After 125 Years, Pieritz Bros. Office Supply Stores Permanently Closing In June
One of the oldest independent office supply stores in America is among the newest victims of COVID-19. Call it a sign of the times.
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Indiana Beaches See Little Social Distancing On Memorial Day
"Why are we going to freak out over something that has such a high survival rate?"
Flooding Concerns Mount As Heavy Rains Persist; Skokie Homeowner Swamped With 6 Inches Of Water In Garage
Two to four inches already have fallen since Saturday, with more heavy rain expected before storms taper off late tonight.
Chicago To Require Food Delivery Apps To Disclose All Fees To Customers
According to the mayor's office, restaurants are sometimes charged as much as 30% in commission fees to use third-party delivery services.
Man Wheeled Out Of Northwest Community Hospital To Family After 34-Day Battle With COVID-19
Every positive case is a person – perhaps a father or mother, or sister or brother to someone.
Woman Fights To Get Mother Who Contracted COVID-19 Out Of Southwest Side Rehab Facility
This Mother's Day, a daughter was fighting to bring her mom home from a nursing home after the older woman tested positive for COVID-19.
Coronavirus Deaths At Nursing Homes Account For Nearly Half Of Illinois' Overall Death Toll; Expert Calls That 'A Major Underestimate'
Dr. Howard Ehrman, who headed up the response to the Ebola crisis in Will County as chief medical officer in the 2010s, believes even that number is "a major underestimate."
Chicago Police Break Up Large Parties Defying Stay-At-Home Order; 5 Teens Shot At Lawndale Party
Hundreds of people defied Illinois' stay-at-home order Saturday night, leading police to break up two large parties on the West Side alone, one with dozens, possibly hundreds of people.
Battling For COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits
"What am I supposed to do? I have rent to pay. I have a car note. I have other bills."
The Fight Furloughed Workers Face With No Income And No Health Insurance
Experts said people who were laid off due to COVID-19 have 60 days to apply for health insurance through state plans.
Large, Packed Parties Shown Violating Stay-At-Home Order, Some Busted By Police
Police this weekend busted up a rowdy house party in Chicago, for which video went viral. And it was not the only one.
University Of Illinois Hospital Nurse Dies Of COVID-19
"For the new nurses, they feel like she's like their mother," Illinois Nurses Association President Terence Yee said.
Concern About COVID-19 Deaths In Nursing Homes Grows In DuPage County, Around State
Debate On COVID-19 Testing Heats Up On National Scale; Pritzker Says Results Didn't Come In Sunday From One Commercial Lab
Illinois has now topped 30,000 COVID-19 cases – with 1,197 new cases confirmed Sunday and 33 additional deaths. But a potentially large number of cases were not included.
Push For Help From State Of Illinois As Nursing Home Patients Die Of COVID-19 At Shocking Rate
Nursing home patients in Illinois are dying at an alarming rate due to COVID-19, and families want answers and help from the state.
37 Migrant Children At Heartland Alliance Shelter Test Positive For Coronavirus
"We are operating under the assumption that we will see additional positive diagnoses," Heartland Alliance spokeswoman Mailee Garcia said.
Little Village Residents Ask 'Why Now' For Smokestack Demolition During COVID-19 Pandemic
"Why was a permit of an implosion was given during a pandemic in the first place?"
Stop Work Order Issued For Demolition At Crawford Power Plant After Dust Cloud Blankets Area Following Smokestack Implosion
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has issued a stop work order for any demolition activities at the Crawford Power Plant after a dust cloud blanketed the Little Village neighborhood Saturday following a smokestack implosion at the plant.
Temperatures Soar Into 70s, But Crowds Scarce In West Suburban Parks Amid Social Distancing
As the temperatures soared into the 70s on Tuesday, many people cooped up in their homes for weeks headed outdoors to soak up some sun. But not together.
Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program Could Be Life Saver For Some Businesses
Billions of dollars in small business loans have already been dished out, just three days after the federal government launched its Paycheck Protection Program.
Confirmed Illinois Coronavirus Cases Top 11,000; Death Toll Stands At 274
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois topped 11,000 Sunday, with 31 new deaths.
Chicago's Respiratory Therapists On The Front Line Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
"I signed up for it. I'm all about patient care I'm all about making sure these kids are safe."
Hospitals Setting Up Tents To Help With COVID-19 Cases, But Weekend Storms Bring New Threat
Tents are becoming a new fixture outside hospital emergency rooms. It's the new reality in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
First Responders, Hospitals Take Precautions To Fight Spread Of Coronavirus
The pressure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic falls not just on hospital workers, but also on our first responders – and ensuring they are protected when answering the call.
Keeping Store Shelves Stocked Amid COVID-19 Panic Buying
"We did about five times normal sales between Thursday and Sunday."
