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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has started this week on CBS 2 with much fanfare. Many of you may not know that Stephen got his start right here in Chicago.
For Colbert, it's been a long journey from Northwestern student, to Second City player, to comedy writer, to Daily Show correspondent, to star of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central.
There's no one quite like Laura Martinez, who runs a Lincoln Park Restaurant. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan checks out three new hot spots.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan introduces us to a coding curriculum creator and some coding kids.
It was an inspiring morning for Chicago women as the Women in the World breakfast was held at the Museum of Broadcast Communications on State Street.
The end of the Letterman era on TV is especially poignant for one group of Chicago area people.
When owner Doug Sohn closed the Chicago favorite Hot Doug's in Roscoe Village, two line cooks decided to strike while the griddle's hot and open their own place. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
The program exposes Chicago Public Schools students to creative writing and professionally trained actors. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Now, the organization is teaching people how to cook the food they grow. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
The oldest musical group in the city formed a year after the Great Chicago Fire. The organization is still around. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Tuesday night's debate was held at the DuSable Museum of African American History on Chicago's South Side.
Researchers say nearly 10 percent of all food is fraudulent. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Three hundred thousand people a year take a Chicago Water Taxi on the Chicago River. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan takes us on a tour of some of Chicago's nicest outdoor dining areas.
Jeff Zimmermann creates public works of art that can be enjoyed by everyone, and you don't have to look far to find his work. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
A walk along Devon Avenue is a feast for the senses: the food, the fashion, the shopping and the scenery. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Take one step inside 1871 and you can sense the energy here is different: a place to inspire creativity and support innovation. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
A Chicago company is blazing a trail with software and 3-D printers to physically create your invention. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta saw the images from the Haiti earthquake – with its people plunged into total darkness -- and developed a rechargeable product that could provide light through solar technology.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan visits a healthcare provider that has been helping the uninsured for decades.
An Englewood club is teaching boys to box and teenagers to turn their lives around. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
Volunteers at the Logan Square organization can learn to deconstruct and then reconstruct donated computers. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports.
CBS 2's Kate Sullivan reports on the fascinating work of a mysterious street photographer.
A chunk of falling ice broke through the windshield of an SUV on Friday afternoon on the Stevenson Expressway near the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Chicago fire fighters were called to a two-alarm building fire near a school on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon.
Several tanker cars on a freight train derailed Friday afternoon in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
The owner of a K-9 training company has been found not guilty by an Indiana judge after nine dogs died inside a hot box truck in the summer of 2023.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
President Trump has led the charge to create more GOP-friendly congressional districts in the 2026 midterm elections.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is set to retire in 2026, but before he leaves Congress he is making one last attempt to pass the DREAM Act.
Former Chicago Tribune publisher and editor-in-chief R. Bruce Dold passed away this week.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Netflix on Friday said it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
Joe Colborn, better known as Joe "JoBo" Bohannon on Chicago radio, died this week.
"Elf: The Musical" is now playing at the Auditorium Theatre. Vince Gerasole has a preview.
Cold with a patchy wintry mix Friday night. Lows in the mid-20s.
Netflix on Friday said it is buying Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion, merging the biggest streaming service with a storied studio.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is set to retire in 2026, but before he leaves Congress he is making one last attempt to pass the DREAM Act, which he first introduced in 2001.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to reject most solutions offered in a budget proposal supported by many city council members.
Several tanker cars on a freight train derailed Friday afternoon in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
A chunk of falling ice broke through the windshield of an SUV on Friday afternoon on the Stevenson Expressway near the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Ten people are hospitalized after a fire in a West Humboldt Park apartment building overnight Friday
Chicago fire fighters were called to a two-alarm building fire near a school on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon.
The families of the three men who were killed in a crash on Interstate 57 early Wednesday morning are pushing for more answers about what happened.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial.
Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why the suspect wasn't already behind bars.
Sitting in 1st-place in the NFC standings isn't the only feel-good story for the Bears, as cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Month.
The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period.
Caleb Williams plans on picking up right where he left off the last time he faced the Packers.
The Bulls led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, holding the Magic without a field goal for the first five minutes of the period.
The special edition locket was inspired by the James Bond film "Octopussy," which revolves around a plot to steal a rare Faberge egg.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A woman from Chicago's northwest suburbs appeared in court Thursday for a shooting that killed another woman in the South Loop in September.
The man charged with pushing a CTA passenger onto the tracks at a Blue Line station in Chicago's western suburbs on Monday was ordered held in jail, after repeatedly interrupting the judge and prosecutors during his first court appearance on Wednesday.
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
