Crowds Head Downtown For 2-Mile-Long Fireworks Show To Ring In 2022
Chicago was set late Friday to kick off 2022 with what is being billed as the biggest fireworks show the city has ever seen.
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Restaurants See Business In Many Switching To Ordering Out For News Years Eve
The new wave of COVID cases is prompting many to reconsider their New Year's Eve plans. One way people are celebrating is by ordering in.
City Holding New Year's Celebration With Safety Measures
Despite growing COVID-19 cases, Chicago is moving forward with its big celebration this New Year's Eve.
'Can't Put Anyone In That Situation': Why Some Chicago Restaurants Are Closing On New Year's Eve Because Of COVID Surge
Illinois set a COVID-19 record Thursday, with more than 30,000 new cases across the state. The figure amounts to the highest one day total ever, and the surge in Chicago is forcing some restaurants to shut their doors again.
Mayor Lightfoot Defends Plans For New Year's Eve Fireworks Display Despite Ongoing COVID-19 Surge
"Let's keep in mind, it's outdoors, and there was a conscious decision made not only obviously that it's outdoors, but to spread it out so that we don't have massive crowds gathering in one place," Lightfoot said.
COVID-19 Surge Has Many Rethinking New Year's Eve Plans, Venues Such As Navy Pier Emphasizing Safety Measures
New Year's Eve was four days away Monday night, and with COVID-19 surging, lots of would-be revelers are worried that Omicron could crash the party.
'Omicron And Delta Are Coming To Your Party': Making New Year's Eve Plans While Dealing With COVID
"I think young people, younger folks who feel that they're going to be okay if they get COVID, just remember you give it somebody who's not going to be OK."
Navy Pier New Year's Eve Parties To Require Masks, Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test Result
With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in Chicago, Navy Pier is putting precautions in place for its New Year's Eve celebration this week.
New Year's Eve Fireworks Display Returning To Navy Pier, Chicago River To Ring In 2022
Bobby Bones And Rachel Smith To Host And Co-Host 'New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash' On CBS
CBS Special 'New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash' will be hosted by radio and TV personality Bobby Bones and co-hosted by Entertainment Tonight's Rachel Smith.
People Seek Out Safe, But Festive Ways To Ring In New Year Amid Pandemic
Just under two hours before the start of a New Year, we found no shortage of people out celebrating Thursday night – despite the pandemic.
COVID Pandemic Forcing Some Chicago Families To Start Different Kinds Of New Year's Eve Traditions
"We can't do most of the things you'd do in a new city."
South Side New Year's Eve Fundraiser Takes The Party Online: 'The Reach Is Limitless'
Logistically it's just easier and cheaper. In some cases, translating into thousands of dollars more in donations for these groups.
People Are Advised To Skip New Year's Parties Amid Pandemic, But For Those Having Them, Bartenders For Hire Are Hot Commodity
The State of Illinois says what you should be doing is staying home and partying with the people with whom you live. But others are still hosting small gatherings, and as CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reported Tuesday night, that means opportunities for certain industries.
Chicago's Mayor Wants People To Remain Vigilant Despite COVID Vaccine Rollout; 'We Don't Want To Take Any Steps Back'
"We've come a long way on this journey together and we cannot let up now. We got to continue through the end of the year."
Virtual New Year's Eve: How To Watch Streaming Celebrations Across The Country
The normal large gatherings on New Year's Eve won't be happening this year but cities across the U.S. are holding virtual celebrations for adults and kids.
Chicago Weather: Mid-20s As We Ring In 2020
We're on track to have a chilly, but slightly warmer-than-average New Year's Eve.
Navy Pier's New Year's Eve Preparations After Three Stabbings On Fourth Of July
Navy Pier said it has not hired a new security firm since the debacle on the Fourth of July, but the facility added additional private security companies to the mix and learned some lessons from this summer.
CPD Preparing For New Year's Eve Celebrations With Extra Patrols, Road Closures
Tens of thousands of people will pack downtown Tuesday night and Chicago police area ready to keep you safe.
Chicago Weather: Snowy, Windy New Year's Eve; Warmup On The Way
CBS 2 meteorologist Ed Curran is warning commuters to be aware of slick driving conditions with snow on the roads and high winds.
Chicago Police To Beef Up Patrols For New Year's Eve Celebrations
An additional 1,300 officers will be deployed across the city on New Year's Eve, to help handle any trouble if it pops up.
Some Winter Cocktail Ideas Just In Time For New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is coming up on Tuesday night. Are you planning fun party with fun cocktails?
CTA Offering Free Rides On New Year's Eve
The Chicago Transit Authority is helping Chicagoans travel to New Year's Eve plans safely.
Rain Doesn't Stop Partygoers Celebrating The New Year At Navy Pier
he rain is relentless for New Year's Eve partygoers, but that isn't stopping people from celebrating the holiday and coming out to see the fireworks.
