Libertyville Olympic Gymnast Sidelined After Testing Positive For Banned Substance
A top-ranked U.S. rhythmic gymnast from Libertyville will be sidelined for six months after she tested positive for a banned substance.
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A top-ranked U.S. rhythmic gymnast from Libertyville will be sidelined for six months after she tested positive for a banned substance.
Allison Parker and her husband, Alex, grow certified organic vegetables and raise pastured animals in the most ecological way possible at Radical Root Organic Farm.
A child was hit by a car Halloween night in suburban Libertyville and police are looking for the driver of the vehicle.
With the election about a week away, Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is pulling out all the stops to try to close the gap with democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker, who has a double-digit lead in the polls.
troubling number of Metra bridges are in need of serious repair. According to a recent report, 61 bridges that carry commuter trains every day have received a poor rating and are in need of repairs.
The Lake County Coroner's Office says a man is dead after his car veered off the road and into a Libertyville pond.
And it was all captured on camera.
Now, Charles & Minerva in Libertyville is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shoplifting suspect. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
It's been years in the making and more than half finished. But the Lake County Forest Preserve District's new Bess Bower Dunn Museum isn't quite ready for prime time.
Volunteers donned waders and went to work, rescuing some animals in a boat. They used a sling to carry out the pony.
Firefighters were called to the 1700 block of Sunnyview Road. The Lake County Sheriff's Department says there was a house explosion.
When Chicago was recently hit by a rash of car dealerships thefts, a Kenosha dealership was theft-proof. Now, that dealership isn't so lucky.
A man is charged with assault for allegedly threatening a Burger King employee with a knife last week in north suburban Libertyville.
Officers found 30-year-old David Gorski of Libertyville unresponsive in a dark colored Volkswagen Jetta last Friday.
Cheer (or commiserate) with other football fans by watching Super Bowl 50 in these five bars in the Chicago area.
Libertyville police are looking for a person suspected of robbing a car wash Monday morning in the north suburb.
Libertyville police said as many as 500 car tires might have been destroyed by being punctured between Thursday night and early Friday morning.
Three people were hurt when a car crashed into a home in a residential neighborhood in north suburban Libertyville.
The body of a Libertyville man missing for more than three months was found in the northwest suburb on Friday, police said.
Experts say bed bugs can be found almost anywhere; from homes and businesses to hotels, shelters, and hospitals. Now, an organization for the developmentally disabled in the Chicago area is fighting them.
Dan Nerstrom is a veteran suffering from PTSD. In December, he left home. CBS 2's Rob Johnson reports.
Residents of Libertyville and Grayslake will see some daytime fireworks all this week, as North Shore Gas burns off excess propane gas, reports WBBM's John Cody.
"I can't get up on Sundays and have to have those conversations all day with my son," Cliff Hieronymus of Libertyville tells CBS 2's Derrick Blakley.
An Indiana University student from north suburban Libertyville died at her sorority house Thursday night.
Firefighters said they found no evidence of a carbon monoxide leak at a non-profit organization in north suburban Libertyville on Wednesday after a child fainted and others became ill.
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is calling for greater transparency over nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 in state grants by making them subject to public records and open meetings requests.
Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
Thirty percent of respondents said they shoplifted this year, with most citing affordability concerns and financial hardship.
Six men have been arrested and charged after a 15-month prostitution investigation into brothels in several west and northwest suburbs.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is calling for greater transparency over nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 in state grants by making them subject to public records and open meetings requests.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
New search data shows "fascism" drew roughly 264,700 monthly searches nationally in 2026, but in Illinois the most-searched word definition was "bias."
President Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, from hockey equipment to alcoholic beverages, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
A woman in Australia delivered identical quadruplets.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday morning unveiled a new program meant to improve interactions between law enforcement and drivers with autism.
Police said the man was in critical condition after the shooting, and a search is on for two people of interest who were seen talking with the victim before the shooting.
The long journey to relocate four beluga whales from a defunct Canadian theme park to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has officially begun.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
Four beluga whales rescued from a defunct Canadian theme park have arrived safely at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is calling for greater transparency over nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 in state grants by making them subject to public records and open meetings requests.
Two piping plover chicks hatched at Waukegan Beach over the weekend.
Thirty percent of respondents said they shoplifted this year, with most citing affordability concerns and financial hardship.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
All eyes are on Chicago as the city gets set to host the WNBA All-Star Weekend for the second time.
Chicago right-hander Jameson Taillon allowed four runs and five hits over 4 1/3 innings in his first big league start since June 7.
Benintendi was hitless in 10 at-bats against deGrom before hitting a two-out, 2-2 pitch to right field to give the AL Central-leading White Sox a 5-2 lead.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Jordin Canada didn't score a point in the first half. With 0.3 seconds on the clock and the game tied at 91, she scored the biggest basket of the night.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
A man was shot and wounded early Tuesday in the Wentworth Gardens public housing development just south of Rate Field.
Charges were pending Tuesday morning for a man accused of shooting a woman and a Chicago police SWAT officer in Chicago's Albany Park community the day before.
A man stabbed two tourists near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece's top tourist attraction, police said.
A man was shot and killed in a fight in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood Sunday night.
