Mural artist Amoz Wright brings his art to POP! Heights Park
A new place to play, exercise, and gather. POP! Heights Park opens Saturday on the Far South Side.
A new place to play, exercise, and gather. POP! Heights Park opens Saturday on the Far South Side.
A new park is bringing a pop of color and vitality to the Far South Side.
A ribbon cutting at noon will be the official opening of POP! Heights Park on 112th and South Halsted.
A female victim of unknown age was found dead in a garbage can in the 10700 block of South Edbrooke Avenue.
A beloved church on the city's South Side is in need of some divine intervention.
Knitting new opportunities for connection and crafts.
"It's one that got away. and we're not proud of that, but we want to make sure that we do right," said James Cunningham, who leads the local HUD office in Chicago.
There is now a multimillion-dollar plan to upgrade every home at a troubled low-income apartment complex on the city's Far South Side.
Broken staircases, mildew, rodents – those are just a few of the reasons a Far South Side Section 8 housing complex has failed multiple city inspections.
A plan is finally in place to fix the mold, mice, and mismanagement at a Far South Side Section 8 low-income housing complex.
After several reports by CBS 2 shedding light on mice, decay, and mold at the Concordia Place apartments on the Far South Side, lawmakers are taking action.
Mold, mice, and a lack of proper management – that is what residents at a low-income housing complex on the city's Far South Side say they're enduring.
A private trash company hauled away the dumpsters from a low-income housing complex this past Friday, and no one provided any replacements until this week.
A power pole has tipped at a dangerous angle over a street in the Golden Gate neighborhood on the Far South Side, and neighbors said they received the runaround from the city after calling to get it fixed.
A Chicago Police squad car was involved in a crash on the city's Far South Side.
Drivers navigating Doty Avenue on the city's Far South Side have been stuck dealing with waterlogged craters, and worse.
A man was shot and critically wounded early Saturday in the Rosemoor community, police said.
A teen is dead after being shot in the Far South Side's Fernwood community early Sunday morning.
Two Chicago Police officers were injured Wednesday evening in an accident involving a squad car on the city's Far South Side.
Police were at two scenes on the Far South Side Tuesday afternoon, after a serious car crash and a shooting that left a man dead happened blocks apart.
One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a crash involving a car, SUV and a salt truck on Chicago's Far South Side.
Three people were shot tonight following a verbal altercation at an outdoor gathering in the Eden Green neighborhood.
Police have released two people who were questioned about the shooting deaths of two teenagers found in a field on the Far South Side.
Chicago police said a gang execution may be to blame for the bodies of two teenagers found on the South Side of Chicago.
Two teenagers reported missing over the weekend have been found dead in a field on the Far South Side. Both boys had been shot, prompting police to classify the case as a homicide investigation.
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By the late afternoon, scattered showers and storms develop, some of which may be strong with gusty wind and small hail.
On Wednesday, student activists at the U of C were joined by Chicago Public Schools students—who marched and held a protest of their own.
The Borealis Service begins Tuesday, May 21, according to Amtrak.
The carnival had been scheduled for this coming Friday through Sunday in Huntley
The suit, filed by three Jewish students, called the encampment "a dystopic cesspool of hate in the 2 school's lush green center," and accused Northwestern of coddling the protest.
A meeting on the subject Wednesday was not in person, but virtual—and notably absent was Gov. Pritzker himself.
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
A guest speaker will also give firsthand accounts about the situation in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
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.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
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.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
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.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
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.
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Chicago Police announced Wednesday evening that Tate was taken into custody by members of the CPD and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force Wednesday evening in west suburban Glendale Heights.
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Xavier Tate Jr. was apprehended Wednesday night at an apartment complex in Glendale Heights where a neighbor said he was known. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
On Wednesday, student activists at the U of C were joined by Chicago Public Schools students—who marched and held a protest of their own.
The suit, filed by three Jewish students, called the encampment "a dystopic cesspool of hate in the 2 school's lush green center," and accused Northwestern of coddling the protest.
A meeting on the subject Wednesday was not in person, but virtual—and notably absent was Gov. Pritzker himself.
By the late afternoon, scattered showers and storms develop, some of which may be strong with gusty wind and small hail.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
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.
Shota Imanaga (5-0), making his sixth start, allowed three hits and walked one with seven strikeouts to lower his ERA to 0.78.
Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
He is taking over the wheel for his wife, Leah Pruett, a veteran drag racer who coached his husband in a very different circuit for Stewart.
The Sox' Andrew Benintendi homered leading off the eighth to tie it at 5 after Minnesota scored twice in the top half. But the Twins pulled it out in the ninth.
The teams were hitless in six plate appearances with runners in scoring position against the starters.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
A 29-year-old man was shot in the stomach and leg and later died at the University of Chicago Hospital.
Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
Police said officers were flagged down at the school around 11:45 a.m., after a female entered the school, approached a group of eight teen females, all between 15 and 19 years old, and sprayed a chemical irritant.
LaPorte County Sheriff's deputies found multiple vacuum-sealed packages of drugs in a pickup truck during a traffic stop.