DePaul students turn out in support of professor fired over assignment about Gaza
Students delivered a petition with almost 1,500 signatures on it, all calling for the reinstatement of adjunct professor Anne D’Aquino. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
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Students delivered a petition with almost 1,500 signatures on it, all calling for the reinstatement of adjunct professor Anne D’Aquino. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
The City of Chicago agreed to meet this week with representatives from a group seeking a permit to protest President Biden's support of Israel at the Democratic National Convention in August to hash out an acceptable location for the demonstrations
An appeals board unanimously decided that by firing now-former adjunct professor Dr. Anne D’Aquino, DePaul violated her academic freedom. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network, or FEWS NET, made the assessment, the first to assess whether famine is actually happening in the territory.
A sign mounted on the window of Ald. Debra Silverstein's office read: "Save Gaza, shame on you Debra, 36,000 dead.'"
Netanyahu warns there will be no permanent end to the war in Gaza until all the hostages are released.
Rapaport is known for his pro-Israel social media presence, which has generated controversy.
The university is withholding degrees from four students who participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
Students protested and walked out of commencement at the University of Chicago. This comes as the university withholds degrees from four students after they participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. The university confirms one person was arrested.
The university is withholding degrees from four students who participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
President Biden urged Hamas to agree on the deal that would release some 100 remaining hostages, along with the bodies of around 30 more.
The president laid out a new offer from Israel delivered to Hamas by Qatar that would start with a six-week cease-fire, allowing talks for permanent peace. Israeli military forces would withdraw from Gaza, and Israeli hostages would be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. It would also allow 600 trucks with humanitarian aid into Gaza daily.
A Bridgeview-based attorney told how her family members in Gaza "are just expecting that their death will come soon."
The tensions are putting even more pressure on the Biden administration to re-consider its military support for Israel. The white house emphasized that President Biden would re-evaluate support if Israel carried out a large ground operation in Rafah.
A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel's war in Gaza as a "genocide" during a speech accepting an award for her compassion.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters marched down the streets of downtown Chicago Wednesday evening in response to the latest deadly bombing by Israel in southern Gaza.
Humanitarian aid groups are pausing their work after 7 World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Gaza. But Chicago-based MedGlobal says now is not the time to leave.
An investigation has been launched, and the results will be made public in the coming weeks.
The Israeli strike came hours after Hamas claimed it fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza toward central Israel for the first time in months.
Israel said it was targeting two Hamas commanders in the area.
U.S. diplomatic efforts to broker a deal to release hostages held in Gaza by Hamas and other allied groups are expected to continue in the coming week, four sources with knowledge told CBS News.
The optional assignment asked for scientific analysis and critical thinking to understand "the impacts of genocide on human biology."
Schill defended the university's agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters last month to end a tent encampment on campus.
Northwestern University President Michael Schill spent hours testifying before Congress on Thursday, at a hearing about anti-Semitism on college campuses, and defended the school's negotiated end to a student protest encampment last month.
The lawsuit also criticizes the school for allowing tent encampments in protest of the war in Gaza – in violation of its own campus policies.
A man was charged after a stabbing left another man seriously injured outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
Scattered rain and gusty thunderstorms are expected Saturday morning in the Chicago area.
In the early 1900s, a brilliant Chicago businessman set the standard for corporate success and used his fortune to help transform education across the U.S.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
A man was charged in a stabbing that left another man seriously injured after a fight outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
An armed robbery turned into a shooting in Chicago's West Loop on Friday night.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
Scattered rain and gusty thunderstorms are expected Saturday night in the Chicago area.
Multiple street closures are taking effect across the city this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
A man was charged after a stabbing left another man seriously injured outside a Walgreens in The Loop on Thursday night.
In the early 1900s, a brilliant Chicago businessman set the standard for corporate success and used his fortune to help transform education across the U.S.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.