"Pig vomit" smell from feed company angers Mt. Prospect residents
Neighbors in Mount Prospect said the smelly problem has been going on for years.
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Neighbors in Mount Prospect said the smelly problem has been going on for years.
A smelly mess has been brewing in one northwest suburb and residents have been complaining about what they called an awful smell circulating in their air and seeping into their homes.
A day after the fire, residents still could not get back into the building at 1852 W. Palm Dr., near Golf Road in the Orion ParkView Apartments complex.
The fire burned through a 36-unit Mount Prospect apartment complex Monday night. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A day later the fire, residents still could not get back into the building in the Orion ParkView Apartments complex. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Smoke surrounded a building at 1852 W. Palm Dr., off Golf Road within an apartment complex.
Smoke surrounded a building at 1852 W. Palm Dr. in Mount Prospect.
Melanie Blanke Schaefer spotted cicada nymphs emerging in her back yard on Tuesday in Mount Prospect.
The village will reimburse up to 66% of the cost, but no more than $10,000.
The village created a program to help replace lead or galvanized steel water pipes with copper ones. They will reimburse 100% of the cost to replace the service line from the water main to the water shutoff valve.
It's the first time the PBA Tour has made a stop in the Chicago area since 2019, making for a unique opportunity for Oswego native AJ Johnson.
A shelter-in-place order was issued overnight as police searched for the perpetrators. No one was in custody late Monday.
Joey Carbone's nonprofit put mini-libraries all over the map in Mount Prospect and neighboring communities – free of charge.
Joey Carbone’s nonprofit put mini-libraries all over the map in Mount Prospect and neighboring communities. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
A Mount Prospect couple with a passion for food and travel wanted to create a cooking club.
A Mount Prospect couple with a passion for food and travel wanted to create a cooking club. It's become a recipe for success and sparked a culinary adventure uniting neighbors who were once strangers and now are friends. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
The woman had just taken the jewelry out of her safe deposit box to transfer them to another safe deposit box closer to home.
Abigail Davis was identified as the woman killed in the crash Saturday morning.
More than 21,000 people are now known to have been killed in the earthquakes Monday in Turkey and Syria.
As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports, “hope” and “healing” were two words echoed repeatedly at a vigil at the Turkish American Society of Chicago.
The village announced it is suspending its vehicle sticker program for the year.
The reason is that revenue from sales and income taxes far exceeded projections and appears to be continuing on a positive incline.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Mount Prospect Police Investigations Section.
Police say the man walked behind the girl as she left the store.
On Thursday, two would-be car thieves fired shots at a homeowner when they tried to steal a car from a driveway, in the 100 block of South I-Oka Avenue.
Chicago police said the victim was outside when an unknown person approached him. An argument led to a fight, during which the victim was stabbed.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
Chicago police said that during the argument, the driver drove onto the curb, hitting the victim before leaving the scene early Saturday morning.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Expect passing afternoon clouds with cooler temperatures along the lakefront. Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Spirit's cash reserves had dwindled in recent days as talks with the government broke down, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Billy Dec, owner and CEO of Sunda New Asian in Fulton Market, brings you inside his restaurant, which takes guests on a dynamic, multi-city journey highlighted by the national premiere of the award-winning documentary "Food Roots."
Chicago police say that two men, 58 and 26, were inside a blue hatchback when the 58-year-old driver was hit in the neck, and the 26-year-old passenger suffered a graze wound to the back of the head. The 58-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Hays talks about the book and how it chronicles Isaac Burns Murphy's mother's sacrifice and inspiration as she guides him to become one of the 19th century's greatest sports icons.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some of Spirit Airlines' final flights
The woman who was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery at a Family Dollar store in Albany Park last weekend said she was horrified to learn the man who was arrested was also accused of later shooting to Chicago police officers, killing one of them.
Chicago police said the victim was outside when an unknown person approached him. An argument led to a fight, during which the victim was stabbed.
Chicago police said that during the argument, the driver drove onto the curb, hitting the victim before leaving the scene early Saturday morning.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.
The Kentucky Derby will see a field of 19 horses today in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
