A rare super blue moon arrives tonight. Here's how to see it.
On Aug. 30, you will be able to see the month's second full moon, also known as a blue moon. It will appear bigger and brighter than usual, making it a supermoon, too.
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On Aug. 30, you will be able to see the month's second full moon, also known as a blue moon. It will appear bigger and brighter than usual, making it a supermoon, too.
August features a pair of supermoons. The second supermoon will be a rare blue moon.
Chicago residents may have seen - or heard - the huge plane circling in and around the city on Tuesday. It was flying much lower than usual and for good reason.
Chicago residents may have seen - or heard - the huge plane circling in and around the city on Tuesday. It was flying much lower than usual and for good reason.
The flying science lab will be taking to the skies over major cities like Chicago, New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles this summer.
NASA is warning everyone to be on the lookout for a research jet flying over the city.. and you could hear the noise on Tuesday.
The stellar nursery in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex features about 50 young stars, all similar to Earth's sun or smaller.
Musk says the Super Heavy/Starship rocket may be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit in about six weeks.
The crew includes a legendary retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts — the first people from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit the space station.
Three NASA veterans, including one of the world's most experienced female spacewalkers, and a Canadian rookie astronaut will fly around the moon next year.
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will align on Tuesday night.
It's called tropospheric emissions.
NASA is launching a new satellite that can detect and measure air pollution -- in real time, in Chicago -- from space!
NASA says it is tracking a city-destroying asteroid that could barrel into earth on Feb. 14, 2046. If you hate Valentine’s Day, that’s your prerogative. If you think this headline about the asteroid is good news, there is something wrong with you.
The four Crew Dragon fliers will replace another crew that will be wrapping up a 154-day stay in orbit.
The James Webb Space Telescope revealed galaxies from more than 13 billion years ago that seem to be as mature as the Milky Way is now: "Something so unexpected it actually creates problems for science."
NASA is known for its space explorations, but they also have an eye on something in Illinois - farmland. They’re teaming up with Illinois farm families to preserve land. Director of Water Quality Science for Illinois Corn Dr. Laura Gentry explains more about the partnership.
NASA scientists are turning their focus earthward – gathering data on how our planet is changing. CBS News’ Ben Tracy takes us inside the new missions to help us better understand our rapidly warming world.
Scientists say it will turn into a fireball and disintegrate into the atmosphere without causing any harm.
It's about the size of a box truck and is set to hit the southern tip of South America around 6:30 p.m. CST.
But it will miss, the space agency says, in one of the closest encounters of its type ever.
Nasa scientists will be able to answer questions about the perseverance mars rover and its ingenuity helicopter.
Experts will be at the planetarium from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the "Adler at Night" event.
The uncrewed Orion spacecraft is on its last day in space.
It's a historic day for NASA’s Artemis one mission. The uncrewed Orion spacecraft is on its last day in space.
Johnson Products was also the first Black company listed on the American Stock Exchange.
Help is on the way for families and business owners impacted by tornadoes and other severe storms in Illinois last month.
The James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday they have launched a nationwide search for the next host city once the awards are no longer contracted to be held in Chicago.
A 14-story tower crane has been erected at the construction site of a new concourse at O'Hare International Airport.
Officials have ruled that a police officer was justified in shooting and killing a man who police said was armed with two knives a year and a half ago, police announced Wednesday.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
Of the 162 employees, 82 were from central office positions and the remaining 80 were from those citywide positions, CPS said.
The City Council Finance Committee on Monday backed a plan to spend $425 million in taxpayer funds for new roads, utilities, and other infrastructure supporting Chicago Fire FC's new South Loop stadium in the megaproject known as The 78.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced his pick to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity, where he is facing tough questions from Democrats and some Republicans about his tenure so far.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
The U.S. has restarted its blockade on Iranian ports and launched more strikes on Iran. The Iranian army says those strikes killed seven military personnel.
An Air Quality Alert of Chicago was already in place but wildfire smoke from Canada and Michigan will make it even harder to breathe, especially on Thursday.
Two teenage girls were injured, one of them critically, when they were hit by a car while riding an e-bike on Tuesday night in north suburban Libertyville.
An Air Quality Alert for the Chicago area is only being made worse by the arrival of drifting smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota.
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly has asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year prison sentence for sex abuse.
Riders were forced to climb down a roller coaster that had stalled at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on Tuesday.
Two teenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five members of an Illinois family who were shot at three different locations.
Johnson Products was also the first Black company listed on the American Stock Exchange.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
Chicago is bracing for another heat wave, less than two weeks after the last one. This time, the heat comes with air quality concerns.
The university released what it's called a strategy statement about the impact it's already seeing artificial intelligence make on higher education and the legal profession.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in the All-Star Game.
The Cliburns are one of 10 sets of twins in MLB history to reach the major leagues.
Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 96-91.
Chicago (50-45) swept the three-game series by outscoring the A's 24-2 after getting swept in three games against Boston.
Chicago took two of three from the Reds and entered the All-Star break at 54-42, in position for an NL wild card and five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
A judge could decide Wednesday if a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew and critically wounding his partner is fit to represent himself at trial.
A woman was arrested in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, Tuesday and charged with the death of her newborn child nearly 25 years ago.
Burglars smashed into a gas station minimart in the south Chicago suburb of Calumet City, Illinois, early Monday.
Armed robbers held up a restaurant in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday morning, police said.
Burglars tried unsuccessfully to take an ATM from a store in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, police said.
