Friday Blitz: Hoffman Estates v. Palatine
CBS 2's Marshall Harris chats with Palatine High School Athletic Director Luis Arroyo about the big games taking place and the pride his school has for its athletic offerings.
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CBS 2's Marshall Harris chats with Palatine High School Athletic Director Luis Arroyo about the big games taking place and the pride his school has for its athletic offerings.
This week's Friday Blitz is also homecoming weekend for one school.
CBS 2's Albert Ramon and Marshall Harris talked to the Blue Crew, Hoffman Estates High School's largest club.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris is at the big homecoming game and football is not the only sport on the field Friday. The Hoffman Estate Hawks' cheerleaders are also presenting some of their best moves before the game.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris talks about the anticipated doubleheader at Hoffman Estates featuring the soccer teams from both schools.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is in Hoffman Estates for the big homecoming game.
Both teams are 3-0!
This week, CBS 2's Marshall Harris is at Mount Carmel for the big game against Saint Rita. Both teams are 3-0!
We headed to Bolingbrook High School Friday afternoon for the Friday blitz.
Quarterback Jonas Williams and the Bolingbrook Raiders responded in a back-and-forth battle, keeping the score tight.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris reports from Bolingbrook High School, where he talks with Bolingbrook quarterback Jonas Williams about his role on the team and plans for the game.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris reports from Bolingbrook High School, where they are taking on Naperville North Friday night. He talks with Bolingbrook quarterback Jonas Williams about the team and what to expect during the game.
It's Friday Blitz, a new feature where CBS 2 heads out to various high schools as they get set for a night under the lights. On this Friday, we're spotlighting two powerhouse schools.
Both teams were unbeaten when they met up Friday night.
Fenwick football coach Matt Battaglia joins CBS 2’s Marshall Harris to preview the Friars’ football game against St. Ignatius College Prep Friday night.
St. Ignatius has a not-so-secret weapon in defensive lineman Justin Scott. CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris has a preview of the game, and a cheer from the Fenwick cheerleaders.
The St. Ignatius College Prep Wolfpack are set to take on the Fenwick Friars on the football field. CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is there.
The Fenwick Friars football team is at St. Ignatius College Prep, preparing to take on the Wolfpack. First, the Fenwick cheerleaders sing the fight song, joined by CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon.
St. Ignatius College Prep President John Chandler joins CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris and Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon as the Wolfpack prepares to take on the Fenwick Friars.
The St. Ignatius College Prep band is playing Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man' as the Wolfpack football team is set to take on the Fenwick Friars. CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is there too.
The Illini football program has clearly put a focus on trying to keep the best Chicago and Illinois players in state.
It was the culmination of an ugly game in which several players and coaches were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
"Our city is winning," said Konesha Rhea, "because it's showing we can have a sports team - it can be led by a woman."
Coach Konesha Rhea's DuSable High School team and Coach Jouscelyn Mayfield's Fenger Academy High School team went head-to-head Thursday night, and it was believed to be the first ever varsity high school game featuring two female head coaches. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
If you can't make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, the West Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago offers an easy alternative.
People living near the shuttered Ford City Mall said they remain concerned about the site's future, after the Chicago City Council this week approved plans to transform it into an industrial warehouse complex.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Major League Baseball announced Saturday's game has been moved to the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
If you can't make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, the West Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago offers an easy alternative.
People living near the shuttered Ford City Mall said they remain concerned about the site's future, after the Chicago City Council this week approved plans to transform it into an industrial warehouse complex.
The National Hurricane Center is warning people on Hawaii's Big Island to find a safe place as Hurricane Nolo rapidly intensifies in the Pacific.
A nor'easter is barreling toward New England after bringing floodwaters to North Carolina and Virginia.
People living near the shuttered Ford City Mall said they remain concerned about the site's future, after the Chicago City Council this week approved plans to transform it into an industrial warehouse complex.
Sheri Mecklenburg penned a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that ended her career.
The MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, and anticipation is high across Chicago, with both the Cubs and White Sox making the playoffs in the same year for only the fourth time ever.
If you can't make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, the West Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago offers an easy alternative.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Major League Baseball announced Saturday's game has been moved to the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, and anticipation is high across Chicago, with both the Cubs and White Sox making the playoffs in the same year for only the fourth time ever.
The Boston Red Sox rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a doubleheader opener on Friday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
