Matteson Sam's Club Store To Reopen As Distribution Center
A vacant Sam's Club in the south suburbs is about to become a Sam's Club distribution center.
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A vacant Sam's Club in the south suburbs is about to become a Sam's Club distribution center.
A substitute teacher has to wear an eye patch and says a group of out-of-control students are to blame.
A suburban salon is giving girls a chance to get a free prom dress for their special night.
The Carson Pirie Scott store in south suburban Matteson closed this weekend without warning, leaving community leaders upset about the potential impact on the village.
Justin J. Jones, 23, and 25-year-old Kendra R. Branch, both of Matteson, each face a felony count of disorderly conduct, police said.
A male infant, approximately 6 to 9 months old, was found in a wooded area, buckled into a car seat sitting on the ground.
Photojournalist Seph Lawless is working on an ongoing project called "Autopsy of America" in which he photographs abandoned malls, amusement parks and other places.
The takeover bank robbery happened at the BMO Harris Bank branch about 2:30 p.m. at 4940 211th St. in Matteson.
Shortly after midnight, a woman was driving north on the highway when her car was shot between the U.S. Route 30 and Vollmer Road exits, according to Illinois State Police. She was not hurt.
The 49-year-old first-responder rushed to the scene of a Matteson retail store, where a shopper required CPR, Fire Chief Chris Schwalbe said in a prepared statement Friday evening.
A tornado warning was briefly in effect Friday evening for several south suburbs in Cook and Will counties.
Brandon D. Phillips, 22; Shawn Johnson, 24; Adam J. Miller, 25; and Adam A. Talley, 22, are each charged with one felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm, according to Matteson police. All may also face additional charges, police said.
This town of 20,000 is facing the real possibility of a 50 percent cut in police and fire services before long. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
A man suspected of robbing a bank Friday morning and leading police on a car chase through the south suburbs before fatally shooting himself has been identified as a former lieutenant with the Atlanta Police Department.
Police say the bank robbery began to unravel around 11 a.m. at BMO Harris Bank, 4940 W. 211th St., when a local officer entered the branch to make a village deposit.
A mall in the south suburbs has been ordered to be shut down not because of the economy, but because of customer safety.
Wesley Peak, 36, was driving nort on I-57 when he was involved in a single vehicle traffic crash, officials said.
Illinois State Police said a white Chevy sedan headed south on I-57 rear-ended a Dodge Caravan near U.S. Route 30 around 2:15 a.m.
Chicago area residents are now in clean-up mode after powerful storms Monday evening.
A 34-year-old woman who was walking to the nearby Metra station from her home in Park Forest was grabbed and raped along the trail.
The village wanted it shut down for safety violations, like padlocked emergency exit doors that could trap people inside, and gaps in the pipes in the sprinkler system, which would keep the water from flowing in case of a fire.
The Village of Matteson has filed a lawsuit, seeking to have the Lincoln Mall shut down, because the village claims it is too dangerous.
Five people were injured when a car lost control and drove into a crowd at a car auction.
When a south suburban teen was shot to death on a street in New Orleans last week, he was talking on his cell phone to his best friend here, the victim's parents said.
Tinley Park-based Mack Cos. said it has sold nearly 200 single-family homes in the south and southwest suburbs to an Arizona-based real estate investment trust for $28 million.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
Attorneys for the man convicted of murdering a woman at Starved Rock State Park some 65 years ago are hoping to clear his name — nearly a year after he died.
The fight to reopen West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, continues Monday with the battle going to the courtroom.
City leaders on Monday were expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo were born three weeks ago at the zoo.
Attorneys for the man convicted of murdering a woman at Starved Rock State Park some 65 years ago are hoping to clear his name — nearly a year after he died.
The fight to reopen West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, continues Monday with the battle going to the courtroom. Lauren Victory reports.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has your 5 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, June 22, 2026.
City leaders on Monday were expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
The fight to reopen West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, continues Monday with the battle going to the courtroom.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
Attorneys for the man convicted of murdering a woman at Starved Rock State Park some 65 years ago are hoping to clear his name — nearly a year after he died.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
City leaders on Monday were expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
A CTA Red Line train operator was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street on Sunday morning.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
Detectives from Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's office rescued a girl under 14 from a grown man who had traveled from Georgia to meet her this weekend, authorities said Sunday.
