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Sean wasn't even supposed to be here. He was set to play college hockey as a freshman at Harvard, yes Harvard, until the Ivy League canceled the entire winter sports season.
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business is no longer No. 1 on the list of the top MBA programs in the country, according to this year's U.S. News & World Report list of the top grad schools in the nation.
A man was killed when his snowmobile crashed into a tree early Wednesday morning in unincorporated McHenry County near Harvard.
A former Miss America who is running for Illinois attorney general once said that many victims of sexual harassment "become very promiscuous."
Both sides have an eye toward the Supreme Court, which first allowed for racial affirmative action in a landmark 1978 case.
Harvard's student-run newspaper, The Crimson, is reporting one of the university's sororities is ending the female-only Greek life tradition by becoming gender-neutral.
Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins spent part of his young life in homeless shelters. He and his mother would move a lot, and when she couldn't afford a motel room, they would stay in shelters, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The city clerk in northwest suburban Harvard was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of possessing child pornography.
A Harvard study came up with some interesting conclusions about what shoppers may be more likely to buy when they're saving the environment. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports.
A photo from the home of a Fairdale tornado victim was found 35 miles away, reports WBBM's Mariam Sobh.
CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez explains how the high school senior turned a potentially bad experience into viral gold.
For parents who want their children to live the American Dream, Chicago is a city that doesn't work, a group of Harvard and Cal-Berkley researchers found
In the major conferences, Florida completed an undefeated regular season in the SEC and Cincinnati and Louisville tied atop the American.
A South Side man, who threatened to torch a treasure trove of irreplaceable historic documents that once belonged to Harvard's first black graduate, says he's changed his mind.
Two women from far northwest suburban Harvard are accused of working with a large-scale Nigerian-based scam.
A 17-year-old mother was found fatally shot in a Northern Illinois back yard early Thursday – the apparent victim of a murder-suicide perpetrated by the father of her baby.
A 12-year-old northwest suburban boy died Monday night after the canoe he was in with two friends capsized in a Harvard retention pond.
A special anti-gang unit has set up operations in far northwestern Harvard, and officials say it's already yielding results.
Collins and Northwestern may be an ideal fit. It will certainly look and sound that way while it's still all about appearances.
To measure the unpredictability of this year's NCAA Tournament, consider two items that didn't make this column: Gonzaga, a 32-win team on a 15-game win streak, didn't survive the first weekend, and Harvard, a 14 seed, won its first ever Tournament game.
Police in Harvard, Ill., have arrested a student they say left a used shell casing in an elementary school on Monday - and today left more spent casings at another school and on a school bus.
Students at a far northwest suburban elementary school were kept in their classrooms today - after a used shell casing was found in the school.
Forget Romney's taxes that will simply confirm his wealthy. Let's see Obama's college transcripts and find out what is necessary for him to hide.
The City of Des Plaines is taking care of a new group of asylum seekers.
Protests were sparked by the killing of Mahsa Amini, a Kurish-Iranian woman allegedly beaten to death by Iran's morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly.
Police have arrested a man believed to be connected to a string of attacks and kidnapping attempts against women.
A police officer was hurt trying to break the fall of a woman who jumped from a third story window.
A 14-year-old boy was struck in the back and left shoulder, and a 19-year-old man was shot in the thigh.
Police investigate after two people are killed, and another is hospitalized following a four-car crash in Markham Friday evening.
The vehicle from which the shots were fired may be a red Dodge Charger or Ford Mustang.
It's all clear skies and pleasant temperatures for early October in the Chicago area.
Just last week, the CBS 2 Investigators learned Lewis was interviewed for hours outside of his Boston home.
A 3-year-old boy is among two people killed so far in weekend shootings across Chicago. Nine other people were also wounded in shootings across the city.
Just last week, the CBS 2 Investigators learned Lewis was interviewed for hours outside of his Boston home.
"It's hard for me to live," said Joe Janus, who lost two brothers and a sister-in-law. "But I still got my daughter, my son, my grandchildren. I've got to live for them."
