Why was the moon shades of red, orange and yellow last night?
There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total lunar eclipse.
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There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total lunar eclipse.
Insects emerged from the ground, the moon eclipsed the sun, a purse full of cereal was spotted and Chicago fell in love with a rodent-shaped hole.
From a mother-daughter day looking at the eclipse to a special congratulations to one of CBS 2's own, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Laura Bannon's eye this week.
Back in 1972, John Messerschmidt began chasing eclipses at the age of 14 and will being his whole family along for the next one.
NASA says there are several radiation myths connected to the eclipse.
How often do total solar eclipses, like the one on April 8, occur? It was the first in the U.S. since 2017, and the nation won't get another until 2044.
Cheers erupted as the last bit of sunlight wrapped around the moon and turned the skies pitch dark.
A total solar eclipse darkened skies across the U.S. Tens of millions witnessed it in the "path of totality."
Thousands of people gathered near the Adler Planetarium. It handed out free solar viewers to the crowds enjoying a picture-perfect day where everyone talked about a special feeling of community among the crowd.
"It's honestly beautiful."
Experts warn against pointing your phone's camera directly at the sun. Here are a few tricks for photographing the solar eclipse — or snapping a selfie.
The 2024 total solar eclipse is today. Here's how to check your solar glasses and tell if they're safe to use.
More than two dozen towns in southern Illinois will see a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Where will your optimal viewing time start, peak and end in those towns? When is the best time to see it in Chicago? See a full timeline schedule here.
As the 2024 total solar eclipse turns day into night this April, some people will celebrate once-in-a-lifetime moments with their loved ones.
Why is looking at the solar eclipse dangerous? Eye doctors explain why you need to wear special glasses for protection — and what happens if you don't.
The city welcomed them with a block party featuring bands, food and drink on Sunday evening once the rain moved out.
Millions of people will be looking up to the sky to witness the event on Monday.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 5:30 p.m. forecast for Sunday, April 7, 2024.
The best places to see the solar eclipse depend on where you are. Chicago is not going to see a total eclipse this time around, but where you are could still offer something impressive to see.
They're the only team from Illinois and they're heading downstate to Cartersville to launch in the path of totality.
In a cosmic coincidence, the small southern Illinois village of Makanda is preparing for yet another total solar eclipse, with thousands of visitors expected.
Experts say on April 8 in Chicago, the sun will be covered at 94%. A team from the Adler Planetarium is preparing for the big event in Chicago and Carbondale in southern Illinois.
Gov. Eric Holcomb issued an executive order to expand the state's emergency response capabilities – allowing local dispatchers to tap into resources from neighboring states if needed.
Looking at the eclipse requires special glasses that protect against the sun's powerful rays.
A horned comet called the Devil Comet will be visible during the eclipse on April 8. It travels around the sun once every 71 years, similar to Haley's Comet. It gets its name due to its unusual shape.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Seven members of a fraternity at Indiana University in Bloomington are now facing criminal charges for hazing methods that led to two pledges being hospitalized in 2025.
The south Chicago suburb of Dolton is helping residents who have been facing high water bills.
Cases of cyclosporiasis have climbed to 995 amid the national outbreak, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) filed a lawsuit last week, taking the Illinois State Board of Elections to task for what he said are unnecessarily high hurdles for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
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.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
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.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Seven members of a fraternity at Indiana University in Bloomington are now facing criminal charges for hazing methods that led to two pledges being hospitalized in 2025.
The Chicago Urban League is bringing people together to address gun violence in honor of National Civility Month.
A man who went to prison for killing his father in 2010 has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
The committee voted Tuesday morning along party lines in support of Blanche.
Cases of cyclosporiasis have climbed to 995 amid the national outbreak, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Seven members of a fraternity at Indiana University in Bloomington are now facing criminal charges for hazing methods that led to two pledges being hospitalized in 2025.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
The schools announced Monday they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series.
Ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Monday, the Chicago White Sox have reportedly added right-handed reliever Huascar Brazobán in a trade with the New York Mets.
An Illinois State Police trooper appeared in court on Tuesday after being charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
