Illinois minimum wage increases to $14 per hour
Most hourly workers across the state of Illinois will get an extra dollar per hour in their paychecks starting Monday.
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Most hourly workers across the state of Illinois will get an extra dollar per hour in their paychecks starting Monday.
South Barrington was the latest in the growing list of Chicago area suburbs restricting buses carrying migrants from showing up unannounced.
The female victim was already in a single-vehicle crash and was in need of medical help before being hit by another car.
Ty Rodgers had 10 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 11 Illinois to a 104-71 rout of Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night, the Illini's first game without leading scorer Terrance Shannon Jr. Shannon was suspended by Illinois this week after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Lawrence, Kansas in September.
Another suburb is discouraging buses from dropping off migrants in town.
A driver lost control and ended up in a pond at a forest preserve in northwest suburban Wood Dale. First responders said the driver was able to get out of the car before it fully submerged.
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, an amendment to the Smoke Free Illinois Act will ban the use of "electronic smoking devices" such as vape pens and electronic cigarettes inside public spaces.
Police said Anderson texted one of the victims pretending to be a sheriff's deputy and told her he could make criminal charges go away in exchange for explicit photos and sex acts.
Lewis admitted to working with Lafayette and another man to buy the gun in 2020.
Saturday morning Fox River Grove says 38 asylum seekers got off a bus at the Fox River Grove Metra station. They were then provided tickets to get to Chicago.
Rocky Lombardi passed and ran for a touchdown and Northern Illinois held on for a 21-19 victory over Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl when the Red Wolves couldn't convert a late 2-point conversion.
She's a world-famous violinist, but her most recent performance was for a private audience at a junior high school in Glen Ellyn. CBS 2's Noel Brennan was there as Rachel Barton Pine, a familiar name in Chicago, blew away a young audience.
The Aurora City Council approved an ordinance on Friday aimed at preventing buses from dropping off migrants without any notice. It came as the western suburb received its sixth bus of migrants in the past two days. Other suburbs have reported receiving buses with migrants.
Police have taped off an area around Rosie O'Reilly's bar on Gary Avenue.
It's the sixth-largest jackpot for the game won so far this year.
The center will offer driving tests, renewals, ID cards, and license plate stickers among other things.
The FBI is investigating a ban robbery in Elmhurst.
She had been outlining how arriving migrants had received services in the state that she said had never been offered to Black people.
The head of the Illinois Chapter of the NAACP was suspended for making inflammatory comments about migrants. Teresa Haley made the comments during a Zoom call with other state leaders.
Joliet police said they arrested a man they said broke into a home and fatally shot a woman inside.
The family of a teenager killed when an out-of-control car hit a suburban deli has been quiet until now. The family was emotional as they talked about the spoke about the moments after the crash. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar heard their story.
Former DuPage County NAACP President Patrick Watson said he was "horrified" by Illinois NAACP President Teresa Haley's comments.
Police in southwest suburban Joliet shot a person who allegedly forcibly entered a home with a handgun Wednesday morning.
The family of a teenager killed when an out-of-control car hit a suburban deli has been quiet until now. The family was emotional as they talked about the spoke about the moments after the crash. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar heard their story.
"Relief, happiness, it was just amazing to walk out of there," Brian Beals said after he was released from prison. "I'm ready to begin life again."
