Family appalled by clemency hearing for man convicted of murder of 16-year-old Bridget Drobney
The Parole Board is set to hold a clemency hearing for convict Robert G. Turner in Chicago in January.
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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 man from downstate Auburn, Illinois who was already facing charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot has also been charged with causing a car accident near Springfield while driving drunk earlier this month that resulted in a woman's death.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is hosting a friends-giving celebration and giving away turkey and vegetables.
Federal lawmakers want action to protect the program before the new Congress when the GOP is expected to take over the House.
Three men, one of them dressed as a postal worker, robbed a Bolingbrook bank at gunpoint, after tying up the employees Tuesday morning, according to the FBI.
Nearly two dozen guns were stolen from an Oak Forest gun shop. The suspects used a stolen car to smash into the shop before taking off. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman found out this wasn't the first time guns have been stolen from the shop.
Winter in Woodstock is starting off its holiday events in a bit of a pickle.
Army Corporal William M. Zoellick went missing in North Korea in November of 1950 when he was only 18 years old.
A soldier from Des Plaines received a proper burial on Thursday, decades after he was killed during the Korean War.
He pleaded guilty to trafficking 10 firearms while being a convicted felon, prosecutors said.
The AP has projected U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has won re-election over Republican challenger Keith Pekau in the tight race for the 6th Congressional District.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten spoke about his late daughter, Gwen, who died this year as he sought re-election to his seat in the 6th Congressional District. Casten faces GOP challenger Keith Pekau, the mayor of Orland Park in a tight general election race.
Republican candidate for the 14th Congressional District in Illinois Scott Gryder said he always knew his race with incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood would be a "nail biter." He's trying to flip the seat Underwood has held since her election in 2018.
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar joins CBS 2's Brad Edwards to talk about the early returns in the 2022 midterm election.
The new 11th Congressional district spans several counties from the northwest to southwest suburbs. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, the Democrat, is facing off against Republican challenger Catalina Lauf.
The winner will succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, who is retiring.
A south suburban mayor is challenging an incumbent Democratic member of Congress in the 6th District. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, the Democratic candidate, is seeking reelection to a third term in the House of Representatives against Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, the Republican candidate.
Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a vehicle, officials said.
One person was injured early Monday in a hit-and-run crash on Illinois Route 394 in Chicago's south suburbs.
Chicago police issued a warning over the weekend about burglars targeting homes on Chicago's South Side.
A woman was charged with attempted murder this past weekend, nearly a year after investigators said she shot another woman on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Olive-Harvey College in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is making it easier for high school students to get a head start on their careers.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Analysts say the spike is caused by investors sticking with reliable access like gold.
A woman was charged with attempted murder this past weekend, nearly a year after investigators said she shot another woman on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
Olive-Harvey College in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is making it easier for high school students to get a head start on their careers.
The agreement follows two days of trilateral talks between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia as the three countries work to reach a peace deal.
President Trump said the U.S. used the secret weapon to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured former President Nicolás Maduro.
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in West Ridge overnight Sunday into Monday.
A day after much of the Chicago area was socked with a snowstorm that lingered from Saturday night all the way into Sunday afternoon, bitter and dangerous cold settled on the area.
A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning.
Chicago Public Schools will be open as usual on Monday despite another day of extreme cold.
Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a vehicle, officials said.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
Chicago relies on the CTA to get around, but there's some resistance to that reliance with safety concerns continuing to plague the mass transit system.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Miles Rubin started crafting a skill set for shot blocking at Simeon that has set him apart at Loyola.
The teams generated only a handful of chances through the first and second periods, and neither pressured with a territorial edge.
Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.
The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.
Chicago police issued a warning over the weekend about burglars targeting homes on Chicago's South Side.
A woman was charged with attempted murder this past weekend, nearly a year after investigators said she shot another woman on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Two men were hospitalized early Monday after they were shot while driving in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A man was shot early Sunday when he confronted two people trying to break into a car in the north suburban Morton Grove.
A 36-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were killed in a homicide in Joliet, Illinois, on Sunday morning, according to police.
