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What a season it's been for Northwestern softball. They swept the Big Ten postseason awards as they won their first regular season conference title since 2008.
Illini basketball Head Coach Brad Underwood is getting a big-time recruit to help the team next season.
Illini guard Andre Curbelo is one of the most electric point guards in college basketball, but also one of the most frustrating.
One of the biggest names in sports broadcasting was in town Friday for NCAA Tournament games at the United Center.
The United Center is hosting the NCAA tournament for the first time in years.
March Madness continued Thursday with the Sweet 16, and while there are no local teams left, the tournament is being played in Chicago.
Notre Dame stormed into Oklahoma's building, played the Sooners' up-tempo style and dominated.
For Illinois, it's another year of deep disappointment. The fourth-seeded Fighting Illini (23-10) were determined to go farther after being bumped by Loyola last year, but couldn't get past the second round again.
Texas Tech, which advanced to the Sweet 16 with a victory over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The Illini won their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament Friday evening, beating Chattanooga by a single point.
The Illini and Loyola both got in their day before practices on the court in Pittsburgh. 7th seeded Loyola is getting set to face Ohio State, while the Illini have a 4th seed and begin their tourney journey against Chattanooga.
The DePaul women got a sendoff Monday as they headed to the big dance.
March Madness is officially upon us – and both the Fighting Illini and the Loyola Ramblers will be opening tournament play in the Steel City.
With Selection Sunday just days away, AP Top 25 teams in major conferences are down to their final days to impact their landing spots in the NCAA Tournament.
No. 7 seed Northwestern beat 10th-seeded Minnesota on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.
Jarred Godfrey scored 22 points as Fort Wayne got past UIC in the Horizon League Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday night.
Da'Monte Williams made four 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 14 points, helping No. 20 Illinois hold off Penn State on Thursday night.
Sixth-seeded Nebraska rolled past 14th-seeded Illinois n the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night.
Illinois snapped an 11-game losing streak with a win over 11th-seeded Wisconsin on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 26 points as DePaul got past Marquette on Wednesday night.
"I don't think in terms of what I've given. I thank God every day I can wake up and put on gym shoes and go the gym instead of an office and interact with young people and help young people help themselves be the best they can be."
Loyola moved from the Horizon League to the Missouri Valley in 2013, after Creighton left for the Big East.
The North Central College Cardinals football team is trying to defend an NCAA Division III national championship with a year off in between because of COVID-19.
Expectations are high for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team after last season's Sweet 16.
College athletes can now get paid for personal appearances, autographs, product endorsements, and social media posts – and a Chicago area athlete has wasted no time building her brand.
Police said the person shot by the officer was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
An elderly woman who had been missing from Markham since Sunday night has been found, and is being treated at a nearby hospital.
A mother says the church that she loved in Big Rock, Illinois failed her — and in a new complaint filed Wednesday, the big question is what church leaders knew and when.
Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker was arrested for driving drunk on the Kennedy Expressway last week, after being found sleeping at the wheel and blocking traffic.
"Danny, everybody is praying for you," Nicolas Sotelo said. "Everybody is waiting for you to show up."
Police said it all started at 3:25 p.m. Monday, when a 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the 5100 block of South Elizabeth Street.
Starting Thursday, children under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult following lat week's chaos.
Crossing guards remind drivers to slow down in school zones and watch out for kids. They also help students learn safety habits like looking both ways before crossing a street.
The victim was found shot in the head.
It's going to be a warm day.
The career fair, which features companies like General Motors, Costco Wholesale and Google, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points, Breanna Stewart added 13 and the Seattle Storm held on to beat the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night.
Partly cloudy skies tonight, but low clouds and fog will be likely along lakeside locations through Thursday morning.
At the time of the accident, one student was on the school bus in addition to the driver.
Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez homered and fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera hit a go-ahead triple, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.
Rookie Jack Suwinski, who attended high school 20 minutes from Wrigley Field, hit a tiebreaking home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs Wednesday night, ending Chicago's four-game winning streak.
