Hamas announced its stepping away from running Gaza
The militant group announced it will turn over civilian government duties to a United Nations-backed committee. The general director says this is part of a U.S. brokered ceasefire deal.
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The militant group announced it will turn over civilian government duties to a United Nations-backed committee. The general director says this is part of a U.S. brokered ceasefire deal.
Israel's military says the remains of Ran Gvili, the last person whose body was taken hostage into Gaza, have been recovered.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also announced President Trump will receive the Israel Prize for his work on peace negotiations.
Israel is pushing for the disarmament of Hamas, while Hamas is asking for a path to Palestinian statehood. Bradley Blackburn reports.
He was held hostage by Hamas terrorists for more than 500 days. He thought he saw his girlfriend die in front of him. Both survived and spoke Wednesday night at an exhibit that remembers all of those killed on Oct. 7, 2023.
The Vatican recognized Palestine a decade ago, and Pope Leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely.
Just over two years after the deadly Hamas terrorist attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel, a traveling tribute to the victims and survivors has arrived in Chicago.
Israel accused Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire deal and staging the discovery of a deceased hostage. Airstrikes killed at least nine people.
A large crowd welcomed Evyatar David home as he was finally discharged from the hospital.
The vice president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the families of the hostages during his visit.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this week, Hamas has handed over 20 living hostages and the confirmed remains of 12 hostages.
CBS News Chicago first reported on the "Holding Hope" display on Oct. 7, 2024, one year after the Hamas attack on Israel in which the hostages were taken.
After Hamas freed all the living Israeli hostages who were captured on Oct 7, 2023, the Jewish Community Center in Northbrook, Illinois is making changes to a display keeping the hostages in their hearts — and winding it down.
Anger is growing over how long it is taking Hamas to turn over the bodies of the hostages.
President Trump says some of the immediate next steps will be rebuilding Gaza, but it's unclear how soon that will happen or what that could look like. And then there is the concern of returning the bodies of all of the deceased Israeli hostages.
With the first phase of the peace deal between Israel and Hamas in place, aid trucks are now traveling into Gaza, loaded with food and other supplies to address the situation in Gaza that aid workers have described as a famine.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
Hamas handed 20 surviving hostages to the Red Cross, which then transferred them to Israeli hostages. Darius Johnson reports.
The return of the last living hostages is part of Israel and Hamas' peace deal. Bradley Blackburn reports.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
The remaining 20 Israeli hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in just a couple of hours in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire under way, Palestinians continue to return to Gaza. As Cristian Benavides reports, President Trump is set to depart for Israel and Egypt late Sunday ahead of the release of Israeli hostages.
The ceasefire brings an end to a two-year-long conflict that began with the Oct. 7 attacks in 2023.
The Israeli military said Friday that a ceasefire went into effect at noon local time (5 a.m. Eastern) as part of the first phase of President Trump's peace plan to end the war in Gaza.
Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago's first offensive play and the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24-15 on Saturday night in a battle of mostly backups.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials like food, water, and toiletries for families.
President Trump will be making a visit to Chicago next month for the PGA's Presidents Cup, he announced on Saturday.
Chicago police said the driver of an Audi SUV failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist.
Andrew Benintendi had all three of his team's hits with his sixth-inning home run being the difference as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
Milo Yiannopoulos, who is British, was accused of overstaying his visa after entering the country legally in May 2019.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
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.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
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.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
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 Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to Chicago over the years.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest on the extreme heat in First Alert Weather.
President Trump announced the deal late Friday, saying in a social media post that the deal was struck through a partnership with private business.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials to residents impacted by the Aug. 11 storms and weeks-long power outages.
Indiana State Police said the shooting happened Friday night near 4th Avenue and Broadway. The shooting involved officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and the Gary Police Department.
The $580 million mixed-use project will transform the parking lots owned and surrounding the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn.
The 8.5-acre, mixed-use district project is said to bring opportunities in housing, business, and culture to the South Side.
According to court documents, CPS should have officially gotten those funds back by Friday.
President Trump will be making a visit to Chicago next month for the PGA's Presidents Cup, he announced on Saturday.
The shooting involved officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department and the Gary Police Department, Indiana State Police said.
The Potter's House of Dallas and United Megacare gave away 1,500 boxes containing essentials like food, water, and toiletries for families.
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.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago's first offensive play and the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24-15 on Saturday night in a battle of mostly backups.
Andrew Benintendi had all three of his team's hits with his sixth-inning home run being the difference as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2.
Alex Bregman, Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki also went deep for Chicago, which had lost three in a row and six of eight overall.
Natasha Cloud scored 14 points and Sydney Taylor had 13 for Chicago (15-25).
Colson Montgomery hit his 28th homer and Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs to help the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Friday night.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man was arrested and charged this week with exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The man charged with setting a woman on fire on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line was due in court Thursday for a competency hearing.
Chicago police early Thursday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a gas station in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
