Brothers killed, 5 hurt in mass shooting at Kankakee, Illinois house party
All day, people were seen stopping by the house to try and collect their coats and phones—things they left behind in the chaos. Sara Machi reports.
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All day, people were seen stopping by the house to try and collect their coats and phones—things they left behind in the chaos. Sara Machi reports.
The original bus company they paid $10,000 to take them to Tampa left them stranded Wednesday night.
The cheerleaders turned to CBS News Chicago for help—and some disturbing information was discovered about how the girls ended up stranded.
The cheerleading team ended up sleeping on the floor of a school when they were supposed to be headed to Florida—after a charter bus company out of Chicago’s south suburbs took their money and sent no bus. Dorothy Tucker reports.
A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect until 1 p.m. in the Chicago area. It has been extended until 3 p.m. in Northwest Indiana and Kankakee County.
Crews were called to the river to search for the child a little after 3 p.m.
Crews were searching for a missing child along the Kankakee River in Kankakee, about 50 miles south of Chicago.
It has not yet been determined whether the funnel cloud was a confirmed tornado, or if there was any damage left behind.
Thawing ice and rain caused flooding on Friday, forcing dozens of people from their homes.
Thawing ice and rain caused flooding on Friday, forcing dozens of people from their homes.
The water is normally used to cool the nuclear power plant, but it is warm enough to melt ice. All three siphons were turned on at noon.
Earlier this month, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance approving tougher penalties and fines if they don't get a heads-up about buses.
It comes as police shuttled dozens of migrants from the suburbs to Chicago after the city made it harder for unauthorized buses to drop off migrants without notice.
Chicago’s new rules on buses carrying migrants was intended to bring order to chaos – as migrants were showing up in Chicago from the nation’s southern border at any given time, without notice. But some bus operators are now just dropping off migrants in the suburbs instead. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
"I witnessed a lot of pillowcases over the heads of individuals. Strangling them. Choking them, preventing them from going to 1the bathroom. Taking their meals away, so that they couldn't eat."
"I witnessed a lot of pillowcases over the heads of individuals. Strangling them. Choking them, preventing them from going to 1the bathroom. Taking their meals away, so that they couldn't eat."
Production is expected to begin in 2024.
A new $2 billion Gotion lithium battery plant will be built in Manteno - creating at least 2,600 jobs.
On a recent visit, CBS 2 saw a bulletin board advertising an event from 2015. The board has been unused for so long that wasps have made a home there.
On a recent visit, CBS 2 saw a bulletin board advertising an event from 2015. The board has been unused for so long that wasps have made a home there.
The new law requires IDOT to find possible developers in the first half of next year.
It would be located in Peotone, between Chicago and Kankakee, and focus mostly on cargo planes.
Tuesday was the first day in a trial of multiple lawsuits against the controversial SAFE-T Act – which was a major talking point in the midterm election in Illinois and is now being challenged in court. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports from Kankakee.
The 15-year-old student said he was shocked to hear the racial slur come from his teacher's mouth.
A high school teacher in Kankakee was fired Monday night after being caught on video calling one of his students the N-word in class. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