Preparations For New Year's Celebrations Underway Downtown
In addition to the midnight fireworks show at Navy Pier, a private company will be launching a midnight fireworks display along the Chicago River.
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Police investigating 6-year-old pushed from 3-story window in North Lawndale
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Nearly 1.6 million travelers expected at Chicago airports for busiest travel weekend since pandemic
July 4th weekend is expected to be the busiest travel weekend since the start of the pandemic.
Three men found shot to death in house in Kankakee
Investigators believe the victims were all shot dead sometime overnight.
Chicago First Alert Weather: 90 degree temps return Thursday
Clear skies tonight with temperatures in the 70s and 80s this evening.
Chicago Park District announces opening of 37 of 77 pools on Tuesday
The park district blamed a shortage of lifeguards and said it could only hire about 55% of its targeted number of qualified seasonal lifeguards.
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Temperatures in the 90s Thursday
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Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
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Police investigating 6-year-old pushed from 3-story window in North Lawndale
According to police, the boy was allegedly pushed by a family member.
Nearly 1.6 million travelers expected at Chicago airports for busiest travel weekend since pandemic
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Three men found shot to death in house in Kankakee
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Chicago First Alert Weather: 90 degree temps return Thursday
Clear skies tonight with temperatures in the 70s and 80s this evening.
Chicago Park District announces opening of 37 of 77 pools on Tuesday
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Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
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Dixmoor Treasurer Anthony McCaskill arrested after fireworks complaint in Harvey
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Woman without one document for foreign citizenship application, broken forklift blamed
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
Aldermen defy Lightfoot, advance plan to raise threshold for speed camera tickets back to 10 mph
"We've been trying to right the wrong on this corrupt red light camera/speed light camera system," said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).
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Residents vote to recall Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, but legal action is keeping her in office now
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Pritzker, Bailey discuss businesses, Trump's involvement, comments made about Chicago
Darren Bailey faces incumbent JB Pritzker in November.
Honoring two allies whose contributions were crucial in Chicago's LGBTQ+ rights movement
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Former aide on Jan. 6 warnings, pardon requests, and Trump trying to grab the wheel
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that Trump said about the crowd at the Ellipse "something to the effect of, 'I don't effing care that they have weapons.'"
Illinois primary election results: Darren Bailey wins bid to face Gov. Pritzker in November
As expected, Gov. JB Pritzker easily won the Democratic nomination in his bid for re-election and will face Darren Bailey in the general election. We'll have results from more state and federal races through the night.
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After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Kroger, Walgreens recall pain medications over faulty child-proofing
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woman loses $17,000 in gift card scam perpetrated by Microsoft security impostor
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
Getting Hosed: D.C. has an app to warn customers of high water usage; could Chicago use the same?
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
Getting Hosed: Chicago landlord receives water bill for $10,000, with no warning
How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois prepares for huge spike in demand for abortion services
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
COVID-19 vaccines to be available for younger children soon, but many parents still hesitant
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
CDC and FDA clear the way for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
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Billionaire Ken Griffin moving Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel to Miami
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
Chicago company using fungi from Yellowstone to grow vegan protein products
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
Black-owned and operated craft coffee shop works to expand, and to inspire entrepreneurs
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
Kellogg to split into three companies, with snack division headquarters in Chicago
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Chicago-based Mondelez buys Clif Bar & Co. for $3 billion
The company will get the Clif, LUNA and Clif Kids brands of bars.
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Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds
Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Navarro scores, Slonina earns shutout as Fire beat Philadelphia Union
Federico Navarro scored in the 68th minute and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night.
Blackhawks introduce Luke Richardson as 40th head coach
The Blackhawks have found a new leader on the ice, and they hope he will lead them to their next Stanley Cup.
Parker's 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Sky past Connecticut Sun
Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday for the Sky's fourth straight victory.
Luis Robert leads 17-hit White Sox attack in 11-4 win over Angels
Robert's majestic 448-foot shot off Oliver Ortega (1-3) highlighted Chicago's dismantling of the Halos' perpetually poor pitching staff.
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Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Rhapsody Theater celebrates grand opening in historic Rogers Park space
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
Volunteer men's chorus The Jolly Boys celebrate 75 years performing
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's Jennifer Hudson is now part of exclusive EGOT club with Tony win for 'A Strange Loop'
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
Jury awards millions to Johnny Depp, less to Amber Heard in libel suits
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
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Meet Cindy Lou, a dog in Kankakee who has been waiting 6 years to be adopted
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Nearly 1.6 million travelers expected at Chicago airports for busiest travel weekend since pandemic
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Chicago police investigating 6-year-old pushed from 3-story window
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Temperatures in the 90s Thursday
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Chicago First Alert Weather: A hot Thursday coming
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