Someone You Should Know: Project Onward
CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to an organization that helps artists with disabilities earn a living.
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CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to an organization that helps artists with disabilities earn a living.
The history of rowing dates as far back as ancient Egypt, first as transportation, and then as a sport. Now, it's being used as therapy for cancer patients and survivors.
The Gary, Ind. not-for-profit helps the blind or people with visual impairments to learn new skills and offer support to each other. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
As an 8-year-old, she felt she had a lot of creative ideas she wanted to express. She tried painting and drawing, but it just didn't work. Then Harry Potter came along and inspired her.
It's hard for young veterans with families to find homes, and they can end up homeless. One group is trying to help, CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
Maurice Hood worked on jackets for this weekend's crop of NFL Hall of Fame inductees. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to 96-year-old professional in West Rodgers Park who shows little sign of slowing down.
Hockey's just for boys, right? Wrong. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to a Chicago area teen.
Meet the brains behind the "Erasermitt." CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
For the kids at Giant Steps Elementary in Lisle, a school for autistic students, it's a big deal: their own production of a show called "The Little Red Hen."
The LaGrange resident was fascinated with the car in the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," so he made his own. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
As the 18-year-old prepares to graduate from Seton Christian Academy in South Holland, she leaves behind an incredible benchmark that few attain.
How can three artists create a single picture within minutes, working simultaneously together? Well, the Towns brothers can show you. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to one woman making a real difference.
The CMSA's robotics program began in 2012. Even in that first year, students began winning awards for their designs. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
Since 1996 Chuck Derer of west suburban Downers Grove has been a regular YouTube personality. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
CBS 2's Harry Porterfield introduces us to a Chicago area man who is recreating the locomotive that carried Abraham Lincoln's body from Washington to Springfield 150 years ago.
The organization she started provides blood pressure checks, along with mental health services, employment and literacy support, among other services. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
He was born and raised on Chicago's West Side. And for all that could have distracted him, he steadfastly clung to his ambitions. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
These home-schooled youngsters are getting a crack at the type of activity commonly offered in public school systems. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
She's a young photographer making a name for herself with beautiful portraits of sleepy, adorable newborns. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
The group of volunteers travel the metropolitan area helping to make veterans' homes more accessible. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
For more than a decade, she has opened her home to children who need some place to go after school. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield says Priscilla Jones is someone you should know.
You rarely get something for free. But in one Chicago community, volunteers and supporters are giving young children the valuable lesson of music at no cost. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield reports.
Chicago police said the suspect shot at a woman and at responding SWAT officers in South Shore on Sunday.
A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a Chicago man who was found not guilty last month of offering $10,000 for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Julius Burkes Jr, 47, accused of the deadly shooting of Momence bar owner Courtney Drysdale, waived his extradition to Illinois before a judge during a hearing on Wednesday morning.
The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White to the Charlotte Hornets, reports said Wednesday.
A man and a woman were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon while in a car in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, just steps from St. Sabina Parish.
With U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky retiring at the end of her term, voters in Illinois' 9th Congressional District face a crowded field of candidates to fill the seat with a new representative for the first time since 1998.
Hillary Clinton will appear for a deposition on Feb. 26, while former President Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27, according to the House Oversight Committee.
The House on Tuesday voted 217 to 214 to fund major parts of the government and end the partial shutdown.
All federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Monday, a policy that could be rolled out nationwide.
With U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi giving up his seat in the House to run for the Senate, voters in Illinois' 8th Congressional District face a crowded ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17.
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.
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.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
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.
Driverless cars are about to get a closer look in Illinois, with a pilot program being pitched to bring them to Cook County for a trial run in the not-too-distant future.
Julius Burkes Jr, 47, waived his extradition to Illinois before a judge during a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse on Feb. 4, to face charges in the murder of 30-year-old Courtney Drysdale.
Investigators in the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, haven't identified a suspect or person of interest in the Arizona case, which is being investigated as a crime, authorities said Wednesday.
A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting a Chicago man who was found not guilty last month of offering $10,000 for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
A man and a woman were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon while in a car in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, just steps from St. Sabina Parish.
A man and a woman were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon while in a car in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, just steps from St. Sabina Parish.
Arlington Heights fire officials said two people are safe, and one was rescued by a neighbor, after a garage fire Wednesday morning.
A man was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows.
Julius Burkes Jr, 47, accused of the deadly shooting of Momence bar owner Courtney Drysdale, waived his extradition to Illinois before a judge during a hearing on Wednesday morning.
Chicago police said the suspect shot at a woman and at responding SWAT officers in South Shore on Sunday.
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 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.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
Davis was the first player in the program's history to win the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.
The Detroit Pistons have agreed to acquire Kevin Huerter from the Chicago Bulls in a four-player, three-team deal, according to two people with knowledge of the trade.
A man and a woman were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon while in a car in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, just steps from St. Sabina Parish.
A man who was arrested on child sexual abuse charges in Illinois is facing additional charges in the San Francisco Bay Area in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child, police said.
Ryan Routh, the man convicted in a 2024 assassination attempt of President Trump at his Florida golf course, has been sentenced to life in prison.
The shooters remained at large Wednesday in two attacks that happened less than a mile apart on Chicago's Near West Side a day earlier.
The disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is being investigated as a crime.
