Charges pending in shooting of Lombard police officer
A Lombard police officer was wounded late Thursday afternoon in a deadly exchange of gunfire with a robbery suspect.
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A Lombard police officer was wounded late Thursday afternoon in a deadly exchange of gunfire with a robbery suspect.
A Moultrie County man is charged in the stabbing death of another man inside a residence in Lovington back in September.
State officials said because the first floor of the Rotunda is a public place, they can not legally censor the content of speech or displays.
The store is one of the first two social equity dispensaries, meaning they were licensed to companies mostly owned by minorities.
In light of the tragic death of a woman and her family in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, an advocate shared resources on how those in danger of domestic violence can get help.
The Department of Labor slapped the store in Matteson with $364,000 in fines.
A wellbeing check in Buffalo Grove Wednesday uncovered a horrific crime – the bodies of five people inside one home.
On Thursday, the Lake County Coroner's Office released the names of the five individuals found dead: Lilia Kisliak, 67, Andrei Kisliak, 39, Vera Kisliak, 36, Vivian Kisliak, 6, and Amilia Kisliak, 4.
Cunningham began her career in 1982 as an assistant in the office of the Illinois Attorney General.
A wellbeing check in Buffalo Grove Wednesday uncovered a horrific crime – the bodies of five people inside one home.
Five people were found dead in a Buffalo Grove home on Wednesday. Police were called to the home in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace for a wellbeing check on a woman, according to police. When officers arrived, they were unable to make contact with anyone inside and forced their way into it.
Five people were found dead in a Buffalo Grove home on Wednesday.
It's also the place where former president Abraham Lincoln began his road to the White House.
Red Cross Illinois CEO Celena Roldan speaks to CBS 2 news about the importance of donations and volunteers to her organization on Giving Tuesday.
Jane Turner of the Adoption Center of Illinois joined CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos to discuss adoption options. This month, organizations are working to raise awareness for teens in foster care.
Last December, bailey and his partner, Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic responded to a call about a barking dog at a hotel when both were shot.
The Parole Board is set to hold a clemency hearing for convict Robert G. Turner in Chicago in January.
The Bradley police officer shot in the line of duty last December is finally going home. Officer Tyler Bailey has been in physical therapy for months.
Authorities say during the month of November, the man began communicating with undercover detectives posing as a girl under the age of 15.
"We are trying to do our part to help people who are facing tough times during the Thanksgiving season, and we encourage any of our residents in need to come out and pick up a food box."
The Illini (4-0) will play No. 16 Virginia in Sunday's championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event. UCLA (3-1) faces fifth-ranked Baylor in the consolation game.
In the fall of last year into this past winter, organized retail thefts involving multiple offenders made regular headlines on the Magnificent Mile in particular.
Almost 11 percent of babies in Illinois are born too early – and that number has been ticking up slowly since 2011. We wanted to know why – and what can be done to fix it?
Justice came Thursday for a family of an innocent bystander killed during a police chase involving Maywood police in 2019. The driver of a stolen car involved in the pursuit was arrested. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar had the story.
The crash involved four total cars with two other people being hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
A child disappeared in Lake Michigan near a pier in Michigan City, Indiana, on Monday night.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
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.
A child disappeared in Lake Michigan near a beach in Michigan City, Indiana, on Monday night. The Michigan City Fire Department said three divers sustained minor injuries during the search and are being treated at Franciscan Health.
A rideshare driver was shot while driving in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
The next weather maker returns to the area Wednesday afternoon, prompting more rain showers and thunderstorms. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Instagram is testing new features like channels organized around your interests, Reels and stories from your phone, and even a TV series.
At one point, so many bees gathered on a tree that a huge branch snapped under the weight. authorities warned neighbors to stay in their homes.
A child disappeared in Lake Michigan near a pier in Michigan City, Indiana, on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
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.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
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.
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.
