Suspicious Items Found In Homan Square Apartment Ruled To Be Harmless
An apartment building in the Homan Square neighborhood was evacuated early Thursday, after an Airbnb host found a suspicious package in the room he rents out.
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An apartment building in the Homan Square neighborhood was evacuated early Thursday, after an Airbnb host found a suspicious package in the room he rents out.
A major Supreme Court case to heard next week could deal a big blow to public sector union membership.
Six middle school students from Harvey are being recognized after finding a gun on school grounds.
Several horses and other animals have been rescued from flooded homes in Lake Station and Gary, Indiana, after the Deep River rose so high over the last few days that dozens of homes ended up completely surrounded by water.
A voluntary evacuation order has been issued in Lake Station, and at least 25 homes have followed officials' recommendation and gotten out.
Flood warnings and advisories remained in effect for many Chicago area rivers Wednesday morning, as water continued to rise in the wake of heavy rains and melting snow across the region.
Cottage Grove School, Medgar Evers School, and Tidye A. Phillips School were closed as a result of the flooding in Ford Heights.
A nine million dollar project to refurbish a South Side institution is complete.
A local insurance advisor is warning seniors on Medicaid and Medicare not to ignore letters from the state.
Bones is being trained as a cadaver dog, but will also serve as a tracker and provide grief support to children and families.
Dozens of people were lined up Wednesday outside Big Smile Dental, on the 2800 block of North Milwaukee, before the office opened at 9 a.m. for free dental services.
The Chicago Police Department is upping the ante to catch car thieves by spending a bundle for automated license plate readers.
A non-profit agency that publishes books and newsletters for prison inmates is suing the Illinois Department of Corrections over alleged censorship.
Volunteers from throughout the city joined a shoveling brigade on Friday, helping clear walks and driveways for seniors on the city's South Side.
The Park Forest Police Department is warning residents that leaving cars running and unattended is an ordinance violation and it will be enforced.
"To me it's creating more blight. Because people are going to move away."
Two police officers suffered minor injuries when they rushed into the building to help other people get out, and one other man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
On Feb. 7, 1968, more than 300 firefighters were called to the Mickelberry Food Products Company at 50th and Halsted.
Aldermen have voted for an independent investigator to look into allegations of criminal misconduct during an off-duty golf outing.
The State Fire Marshal is urging Illinois residents to test smoke alarms and prepare a family emergency escape plan.
A call came in after 8:30 a.m. to Lake County 911 with a report that a dog had fallen through the ice and was trapped in the water.
The Chicago-area has seen quite a bit less snow than average, so far this winter, but the coming days could change that.
"I am actually shocked and surprised that many of the Chicago representatives aren't jumping up on top of this bill."
A Harvey Police Officer was injured while shooting a man who commandeered his car on Wednesday following a crash.
The golf ball-sized meteorite was recovered on a frozen pond in Michigan after a fireball lit up the sky on Jan. 16, when a meteor fell to Earth.
For more than two decades, the Bud Billiken Scholarship has celebrated young people whose determination has carried them to college.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Lake Michigan off the North Shore may be only the second such quake recorded in the last 100 years. But that doesn't mean it can't happen again, or closer to Chicago.
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.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
The area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
There are 228 Pizza Ranch spots, and Jason Halkias says he’s succeeded in a mission to visit them all.
Two specific women who received Bud Billiken Scholarship serve as proof that some of life's greatest hardships can become the foundation for extraordinary futures. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
In Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County deputies said not only was a man holding two knives when they arrived, but he had also just been caught on camera setting a restaurant on fire.
A recording played in court captured suspect Tyler Robinson’s roommate saying he “wished he hadn’t done it” after the shooting.
This past weekend marked one year since devastating flash flooding in Texas killed more than 130 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic. One of the young survivors, Dot Quisenberry, is speaking out about losing her cousin in the tragedy.
The CTA released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Lake Michigan off the North Shore may be only the second such quake recorded in the last 100 years. But that doesn't mean it can't happen again, or closer to Chicago.
For more than two decades, the Bud Billiken Scholarship has celebrated young people whose determination has carried them to college.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
New Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ian Cole called the team an up-and-coming group.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
