Insurance woes put the brakes on suburban Chicago high school auto club
"Something you put all of this effort into and then you don't get anything back out of it. It was sad not being able to do it."
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"Something you put all of this effort into and then you don't get anything back out of it. It was sad not being able to do it."
A speeding silver Kia crashed into a white Cadillac funeral hearse at the intersection of 183rd and Kedzie in Homewood.
A casket with a body inside was thrown from a hearse in a hit-and-run crash Friday morning in south suburban Homewood.
"It's going to be a cool experience, something you dream of as a little kid. Seeing myself develop to become one of those guys to have their name called on Sunday is going to be a real blessing."
Metra is shutting down the tunnel on the east side of the Homewood station on Harwood Avenue on March 13. The station is being rehabbed.
Walmart says all the workers will be able to transfer to other stores.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray caught up with McBride over Zoom and reconnected him with a mentor who helped pave the way to his success.
A Merrillville High School senior and football player was shot and killed last week in south suburban Homewood.
The school district confirmed the young man was also a member of Merrillville's football team.
In the Homewood-Flossmoor wrestling room on Monday, athletes traded takedowns for reading time to a young crowd.
The girl who reported the attack is 17 years old and a junior.
The train station was originally opened nearly a hundred years ago by the Illinois Central Railroad.
Officials said the business will also have a focus on giving back to the community.
The victim's mother was beyond upset Monday night, because she could not understand how this could happen inside the school.
The Ravisloe Golf Course has almost 3,000 trees and more than 100 different varieties.
Last month, NASA successfully launched a spacecraft into an asteroid millions of miles away, altering the course of its orbit.
The vibrant macaw disappeared for five days.
Blue has been found after he was spotted in Country Club Hills earlier this week.
The dog is an 11-month-old Golden Retriever puppy who is named Cooper and has a shaved back.
The firehouse left looking like a tornado had ripped through it. Every single one of the 11 rooms in the firehouse was a disaster area.
There's new information on last month's vandalism at a fire station in south suburban Homewood.
Security video shows four vandals destroying the Homewood Acres Volunteer Fire Department late last month.
Cameras caught four kids making a mess of the place the members of the volunteer fire department call their second home.
Afterward, the suspects took police on a high-speed chase through Northwest Indiana before one of them jumped off a bridge just to get away.
Afterward, the suspects took police on a high-speed chase through Northwest Indiana before one of them jumped off a bridge just to get away. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A Delta Air Lines flight landing in Chicago was hit by a firework as it was coming to land at Midway International Airport on Saturday.
Police early Sunday were investigating a slashing that left a man wounded on a Chicago Transit Authority bus.
An extra-alarm fire broke out in a building on Chicago's Near South Side early Sunday morning.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating multiple shootings, including one that wounded multiple people on the city's West Side.
Skylar Diggins led Chicago (6-14) with 19 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.
Dr. Debra Houry, who resigned in protest from the health agency, said the spread of misinformation impacted lives.
David Hearn is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch is making moves to remove state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) from office.
Special Agent-in-Charge Douglas DePodesta, who has led FBI Chicago for the past three years, is leaving his post on July 6.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Renowned singer-songwriter and Chicago-area native John Prine will be honored with a mural at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Lincoln Square community.
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People, whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died at the age of 74, his wife and the band said.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding plans include a rehearsal dinner and a late-night celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York City, according to sources familiar with the security planning.
Chicago rapper Twista has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay income taxes.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Bridgeview warned people to be careful this July 4th weekend after multiple people were injured while lighting fireworks.
A Delta Airlines flight landing in Chicago was hit by a firework as it was coming to land at Midway International Airport on Saturday night.
Police early Sunday were investigating a slashing that left a man wounded on a Chicago Transit Authority bus.
An extra-alarm fire broke out in a building on Chicago’s Near South Side early Sunday morning.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating multiple shootings, including one that wounded multiple people on the city's West Side. Asal Rezaei reports.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating multiple shootings, including one that wounded multiple people on the West Side.
A Delta Air Lines flight landing in Chicago was hit by a firework as it was coming to land at Midway International Airport on Saturday.
Police early Sunday were investigating a slashing that left a man wounded on a Chicago Transit Authority bus.
An extra-alarm fire broke out in a building on Chicago's Near South Side early Sunday morning.
The tree ended up through the windshield, just centimeters from the passenger's face.
About 13,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries in 2025, and with America's 250 birthday celebration about to start, doctors worry even more people could get hurt this year.
A new AI-powered tool being used by some police departments claims to turn a shell casing into an investigative lead in under 24 minutes.
University of Illinois - Chicago scientists took their lab work to the streets of the South Side during this week's heat wave, checking on tree cover and tree health in some of Chicago's more vulnerable neighborhoods.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
An Uber driver who was assaulted during a ride said he begged Chicago police officers not once but twice for help, but was left to fend for himself.
Skylar Diggins led Chicago (6-14) with 19 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals had 17 hits overall to beat the Chicago Cubs 17-1.
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central.
The Cubs (49-38) have won five straight after sweeping the Padres (43-42), who have lost five in a row.
Dean Kremer pitched six impressive innings in his return from a quad injury, and the Baltimore Orioles avoided a sweep Wednesday with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Police early Sunday were investigating a slashing that left a man wounded on a Chicago Transit Authority bus.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating multiple shootings, including one that wounded multiple people on the city's West Side.
Chicago police are looking for three men who targeted four businesses in Bridgeport and Bronzeville overnight, on the hunt for ATMs and cash registers.
Two people are dead, and one is injured after a shooting at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Friday.
A man was ordered detained Thursday after the shooting death of an employee at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Matteson, Illinois, earlier this week.
