Israeli hostage rescued in southern Gaza
Israeli military forces rescued 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Al Kadi after he was found alone inside an underground Hamas tunnel at an undisclosed location in southern Gaza.
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Israeli military forces rescued 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Al Kadi after he was found alone inside an underground Hamas tunnel at an undisclosed location in southern Gaza.
A daring rescue by the Israeli military returned a hostage to his family, 326 days after his capture during the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.
The Israeli military said Tuesday that it has rescued one of the scores of people abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, which ignited the ongoing war in Gaza. The military said Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip."
"The exclusion of a Palestinian American from the stage felt so deeply offensive, so deeply shocking that it left us stunned," said Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate from Michigan.
Israel says Hamas was using the building but hasn't given evidence to show that. A new analysis shows Palestinians are beginning to run out of safe zones.
The parents of an Israeli-American man held hostage by Hamas took the stage on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was attending a music festival when he was taken on Oct. 7, 2023. His parents, who used to live in Chicago, pleaded for his safe return home. They wore "320" on their shirts, for how many days he's been gone.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has agreed to withdraw its forces from Gaza in an effort to get closer to reaching a deal with Hamas. It comes after the group criticized a "bridging-proposal" put forward by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar.
President Biden says Hamas is "backing away" from a cease-fire proposal as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of bombing a school in Gaza.
Six Israeli artists were involved in the creations.
The Hostage Square Chicago exhibition is hosted by the Israeli American Council. Tara Molina reports.
One-day exhibition called Hostage Square Chicago was set up—with a number of art installations and groups calling for hostages still being held by Hamas to be returned home. Eight of those hostages are American citizens, as Tara Molina reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has accepted a U.S. bridging proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release agreement in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Mediators from Qatar, the U.S., Egypt, and Israel will meet on Friday. Representatives from Hamas will not join them, saying they are not interested in further negotiations, only in the one agreement from previous talks.
Six large-scale creations will fill Hostage Square Chicago—an all-day outdoor exhibit to show solidarity with Israel and the hostages.
Whether they have a permit or not, a pro-Israel organization said its members will gather near the United Center during the Democratic National Convention next week to show solidarity for the hostages still held by Hamas. Charlie De Mar reports.
Men, women, and children crowded a charity kitchen to get food to take home to their families. This comes as new round of ceasefire talks are expected Thursday.
A Hamas representative confirmed to CBS News that a delegation from the militant group will not attend Thursday's attempt to restart cease-fire negotiations with Israel, casting new doubts on a possible deal to end the war in Gaza.
Israel is bracing for possible attacks from Iran and Hezbollah. The Biden administration said they could come this week.
The Israeli military acknowledged targeting a school, saying there was a command center inside. Hamas denied that.
The Israeli military acknowledged targeting a school in central Gaza City, saying there was a command center in the building. Hamas denied that.
The strike launched by Israel is the fifth, known to involve a school in Gaza since last Sunday.
Concerns remain high that without a ceasefire, tensions could spill into a war across the middle east-- after Israel's recent assassination of Hamas's political leader and a senior Hezbollah commander.
The terrorist organization now says long-time military leader Yahya Sinwar will move to the political side of their operations.
Family members of hostages and other protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to mark the milestone last night. A sign that says "300" on fire and sent lanterns into the sky.
The latest developments are leading to growing fears of a wider regional war.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
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.
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.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
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.
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Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
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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.
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Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
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Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
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A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.