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Surveillance video captured the theft of the man's car from outside a South Loop body shop. The car was recovered in minutes and the child was safe, but it likely felt like an eternity passed in those minutes. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The annual C2E2 comic and entertainment expo return this weekend.
Drivers had to dodge a few bricks Monday night along DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
The wall is located under the McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday that the city has shortlisted three bids for a casino within the Chicago city limits.
Approximately 1,000 students were able to make connections with skilled trades professionals on Monday. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Approximately 1,000 students were able to make connections with skilled trades professionals on Tuesday.
Approximately 1,000 students were able to make connections with skilled trades professionals on Monday. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Two years after being the first big trade show to be sidelined by the coronavirus, the Inspired Home Show is making a return to Chicago.
Constructing the Chicago Auto Show is no small feat - it takes an entire army of skilled workers to turn McCormick Place into the nation's largest auto show.
"It's been really fun to see manufacturer support. Because they want the mom's opinion. Which is great, because that's a huge part of their target audience."
There are also more test tracks than ever before and more auto makers are using hybrid engines and electrifying vehicles.
"Attendees from Asian countries, where we normally have a huge presence at the show, this year that's gonna be way down."
The Chicago Auto Show is officially underway, and the COVID-19 pandemic is not keeping people away.
This year is the 30th anniversary of First Look, which has raised more than $56 million for local charities.
The industry group behind the Chicago Boat Show, which has been canceled for the second year in a row, wants you to know you can still order a boat, and have it ready for summer fun in Chicago.
One of Chicago's bigger conventions is being postponed for the second year in a row.
Top officials at City Hall will sort through the proposals and negotiate with bidders before recommending one of the plans to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
McCormick Place is expecting to generate $1.2 billion for the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois this coming year – not too shabby at all considering the COVID-19 pandemic.
In mid-July, conventions and big events like the Chicago Auto Show returned to McCormick Place. We saw big crowds and few masks, and didn't think much of it. But just afterward, the Delta variant of the coronavirus spread, and the world took a U-turn back to strict COVID protocols.
"I wanna eventually become a chef and open my own restaurant where people can go to it and have fancy five star food but for cheap. Not the expensive amount it normally is."
On Thursday evening, CBS 2 took you Behind the Wheel at the Chicago Auto Show. Watch the full special on this page.
For the first time in its history, the Auto Show is being held both indoors and outdoors, offering food, music, and vehicles on display on Indiana Avenue outside the convention center.
The Chicago Auto Show is back at McCormick Place.
The Chicago Auto Show marks a return to major events at McCormick Place, but its bread and butter is smaller trade shows booked throughout the year.
"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
Investigators said on August 14, the teen came up to the 59-year-old victim, tried to take the car by force before both fired shots.
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
The company blames a population shift as more workers moved during the pandemic.
The victim's friend tried to stop the offender by jumping on his back.
Tuesday's highs will be in the low 80s with mostly sunny skies.
Highs will be in the low 80s in Chicago, but mid to upper 70s along the lakeshore.
"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
Investigators said on August 14, the teen came up to the 59-year-old victim, tried to take the car by force before both fired shots.
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
The departments affected include technology and sales.
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Ian Happ hit two solo homers for the Cubs, giving him three in his past three games.
"You go into a corner you go a little bit faster or you risk going into the wall. Adrenaline goes right up and it's awesome. That's why I love it."
Gordon, a star for the Washington Huskies in college, expects to make his NFL debut in his home state.
AJ Pollock and Andrew Vaughn homered, Lance Lynn threw six solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
The company blames a population shift as more workers moved during the pandemic.
According to police, a 34-year-old male victim was approached by another man who was armed with a handgun. The offender demanded a cigarette and when the victim refused, there was a physical confrontation.
A family is devastated after three men were killed in a deadly hit and run crash this weekend.
Investigators said on August 14, the teen came up to the 59-year-old victim, tried to take the car by force before both fired shots.
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
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