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Chicago ghost experts believe the John Hancock Center is Chicago's most haunted skyscraper. Could it have something to do with a "curse" from an eccentric and dangerous mariner dating back more than a century now?
The Drake Hotel has stood regally at the northernmost point on the Magnificent Mile for more than a century as an icon of luxury and high society. It is also known for ghosts.
The statue was brought to her post by local residents with the help of the Mexican Consulate.
A statue along the Magnificent Mile is turning heads – and it has an educational component to it in addition to being a beautiful piece of art. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Iranian officials say she died of a heart attack after her arrest for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly, but her family says she was beaten to death in custody.
"This was a senseless act of violence; a needless traffic argument turned deadly," police Supt. David Brown said.
Alan Perez, 25, is charged in the stabbing that killed 36-year-old father Jeremy Walker this week. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Calls to 911 came in from people on the street who saw the badly injured driver.
Jeremy Walker's girlfriend said he was supposed to pick her up, and she tracked down his phone after not hearing from him for an hour and a half. By the time she got to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he was dead. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The day after the incident, a Chicago Police car was still parked at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The man was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Dr. Bryce Summary spoke for the first time to CBS 2's Marissa Perlman about the crash that changed his life forever.
At 8:45 p.m., police had pulled over a white Mercedes in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue, near Ohio Street, when the driver took off.
The shooting deaths of a man and woman in the Warwick Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile were indeed a murder-suicide, officials confirmed Tuesday.
Some guests said they did not hear anything when the shooting happened, and the hotel had not alerted them to what happened.
"I just assumed that someone was, you know, screwing around – slamming doors or something – and then a few minutes later, I heard hotel security outside the room, and so then, I step outside, and then I saw the shooting victim right outside my door," guest Beni Rincon said.
The incident is believed to be an attempted murder-suicide. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports.
Smash-and-grab heists have been a growing crime trend in recent years, and stores on the Magnificent Mile have seen the impact in a major way. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Thieves can smash their way into a store and run off with armfuls of stolen goods within a matter of seconds – and it can cost business owners thousands of dollars. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The latest solution to Chicago's skyrocketing shoplifting problem has four legs and a tail.
A gun-sniffing dog was credited with helping bust a suspect in a burglary at the Mag Mile Neiman Marcus store recently. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The latest solution to Chicago's skyrocketing shoplifting problem has four legs and a tail. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We've seen smash-and-grab retail thefts happen across the Chicago area – in the city and suburbs alike. Now, a new law waiting on Gov. JB Pritzker's signature will make it easier for police to catch these criminals.
We've seen smash-and-grab retail thefts happen across the Chicago area – in the city and suburbs alike. Now, a new law waiting on Gov. JB Pritzker's signature will make it easier for police to catch these criminals.
Anew law waiting on Gov. JB Pritzker's signature will make it easier for police to fight organized retail theft. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
The Chicago Teachers Union wants the school district to cancel classes on May Day this year so students and teachers can attend protests, but the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools is saying no.
Two workers and one firefighter were hurt in an industrial fire at a business in southwest suburban Bedford Park Friday morning.
Vehicles were damaged outside a Chicago Fire Department station on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning.
Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft.
An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former Democratic power broker's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges should be overturned.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with David Axelrod, a longtime Democratic strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama.
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
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.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
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.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
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.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
Gray and cooler Friday with highs in the low 50s.
A video game-style ad has been created to recruit the next generation of air traffic controllers.
The Chicago Archdiocese is accusing Chicago Public schools of abruptly pulling funding for students with disabilities in Catholic schools only.
The U.S. and Iran are set to begin negotiations as the two-week ceasefire remains on shaky ground.
A man with a hatchet damaged vehicles outside a Chicago Fire Department station on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning.
Two workers and one firefighter were hurt in an industrial fire at a business in southwest suburban Bedford Park Friday morning.
Vehicles were damaged outside a Chicago Fire Department station on Chicago's South Side early Friday morning.
The Chicago Archdiocese is accusing Chicago Public schools of abruptly pulling funding for students with disabilities in Catholic schools.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Logan Stankoven had two goals and an assist, helping the depleted Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2.
Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0.
Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls eased to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards to sweep a two-game set.
Tim Sinclair is the only public address announcer who works for three professional teams in the same city here in Chicago, and a familiar voice to many sports fans. But he almost wasn't.
Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape. He gave up six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A man was injured in a fight with a woman at a CTA the CTA Belmont Avenue Red-Brown-Purple Line station this week, but police said he didn't report until several hours later.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
