Macon County judge finds assault weapons ban violates Illinois Constitution
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul immediately filed an appeal with the State Supreme Court.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul immediately filed an appeal with the State Supreme Court.
It was no surprise, but one western suburb earned the distinction of being one of the "Happiest Cities in America," according to Wallet Hub. The personal finance website named Aurora among the happiest cities in the country. Aurora is in 19th place.
Being in the hospital can be scary, especially if you're a little kid. But doctors and nurses at Central DuPage Hospital are easing fears with some stuffed animal friends.
A business and three individuals facing charges in Ohio for illegally owning and operating cryptocurrency kiosks and bilked victims, including the elderly, out of millions of dollars have ties to suburban Chicago communities.
Part of Fabyan Parkway in suburban West Chicago was closed on Wednesday as a result of a car crash with injuries. West Chicago police said they were at the scene of the accident on Fabynan Parkway. Police did not specify how many were injured or the extent of the injuries.
Another day, another millionaire after someone in Chicago purchased a winning Powerball ticket for last Saturday's drawing.
Chicago police are searching for a fugitive who they say killed a bouncer at a hookah lounge back on New Year's Day. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had an update on the case. CPD said they don't know where the suspect is, but she learned the state should have known because he was on parole at the time.
The proposal would make sure money for benefits doesn't run out.
Local leaders are backing new legislation in Springfield that would benefit the families of fallen first responders. The proposal would make sure money for benefits doesn't run out.
More than 60,000 people in Northern Illinois are still without power following Wednesday night's ice storm. ComEd said they hope to get 80% of those customers back online by Thursday night, and the rest by Saturday.
A public works employee in Westmont died after being trapped during a water main break incident on Thursday. Around 11:45 a.m., the Westmont Public Works staff contacted local fire and police to respond to a worker who was trapped in an underground water main vault which was under water as a result of a water main break.
More than 60,000 people in Northern Illinois are still without power following Wednesday night's ice storm. ComEd said they hope to get 80% of those customers back online by Thursday night, and the rest by Saturday. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot was in St. Charles where people without electricity were doing their best to cope.
A public works employee in Westmont died after being trapped during a water main break incident on Thursday. Around 11:45 a.m., the Westmont Public Works staff contacted local fire and police to respond to a worker who was trapped in an underground water main vault which was under water as a result of a water main break.
The winning ticket is worth $979,168. It is also the game's largest jackpot.
That rain has been falling steadily all afternoon in McHenry County. So far, in Woodstock it hasn't transitioned into that hard falling freezing rain and because of that, the roadways are wet but, for the most part, haven't gotten that icy glaze yet.
An ice storm warning has been in effect for McHenry County. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek was in Woodstock all afternoon monitoring conditions.
An ice storm warning has been in effect for McHenry County. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek was in Woodstock all afternoon monitoring conditions.
If some Illinois state legislators get their way you can say goodbye to foam food containers.
Each day - the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says Americans throw away nearly 70 million plastic foam cups.
Six people are hurt with three being hospitalized following a crash in Wadsworth, Illinois Saturday afternoon.
President Biden mentioned private companies and research institutions while delivering remarks to the unidentified objects Thursday.
President Biden mentioned private companies and research institutions while delivering remarks to the unidentified objects Thursday. Now it seems some amateur balloonists based right here in the suburbs may be caught up in the military mess. The Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade says one of its 32-inch pico balloons is missing in action.
President Biden mentioned private companies and research institutions while delivering remarks to the unidentified objects Thursday. Now it seems some amateur balloonists based right here in the suburbs may be caught up in the military mess.
The 2.4 magnitude earthquake happened around 6:15 in the morning near Cairo.
The 2.4 magnitude earthquake happened around 6:15 in the morning near Cairo.
The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
The game will be made up as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday, and the four-game series will begin Tuesday.
The tricycle was stolen from the family's back porch in Berwyn last week.
The search for the missing teen continued during the weekend before she was recovered on Sunday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Illinois state and local lawmakers gathered Sunday to remember trailblazing state lawmaker Barbara Flynn Currie.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
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.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
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.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Teel says he feels fresh and it showed during his second rehab stint in Charlotte, hitting .500 with a home run in four games. His bat and personality are sure to provide a boost ahead of an AL Central showdown.
Johnson attended the ribbon-cutting for the new $27 million one-acre space.
The mall on Chicago’s South Side is now permanently shut down by court order. City inspectors found the fire suppression system has leaked for the last two years and wouldn't properly put out a fire.
Both attacks were reported near rainbow beach within a week. The first happened on June 13 and the second on June 15.
The search for the missing teen continued during the weekend before she was recovered on Sunday. Coroners identified the teen as 16-year-old Destiny Neal from Elgin.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
The tricycle was stolen from the family's back porch in Berwyn last week.
The search for the missing teen continued during the weekend before she was recovered on Sunday.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"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 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
The game will be made up as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday, and the four-game series will begin Tuesday.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