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Getting Hosed: A woman fights the city over a water bill she never should have received and wins
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
Lawsuit filed against Rogers Park apartment building where 3 women died
Families are taking legal action after three women were found dead at Sneider Apartments.
1 dead in 7-vehicle crash on Tri-State Tollway, 2 southbound lanes remain closed near Willow Road
The southbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway are expected to be closed for several hours near Glenview, after a fatal crash involving seven vehicles.
Disturbing viral video shows United Airlines subsidiary worker, former NFL player brawling
The video shows the United worker and a passenger shoving and punching each other at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Police searching for killer after man stabbed to death on CTA Blue Line train
Police said the stabbing took place around 10:40 p.m. near the Clinton Avenue Blue Line stop.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Rainy and windy Wednesday
This disturbance is slow to depart. Clouds and showers will definitely linger Thursday and possibly Friday.
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. resigning from City Council, joining Cinespace Studios
A close ally of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Scott was tapped as chair of the City Council Education Committee after Lightfoot took office in 2019.
Medicine: COVID long haulers experience symptoms more than a year after infection
"It's almost two years that I feel like I've been walking around the concussion."
Willis Tower unveils $500 million makeover with updates to the Skydeck
"We had a vision when we began to reimagine Willis Tower as more than just an office building, as a place that connected people."
Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Anthony Ragucci pleads guilty to red light camera kickback scheme
Ragucci pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return.
Chicago groups want Mayor Lightfoot to focus on violence prevention programs instead of curfews
Instead of focusing on the aftermath, they want the city to look at programs to stop the shooting before it starts.
Two 12-year-old boys charged with attempted carjacking in Homan Square
The boys were arrested around 5:30 p.m., just moments after trying to carjack a woman in the 3400 block of West Lexington Street.
Getting Hosed: East Garfield Park resident $64,000 for water bill; 'There must be a mistake'
"They told me to hire a good lawyer, that this is probably a billing issue with the city."
More than 176,000 Chicago households apply for city's cash assistance program
"The fact that so many people from all over our city applied to this pilot underscores the need for us to innovate and reimagine how we uplift people and their communities," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement.
Some Park Ridge neighbors oppose dispensary opening after aldermen vote to reconsider
Another day, another fight against a pot dispensary in someone's backyard.
Algonquin school bus driver gets prestigious national award reserved for teachers
It's usually given to teachers and others who work inside schools, so this was a first.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Rain on the way
Tuesday's high temperatures will be the 60s with mostly cloudy skies by the afternoon.
Bally's River West casino plan wins key vote, final City Council approval set for Wednesday
"This is a generational opportunity which the city has been working towards for over 30 years," said Jennie Huang Bennett, the mayor's chief financial officer.
Candace Parker makes Time Magazine list of 100 Most Influential People of 2022
The accolades continue to roll in for Candace Parker – a day after she became the oldest player ever to make a triple-double in WNBA history when the Sky took on and beat the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
MLB suspends Josh Donaldson for 1 game for 'Jackie' comment
Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim Anderson during the weekend.
Experts wonder why it took vendor so long to notify Chicago Public Schools of data breach
Experts with whom we spoke said ransomware attacks in general – including those on school districts and vendors – are skyrocketing.
Happ, Wisdom hit 3-run HRs, Cubs top Aquino, Reds
Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom hit three-run homers and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Monday night despite two home runs by Aristides Aquino.
Firefighters remain on scene at Pheasant Run resort two days after massive blaze
The three-alarm inferno broke out Saturday afternoon.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Cool and cloudy
According to CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon, expect it to be partly cloudy and cool for Tuesday with highs ranging from low 60s near the lake, to low 70s along and south of I-80.
University of Chicago teaming up with city to install more than 100 cameras near Hyde Park campus
The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
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Lawsuit filed against Rogers Park apartment building where 3 women died
Families are taking legal action after three women were found dead at Sneider Apartments.
1 dead in 7-vehicle crash on Tri-State Tollway, 2 southbound lanes remain closed near Willow Road
The southbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway are expected to be closed for several hours near Glenview, after a fatal crash involving seven vehicles.
Disturbing viral video shows United Airlines subsidiary worker, former NFL player brawling
The video shows the United worker and a passenger shoving and punching each other at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Experts wonder why it took vendor so long to notify Chicago Public Schools of data breach
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Ransomware attacks have been on rise, and CBS 2 has found out why schools are especially vulnerable
CPS officials said a technology vendor, Battelle for Kids, was the victim of a ransomware attack last December, on a server that stores course information and evaluations.
Mass shooting on Near North Side was part of a growing trend in Chicago
The troubling reality is mass shootings like this are skyrocketing in Chicago compared to the rest of the country.
