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A series of lawsuits filed against the State of Illinois claim the LaSalle Veterans' Home was negligent in how it handled a COVID-19 outbreak that killed more than 30 veterans.
A series of lawsuits filed against the State of Illinois claim the LaSalle Veterans' Home was negligent in how it handled a COVID-19 outbreak that killed more than 30 veterans. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports.
According to the LaSalle County Coroner's office, Day drowned. But it's not clear how he ended up in the water.
Police and the FBI were asking for help from the public Monday night in finding a teenage girl they say was kidnapped in the LaSalle County city of Peru.
Police said the neighbor looked through a window and saw the victim's mother on the floor bleeding. Officers arrived at the house in Sheridan, Illinois, just 3 to 4 miles away from Johnson's house, and found that both parents had been fatally shot.
A neighbor found the bodies of the woman's parents.
A man suspected in a double homicide, in Sheridan, Illinois, has been taken into custody.
The mother of a LaSalle County teenager who committed suicide is among five parents suing Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association over COVID-19 restrictions.
"We will do everything possible to safeguard the lives of our heroes. Let us make no mistake: these tragic losses serve as a stark and painful example of what happens when community spread is rampant." Gov. JB Pritzker said.
Jeff Lane been fighting to stay alive for nearly two decades – but after years of intensive nursing care, his insurance company was taking it all away.
Hackers looking to score cash are now targeting the government in LaSalle County, Illinois.
The teachers staged a rally Sunday, calling on the board to meet again, so their 1,100 students can return to class.
The closure of a bridge in Millington, Illinois, is more than an inconvenience for people in the river town. Those who live and work there says it's costing them big. And when it will be fixed is still anybody's guess.
Heavy snow left motorists stranded in western Illinois, forcing police to use snowmobiles to rescue people trapped in their cars.
The doctor admitted he had illegally prescribed oxycodone and Xanax to a patient whom he knew would sell the pills on the black market and then shared the profits with him.
One man who was nearby with this daughter saw a woman trapped under the carriage and raced over to pull her out.
A 68-year-old skydiver has been killed after his parachute apparently tangles over a field in LaSalle County.
Lowell "Max" Ambler surrendered peacefully around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, after entering a friend's home in Earlville more than an hour earlier.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Ed Curran returns to the region, about 85 miles southwest of Chicago.
A community in Naplate, Illinois came together to support the Dutton family after a tornado destroyed their home.
LaSalle County Sheriff's police said the car was heading west on Main Street, when it crossed the T-intersection at Boyce Memorial Drive, crashed through a fence, and went into a sand quarry owned by U.S. Silica Co.
LaSalle County is paying $355,000 and rewriting its jail policies to settle lawsuits brought by five women who were stripped naked by sheriff's deputies, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
In the latest 30-page, 14-count civil complaint, filed Thursday, three women and a man claimed they were stripped by sheriff's deputies without provocation and left naked in their cells for anywhere from 12 hours to two days.
After one woman accused deputies of an illegal strip search at a county jail, now more women are coming forward claiming that they, too, were subjected to similar conduct.
A 33-year-old woman from Coal City is suing LaSalle County after video from the county jail's security system showed her face down on the floor of her cell stripped nude.
The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
"Dave's my hero. He's my family's hero. He's Dakotah's hero. So glad he did what he did. I wouldn't have my son."
Even children are learning to speak up about their struggles but sometimes grown-ups don't know how to help.
Metra said the driver of the truck was killed in the crash. A passenger was taken to a local hospital with possible life threatening injuries.
It'll be windy and wet on Wednesday with isolated thunderstorm chances. Leftover showers for Thursday.
The City Council held a similar meeting last summer, when they spent hours grilling CPD Supt. David Brown about efforts to fight violent crime.
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The mayor has proposed rolling back the citywide curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
The chairman of the council's Special Casino Committee has left the door open for another possible delay in the vote.
After pausing operations in March, caffeine brand completes departure and condemns "horrific attacks on Ukraine."
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
At least one person is dead and 30 are wounded in weekend shootings across the city as of Sunday evening.
Monday's high temperatures will be in the low 60s with cloudy skies in the afternoon.
Police said the teen was outside, in the 3300 block of West Madison Street around 11:30 p.m., when shots were fired.
Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer and then put a finger to his lips to silence fans booing and chanting "Jackie" at him, capping a tumultuous weekend at Yankee Stadium and helping the Chicago White Sox beat New York Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep.
Mallory Pugh and the Red Stars took on the Orlando Pride in NWSL action Sunday.
The Wolves were ready to flex on the Milwaukee Admirals Sunday in Game 2 of the AHL Central Division Finals.
Thousands of runners gathered downtown Sunday for the 13th annual Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon.
It has been almost three months since city leaders dropped COVID-19 restrictions – but as we head toward summer, experts warn we could see more COVID cases.
The Northwestern Wildcats women's softball team was looking to clinch a trip to the NCAA Super Regionals Sunday – and clinch they did.
Héber Araujo dos Santos scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC defeated the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
After a three-year pandemic hiatus, the World Pinball Championship is back this week in Fort Myers, Florida.
At 4:13 p.m., the Wilmette fire and police departments at an unspecified point on the lakefront after a boater reported finding a dead body about a mile offshore.
Candace Parker finished with her second career triple-double and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the second half to beat the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
"Dave's my hero. He's my family's hero. He's Dakotah's hero. So glad he did what he did. I wouldn't have my son."
Even children are learning to speak up about their struggles but sometimes grown-ups don't know how to help.
Metra said the driver of the truck was killed in the crash. A passenger was taken to a local hospital with possible life threatening injuries.
It'll be windy and wet on Wednesday with isolated thunderstorm chances. Leftover showers for Thursday.
CPS officials said a technology vendor, Battelle for Kids, was the victim of a ransomware attack last December, on a server that stores course information and evaluations.
The troubling reality is mass shootings like this are skyrocketing in Chicago compared to the rest of the country.
An 11-year-old abused girl, considered a risk to herself and others, has spent two months in what's considered a shelter and has been waiting months longer for a secure residential treatment center placement.
Michael Walters thought he did everything right.
CBS 2 Chicago won four regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any station.
The City Council held a similar meeting last summer, when they spent hours grilling CPD Supt. David Brown about efforts to fight violent crime.
The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
The mayor has proposed rolling back the citywide curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
The City Council Public Safety Committee voted 14-3 on Friday to approve the one hour rollback of the curfew hours on weekends, as well as to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
"We feel very confident that we have the votes to make sure that this gets over the hurdle," Mayor Lightfoot said.
With parents struggling to navigate the baby formula shortage, breast milk donation banks are seeing a sharp increase in demand — but also a jump in donations.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
Parents are struggling to keep up with the nationwide shortage of baby formula – with several retailers now limiting how much you can buy. So what do you do if you can't find any?
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
It has been almost three months since city leaders dropped COVID-19 restrictions – but as we head toward summer, experts warn we could see more COVID cases.
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
Sturgis plant will reopen soon as nationwide out-of-stock levels of baby formula rise above 40%.
The Evanston Department of Health and Human Service reported 397 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days – up from 305 the prior week.
There is still a push from nearby residents to stop the billon-dollar Bally's project that is planned for the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West.
Such events as the chaos downtown that led to a deadly shooting right in the middle of Millennium Park have led people to cancel trips, meetings, and events in Chicago because they don't feel safe.
The village of Skokie is telling Carvana it cannot build a proposed 14-story car vending tower, just three months after the project won approval from village trustees.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer and then put a finger to his lips to silence fans booing and chanting "Jackie" at him, capping a tumultuous weekend at Yankee Stadium and helping the Chicago White Sox beat New York Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep.
Mallory Pugh and the Red Stars took on the Orlando Pride in NWSL action Sunday.
The Wolves were ready to flex on the Milwaukee Admirals Sunday in Game 2 of the AHL Central Division Finals.
The Northwestern Wildcats women's softball team was looking to clinch a trip to the NCAA Super Regionals Sunday – and clinch they did.
Héber Araujo dos Santos scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC defeated the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas and more.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
Joy Dobbs said her son is slowly recovering in the hospital after being shot three times in Lincoln Park earlier this month.
The 19-year-old Earley was shot several times in Lincoln Park and is still recovering in the hospital from his injuries.
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
On Monday, a five-time Emmy filmmaker will screen his documentary in Chatham to offer a rare historic look into how poverty was systemically created in Chicago at the community level.
One person was killed when a Metra Milwaukee District North line train hit a dump truck Monday morning in far north suburban Grayslake.
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