Illinois, Indiana lawmakers respond to Trump announcing U.S. strikes on Iran
Democrats condemned the president for attacking Iran without seeking congressional authorization, while Republicans supported the strikes.
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Democrats condemned the president for attacking Iran without seeking congressional authorization, while Republicans supported the strikes.
The protest and news conference was sponsored by the No War on Iran Coalition.
President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
Iran’s foreign minister said the attack crossed a red line, and there will be consequences. Willie James Inman reports.
Hamas and the Houthis vow retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, as reaction from most world leaders focuses on dialogue and deescalation.
Prior to his address, the president wrote on his Truth Social platform that a "full payload of BOMBS" was dropped on the "primary site" Fordo.
Democrats condemned the president for attacking Iran without seeking congressional authorization, while Republicans supported the strikes.
The strikes continue one day after Iran took part in talks led by European diplomats for a potential deal.
It comes a day after the president left the door open to a diplomatic resolution to the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran, saying he'll decide within two weeks whether the U.S. will attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
Israel says it's not backing down, even as President Trump is holding off, for now, saying he'll decide what to do within two weeks.
In a last-ditch effort for diplomacy, President Donald Trump has set a deadline for a decision on whether to strike Iran.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will make a decision on attack plans on Iran within the next two weeks.
The White House said President Trump is waiting to make a final decision on whether to attack Iran. Erica Brown reports.
The Pentagon is shuffling planes, ships, and blood supplies into the Middle East, as tensions between Iran and Israel escalate. President Trump says he’s deciding how the U.S. should be involved in the tense situation.
After some confusion, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says the State Department is "planning for contingencies" to help Americans leave Israel, but some aren't waiting around.
President Trump has approved an attack plan on Iran, but has held off in case Tehran agrees to abandon its nuclear program, an intelligence source and a defense official told CBS News.
Charlie De Mar reports on how close the U.S. could be to joining in its air fight and going to war with Iran.
Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with media personality Tucker Carlson, highlighting a rift among President Trump's allies over whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran.
"I may do it, I may not do it. Nobody knows what I'm going to do," Mr. Trump told reporters when he was asked about the U.S. taking part in the strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.
As Israel continues striking Iran, Trump says he's still considering whether the U.S. military should provide direct support in an increasingly deadly war.
The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its sixth day on Wednesday, as President Trump called for Iran's unconditional surrender, something that country's supreme leader rejected in a new address to his nation. Meantime, the Trump administration is weighing whether to join Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
President Trump is reportedly considering whether the U.S. should join Israel in strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites in an effort to stop the country from building nuclear weapons, but some of the president’s strongest allies in Congress are calling for restraint as Israel’s strikes and Iran’s retaliations have killed hundreds in both countries.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering whether the U.S. should join Israel in strikes against Iran's nuclear sites in an effort to stop the country from building nuclear weapons.
President Trump held a national security meeting Tuesday, and sources tell CBS News he is weighing whether to join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites. Taurean Small reports.
Israel attacked Iran state television Monday and warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Tehran in a strike that followed another wave of missiles fired by Iran at Israel which killed at least 8 civilians, according to the IDF.
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Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
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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.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams in the divisional round, with linebacker TJ Edwards and left tackle Ozzy Trapilo done for the season after getting injured against the Packers in the first round of the playoffs.
This year's Bears team has earned a high-stakes nickname – the "Cardiac Bears" – thanks to seven 4th quarter comeback victories, and that moniker might be truer than you know. A Chicago doctor saved another fan's life at Soldier Field this season after she suffered a medical emergency in the stands.
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Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a car and a school bus was just outside Manhattan, Illinois, southwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that key witness testimony from a firearms expert will be allowed in the trials of three men accused in the murder of Chicago police officer Areanah Preston.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
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After signing the third-richest contract in Chicago Cubs history and changing his jersey number to No. 3, third baseman Alex Bregman said his biggest priorities are his family and winning a third World Series championship.
The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams on Sunday, but other than that, it's a relatively clean playoff injury report.
The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
