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The government is asking a federal judge to give the former Crestwood police chief and a former water department operator up to 21 and 27 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to use polluted well water in the village's water supply for more than two decades.
He wouldn't talk, so it's back to jail for TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau for refusing to reveal where he's hidden millions in ill-gotten gains.
A former fundraiser for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud charges unrelated to his ties to the two disgraced politicians.
He's a highly-educated 49-year-old man accused of running a classic government kickback scam, but to Eugene Mullins' attorney, he's still "Little Geno," the 7-year-old South Side boy who "loved sports" and "defended other kids from bullies."
The boss of a Chicago-based healthcare firm is a fraudster who oversaw a massive scam to overbill for doctors' house calls in six states, federal authorities alleged Tuesday.
Two women from far northwest suburban Harvard are accused of working with a large-scale Nigerian-based scam.
Former Country Club Hills Police Chief Regina Evans pleaded guilty Monday to fraud and money laundering charges related to the misuse of a $1.25 million state grant to a non-profit organization she ran with her husband, Ronald Evans Jr.
Park Ridge police were asking for the public's health in a fraud investigation against a man they said has been using a fake identity to fleece people in at least four states.
Three con men who met behind bars were headed back to prison for a $3.5 million Ponzi scheme involving comic books, movies and collectibles.
Authorities were warning Chicago area residents about scammers using skimming devices on ATMS to steal money from people's bank accounts.
One of dozens of alternative energy suppliers now fiercely competing for your business is a company with a bad track record the CBS 2 Investigators have been reporting on for years.
CBS 2 and the Better Government Association first disclosed how Chicago Public School employees were gaming the $175 million program meant for poor children.
The U.S. Marshals Service sold three of convicted Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell's five properties for more than $3 million on Monday.
The indictment accuses Dr. Paul Madison of ordering his staff to submit false claims for chiropractic manipulation under anesthesia; treatments which were not actually performed.
As he made his first court appearance on federal bank fraud charges, state Rep. La Shawn Ford got the rock star treatment from dozens of West Side residents who came out to show their support for the embattled lawmaker.
The owners of a Waukegan grocery store have admitted to stealing nearly $850,000 from the federal food stamp program.
A Cook County Circuit Court employee has been charged with stealing $3,500 in traffic ticket payments, the fourth clerk's office employee to face criminal charges this year, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Top Springfield Republicans are telling Gov. Pat Quinn that he has been too slow purging Medicaid rolls of cheaters.
One of the country's largest gold buyers has shut down, and is now under investigation by state and federal agencies.
The communications chief for former Cook County President Todd Stroger was indicted on Thursday, accused of steering county business to friends.
A dozen principals and assistant principals have been removed for allegedly scheming to obtain free or reduced-price school lunches for their own children.
Do some popular Metra tickets actually qualify as gift certificates under Illinois law? That's what one man is arguing in a class-action fraud lawsuit filed Tuesday against the commuter rail agency he calls a "profiteer," claiming the tickets' one-year expiration dates are therefore unlawful.
A former executive at a company that administers employee pensions has been indicted for allegedly defrauding benefit plans of more than $8.5 million.
Media mogul Conrad Black has been released from prison, having completed about three of his 6 1/2–year sentence for defrauding investors.
A boil order has been issued for part of the southwest Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills.
A rally was set to be held in Daley Plaza Monday for a Chicago woman accused of killing her abusive boyfriend in 2022.
Anjanette Young, the victim of a wrongful Chicago police raid back in 2019, will join attorneys and advocates Monday as they push for a ban on no-knock warrants in Illinois.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
The two takeovers occurred two hours apart in Marquette Park and in the South Loop.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is asking the federal officials who ran Operation Midway Blitz to testify at two hearings on federal agents' tactics during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by the Justice Department to revive two subpoenas it served to the Federal Reserve.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
Have you ever had a long to-do list, but for some reason, also had a burning need to clean your entire house first? It turns out not to be that bad an idea for clearing your mind, as Dr. Debra Kissen with Light on Anxiety tells Marie Saavedra.
A boil order has been issued for part of the southwest Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills.
The astronauts aboard the Artemis II’s Mission Orion capsule are set to witness a part of the moon no human has seen before. Bradley Blackburn reports.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 6, 2026.
A rally was set to be held in Daley Plaza Monday for Keshia Golden, a Chicago woman accused of killing her abusive boyfriend in 2022.
In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
A rally was set to be held in Daley Plaza Monday for a Chicago woman accused of killing her abusive boyfriend in 2022.
A boil order has been issued for part of the southwest Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills.
Anjanette Young, the victim of a wrongful Chicago police raid back in 2019, will join attorneys and advocates Monday as they push for a ban on no-knock warrants in Illinois.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.
The Bulls missed four shots on their next possession, including three straight at point-blank range by Leonard Miller, before Booker made a 3 to make 117-108 with 1:33 remaining.
Amaya's hard shot to right-center field off Connor Brogdon (2-1) scored pinch-runner Dylan Carlson from second base.
Miguel Vargas had an RBI triple, and Lenyn Sosa and Austin Hays each drove in a run as the White Sox opened 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004.
UCLA finished the season 37-1 by defeating the three-time national champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
A man was due in court Sunday after being arrested and charged with hitting a woman with a vehicle last week and then running off in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Two people were injured early Sunday in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway alongside Chicago's Pullman community.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
