Arson charges expected after fire destroys synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi
Investigators on Monday were still investigating the motive for the Saturday morning fire, but it comes as antisemitic attacks are on the rise across the country.
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Investigators on Monday were still investigating the motive for the Saturday morning fire, but it comes as antisemitic attacks are on the rise across the country.
Vicksburg firefighters say the home is a total loss, but thanks to the child’s quick actions, everyone inside made it out safely.
One of the monkeys that escaped a truck accident last week on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early this morning.
Trey Reed, 21, was found hanging from a tree on campus on Monday morning. There is no evidence that Reed was attacked, but investigators are waiting for autopsy results.
The commemoration of 70 years since Emmett Till's death is being marked by family, friends and officials Wednesday as they repeated the fateful train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955.
Born on April 28, 1922, in Pluckemin Bayou, Mississippi, Earl Frazier will turn 103 on Monday.
Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico.
At least three people were killed, and at least four others were hurt, when tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi.
Officials say one person died and four were hurt in the Liverpool area located south of Houston. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says one person was killed in Adams County and, in Franklin County, two were hurt.
Joshua Zimmerman escaped from the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando, Mississippi in June.
Mississippi inmate Joshua Zimmerman has wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery since June 14. Suzanne Le Mignot reports on the standoff and arrest at the West Side seafood restaurant where he worked.
Joshua Zimmerman escaped from a courthouse during a hearing in Mississippi in June. Late Tuesday, he was barricaded in a Near West Side restaurant half a mile from the United Center.
President Biden clinched the 2024 Democratic nomination, and former President Donald Trump may clinch the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
CBS News projected that Ohio Issue 1 will pass, enshrining the right to abortion in the state's constitution.
Last month, President Biden established a national monument to honor his memory.
He spoke to a white woman in her family store.
The brutality of his murder along with the acquittal of his killers put the spotlight on violence against African Americans in the United States at the time.
Illinois coach Bret Bielema has announced Luke Altmyer will be the starting quarterback for Illinois when it opens the season at home against Toledo on Sept. 2.
Till's lynching fueled a growing civil rights movement.
The Red Cross of Illinois has sent several volunteers to Mississippi to help with recovery efforts, after more than two dozen people died when a tornado caused catastrophic damage across the state on Friday. The Red Cross said it's providing shelter, meals, and emotional support.
The tornadoes also flattened entire communities, and more extreme storms could be on the way. CBS News' Mike Hellgren reports.
A string of deadly storms swept across the Southeast, causing catastrophic damage.
Till-Mobley became a civil rights icon when she insisted her son have an open casket funeral after he was lynched in Mississippi back in 1955.
The former quarterback has been accused of trying to steer welfare funds to the volleyball program at his alma mater.
In Jackson, 150,000 residents are being told to use bottled water, more than a month into a boil water order.
Chick-fil-A and an urban farming organization are teaming up to help expand access to fresh food across the city.
Community organizations are getting nearly $700,000 in grant money to help increase healthy food access in the Chicago area.
As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."
It is an extremely cold Tuesday in Chicago, which falls right in line with this day in 1985.
The streaming service is sweetening its offer amid Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for the Hollywood studio.
As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."
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.
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.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
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.
Join Jackie Kostek at Labriola Ristorante in Oak Brook.
A solar storm made the northern lights visible across the world Monday night, including a spectacular show in Germany and for a brief period here in Illinois.
Community organizations are getting nearly $700,000 in grant money to help increase healthy food access in the Chicago area.
Chick-fil-A and an urban farm are an unlikely pairing coming together to help expand access to fresh food across the city.
The Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans for the data center in late 2025, but residents are furious about the idea. Asal Rezaei reports.
A ground delay is in effect at Chicago O'Hare Airport Tuesday morning for equipment issues after a pipe burst in the main control tower overnight.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in South-Central Illinois early Tuesday morning.
It is an extremely cold Tuesday in Chicago, which falls right in line with this day in 1985.
Chick-fil-A and an urban farming organization are teaming up to help expand access to fresh food across the city.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
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.
