American crocodile population grows in Florida after near extinction
Crocodiles are making a comeback in Florida after years of hunting and habitat destruction. Human-made canals are part of what’s helping the crocs feel at home again.
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Crocodiles are making a comeback in Florida after years of hunting and habitat destruction. Human-made canals are part of what’s helping the crocs feel at home again.
Initial reports from the Florida sheriff's office said the deputy who fired the fatal shot that killed 23-year-old Roger Fortson acted in self-defense, but the family says the deputy went to the wrong apartment.
A pesky problem sometimes requires peculiar solutions. A south Florida town has found itself overrun with peacocks.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
A woman in Venice, Florida said she was watching TV when she heard an alligator push through her front door, and go on to scratch some of her kitchen cabinets.
Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the Presidential Records Act doesn't shield Trump from charges that he unlawfully retained national defense information.
The settlement ended almost two years of litigation
More Americans arrived in Florida on Wednesday night, after waiting weeks to be evacuated from Haiti. The island nation has descended into chaos, with the resignation of its leader amid escalating gang violence.
The St. John's County Sheriff's officer in Vermont Heights, Florida, had just pulled over a driver when the turkey started making trouble.
Joseph Alexander Valdez pleaded guilty to multiple crimes related to his targeting of college-age women to steal their personal information and photos.
Two kids also died from died digging from sand holes in 2023.
Sloan Mattingly and her family were visiting Florida from Fort Wayne, Indiana, for vacation, when she and her brother got caught in a collapsed sand hole on the beach. Sloan did not make it. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, the Collier County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.
The small plane crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater.
The US State Department posted a travel advisory urging Americans to "exercise increased caution" in the Bahamas, citing crime.
A customer who claims he was injured by an exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in central Florida has filed a negligence lawsuit
An investigation found Watson was upset he couldn't find his phone and slammed a card table on the floor. That's when his half-brother Kendall Yarborough, visiting from Florida shot towards Watson killing him.
Kendall Yarborough, 28, of Palm Harbor, is facing two counts of first-degree murder.
Much like the town, the post office keeps Christmas decorations up year-round but it's during the holidays when it sees the most visitors.
Bedard — who has nine goals in his first 13 games — became the youngest player ever to score twice in a game against Florida, doing that three days after he became the youngest player to have a two-goal game against Tampa Bay.
A fight between two groups turned deadly in Tampa when a shooting during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hurt.
Darrell Crutchfield is actually growing fond of his new roommate.
Luke Altmyer threw a touchdown pass and ran for another and Isaiah Williams caught eight passes for 120 yards to lead Illinois to a 23-17 win over Florida Atlantic in a non-conference game.
Hurricane Lee is churning northward, whipping up rough seas in the Atlantic as watches and warnings are issued for parts of New England and Canada.
Ray Baluchi claimed he was trying to cross the Atlantic to the United Kingdom.
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Villa Park, leading to delays for Metra commuters on the Union Pacific-West line.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
All inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway are blocked at 25th Avenue by a crash and car fire after a police chase.
An Oswego, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to phishing hundreds of women's to get access to their Snapchats and steal, sell, trade and keep nude photos.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
Illinois early voting for the 2026 primary begins for most counties in early February. Find out what your early voting dates are and where you can go cast a ballot below.
Chicago Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) wants to hear from anyone who has strong feelings about food delivery robots.
Some polls opened up for early voting on Thursday, with less than six weeks to go until primary day in Illinois.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
A 17-year-old boy was charged Thursday in a shooting that wounded seven teens in front of the Chicago Theatre downtown right after the city’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony in November.
Adopt August and Archer from Border Tails Rescue.
Drivers who receive traffic tickets in suburban Cook County could soon see their cases move faster.
Minute Maid is discontinuing its frozen juice concentrates
A 17-year-old boy is charged in a shooting that wounded seven teens downtown right after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Villa Park, leading to delays for Metra commuters on the Union Pacific-West line.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
All inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway are blocked at 25th Avenue by a crash and car fire after a police chase.
An Oswego, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to phishing hundreds of women's to get access to their Snapchats and steal, sell, trade and keep nude photos.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
The Bulls on Thursday sent Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks, as first reported by ESPN and The Athletic.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers.
Spencer Knight made 16 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five of six.
The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White to the Charlotte Hornets, reports said Wednesday.
Chicago cut Milwaukee's lead to 90-84 late in the third quarter, but couldn't get any closer.
Three people were in custody Thursday afternoon after a Chicago police officer fired at a suspect who ran from a stolen car that had hit a squad car, the CPD said.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday were investigating a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured, while a third teen suffered a head injury.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating two attempted burglaries involving ATMs in two city neighborhoods in the early-morning hours.
Investigators have no proof that the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is still alive but are holding out hope she is "still out there," the sheriff said.
A 17-year-old boy was charged Thursday in a shooting that wounded seven teens in front of the Chicago Theatre downtown right after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony in November.
