Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel invites families to take photos with the Grinch
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Guests can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate while waiting in line.
It leaves from the University Park Station at 11 a.m. heading to Millennium Station.
The event kicks off at 11 a.m.
The event returns for the first time in two years.
Personalization Mall's 365,000-square-foot warehouse in Bolingbrook is where workers are adding that personal touch to hundreds of thousands of holiday gifts.
This year, donations have dwindled, dropping to a level not seen in recent memory.
The hunt is on for the perfect present and shoppers aren't the only ones on the prowl.
This year, she suffered a stroke and is having trouble finishing the task.
More than 100 children from the Austin neighborhood will experience holiday festivities downtown Wednesday.
I'm disabled and I can't do very many things anymore, but I can still do this."
The public is encouraged to donate an unwrapped toy for children ages two to 12 years old.
The Fashion Outlets of Chicago is inviting families of children with special needs to enjoy a sensory-friendly Santa experience.
You can find items from more than 30 local artists and vendors on Catalpa Street, between Clark and Ashland Avenue.
If you're in the Waukegan area today, Santa along with Mrs. Claus and their elves are stopping by the Jane Addams Center.
We're only 22 days away from Christmas but the Fairmont Chicago is giving you a personal experience with Saint Nick himself.
Friday's event is sold out but you'll need to buy tickets for future rides. It will cost you $5 a ticket.
"I hope this can serve as a model for commercial areas all over the country and hopefully all over the world, that are looking for ways to revitalize their retail and find a new way to engage with the public."
Light up the Lake is an interactive experience made up of over 600,000 different lights.
Stop by the Brookfield Zoo gift shop during the annual Holiday Magic presentation for great gift ideas.
It runs through the end of January at three locations.
More than 450 items will be up for auction online from next Monday to Friday.
The toy drive runs through December 13.
Guests can tune their car radios to a special station to enjoy some holiday favorites as they drive through the display.
People from across the city are welcome to celebrate the diverse traditions of the city every Friday night through Dec. 16.
Navy Pier says the light shows fuse technology and art to transform a space into awesome holiday memories.
A Wisconsin judge sanctioned a prosecutor for secretly using artificial intelligence in court filings, and getting the law wrong in a burglary case that ended up being dismissed.
Marimar Martinez, the woman who was shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Chicago last fall, was set to announce a lawsuit along with her attorneys Wednesday.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
Metra Southwest Service train service is temporarily suspended after a freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge Wednesday morning.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
DuPage County opened up its polls for early voting in the 2026 primary on Tuesday after a snag.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
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.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
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.
More details continue to emerge from the Epstein files, including a 2006 document showing President Trump speaking with Palm Beach Police about their investigation into Epstein.
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to withhold some public health and transportation money from a group of Democratic-led states, including Illinois.
On Tuesday evening, bodycam videos of the moments surrounding Martinez’s were released after a judge ruled they could be made public. Asal Rezaei reports.
According to Bankrate, 45% of people in committed relationships believe they don’t know everything about their partner’s finances. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger has advice for couples trying to work on their finances.
The carjacking happened on Waveland Avenue between Halsted Street and Broadway, and the car the carjackers took may be connected to another homicide on the city's South Side. Lauren Victory reports.
A freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge is impacting Metra SWS service on Wednesday morning.
Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, is set to announce a lawsuit Wednesday.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking on Chicago's North Side.
Three bodycam videos show what happened before and after Marimar Martinez was shot by a Border Patrol agent agent on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.
The city recently made its pitch video to the Bears, calling it "Hallas Harbor."
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
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 city recently made its pitch video to the Bears, calling it "Hallas Harbor."
The White Sox and Cubs are opening up camp in the desert, with both teams feeling good about more than the warmer weather.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric by putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in his drink, leading to his sudden death in 2022.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with slashing a woman in a fight in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this past weekend.
A man has been charged and extradited from Iowa in a 2024 shooting that left another man dead in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
