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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 ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate a state-of-the-art new STEM center at Chicago's Leo High School.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a challenge to an Illinois gun law that restricts weapons on public transportation.
Attorneys for both sides of the Adam Toledo wrongful death trial will be back in court for more pretrial motions Tuesday.
Chicago police released a stock picture of the red SUV wanted in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 18-year-old delivery driver in Chicago Lawn on Sunday.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is asking the federal officials who ran Operation Midway Blitz to testify at two hearings on federal agents' tactics during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
The designation is the result of two formal resolutions at the state and county levels.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate a state-of-the-art new STEM center at Chicago’s Leo High School.
Four White Sox ACE 13-and-under players got to travel to Arizona and watch the Sox in spring training, and they even got to be part of the team. Joining Dana Kozlov are White Sox ACE players James Nash and Parker Jones, and director of ACE can community baseball programs Troy Williams.
As the deadline set by President Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches, there has been scrutiny on his public comments about destruction of civilian infrastructure and whether they constitute a war crime.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a challenge to an Illinois gun law that restricts weapons on public transportation.
A man has been charged in connection with a series of homicides that took place in Gary, Indiana, in 2002.
Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, his family announced Tuesday.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
Chicago police released a stock picture of the red SUV wanted in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 18-year-old delivery driver in Chicago Lawn on Sunday.
Iran's regime calls on youth to form human shields around power plants as Trump's deadline nears and he warns "a whole civilization will die tonight."
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, his family announced Tuesday.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
Chicago lost at home for the first time this season as its three-game winning streak was snapped.
Nico Hoerner's two-run single with two outs in the second inning gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead.
The Chicago White Sox have rescheduled the start of their Tuesday game against the Baltimore Orioles from the evening to midday due to a cold forecast.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
Thieves stole an ATM in a crash-and-grab burglary at a BP gas station in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood early Monday.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
A man was due in court Sunday after being arrested and charged with hitting a woman with a vehicle last week and then running off in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning.
