Sheriff's Police Go After Deadbeat Parents Before Father's Day
The Cook County Sheriff's Department targeted a group of deadbeat parents who collectively owe $1 million in back child support. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Department targeted a group of deadbeat parents who collectively owe $1 million in back child support. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
Judge Clint Hull said probation was not appropriate for David Hatyina in the death of Antonio Borcia, who died July 28 while inner-tubing on Petite Lake.
Mariah Faith Ross's entry into the world wasn't inside a hospital as planned -- but outside Northwestern's front doors on Thursday. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
Prentice Women's Hospital nurses came running out after the parents pulled up in the driveway, and less than two minutes later, the baby girl entered the world from the back seat of the minivan.
Over the past six years, investigators believe the gunman has hit stores in Chicago, Calumet City, Evergreen Park, Oakbrook Terrace, North Riverside, Berwyn and Munster, Ind. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
A new law in Illinois is allowing police and retailers to work together to crack down on organized retail theft. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
That marks the fourth time in as many months that a sworn officer in the village has run afoul of the law. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
John Wayne Gacy was known to have worked inside and around a home where his mom once lived. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli has exclusive video from inside that building.
Up rickety stairs, in narrow gangways and alleys and in houses and apartments, the sheriff's department was on a mission this week. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
Volunteers and police officers returned to the Des Plaines River on Saturday to resume searching for the body of a missing toddler from Maywood.
Officials at O'Hare International Airport are saying a bit more about what caused lights to fail on two runways Thursday night, but have yet to determine an exact cause.
Dr. Monica Peek, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Chicago, said, "From the recent findings, the top 11 communities for diabetes death rates, 10 of those are African-American."
Michelle Obama is planning to attend the funeral of a teenager who was shot and killed about a week after she had performed at the president's inauguration.
Loyola University has issued an alert to students after a student was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon in an alley near its Rogers Park neighborhood campus.
CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports new laws could be tough to sell at gun shows, like one held in suburban Rosemont on Friday.
Ramona Rogers-Washington has a fractured wrist and a bullet in her chest, but nonetheless she said she's "very blessed" to be alive, after a shooting on a CTA bus on Thursday.
An alleged serial bank robber who escaped from custody in 2009 by slipping out of his restraints and taking a gun away from one of the officers taking him to court was on trial in federal court on Thursday.
A local adoption agency is encouraging people to contact their senators and congressmen to ask them to urge Russia to let those adoptions already in progress to proceed.
David Medina wants to be a cop, and the University of Illinois-Chicago Police Department seemed like the perfect fit. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
A call to police from a concerned resident in Dolton led police to a dog fighting ring, and a man wanted for attempted murder.
William Lee Martin was killed Friday night, making it two sons killed in one year for Thelma Smith,
For the third straight year, business leaders were encouraging consumers to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. And the White House sent one of its best-known voices to Chicago on Small Business Saturday to show how shopping small can give the country a big boost.
The group that sets up Nativity scenes at Daley Plaza and the Illinois State Capitol has been denied permission to place a Nativity scene in a park in Arlington Heights.
The day after former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, things were quiet at the home of Jackson's famous father. But Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. did come out to talk to reporters on Thanksgiving.
Hope amid despair – that's what organizers said Saturday's Peace Baksetball Tournament in the Austin neighborhood was all about.
A ground delay was issued at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday morning.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Federal prosecutors accuse Juan Espinoza Martinez of soliciting the murder of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in South-Central Illinois early Tuesday morning.
Andrew Johnson is the latest in a series of pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new criminal charges.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Andrew Johnson is the latest in a series of pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new criminal charges.
A U.S. citizen detained by ICE at gunpoint in his underwear in frigid conditions in Minnesota asks, "What did I do wrong?" The Associated Press says
Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch posted photos of himself with Chicago Bears owner George McCaskey and president Kevin Warren at Sunday night's game as the apparent two-horse race continues to land a new football stadium.
As his standoff with America's closest allies escalates, President Trump says not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he's no longer obligated "to think purely of Peace."
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night. Asal Rezaei reports.
Federal prosecutors accuse Juan Espinoza Martinez of soliciting the murder of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Darius Johnson reports.
Three firefighters were injured after battling an apartment building fire in Chicago's West Town neighborhood on Monday night.
The Northern Lights were visible from the Chicago area on Monday night amid a G4 solar storm.
Laura Bannon is tracking bitter cold conditions in Chicago.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in South-Central Illinois early Tuesday morning.
Federal prosecutors accuse Juan Espinoza Martinez of soliciting the murder of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
A ground delay was issued at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday morning.
Andrew Johnson is the latest in a series of pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new criminal charges.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Caleb Williams' last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet's hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 40, according to Chicago police.
