Family of teen hit, killed by train in Chicago's northwest suburbs files lawsuit
The family of a teenage girl hit and killed by a train in northwest suburban Barrington earlier this year filed a lawsuit against the train companies and the village.
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The family of a teenage girl hit and killed by a train in northwest suburban Barrington earlier this year filed a lawsuit against the train companies and the village.
Some extremely valuable works of art, including one by the renowned painter Georgia O'Keeffe, from a museum at Valparaiso University in Indiana will be heading to the auction block. The school said it needs to sell the artwork to help pay for dorm renovations, but CBS News Chicago heard from a now-retired founding director who fought hard to stop the sale.
The Dolton school official said she was suspended after asking about what happened with $13 million in federal school relief funds.
A Dolton school district official claimed in a federal lawsuit she was put on unpaid leave after raising concerns over the use of $13 million in federal funds.
Amica Richardson is expected to take questions about what happened at Ellis Middle School in Elgin alongside her lawyers.
The incident in question happened one year ago, and her lawyers say she plans to file that lawsuit this Thursday morning.
Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court voiced concerns Tuesday about the motives of a conservative activist who is seeking guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters.
A patient at a women's mental health facility in southwest suburban Lemont was repeatedly raped by an employee while undergoing treatment, a new lawsuit alleges.
Ten-year-old Nylah Anderson died after taking part in a so-called "blackout" challenge, which went viral on TikTok. Now, her family is suing the social media app. Joling Kent more on the lawsuit.
His family said they wanted to prevent this from happening to another patient.
George "Tim" Yaros had blood work done in 2017. Tests showed he had cancer, but Saint Mary Medical Center in Valparaiso never sent the results to the specialist who ordered the blood work.
The woman accused the team of "negligence and recklessness" and not enforcing its "No Firearms" policy, according to her lawyers.
It's about a woman who died from a severe allergic reaction after she ate at a Disney Resort restaurant. Disney argued her husband couldn't sue because he signed up for a one-month trial of Disney+ streaming.
Customers of mobile payment service Cash App whose data or accounts were hacked can file a claim.
Indiana's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state's largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
It comes after they posted online during the Paris games false claims she wasn't born a woman. The lawsuit was technically filed against X, formerly known as Twitter.
TikTok, with 170 million users in the U.S., is accused of violating the law by allowing kids under 13 to create accounts to interact with adults on the platform.
Dexter Reed, 26, was shot and killed by police on March 21 in Humboldt Park. The city initially said he was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt.
Lawyers for the City of Chicago said the officers who conducted a traffic stop that ended in the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed earlier this year did so because of tinted windows, contradicting an earlier explanation that the stop was because of a seatbelt violation.
StubHub's use of so-called drip pricing — or when a company dangles an initial low price but later tacks on fees — can deceive consumers into paying more than they expected, the suit alleges.
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin.
The city accused the gun maker, local dealers of endangering residents by selling and marketing Glock handguns that can be easily turned into fully automatic weapons.
The suit was filed against county and the State of Illinois. As Sara Machi reports, nearly 200 people signed their names to the suit as plaintiffs
The City of Chicago is suing two suburban gun shops accused of contributing to crime in the city. The newly expanded lawsuit named Eagle Sports Range in Oak Forest and Midwest Sporting Goods in Lyons as defendants. The parent company of Glock Handguns in Austria was also added as a defendant.
This is the latest in a series of lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors in the state of Illinois. Sara Machi reports.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on competing measures to lower health care costs, but both parties' bills are expected to fail. Follow live updates here.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
A man was shot and killed early Thursday morning in a house in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
A woman was hospitalized after being shot and wounded in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning.
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on competing measures to lower health care costs, but both parties' bills are expected to fail. Follow live updates here.
Chicago aldermen have scheduled a series of five City Council meetings before Christmas as they race the clock to pass a budget by the end of the year and avoid a city government shutdown.
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania introduced a discharge petition to try to bring a bill to the floor that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies by two years.
President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
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.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
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.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
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.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
Landon Wallace, better known as Power 92 radio and Chicago Bulls mixer DJ Commando, died last week.
Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
It's not too early to start thinking of little improvements you can make in 2026. Author Erin Coupe joins CBS News Chicago.
Chicago police are looking for a woman and two kids who were last seen near the United Center.
A wrongful death lawsuit is expected to be filed in the case of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
The CDC said the outbreak started two years ago. At least 51 infants in 19 states were reported, including at least two in Illinois.
"I thought he was going to kill him." Those are the words of a woman as she watched her 73-year-old husband get attacked by a man during a road rage incident last month in Oak Lawn.
The man who is charged with terrorism for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train has now been indicted for two other random attacks earlier this year.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners.
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 Blackhawks have scored first in 12 of 15 home games, which leads the NHL. Chicago has also allowed just four first-period goals, the fewest in the league.
The University of Michigan appointed Biff Poggi as interim head coach after Sherrone Moore was terminated.
ISU knocked off No. 1-ranked and defending champion North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Daniel Hardy, Cole Kmet, and Kyle Monangai volunteered with the Salvation Army to serve a BBQ holiday meal to shelter residents and others in need.
The Chicago White Sox will have the first overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
A man was shot and killed early Thursday morning in a house in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
A woman was hospitalized after being shot and wounded in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning.
"I thought he was going to kill him." Those are the words of a woman as she watched her 73-year-old husband get attacked by a man during a road rage incident last month in Oak Lawn.
A man stood charged with attempted murder Tuesday in a shooting involving a Chicago police officer in the Morgan Park neighborhood this past weekend.
