Dolores Huerta alleges assault by Cesar Chavez amid abuse claims
Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
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Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
An Indiana bride said a Chicago hotel workers' union has harassed her for months while she's been trying to plan her July wedding over a hotel listed on her wedding website.
Democrats once had a grip on blue-collar voters. Now, they must make their case to this key demographic that could play a decisive role in the election.
Flight attendants have been asking for a pay increase, schedule flexibility, on-ground duties, and retroactive pay after working under an amended contract since 2021.
United Airlines flight attendants voted on Wednesday to authorize a strike if contract negotiations continued to hit a dead end. With a November deadline looming, as many as 28,000 workers said they could end up on a picket line. The United flight attendants gave an overwhelming thumbs up to authorize the strike, with a historic 99.9% of the workers voting "yes."
United Airlines flight attendants voted on Wednesday to authorize a strike if contract negotiations continued to hit a dead end. With a November deadline looming, as many as 28,000 workers said they could end up on a picket line. The United flight attendants gave an overwhelming thumbs up to authorize the strike, with a historic 99.9% of the workers voting "yes."
Since it began in 2020, Hire 360 has placed more than 400 people in every trade union in the Chicago area.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is under the spotlight again after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag, supposedly from 1818 when Illinois became the 21st state to join the Union.
College administrators have already filed a formal appeal to the basketball players' move to unionize, the NLRB said.
IBEW-NECA Technical Institute has been the source for new union jobs since 1985 and is still educating the next generation of apprentices.
Meanwhile, pilots at Southwest are poised to follow with the opening a "strike center" in Dallas this week.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis.
UAW President Shawn Fain said striking autoworkers are "winning" by securing key concessions from Ford, GM and Stellantis.
On Saturday, Loretto Hospital workers held a rally as their strike entered a sixth day. Workers said they are understaffed, which creates unsafe conditions.
"Chicago is the hometown of the American labor movement. Our members are hardworking, talented, and resilient, and they stand up for themselves and their families. And today, the DNC is standing with them."
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
Train conductors vote against wage deal with rail companies brokered by the Biden administration.
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
The Chicago Teachers Union wants the school district to cancel classes on May Day this year so students and teachers can attend protests, but the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools is saying no.
Two workers and one firefighter were hurt in an industrial fire at a business in southwest suburban Bedford Park Friday morning.
Vehicles were damaged outside a Chicago Fire Department station on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning.
Two men were charged after a mail theft was reported at an apartment building in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood on Monday.
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former Democratic power broker's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges should be overturned.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with David Axelrod, a longtime Democratic strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
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.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"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.
The Chicago Teachers Union wants the school district to cancel classes on May Day this year so students and teachers can attend protests, but the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools is saying no.
Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68.
The Chicago Archdiocese is accusing Chicago Public schools of abruptly pulling funding for students with disabilities in Catholic schools.
Get an inside look at Axpona (Audio Expo North America) with Jackie Kostek.
U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson sat down with CBS News Chicago to explain why he doesn't support the automatic registration of all American young men into the military draft, which begins in December.
Two workers and one firefighter were hurt in an industrial fire at a business in southwest suburban Bedford Park Friday morning.
Vehicles were damaged outside a Chicago Fire Department station on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
The Chicago Archdiocese is accusing Chicago Public schools of abruptly pulling funding for students with disabilities in Catholic schools.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
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.
Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist, helping the depleted Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2.
Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0.
Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls eased to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards to sweep a two-game set.
Tim Sinclair is the only public address announcer who works for three professional teams in the same city here in Chicago, and a familiar voice to many sports fans. But he almost wasn't.
Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A man was injured in a fight with a woman at a CTA the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station this week, but police said he didn't report until several hours later.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
