Jimothy the raccoon takes over social media and now Google
Jimothy, a Seattle raccoon with a birth defect is viral on social media, and Google is joining in on the fun. When you google "Jimothy" an animated Jimothy runs across the screen.
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Jimothy, a Seattle raccoon with a birth defect is viral on social media, and Google is joining in on the fun. When you google "Jimothy" an animated Jimothy runs across the screen.
The EU fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the tech giant broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its search engine to steer consumers toward its own services and apps over others'.
Video surveillance showed that one of two men in an SUV stepped out, lit an explosive device directly in front of the home, and got back in the car to drive away as it detonated. A window was shattered, but no injuries were reported.
Pause Point is meant to give you time for a short breathing exercise or to set a timer to make sure you don't spend too much time scrolling.
In an open letter, Google workers say doing a deal with the Department of Defense would hurt the tech giant's reputation.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Millions of people using Android mobile devices could receive a payout, according to the settlement website.
The verdict, which caps a weeks-long trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies.
Homeowner Dave Levy said the stretch of road along the 3600 block of Oak Park Avenue will even flood on days when it's not even raining heavily, forcing him and others to use portable pumps.
Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the technology giant's voice assistant had illegally recorded users and then shared their private conversations with advertisers.
Chicago police said the victims, the driver of a dark blue Honda SUV, a 22-year-old woman, and a passenger, a 28-year-old man, were traveling westbound when an unknown vehicle approached, and someone inside fired shots.
Google is releasing its top search trends for the year. What did people search for the most? Bradley Blackburn has the list — from the serious to the silly, and everything in between.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Google said it removed 146 million ads last year for misrepresentation, with some blocked before they could be posted. Tim McNicholas reports.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Google Maps renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in its app — but only for U.S. users.
The company says it is staying true to the spirit of the original design.
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Trump also degraded the press, and doubled down on false claims of a stolen 2020 election.
Google said it will appeal the ruling.
Workers used a crane to remove pieces of the black-and-white sculpture that stood outside the Thompson Center for decades. The fiberglass sculpture "Monument with Standing Beast" was first unveiled in 1984.
That news follows Thursday’s GDP report. It showed a 1.6% growth in the first quarter of this year, the slowest since the economy contracted in 2022.
The stage is set and the air is humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, prepares to hold the first of two Chicago concerts at Solider Field Thursday night.
After two more beluga whales died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including another whale rescued from defunct Canadian theme park Marineland, there are questions about what's behind the deaths.
Buckingham Fountain was back in operation Thursday, two days after it was shut down for maintenance due to a mechanical problem.
A chiropractor from Batavia, Illinois, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony counts related to secretly videotaping patients, including children, as they took off their clothes in his office.
"Diesel is just a couple of ticks away from hitting a new record," one energy expert said. "That will happen."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his 2027 budget forecast on Thursday.
The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
The head of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is stepping down.
Zoe Ma, the latest candidate to throw her hat into the Chicago mayoral race, officially launched her campaign on Tuesday.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The stage is set and the air is humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, prepares to hold the first of two Chicago concerts at Solider Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
The Iranian government said a U.S. airstrike hit a wedding party in a residential neighborhood and killed at least two women and two children. U.S. Central Command said it never targets civilians and is looking into the report.
The projections estimate that the city’s budget deficit has been reduced to $882.4 million, down from an estimated $1.2 billion shortfall the year before.
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A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
After two more beluga whales died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including another whale rescued from defunct Canadian theme park Marineland, there are questions about what's behind the deaths.
The stage is set and the air is humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, prepares to hold the first of two Chicago concerts at Solider Field Thursday night.
Buckingham Fountain was back in operation Thursday, two days after it was shut down for maintenance due to a mechanical problem.
A chiropractor from Batavia, Illinois, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony counts related to secretly videotaping patients, including children, as they took off their clothes in his office.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field.
A chiropractor from Batavia, Illinois, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony counts related to secretly videotaping patients, including children, as they took off their clothes in his office.
Chicago police on Thursday issued a community alert about a robbery on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train on the Near West Side this past weekend.
Two people are dead and at least five others are injured, including three officers, after a shooting near 15 East Grant Street Wednesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, according to police. The suspected shooter is also dead.
Surveillance video shows what appears to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria in the southwest Chicago suburb of Frankfort this week.
Two Chicago police officers were injured overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in a crash in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.
