12-Year-Old Michigan Girl Youngest Exhibitor At Chicago's Sweets & Snacks Expo
Alina Morse, creator of Zollipops, is the youngest exhibitor at this year's Sweets & Snacks Expo being held at McCormick place.
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Alina Morse, creator of Zollipops, is the youngest exhibitor at this year's Sweets & Snacks Expo being held at McCormick place.
Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta joined 25 other volunteers from the Cubs front office and City Year Chicago to paint the auditorium and make banners ahead of graduation at Friedrich L. Jahn Elementary.
A former Cook County correctional officer has filed suit against the sheriff, alleging he was "illegally fired" by an "unlawful merit board"
A warning for homeowners: Beware of who's knocking at your door or calling claiming to be with ComEd.
The parent company of the Chicago Tribune has emerged as the likely buyer of the Chicago Sun-Times.
The first of its kind, the national American Writer's Museum is ready to open its doors to the public on Tuesday.
A Chicago theater veteran is leading the ensemble of Aladdin this summer.
An Illinois State University sophomore is being honored as a Pink Hero in this weekend's Susan G. Komen Mother's Day Race for the Cure.
A few dozen people spent Friday afternoon rallying in front of the Thompson Center to raise awareness about the mass incarceration of mothers across the country.
Students from five Chicago Public Schools performed with members of the Chicago Civic Orchestra Tuesday on the city's north side.
More people are visiting Illinois, and tourism officials are hoping to keep the momentum going.
Catherine Tobsing and Mitch Rezman know birds. As owners of Windy City Parrott, they help people take care of their feathered friends.
Well-known announcer John Dooley prepares for his 17th season at the historic venue, high above the track. WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
The National Weather Service issued Tuesday a Frost Advisory for northern Illinois into Wisconsin from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The Wine Spectator's Grand Tour is back in Chicago, May 9 at Navy Pier.
Celebrity chef, Rick Bayless celebrates the 30-year anniversary of Frontera, the first restaurant he opened that started his legend in Chicago.
Morton Arboretum displayed Friday a giant coloring book in Daley Plaza to highlight the importance of trees for Arbor Day.
One hundred-seventy people stood silently on Friday in Daley Plaza to show the stigma and silence that typically surrounds the issue of sexual assault.
It was April 30, 2007 when a Plainfield mother of two was reported missing by her estranged husband after she failed to return from a workout. There's been no sign of Lisa Stebic since.
Attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich were back in court Tuesday, trying again to get his 14-year prison sentence reduced.
The Blanding's turtle is considered endangered in Illinois.
The Shedd Aquarium is celebrating Earth Day this year by challenging the Chicagoland community to commit to a conservation action that will protect our planet's waterways and the animals that live in them.
Twenty heroes, including two Chicago Police officers, will be honored as a "More than Pink Hero" at the 20th Anniversary Mother's Day Race for the Cure on May 14.
A celebratory crowd watched as a portion of West Luis Munoz Marin Drive was officially unveiled as Javier Javy Baez Way.
April is National Volunteer Month and Chicago Cares is issuing a 30-day challenge.
Alex Bregman had a homer, two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
Two rounds of storms swept through the area on Monday afternoon, prompting tornado and thunderstorm watches and warnings.
High-speed winds ripped through a row of townhomes, leaving dozens of people displaced and many others in the area still without power.
Homes were left damaged in Glen Ellyn and a recovery mission for a missing contractor is being conducted by search crews in Downers Grove as a result of Monday's severe storms.
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
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.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
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 food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
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."
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking dangerous conditions on Lake Michigan.
Storm damage throughout the Chicago area was widespread on Monday, featuring flooding on the North Side and a roof being torn off a business on the South Side.
The aftermath of afternoon storms forced people in the townhomes near Dixie Highway and 171st Street in Hazel Crest to pack their things.
Rescue crews with at least half a dozen west suburban fire departments were seen diving headfirst into the sewer near downtown Downers Grove in search of two contractors who became trapped in the storm sewers.
New this year is a costume to make a fur-baby look like a fur-grandma. The chain is also bringing back its taco, dragon, shark and bat outfits among others.
Homes were left damaged in Glen Ellyn and a recovery mission for a missing contractor is being conducted by search crews in Downers Grove as a result of Monday's severe storms.
High-speed winds ripped through a row of townhomes, leaving dozens of people displaced and many others in the area still without power.
A Lisle, Illinois, man accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit at the time.
Two rounds of storms swept through the area on Monday afternoon, prompting tornado and thunderstorm watches and warnings.
Crown Point police said the victim died on Sunday after being hit by the motorcycle on Saturday night.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
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.
Alex Bregman had a homer, two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago's Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.
A robber jumped through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community early Monday morning.
Police believe a suspect in the deadly shooting at a food festival in Seattle was among those who were killed, as another suspect remains on the loose and a teenager is in custody.