The vice president of the Naperville-based KidsMatter human services organization has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to prevent large group chaos and violence in the Loop, like what was seen last weekend, has hit a snag.
An FBI search warrant obtained by the "Murder Sheet" podcast said the bodies of Abby Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, lost a lot of blood.
The Chicago Archdiocese will pay $1.2 million to the latest man claiming he was abused by a pedophile priest.
A Chicago-based organization that supports the families of fallen police officers is honoring a Texas officer who has had to overcome a challenge like almost no one else.
His documentary, filmed over the course of 15 years, examines the root causes of violence in Chicago. It's something that many are thinking about right now.
CBS 2's Chris Tye looks into what is known as the Red Flag law.
The crime scene is near homes, and neighbors described hearing 10 gunshots.
Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., who was wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop last year, is sharing his story in his first sit-down TV interview.
Police said the person shot by the officer was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
An elderly woman who had been missing from Markham since Sunday night has been found, and is being treated at a nearby hospital.
A mother says the church that she loved in Big Rock, Illinois failed her — and in a new complaint filed Wednesday, the big question is what church leaders knew and when.
Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker was arrested for driving drunk on the Kennedy Expressway last week, after being found sleeping at the wheel and blocking traffic.
"Danny, everybody is praying for you," Nicolas Sotelo said. "Everybody is waiting for you to show up."
Michael Walters thought he did everything right.
CBS 2 Chicago won four regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any station.
This week alone, the Red Cross has helped 132 victims in Chicago and the suburbs after house fires.
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
Suppliers will be required to give resources to infant formula plants before sending to other customers.
Michael Walters thought he did everything right.
CBS News projects Chuck Edwards will win the GOP nomination in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
CBS News projects Chuck Edwards will win the Republican primary in the 11th Congressional District.
The department in charge of caring for the state's most vulnerable kids is failing them on everything from regular medical visits to home checks to the way the department is staffed, an audit said.
With parents struggling to navigate the baby formula shortage, breast milk donation banks are seeing a sharp increase in demand — but also a jump in donations.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
Parents are struggling to keep up with the nationwide shortage of baby formula – with several retailers now limiting how much you can buy. So what do you do if you can't find any?
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
Sturgis plant will reopen soon as nationwide out-of-stock levels of baby formula rise above 40%.
The Evanston Department of Health and Human Service reported 397 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days – up from 305 the prior week.
Advocate Aurora Health will be merging with Atrium Health.
Chicago Public Schools has become the first school district in the nation to launch a new anti-suicide campaign created by Lady Gaga's Born This Way foundation.
Such events as the chaos downtown that led to a deadly shooting right in the middle of Millennium Park have led people to cancel trips, meetings, and events in Chicago because they don't feel safe.
The village of Skokie is telling Carvana it cannot build a proposed 14-story car vending tower, just three months after the project won approval from village trustees.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
A news release said the company will maintain a "significant presence" at its Chicago office at 100 N. Riverside Plaza in the West Loop Gate.
Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points, Breanna Stewart added 13 and the Seattle Storm held on to beat the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night.
Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez homered and fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera hit a go-ahead triple, leading the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.
Rookie Jack Suwinski, who attended high school 20 minutes from Wrigley Field, hit a tiebreaking home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs Wednesday night, ending Chicago's four-game winning streak.
What a season it's been for Northwestern softball. They swept the Big Ten postseason awards as they won their first regular season conference title since 2008.
The Magic will now have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, which is set for June 23.
CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas and more.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
Starting tonight at 6 p.m., kids under 18 years of age will need to be with an adult in order to stay in the park.
A Chicago police officer shot a boy believed to be 13 years old who police said tried to run away after being stopped in a stolen car on the West Side Wednesday night.
With their stop signs and neon vests and coats, crossing guards remind drivers to slow down in school zones and watch out for kids.
Olga Gutierrez, an elderly woman who had been missing from Markham since Sunday night, has been found, and is being treated at a nearby hospital. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to prevent large group chaos and violence in the Loop, like what was seen last weekend, has hit a snag.
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