The story by CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini--"My Name Is Anjanette Young"--won for Outstanding Regional News Story -- Investigative Report.
The case begins with a 12-year-old Elk Grove Village girl who wakes up with a cold. The pattern of horror only grew worse from there.
Authorities examined thousands of leads in connection with the poisonings, but never made an arrest. However, a few people investigators considered key suspects or persons of interest were identified publicly.
The mayor is foregoing her original plan for a 2.5% property tax increase, which officials estimated would have cost the average owner of a $250,000 home approximately $34 next year.
As emotions ran high, some people did not adhere to time limits to speak their mind – leading to the pounding of a gavel.
The award-winning CBS News correspondent was one of the longest-serving White House broadcast journalists in history.
Giving Illinois workers the constitutional right to unionize is now Amendment No. 1 on the November ballot.
Two years after the launch of the program, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov found out only a small fraction of those millions have been given out.
"The fact that this happened in my home makes me feel completely terrible," said Dominika Opaczynska.
Uber users in Chicago now have the option to request a ride in a premium electric vehicle; like a Tesla, Polestar, or Ford Mustang Mach-E.
The trains that might stop running carry everything from the food on your dinner table to this year's Halloween costume.
Help is on the way for Illinois families struggling to pay their electric bill – to the tune of $300 million.
New video released Tuesday shows a thief swiping letters from a blue mailbox in the northwest suburbs.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it will pick 20 K-12 schools across Illinois take part in a 25-week pilot program.
"I can't believe this is something so common, but yet something not talked about, and especially in the Black community," Kenisha Leak said.
The city's Public Health Dept. is also warning festival-goers to test their drugs for fentanyl before using.
Illinois health officials say new data show COVID-19 treatments are working.
The reason behind the booster push: only 38% of people in Chicago are fully vaccinated and boosted.
Not everyone is in agreement with the conclusions of the study.
It has been a brutal pandemic for the airline industry and this summer — wasn't much better — with massive cancelations and weather issues.
The activists said the state needs to cut red tape and lower barriers to entry.
"You just gotta follow the passion and you gotta be tough," café owner Hector Aguille said.
"We have over 35 participating restaurants, and what they've done for you guys is create a delectable, delicious special to entice you guys to go visit them," said Karinn Andréa Chavarria, co-founder of Latin Restaurant Week.
The Chicago White Sox jumped on San Diego ace Yu Darvish in a 3-1 win Friday night.
Cairo Santos is questionable because of a personal issue and the Bears reportedly had multiple kickers in for tryouts.
When you hear Miguel Esparza, a Spanish play-by-play broadcaster, on the call, you'd think this was the plan all along.
Adrian Sampson matched his longest start of the season and extended his streak of allowing one run or fewer to five consecutive starts.
Not to sound cliché, but it's literally a giant matchup for the Bears this weekend in the Meadowlands.
An audience of twins competes for double the prizes since Armitage and Revord play twins on "Young Sheldon."
Amanda Warren stars as the newly promoted boss of the 74th precinct in a working class Brooklyn neighborhood in the midst of social upheaval.
The school is also using the art form to connect with its students' families.
Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright and Todd, her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm's in-house investigator, on the series premiere of the new CBS Original drama.
Lissa deGuzman plays Elphaba, Jennafer Newberry appears as Glinda, and John Bolton plays the Wizard in the touring production.
Protests were sparked by the killing of Mahsa Amini, a Kurish-Iranian woman allegedly beaten to death by Iran's morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly.
The City of Des Plaines is taking care of a new group of asylum seekers.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 10 p.m. forecast for Saturday, Oct. 2, 2022.
Police have arrested a man believed to be connected to a string of attacks and kidnapping attempts against women.
His three siblings were in the SUV when this happened, but none were injured.
The best looks from the 62nd annual GRAMMY Awards on CBS.
Red carpet looks from the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards on CBS.
Check out some of the exceptional nominees for the 2018 GRAMMYs, only on CBS!
