Suburban School District Under Fire For Transgender Student Locker Room Policy
A suburban school district is defending its decision to separate a female transgender student in one of the high school's locker rooms.
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A suburban school district is defending its decision to separate a female transgender student in one of the high school's locker rooms.
The two board, eight bag game is popular in backyards and tailgate parties across the country.
WBBM's Lisa Fielding talks with a Chicago retailer in the postseason.
For David Strauss of Slugger's World Class Sports Bar, he, his brothers and his staff have hosted a night like this before.
Cubs fever is sweeping Chicago and the team hopes to blanket the city with "W" flags ahead of tomorrow's big wildcard game.
For co-authors James Murray Jackson and Rod Gailes OBC, Richard Pryor was someone whose life story needed to be told.
Pink supports breast cancer awareness, red brings attention to heart disease but purple is about sarcoidosis.
Long before Andrew Belleson was the voice of Wrigley Field, he was a kid who loved baseball, Harry Caray and the Chicago Cubs.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder runs at the Bank of America Theater through October 11.
It started with Lynn Sage in 1985, WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
A Northwestern University graduate who traveled to Africa has been using her journalism degree to do more than just tell stories there, she has been giving back to the girls of one of the world's poorest nations.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says a split second decision saved the life of an infant rushed to the hospital after his mother and grandmother were shot and killed.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to his alma mater on Monday, for his second campaign stop in Chicago since announcing his bid for the Democratic nomination for president in April.
Ten years in the making, the Kerry Wood Cubs Field now shines bright on Chicago's North Side.
Ireland Larson isn't an ordinary kid. She's been waiting for a heart transplant at Lurie Children's Hospital for several months.
An ATM user was able to foil an armed robbery attempt in north suburban Northbrook on Wednesday night.
Each candidate had two go-arounds in the gondola, a total of 15 minutes to make their pitch.
To some, ballpark food is almost as important as the game itself.
The doctors weren't hopeful -- neither was Travonne Wilson after being shot in the neck and spinal cord. But after several months in the hospital on a ventilator, he's walking and talking and healthy again.
For the third year, members of the Trinity International University Trojans football team were holding a fundraiser for a women's shelter for sex trafficking victims in northern India.
A 17-year-old has been charged with a hate crime for attacking a Sikh man last week in west suburban Darien.
Major Diggs Brown spent more than 30 years in the Army. When he returned from Afghanistan, he suffered from PTSD, so for two-and-a-half years, his service dog Arthur has been by his side.
You could say Rocco Caputo grew up at Wrigley Field.
Illinois Crime Commission Chief Jerry Elsner says they put up the reward because this crime was so vicious.
Elizabeth Carlson says in a matter of 24 hours, she and a friend flew to Atlanta, drove to Plains, slept in their car and witnessed something she calls surreal and inspiring.
U.S. Central Command said Saturday that more than 11,000 targets have been struck since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.
The Chicago Park District held another lifeguard skills swim test on Saturday.
Human remains found in Mokena, Illinois, were identified as belonging to a Joliet man who went missing in June of 2025.
A man was shot and killed inside his house during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's South Side.
Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in the U.S., with more than 9 million people expected to participate.
Iran-linked cyber criminals accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources said.
The Justice Department has made public millions of pages from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
The Treasury Department plans to add President Trump's signature to new U.S. paper currency, a first for a sitting president.
An amendment that would require voters to show photo identification to cast a ballot failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday.
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.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
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.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
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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.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
The City Council in Aurora, Illinois, is likely to lay down the hammer on data centers.
Chicago-native John Mulaney announced a new stop at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer.
Following a ribbon-cutting attended by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday, people were let inside the new space, at 5035 N. Broadway right off Argyle Street, for a special open house.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Acclaimed Chicago bar and music venue The Hideout has been sold to a performer and former employee, but the owners said it will carry on as the same beloved place that visitors have always known.
Thousands are gathered in Grant Park for Chicago's No Kings protest on Saturday.
As Congress debates the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, President Trump has ordered TSS workers be paid.
Spend your spring break at PuttShack in Oak Brook.
Human remains found in Mokena, Illinois, were identified as belonging to a Joliet man who went missing in June of 2025.
Chicago police said the 45-year-old man was inside his house in the 5700 block of South May Street when a gray sedan drove past and someone inside fired shots into the house.
As crowds gather for the No Kings protest, rolling street closures are expected near Chicago's Grant Park and The Loop on Saturday.
Human remains found in Mokena, Illinois, were identified as belonging to a Joliet man who went missing in June of 2025.
A man was shot and killed inside his house during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's South Side.
Prosecutors laid out the details of the fatal Chicago shooting of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman at a detention hearing for her accused killer Friday.
U.S. Central Command said Saturday that more than 11,000 targets have been struck since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.
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.
Homeowners in Berwyn said they are constantly having to pump out sewage to keep it from flooding their basements.
CBS News Chicago learned that she was hired at the school in Mundelein in 2023, which was after DCFS found credible evidence that Servant had injured her children as a form of discipline.
United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
Have you ever walked into a business with no employees? You may soon; autonomous businesses are becoming more popular.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 run in the second half to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-113.
Dylan Garand made 27 saves for his first NHL win as the Rangers downed the Blackhawks 6-1 on Friday night.
The Fighting Illini are one win from a trip to the Final Four after an impressive win over in the Sweet 16 Thursday night.
The Chicago Bears will have to wait until at least April for action on a property tax bill that would boost their efforts to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, as the Illinois House is set to adjourn Friday.
A Chicago-area fan yelled about the White Sox when Pope Leo passed by in his Popemobile, and the Pope responded with a thumbs up and smile.
The truck, transporting 413,793 KitKat bars, was stolen during transit in Europe, Nestle said.
Police on Thursday were investigating two shootings that happened in broad daylight the day before in Chicago's Hyde Park and Woodlawn neighborhoods.
A man was shot and critically wounded in broad daylight Thursday in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times and critically wounded in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Two men and a woman were slashed in a fight with another man they knew inside a home in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood early Thursday morning.
