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Sydney Waters and her husband Tyler--a Mundelein police officer and a former Marine--met in high school and have three children together. Sydney has gone public with Tyler's battle with PTSD in the hopes sharing their story will help others.
Chicago priests were invited to talk about the sex abuse scandal ripping the church apart in a closed-door meeting Wednesday night. Survivors seized the moment to speak out about the abuse.
Two 13-year-old boys were facing charges, and extra officers were in place at a north suburban middle school on Monday, after threatening messages were posted on social media.
A girl was injured Wednesday morning when an SUV plowed into a martial arts school in north suburban Mundelein.
He was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and was taken to the Hulse Juvenile Detention Facility.
Mundelein has banned religious symbols near the village's Christmas tree. WBBM's Jim Gudas reports.
Mundelein Public Works Director Adam Boesch said it has been a frustrating month for residents after heavy rains caused major flooding.
The village was hit with record rain, but residents say larger infrastructure improvements are needed to prevent flooding. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
4-20 is Patient Appreciation Day at a Mundelein marijuana dispensary where the mood was festive, and the waiting room was full.
Students and staff at the North suburban middle school held a moment of silence in memory of a student who was hit by a vehicle Friday night.
Jerri Craven taught juniors and seniors how to cook sloppy Joes, Mississippi mud pie and stuffed shells, among other things. WBBM's Nancy Harty reports.
Mundelein police are seeking the public's help in identifying a person of interest in connection to a burglary.
Bond was set at $200,000 Tuesday for a northwest suburban man accused of selling the drugs that led to another man's December death in Mundelein.
Summer vacation is almost over for high school students in north suburban Mundelein, where the first day of classes is Aug. 11, two or more weeks before most districts.
Saturday's severe weather likely caused a house fire in north suburban Mundelein, leaving a family homeless while wreaking $75,000 worth of damage.
The mayor of Mundelein ignited some controversy over the July 4th weekend, when he gave a speech and talked about a "moral crisis" in the country, including the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage.
The Mundelein Police Department and Lake County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Shanes have teamed up for a fifth straight year to honor many students who have overcome issues to improve in school, whether it's in academics or behavior.
Police responded to the 0-100 block of North Emerald and found a man unresponsive on the bathroom floor, according to a statement from Mundelein police. The man showed symptoms of opiate overdose and police retrieved a Naloxone auto-injector kit from their squad car to revive the man.
Five athletes were disciplined after behavior that included hitting and poking team members on the buttocks.
Police in Mundelein say a house explosion last Friday which killed a man and critically injured another - may have been no accident.
Firefighters were on the scene of a fire, following an apparent explosion in north suburban Mundelein.
Those who expected long lines of angry riders to pound on podiums and demand that the 10.8 percent fare increase and yearly fare hikes for 10 years be dropped were wrong. It didn't happen, at least during the hearing at Mundelein village hall, one of four that occurred Wednesday.
Metra riders appear to be shrugging off the unprecedented series of fare hikes the commuter rail agency unveiled last month.
Just about every time a newborn baby is photographed, the new arrival seems to be carefully cocooned in the same blanket.
Ebola is front of mind for just about everyone, but especially for a local company. Medline based in Mundelein is seeing an uptick in calls from hospitals looking for protective Ebola gear.
The vests police officers wear are good for about five years, if not damaged, before they're recommended to get a new one.
Viktoriya Petriv and her mom, Roxanne Kovalchuk, cannot get out of their heads the events of that day.
Chicago police said the victim was shot on Monday night while standing near a sidewalk in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Repairs are expected to be complete by Tuesday morning.
Santa spoke with CBS News Chicago via Zoom, seemingly from a workshop near the North Pole.
The mercury isn't the only thing registering as chilly this December. Relations between Mayor Bandon Johnson and a majority of the City Council are frigid as the two sides remain deadlocked on the budget.
The new financial aid package is expected to shore up the U.S. agricultural sector, which has been hurt by tariffs and a trade war with China.
A group of organizations that offer summer jobs to young people is encouraging city leaders to keep the proposed corporate head tax in next year's city budget.
Two people who survived an early September U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat were waving overhead before they were killed in a now-controversial second strike, according to two sources.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
Landon Wallace, better known as Power 92 radio and Chicago Bulls mixer DJ Commando, died last week.
Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
A new study by the American Medical Association found since 2017 the number of infants that didn't get vitamin K shots went up 77%.
Those people say the main reasons are that essentials have gotten unaffordable.
Vicksburg firefighters say the home is a total loss, but thanks to the child’s quick actions, everyone inside made it out safely.
So far, sales have raised more than $156,000 for the Hanover County Animal Shelter.
Looking at the overnight and into Wednesday morning, a changeover from rain to a rain-snow mix is expected as temperatures go from highs in the upper 30s on Tuesday to lows Tuesday night in the lower 30s.
A driver suffered only "very minor" injuries when their SUV was struck by a Metra BNSF train in Hinsdale Monday morning.
Fear and concern is mounting as thousands of Catholic faithful prepare for the annual Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage in Des Plaines, amid an ongoing immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
Viktoriya Petriv and her mom, Roxanne Kovalchuk, cannot get out of their heads the events of that day.
The vests police officers wear are good for about five years, if not damaged, before they're recommended to get a new one.
The same building was raided by federal immigration agents earlier this year, and now residents said they need more time and help to relocate.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial.
Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why the suspect wasn't already behind bars.
Despite Sunday's loss and losing the top spot in the NFC North, fans said they're confident the Bears will bounce back.
Leo Carlsson scored two goals and rookie Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist in the Anaheim Ducks' 7-1 victory over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks.
The Bulls have lost seven in a row, their most since an eight-game skid in the 2019-20 season.
Chicago faced third-and-1 from the 14 when Kingsley Enagbare stuffed Kyle Monangai for no gain. That set up the game-sealing interception.
The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish responded to getting dropped in the CFP rankings for the second consecutive week by turning down an invitation to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
A man has been charged with setting a fire in the apartment building where he lived to cover up the shooting death of his roommate last month in Cicero, Illinois.
A man was charged with impersonating a police officer and other counts after a chain of events that led to gunfire from real police officers in Aurora, Illinois.
A woman was found shot to death on Chicago's Southeast Side early Monday.
A man shot and wounded a teenage boy who he said showed a gun after breaking into his car in the West Chesterfield neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
At least two people were killed, and 12 others were hurt, in shootings across Chicago this weekend, according to CPD.
