Local café steps in to help feed migrants
Café Sophie at 847 N. State St. has partnered with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) to serve 100 free meals to migrants once a week for the foreseeable future.
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Café Sophie at 847 N. State St. has partnered with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) to serve 100 free meals to migrants once a week for the foreseeable future.
Johnson said he has been briefed on the migrant issue, but on Tuesday, He saw firsthand how the arrival of migrants is straining many city resources.
There was no time to waste Tuesday for Mayor Brandon Johnson – especially when it came to addressing the urgent issue of migrant arrivals and housing in the city. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Many of the migrants who recently arrived in Chicago are in need of basic supplies. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos found out there's a right and wrong way to drop off your donations.
Congregants from New Hope Church Pilsen, 1809 S. Racine Ave., walked to the nearby Bethel Temple Assembly of God, 1450 W. 19th St., for a joint Sunday morning service.
The sanctuary at New Hope Church Pilsen is full. The church is housing around 20 asylum seekers – offering them shelter, food, and clothing.
The "respite center" in Little Village's Piotrowski Park in the 24th Ward is expected to handle about 150 people.
The "respite center" in Little Village's Piotrowski Park in the 24th Ward is expected to handle about 200 people.
Their patients are migrants who've been living in the lobbies of Chicago police stations and haven't seen a doctor since crossing the border.
They'll be coming from other places around the city, like police stations.
Around 200 migrants will be housed here temporarily, as the city works to find a more permanent place for them. They'll be coming from other places around the city, like police stations.
She's training to become a doctor, but is now cutting class to form a mobile medical unit to help migrants arriving in Chicago. CBS 2's Noel Brennan hit the streets with the team to see how they're caring for the community.
"They've already given us clothes. We're eating well."
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports earlier this week, more migrants arrived in Chicago, adding to the 8,000 already here since August.
While many still oppose the plan to place migrants at the old high school, some closest to the school are now open to the idea.
Chicagoans are showing compassion to those who are new to the city, and who are stuck sleeping on police station floors. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Our cameras saw close to 30 people sleeping on the floor of the Calumet (5th) District police station, 727 E. 111th St. Many are afraid to leave.
There are at least 70 migrants living in a repurposed warehouse. All of them came from police stations.
Just two days after Chicago's mayor issued an emergency declaration in response to the number of migrants entering the city, at least one police station housing new arrivals has cleared out. Dozens of people, including children, who were staying at the District 12 station moved into a warehouse turned into an emergency shelter.
In Chicago's South Shore community, neighbors feel it's not a matter of if, but when migrants will move into the old South Shore High School building. After a heated meeting last week, some say it's time to welcome them. CBS 2's Chris Tye was at the site of a migrant shelter in the Loop with the story.
The rule represents a major pivot by President Biden, a Democrat who campaigned on restoring access to the U.S. asylum system.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said since the first group of migrants were bused to Chicago from Texas last August, the city has coordinated with local and state agencies to care for over 8,000 migrants. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
Volunteers who've been caring for migrants said there are nearly 500 people at police districts across the city.
The Chicago police station lobbies where migrants arriving to the city are waiting have gotten so crowded that families at one station had to keep their belongings outside on the sidewalk. CBS 2's Noel Brennan shared one family's experience as they've lived in limbo for almost two weeks.
Dozens of families sit outside of the 12th district police station. Everything they own, pillows, blankets, strollers, were stacked on the sidewalk.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
For the second day in a row, dumpsters filled with unused school supplies were discovered outside former Acero charter schools now run by Chicago Public Schools.
After losing two of his top three financial advisers in the past week, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday sought to assure Chicago residents "they have stability" headed into what will likely be another tough budget season at City Hall.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
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.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Ann Sather Restaurant is opening a new location in Lakview, where it will replace the recently shuttered Stella's Diner.
Multiple cars were destroyed by fire after a transformer explosion in La Grange Park, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon.
Increasingly cloudy Tuesday night with rain arriving late. Lows in the low 70s.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
If you're worried about contracting cyclosporiasis, it's easy to grow your own lettuce at home and in the Chicago area you can do so 9 months out of the year.
People in part of Homer Glen were asked to shelter in place amid a SWAT team standoff with a home invasion suspect.
Multiple cars were destroyed by fire after a transformer explosion in La Grange Park, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Standout right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to lucrative contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
