Server at Oak Lawn restaurant receives $1,800 tip, part of holiday tradition
Server Ashley Glaum had been a server at Les Brothers restaurant in Oak Lawn for six years. She had no idea her bosses were in on the surprise.
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Server Ashley Glaum had been a server at Les Brothers restaurant in Oak Lawn for six years. She had no idea her bosses were in on the surprise.
Prosecutors said that Luis Uribe, 44, was an armed CBP and immigration officer and was stationed at O'Hare International Airport at the time.
Authorities said that Holden was visiting his girlfriend on Aug. 2 near 160th and Drexel when he was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity.
Authorities said the woman and man who were found shot were members of the household.
The Federal Transit Administration accused the CAT of failing to protect riders and workers.
The last-place Pelicans won their second straight and have beaten the Bulls twice this season.
The village on Sunday announced that two men and a 16-year-old boy were charged in the fatal shooting, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.
It was confirmed that one person died in the fire. Their identity was not released.
Decades later, the graduates of the Asqa School are living proof of a family's promise kept.
A funeral service on Saturday morning at Word Works Believers Church on South Halsted.
Glenwood fire officials said that crews responded to a second-floor unit inside the three-story building that was engulfed with flames.
The girl was a passenger in a car that was involved in a multivehicle collision on I-55 near the Clear Lake exit, the coroner's office said.
Chicago weather this weekend will be frigid, with wind chills pushing temperatures below zero into the double digits.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday making Illinois the newest state allowing medically assisted dying in terminally ill residents.
Police in Riverwoods, Illinois, arrested a woman in connection with human remains found over five years ago.
Illinois could soon join a growing list of states where terminally ill patients would be allowed to take life-ending medication prescribed by a doctor.
The revamped measure comes after a 14-year-old was killed in a mass shooting after the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park.
The Nursing home is seeking more donations for their holiday resident giving tree.
Abel Quinones-Herstad, 23, was charged with first-degree murder of his mother, Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, 55, in July 2022.
Riverwoods police said that Natalie E. Schram, 40, was arrested in connection with the case on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Bellingham, Washington.
A bid to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products in Chicago, except at licensed marijuana dispensaries, hit a roadblock on Wednesday before the full City Council could vote on the proposal.
The crash comes just one day after another car was hit by a train in Hinsdale, where the 80-year-old driver suffered minor injuries.
The crash comes just one day after another car was hit by a train in Hinsdale, where the 80-year-old driver suffered minor injuries.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of legislation Tuesday morning to protect immigrants from "unjust" federal immigration enforcement actions.
The school's principal surprised her students on Tuesday with a visit from Santa, who brought gifts and holiday glee.
A drug cartel member has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to smuggling immigrants in from Mexico and forcing them to work to pay off their "debts" while holding them captive.
A Chicago man with a fragrance YouTube channel is facing charges of mail fraud and theft for allegedly buying luxury perfumes online, swapping the bottles for modeling clay, then resealing and returning them for a refund.
Kane said he feels strong three years after undergoing a major hip resurfacing surgery and rehabbing his way back for three solid seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
Aurora police release this surveillance video which they say shows an SUV believed to be involved in a hit-and-run in late June, moments before the incident happened.
Former President Barack Obama greeted WNBA All Stars before their practice at his presidential center's Home Court facility Friday, telling him he inaugurated the regulation NBA basketball court with a game of H.O.R.S.E.... which he lost.
Sunny and warmer Friday with highs in the low 80s.
President Trump is looking to continue attacks on Iran, despite concerns over how quickly the U.S. is using its limited military resources.
A small seaplane made an emergency landing near the San Juan Islands and caught fire. The pilot and passengers are all accounted for.
United Airlines has scrapped plans to start offering flights from Chicago O'Hare to 10 regional airports, blaming the move on an order to cap flights.
A Chicago man with a fragrance YouTube channel is facing charges of mail fraud and theft for allegedly buying luxury perfumes online, swapping the bottles for modeling clay, then resealing and returning them for a refund.
A drug cartel member has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to smuggling immigrants in from Mexico and forcing them to work to pay off their "debts" while holding them captive.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak, the nation's largest, is currently affecting nine states.
Kane said he feels strong three years after undergoing a major hip resurfacing surgery and rehabbing his way back for three solid seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Kane said he feels strong three years after undergoing a major hip resurfacing surgery and rehabbing his way back for three solid seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Brianna Turner said on social media that her former team, the Indiana Fever, fired a male employee last season for sexual harassment.
Former President Barack Obama surprised the WNBA All-Stars before their practice at his new Presidential Center on Friday.
The biggest stars of the WNBA are arriving in Chicago for this weekend's All-Star Game, but before that, dozens of kids took to the court to learn from some former pros on the South Side.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
