Robert MacNeil, longtime PBS news anchor, dies at 93
MacNeil created and co-anchored the no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades.
MacNeil created and co-anchored the no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades.
O'Neill Burke takes on Republican Bob Fioretti in November.
Two closely watched races remained too close to call late Tuesday night: a real estate transfer tax referendum in Chicago and the Democratic race for Cook County State's Attorney.
Vladimir Putin has faced no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.
A minority of voters have decided on multiple property tax-related referendums in recent elections, according to a study by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.
"It's very important to me. Especially as a young woman. I feel very proud to be here."
There were hundreds of delegates up for grabs for both Democrats and Republicans on Super Tuesday.
Trump's attorneys asked the Illinois Appellate Court to overturn Judge Tracie Porter's ruling that he be kicked off Republican primary ballots in Illinois.
After months of stump speeches, campaign ads, and shaking hands with voters, the candidates for Chicago mayor are approaching the finish line.
A Northwestern nonpartisan poll released last week found the race between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas is neck and neck, each with 44%, 12% undecided.
CBS 2's Ryan Baker spoke with Jaime Dominguez, one of the researchers at Northwestern and an associate professor of instruction in the department of political science.
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CBS 2's Jackie Kostek is following the mayoral race, with Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas busy stumping for undecided votes.
With new numbers in Sunday, the race itself has already shattered records.
Both candidates are leaning on churchgoers for support.
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson are facing off for mayor in the runoff.
We're just five days away from Election Day in Chicago.
Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is counting on his longtime base of support on the Southwest Side to turn out at the polls on Tuesday as he makes his second bid for the mayor’s office in Chicago. He’s pushing his 40 years of public service experience as the reason to put him onto the 5th floor at City Hall, with the know-how that he says Mayor Lightfoot has not shown in office.
One of the most closely watched races on Tuesday will see the end of an era for an alderman who has been in the city council for more than half a century. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray has the story
Representing a diverse chunk of Chicago from the South Loop to Hyde Park, Ald. Sophia King has – like the other mayoral candidates in Chicago – emphasized something at the top of voters’ minds: public safety. She wants to bring back 1,000 retired officers to fill staffing gaps, replace Supt. David Brown, and move officers to four-day 10-hour shifts.
Millionaire businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson is making his hoping the third time will be the charm as he makes his latest run for mayor. After falling short in 2015 and 2019, he said he expects to finally make the runoff this time around.
Thanks to strong support from the Chicago Teachers Union, mayoral candidate and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been making headlines late in the campaign, climbing in the polls in recent weeks.
Mayoral candidate and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas is confident he will end up in the runoff when all is said and done after the polls close on Election Day. It’s his second bid for mayor, and he entered Election Day as the clear frontrunner.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for her political life as voters head to the polls on Election Day in Chicago, facing eight challengers and dismal approval ratings. While many polls suggest she might not make a runoff, if the mayor is concerned, she’s not showing it.
Some did that by going to church Sunday.
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"It's a way for me to reconnect with that background, as well as a way for us to be really, truly connected to our food."
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The store said in a post on X that the window displayed a Palestinian flag with a sign calling for a ceasefire.
Freeman was released on bond and ordered to hand over his passport and gun permit.
Guidice said he left City Hall on good terms.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
In point of fact, the 17-year periodical cicadas that are coming this year in the Chicago area are expected be gone before gone before opening night. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a look at the extended forecast.
It happened around 6 a.m. at the Women and Children First bookstore at 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago police said an unknown number of people broke the window – classifying it as criminal damage to property.
Earth Day is inspiring a week's worth of celebrations as CBS 2's Jamaica Ponder takes viewers to a greenhouse that's not filled with flowers but with delicious, fresh produce.
When asked why he left when he did, Guidice said he told Mayor Johnson he would "stick around for one year." CBS 2's Dana Kozlov talked with Guidice one-on-one.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
"As a parent because I never want to see my son go backward from where he's grown so much in this school, and it's heartbreaking to see."
The civil rights lawsuit filed by Reed's mother accuses police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics" during a traffic stop on March 21.
Crime stats of those who were carjacked, robbed, shot, or killed give an overwhelming sense of a society unmoored. But the spectacle of crime can evoke fear, often overshadowing those who are truly affected: the victims.
"It's a way for me to reconnect with that background, as well as a way for us to be really, truly connected to our food."
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
CBS 2 discovered the woman, Whitley Temple, was hired by the City of Chicago while awaiting trial.
Williams is the only quarterback with whom the Bears met ahead of a draft, in which five of the first six could be QBs.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
The Sox joined Cincinnati in 2022, Detroit in 2003, the St. Louis Browns in 1936 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 as teams to start 3-20.
Cody Bellinger also hit a two-run homer in the first off J.P. France.
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks and left-hander Drew Smyly were placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs before a series opener against the Houston Astros.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun.
One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.
The task force isn't only responding to thefts on retail strips such as the Magnificent Mile or making arrests. They are working directly with businesses.
Two boys were shot as a large group of teens flooded the streets in the South Loop near Roosevelt and Canal on March 2.