Officials Offer Heat Safety Tips As Temperatures Rise
CBS 2 meteorologist Ed Curran says despite scattered showers that'll appear on Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s with plenty of high humidity.
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CBS 2 meteorologist Ed Curran says despite scattered showers that'll appear on Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s with plenty of high humidity.
Illinois officials say heat kills more people each year than other weather-related hazards and are offering the public safety tips.
IEMA director James Joseph said their assessment found more than 3,200 homes in northern Illinois were damaged by flooding.
Criminal action or natural disaster, there are warnings that both pose impending threats to our electrical grid. In this Original Report, CBS 2's Dave Savini looks at the security of our power system. Whether the electric grid gets hacked by cyber criminals, physically attacked at a power plant or Mother Nature strikes -- all could be devastating to the system.
Tornado sirens will sound all across Illinois on Tuesday, as part of a statewide drill taking place in all 102 counties.
Help is on the way. That was the message Monday from Gov. Pat Quinn to flood victims in the Chicago area.
In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the Chicago Area Runners Association was honoring their Boston colleagues with a Unity Run on Tuesday. The run, starting at Foster Avenue beach, was not getting any special security attention, but other sporting events in Chicago over the next few days will.
The deadly school shooting spree last week in Connecticut prompted Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to push for a review of school safety measures in the state.
The radiation crisis in Japan has Illinois state officials watching closely. State officials conducted an emergency drill on Wednesday to test their readiness for a nuclear crisis here.
The head of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency gave a positive review to the state's preparation for, and response to, the blizzard last week.
A new online educational video game is intended to help Illinoisans prepare for an earthquake.
Illinois officials are encouraging residents to test their homes for radon gas this week during Radon Action Week.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, police said.
A congregation on Chicago's Near West Side gathered over the weekend to commemorate 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke there.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help in finding a driver in a hit-and-run crash in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood last week.
A person was shot early Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs in what a source said was a road rage incident.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Graham Platner had until 5 p.m. on Monday to formally suspend his campaign or he would remain on the ballot in November.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
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.
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.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday from an aortic dissection. Asal Rezaei reports.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago’s West Town community early Monday.
Northbound I-57 was shut down for hours in Chicago’s south suburbs after the incident.
The concept of slowmaxxing involves really taking a pause to slow down, notice, and be mindful amid our hustle culture. Jill Kottmeier, program director for wellbeing and vitality at Endeavor Health, joins Marie Saavedra to explain.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, July 13, 2026.
A person was shot early Monday morning on Interstate 57 in the south suburbs in what a source said was a road rage incident.
Illinois state police say the two suspected shooters are 15 and 16 years old. One of those suspects is related to one of the people killed.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91.
Chicago (50-45) swept the three-game series by outscoring the A's 24-2 after getting swept in three games against Boston.
Chicago took two of three from the Reds and entered the All-Star break at 54-42, in position for an NL wild card and five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Michael Busch had three hits and Carson Kelly also went deep for the Cubs, who improved to 3-2 on their six-game trip before the All-Star break.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, police said.
A person was shot early Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Chicago's south suburbs in what a source said was a road rage incident.
A woman has been charged after a burglary and standoff in Aurora, Illinois, this weekend.
A suspected shooter held police in a standoff in Munster, Indiana, this weekend woman was shot in the face in a domestic incident, police said Sunday.
