Rauner Plans To Sell Thompson Center To Developers
Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced plans to ask state lawmakers to allow him to unload the costly Thompson Center in the Loop, and move 2,200 state employees to other office space.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced plans to ask state lawmakers to allow him to unload the costly Thompson Center in the Loop, and move 2,200 state employees to other office space.
Dog walkers in Northwest Indiana are being told to be wary of aggressive hawks, which are dive-bombing small animals in at least one local park.
An extra-alarm fire ravaged a nearly century-old landmark church in Woodlawn on Wednesday, causing the roof to collapse, and sending gray water streaming out the front door hours after firefighters began dousing the heavy flames.
The suit, filed by Chicago attorney Patrick Keating, alleges the city didn't have proper authority from the Illinois General Assembly when it started the red light camera program more than a decade ago.
Classes were canceled again Tuesday for students at two high schools in northwest suburban McHenry, as striking teachers continue to walk the picket line.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is backing a new anti-violence initiative started at a west side church and he's prodding other churches to get involved, as well, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
A local group of moms is joining forces with police to fight back against crime in the city.
Former Bears coach Mike Ditka has lent his voice to a campaign to find a cure for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which killed Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton.
Advocate Health Care's 16-foot "Support Bra" on Pioneer Plaza, next to the Tribune Tower, stands like a beacon. Advocate is donating $1 to the American Cancer Society for every photo of the "Support Bra" tagged with #SupportYourGirls on Twitter or Instagram all month long, up to a total of $5,000.
Hundreds of people touched by violence attended a memorial service Saturday hosted by the Cook County State's Attorney's office, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
An extra-alarm fire late Friday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood left a 12-year-old girl dead, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Diamond Bynum and her nephew, King Walker, vanished on July 25, after going for a walk near their home in Gary, Indiana.
Many Chicagoans who could not be at the U.S. Capitol to see Pope Francis in person on Thursday as he spoke to a joint session of Congress were glued to their television sets as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting at the U.S. Capitol.
The trial continues today for a former north suburban man accused of murdering his parents nine years ago near Crystal Lake, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Yellow police tape blocked the Shell gas station at the intersection of Route 64 and Route 83 in Elmhurst, after police were called for a well-being check at 5 a.m. There was no sign of the clerk who was supposed to be working there at the time, but there was reason to believe a robbery had taken place at the gas station.
Two south suburban workers helped police catch a man who tried to abduct a boy who was walking to school.
The boy was riding his bicycle in front of his home in the 300 block of Eastgrove Road in Riverside around 5 p.m. Monday, when Cynthia Grosse, of Lyons, struck him in front of his 6- and 11-year-old siblings, according to Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel.
For eight years, the burned remains of a teenaged girl found in a garage in Gary were identified only as the "Lake County Jane Doe." Now, a sibling has solved the case for police, reports Mike Krauser.
Cab drivers in Chicago and elsewhere staged a global protest Wednesday against Uber and other ride-sharing companies, demanding they be regulated like taxis.
Former Barrington student Tyler Bosworth, 18, allegedly posted a message on Snapchat on Sept. 6, threatening to use guns and knives to kill people at the school on Wednesday, according to police.
A retired Chicago police officer made an unsuccessful bid for reduced bail Tuesday morning, on charges he threatened Lake County officials investigating the shooting death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz.
The Sheriff's Department in Lake County has released the results of a prostitution sting last month called National Day of Johns, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
A procession of motorcycles set off in a steady rain this morning from Highland, Indiana, heading to Fox Lake with a police escort to honor fallen police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz.
Kenosha police are investigating the deaths of two children whose bodies were found following a 911 call early Saturday morning, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
More than 100 seniors living at three North Side apartment buildings subsidized by Presbyterian Homes have been left wondering where they'll go; after the charity told them it's selling the buildings, and residents will have to move.
Josh Todd Aron, who was an equities trader, was living in New York City on September 11, 2001. Dana Weiner was home in Chicago when her only sibling died.
Rideshare drivers should be in this parking lot with the limo drivers, where the Uber app queues them on a first-come, first-served basis. One driver says that is not happening.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Officers found the girl unresponsive, suffering from serious injuries. Police said first responders performed life-saving measures and took the child to a local hospital for treatment and was later pronounced dead. Cook County medical examiners identified the child as Jenna Menias of Frankfort.
More rideshare drivers said they know the shoulder of the Kennedy Expressway is off limits, but they have no choice.
Students at Lincoln-Way East plan to walk out of class in solidarity with Homewood-Flossmoor to show that their classmates' actions do not reflect the greater body.
Corie Walsh, 40, appeared in Will County Court in Joliet. She is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of her son, Barrett. Prosecutors successfully argued that she poses a real and present threat to her family and that she should remain detained.
Dana Weiner was home in Chicago when her brother and only sibling, Josh Todd Aron, was killed while working in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
CBS SkyWatch was over Aberdeen Road and Heather Lane, where skid marks and a pink backpack were marked off by cones in the middle of the road.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
Josh Todd Aron, who was an equities trader, was living in New York City on September 11, 2001. Dana Weiner was home in Chicago when her only sibling died.
Rideshare drivers should be in this parking lot with the limo drivers, where the Uber app queues them on a first-come, first-served basis. One driver says that is not happening.
The tickets, worth a combined $850,000, matched all five numbers for the midday and evening drawings on Friday and the midday drawing on Sunday.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
