Illinois Secretary of State pledges $21 million to combat car thefts, recover stolen cars
The Illinois Secretary of State is paying more than $21 million to try to combat car thefts and recover stolen vehicles.
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The Illinois Secretary of State is paying more than $21 million to try to combat car thefts and recover stolen vehicles.
Utility companies are gearing up for the hot temperatures expected to affect power grids across the country. CBS 2's Tara Molina spoke to ComEd about the impact in the Chicago area.
Illinois coach Bret Bielema has announced Luke Altmyer will be the starting quarterback for Illinois when it opens the season at home against Toledo on Sept. 2.
College student Tammy Zywicki vanished on Aug. 23, 1992, as she drove back to Grinnell College in Iowa from Evanston. Her body was found nine days later. And more than three decades later, her murder remains unsolved.
There was a strong connection spanning generations at a senior living facility in southwest suburban New Lenox on Friday. Two dozen high school students visited the Cottages of New Lenox ahead of Monday's National Senior Citizens Day.
Federal prosecutors are set to rest their case on Monday against ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's former righthand man Tim Mapes.
The body of a missing teenage swimmer who went into the water earlier this week near a Winnetka beach was pulled out of Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon.
A Bolingbrook business owner is facing several years in prison after being charged with theft, fraud, and forgery for allegedly filing $2.46 million in false Medicaid claims.
The funeral service for 3-year-old Jismary Alejandra Barboza González was held Thursday at a church in Warsaw, Indiana.
The future of the old Will County Courthouse is in limbo. The building has sat vacant since late 2020, as there were initial plans to demolish it this fall.
All those little rubber ducks are adding up to a big payday for the Special Olympics.
A central Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $1.45 million in restitution for setting fire to a Planned Parenthood facility in Peoria in January, after pleading guilty to federal charges less than a month after his arrest.
Participants said the new law removes a barrier to help them develop their skills and future careers.
Monday was senior and scout day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Visitors age 60 and over got in for free. At the fair on Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to allow students who participate in FFA, the Future Farmers of America, or 4-H, to be excused from school to attend official events.
You must purchase a judging kit, including samples and a scorecard to participate.
You must purchase a judging kit, including samples and a scorecard, to participate. The kits cost between $75 and $300.
That law also bans the sale and distribution of high-capacity magazines and switches that can turn semi-automatic guns into automatic weapons. This comes after Illinois Supreme Court upholds ban on assault-style weapons
Pritzker said this law follows standards set in other industries.
The new move, the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act, bans advertising or marketing that encourages paramilitary or unlawful private militia activity. It bans advertising firearms to people under 18 and limits the kinds of imagery that can be used in ads. And it allows people to sue manufacturers.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs new law allowing victims of gun violence to sue gun makers
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
A team of young athletes in Elmhurst had dreams of making the Little League World Series, but those dreams were dashed. The team lost its game against Ohio on Thursday. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar was at a watch party in Elmhurst.
Chicago Public Schools parents received an email from the district about a new law protecting child victims of sexual abuse.
A 6-year-old was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in southwest suburban Crest Hill.
