Emanuel Unveils Agenda For Public Health
Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled his plans for public health Tuesday.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled his plans for public health Tuesday.
Mayor Emanuel has said the old days of clout-heavy contracts are over at City Hall, but he declined to slam his predecessor as the two appeared together Thursday at a library dedication.
A suspect has been arrested, after shots were filed at U.S. Marshals serving a federal warrant in the Humboldt Park neighborhood this morning.
Two men were shot -- one fatally -- in the Humboldt Park area early Saturday, police said.
A man was shot in the head Tuesday morning while sitting in a car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Police are searching for a teenage girl who has been missing from her West Side home for more than a week.
Chicago Police shot and killed a man outside his Humboldt Park home Wednesday night. He is the third person shot, and second killed, on that block in the past three days.
A long time Humboldt Park resident is increasingly worried about gang activity in his neighborhood and is doing something about it.
The body of a man was found in a garbage can Monday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A 24-year-old man was shot and killed in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Saturday.
Two roommates and a woman were apprehend by police after they allegedly forced a man who sells medical supplies into his home at gunpoint and robbed him in the Humboldt Park neighborhood late Thursday.
A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Northwest Side Humboldt Park area.
When Chicago's Humboldt Park community learned it had some of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the country, residents swung into action.
A man who was working a on car early Sunday smelled smoke and rushed inside a burning home where he rescued a 77-year-old woman and her 5-year-old grandson overnight in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Summer can be a dangerous time for kids, especially those in neighborhoods plagued by crime and gang activity. So a "peace summit" was held Friday for more than 1,000 school kids.
Police are looking for a 10-year-old boy who takes medications for two disorders and has gone missing from the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A man was seriously injured in a shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon on the West Side.
A man was shot multiple times, including at least once in the face, early Saturday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Two men were shot, one in the back, Friday evening in a Northwest side neighborhood.
A teenager was shot multiple times early Sunday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A man is in custody after a hit-and-run accident Friday night that killed an elderly man as he crossed a West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood intersection.
Firefighters rescued a person from the basement of a burning Humboldt Park home Monday night on the West Side.
Two Chicago police officers are off the street – temporarily relieved of police powers because of a home video of them was posted on the web.
Two men were shot and seriously wounded Monday in a drive-by incident in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday night.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
Jonathan Toews, who helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles in six years, announced on Friday that he is retiring from the NHL after 16 seasons.
Illinois has seen more tornadoes in 2026 than in any year on record.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade.
President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.
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.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
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.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Sunny Friday with some showers and a storm chance at night. Highs in the upper 70s.
"Office Space" and "Veep" Actor Gary Cole returns to his Chicago roots with his new role in "Catch as Can Catch" at Steppenwolf Theatre.
Lou Malnati's said its Gold Coast location on State Street is permanently closed after the landlord decided not to renew the restaurant's lease.
Already sold out for months, visitors lined up to get into the Obama Museum and explored the vast Obama Presidential Center campus in Chicago's Jackson Park Friday morning. The center is now open to the public.
After a star-studded, high profile opening ceremony, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is now open to the public Friday.
After a star-studded, high profile opening ceremony, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is now open to the public Friday.
Jonathan Toews, who helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles in six years, announced on Friday that he is retiring from the NHL after 16 seasons.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
Illinois has seen more tornadoes in 2026 than in any year on record.
Chicago firefighters battled a blaze at a restaurant in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Friday morning.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
Jonathan Toews, who helped lead the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles in six years, announced on Friday that he is retiring from the NHL after 16 seasons.
The Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York on Thursday.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway forced several lanes to close in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood early Friday morning.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