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Ald. Michael Scott Jr. resigning from City Council, joining Cinespace Studios
A close ally of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Scott was tapped as chair of the City Council Education Committee after Lightfoot took office in 2019.
Bally's River West casino plan wins key vote, final City Council approval set for Wednesday
"This is a generational opportunity which the city has been working towards for over 30 years," said Jennie Huang Bennett, the mayor's chief financial officer.
Experts wonder why it took vendor so long to notify Chicago Public Schools of data breach
Experts with whom we spoke said ransomware attacks in general – including those on school districts and vendors – are skyrocketing.
University of Chicago teaming up with city to install more than 100 cameras near Hyde Park campus
The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
Aldermen plan special City Council meeting Wednesday to grill police, parks, schools leadership about summer safety plans
The City Council held a similar meeting last summer, when they spent hours grilling CPD Supt. David Brown about efforts to fight violent crime.
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Demand rises for donated breast milk amid baby formula shortage
With parents struggling to navigate the baby formula shortage, breast milk donation banks are seeing a sharp increase in demand — but also a jump in donations.
Baby formula shortage still leaves families desperate, especially those restricted by federal WIC program rules
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott to resume production of baby formula at Sturgis, Michigan plant after recall
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
Chicago gas prices hit new record, at more than $5 per gallon
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
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Pfizer says 3 of its COVID shots give kids under 5 strong protection
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
Expert: Risk for monkeypox is low for overall population
It has been almost three months since city leaders dropped COVID-19 restrictions – but as we head toward summer, experts warn we could see more COVID cases.
FDA clears COVID-19 booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
Abbott baby formula plant could reopen in two weeks
Sturgis plant will reopen soon as nationwide out-of-stock levels of baby formula rise above 40%.
COVID-19 reaches 'high' community risk level in Evanston
The Evanston Department of Health and Human Service reported 397 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days – up from 305 the prior week.
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City Council committee to vote on Chicago casino plan, which has some neighbors thinking of selling condos and leaving
There is still a push from nearby residents to stop the billon-dollar Bally's project that is planned for the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West.
Crime and chaos downtown and beyond are keeping tourists away from Chicago
Such events as the chaos downtown that led to a deadly shooting right in the middle of Millennium Park have led people to cancel trips, meetings, and events in Chicago because they don't feel safe.
Carvana tower in Skokie put on hold after Illinois suspends dealer's state license
The village of Skokie is telling Carvana it cannot build a proposed 14-story car vending tower, just three months after the project won approval from village trustees.
FTX cryptocurrency exchange opens new headquarters in Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
Bally's unveils further plans for Chicago casino; some aldermen say it's being pushed through too fast
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
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Candace Parker makes Time Magazine list of 100 Most Influential People of 2022
The accolades continue to roll in for Candace Parker – a day after she became the oldest player ever to make a triple-double in WNBA history when the Sky took on and beat the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
MLB suspends Josh Donaldson for 1 game for 'Jackie' comment
Major League Baseball suspended Josh Donaldson for one game Monday after the New York Yankees slugger made multiple references to Jackie Robinson while talking to White Sox star Tim Anderson during the weekend.
Happ, Wisdom hit 3-run HRs, Cubs top Aquino, Reds
Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom hit three-run homers and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Monday night despite two home runs by Aristides Aquino.
Anderson's HR hushes Yankees, lifts Sox to twinbill sweep
Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer and then put a finger to his lips to silence fans booing and chanting "Jackie" at him, capping a tumultuous weekend at Yankee Stadium and helping the Chicago White Sox beat New York Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep.
Mallory Pugh scores first goal of season as Red Stars beat Orlando Pride
Mallory Pugh and the Red Stars took on the Orlando Pride in NWSL action Sunday.
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CBS unveils 2022-2023 primetime lineup
CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas and more.
Dave Chappelle attacked by armed man while onstage in L.A.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
Naomi Judd, Grammy-winning singer, has died at 76
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
'Jersey Boys' is returning to a Chicago stage next week
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Lollapalooza announces daily lineup; single-day tickets now on sale
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
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COVID long haulers experience symptoms more than a year after infection
A new study from Northwestern Medicine found COVID long haulers are still dealing with symptoms 15 months after their initial infection.
Willis Tower unveils $500 million makeover with updates to the Skydeck
On Monday, the Willis Tower is showing off its new makeover, celebrating its grand reopening with a ribbon cutting by Chicago Mayor Lightfoot.
24th Ward Ald. Michael Scott Jr. stepping down from City Council
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th) is resigning from the City Council to pursue a job in the private sector.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Rain moving in Wednesday
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor pleads guilty in red light camera scheme
Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Anthony Ragucci has pleaded guilty to a red light camera kickback scheme.
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