Some of Chicago's hottest restaurants are losing business to reservation piracy
Bad actors are scooping up reservations at hot spots and trying to sell them for big money.
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Bad actors are scooping up reservations at hot spots and trying to sell them for big money.
Gov. JB Pritzker voiced support for the ban in his annual State of the State address in February.
Currently, a teen basketball player can't be on two courts at once — but an actor can be in the high school musical and community theatre with no problem.
Some critics argue pushing the bell back later would create a logistical nightmare for buses and for parents' work schedules
We'd all probably love a few extra minutes to sleep in every morning, and if a new proposal in Springfield becomes law, Illinois could make that a reality for teens. An Illinois state lawmaker has proposed legislation to require high schools to start classes no earlier than 8:45 a.m., but not everyone is on board.
The proposal from Illinois State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) would require any team to have a winning record in at least three of its past five regular seasons before it would be eligible for public financing for a stadium project.
Manny Alvarez does not like to call himself brave. But he does want to keep helping domestic violence survivors—any way he can.
Manny Alvarez does not like to call himself brave for helping pass Karina's Law in honor of his slain mother. But he does want to keep helping domestic violence survivors—any way he can. Dana Kozlov reports.
Illinois is the only state in the country that requires seniors to have their driving skills tested on a regular basis.
Some state lawmakers are proposing legislation that would eliminate criminal penalties for adults involved in consensual sex work.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed – allegedly by her husband – in July 2023.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed by her husband in July 2023, even though Karina had an order of protection that could have led to the removal of his gun by law enforcement. Noel Brennan reports.
The legislation was spurred by the story of a woman who was sexually abused by a teacher, only to have a psychiatrist later testify during her lawsuit that not all cases of sexual abuse are traumatic.
The White Sox recently wrapped up a historically bad season, while the Bears' season is moving deeply in the wrong direction.
Attorneys are paying close attention to details in what some say could be the largest political corruption case in Illinois history.
The event came after an at-times contentious news conference on Monday, where Johnson announced six appointees to his new school board following mass-resignations from the board last week.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
Experts say one of the reasons it is hard to curb the issue of guns being stolen out of cars is because Illinois’ requirements for reporting that a gun was stolen are rather lax. As Megan Hickey reports, some lawmakers are now trying to fix that.
Pritzker signed the law, HB4623, on Friday of last week. It takes effect Jan. 1.
Illinois lawmakers want input from the public on a proposal to create the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to replace the Regional Transportation Authority, and combine the CTA, Metra, and Pace into one agency.
A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.
Meanwhile, Target was just hit with a class-action lawsuit from Illinois shoppers, who say the retail giant used high-tech cameras to collect face scans of its customers.
Meanwhile, Target was just hit with a class-action lawsuit from Illinois shoppers, who say the retail giant used high-tech cameras to collect face scans of its customers. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
"The passage of this bill is just such a victory because it means that people will not have to go through what I went through."
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the request is pretty much a non-starter.
