Local Leaders Nominate Emanuel AME Church In South Carolina For Nobel Peace Prize
A group of local politicians have nominated the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina for the Nobel Peace Prize, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
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A group of local politicians have nominated the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina for the Nobel Peace Prize, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
With gas prices at lows we haven't seen in seven years, one analyst said drivers should buy now, because prices are likely to go back up soon.
Chicago Police shot and killed a man early Sunday morning in West Englewood after they say he fired at them, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
A federal judge has agreed to delay sentencing for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert in his hush-money case, after the Illinois Republican's attorneys revealed he nearly died in November when he suffered a severe blood infection.
It will be a packed house Thursday afternoon for the "Battle of Vincennes" at Morgan Park High school as the Mustangs take on the Simeon Wolverines, after a two-week delay over where the game would be played.
Barrington Community Unit School District 220 has consulted with sleep experts, sent out questionnaires to parents, and held dozens of meetings about the potential schedule change.
Berwyn South School District 100 is weighing closing Piper and Hiawatha elementary schools as a way to dig out from a $2 million deficit.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA officials have announced a significant drop in crime for commuters last year.
Tensions between Crystal Lake South High School and neighboring homeowners have eased after the school's massive bleachers came down, and both sides appeared to be on the same page when a revised bleacher plan went before the local zoning commission on Wednesday.
Emanuel he says he's not hiding from the controversy over policing in Chicago.
A Washington Post journalist from Wheaton is on his way back home after spending more than a year as a prisoner in Iran.
Instead of a basketball game, there was a meeting at Morgan Park High School between parents and the principal following a threatened boycott.
Looking for a place to have dinner tonight? What about in a stranger's home? WBBM's Nancy Harty reports on a new website that matches guests and hosts who love food and conversation.
As we head into a major cold snap Saturday, pet owners take note: a new state law punishes those who leave their animals out in the cold for long stretches.
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said he was "very disturbed" about the way the city suddenly dropped its objections to making the videos public, after as recently as three weeks ago having argued their release could compromise jury selection for the pending trial in a lawsuit filed by 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman's family.
The tickets were sold at a Citgo gas station in Glenview and Newstand in the Woodfield Mall.
When students return to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign next week for the spring semester, there's one thing they can leave at home: quarters.
A Broadview man has been charged with prostituting a missing girl, the Cook County sheriff's office said.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reports that this isn't the first time the store has been targeted.
A defiant Wheaton College professor facing termination for stating Christians and Muslims worship the same God answered her critics Wednesday, and questioned whether the school is living up to its own Christian mission.
Local gun control advocates are applauding President Barack Obama's executive orders to expand background checks for firearm sales at gun shows and other measures, but opponents say it won't stop criminals from getting guns.
The Shrine of Christ The King Sovereign Priest, 6401 S. Woodlawn Av., already survived one fire 40 years ago, and the landmark building was years into a restoration project when an extra-alarm blaze caused severe damage, including a collapsed roof, on Oct. 7, 2015.
When Kinzy Frizzle and Dimitar Stamatov stopped by the Cook County Clerk's office Monday morning to get their marriage license, little did they know they'd end up saying "I do" in front of TV cameras before they left.
Starting Monday, a West Side church is opening its doors - or rather, not closing them - for the next three weeks as part of an effort to combat violence in Chicago, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
She's been alive long enough to see both of the Cubs last two World Series wins and now a Chicago woman is celebrating another birthday.
