, the Lisle man charged in a fatal boat crash on the Fox River over the weekend had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
Jackie Kostek spent the morning at the Burr Ridge Village Center, showcasing all there is to do and see in the western suburb this summer.
Richard Stevenson, 45, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after investigators said the triple-engine pontoon boat he was operating collided with another boat on Saturday. Darius Johnson reports.
More states are struggling to share the dwindling water supply from Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Los Angeles.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago’s Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend.
A man is dead after police said he was hit by a speeding sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Sunday night.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
The Chicago area is under a heat advisory, and in some places an extreme heat warning, as humidity pushes the heat index into triple digits with the potential of severe storms throughout the day.
A woman was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-57 on Chicago's South Side Sunday night, and a man who got out to help her was struck too.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago's Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.
A robber jumped through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community early Monday morning.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
