Niles demolishes former Leaning Tower YMCA building; landmark unaffected
The Village of Niles, Illinois is demolishing the residential Leaning Tower YMCA residential building Monday that sits behind the village's famous landmark.
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The Village of Niles, Illinois is demolishing the residential Leaning Tower YMCA residential building Monday that sits behind the village's famous landmark.
Niles police said, just before 9:30 a.m., a suspect walked into a Fifth Third Bank branch on Golf Road, announced a robbery to a bank employee, and said, "I have a gun."
The advocates say an out-of-state company scooped up dozens of the birds.
The advocates say an out-of-state company scooped up dozens of the birds from the parking lot of a strip mall in Niles. Sara Machi reports.
Notre Dame College Prep's cross country team fully supports runner Owen McBride, who needs a little help running his races.
The junior varsity cross country team at Notre Dame College Prep finished its season over the weekend, placing third at a conference meet, but the end of every race is special for Owen McBride, who runs despite a vision impairment.
The robbery led to schools in the area being placed on lockdown while officers searched the area.
Police said the victim, an 86-year-old man from Niles, was crossing from West to East on Milwaukee Avenue and was struck by a 2017 Toyota RAV4.
Caiden Frawley, a senior at Notre Dame College Prep's boy's volleyball team is doing more than just playing the game.
"There's something about that shared high school experience that makes you friends forever."
The site will be marketed to developers, with the idea in mind for a mixed-use development that could offer everything from restaurants to live music
The company SleepOnLatex makes eco-friendly mattresses and just launched a new brand called "Earthfoam."
The woman had just parked outside the AMC Niles movie theater at Golf Mill Shipping Center when she was carjacked Wednesday morning.
Lottery officials said it was the last top prize available for the game, which launched in February 2020.
The activists claimed the Woodward plant makes parts for Boeing that are used in missiles and bombs being dropped in Gaza.
Video from the scene showed a Niles police sport-utility vehicle off the road with its front end wrecked and mangled.
The Niles police sport-utility vehicle had its front end completely smashed in.
Niles Fire Department Chief Marty Feld said the front of the car ended up in a women's restroom inside the building.
"Always a part of the family." - That's how one Glenview mom described the Niles firefighters who saved her husband's life this holiday season. On Thursday, they stopped by the Niles Fire Department Station 2 to show their appreciation. CBS 2's Sara Machi was there for the reunion.
Christopher John Szafraniec said he knows it's a miracle that he's alive after his heart attack because his doctors told him so.
"Always a part of the family." - That's how one Glenview mom described the Niles firefighters who saved her husband's life this holiday season. On Thursday, they stopped by the Niles Fire Department Station 2 to show their appreciation. CBS 2's Sara Machi was there for the reunion.
The driver and a 62-year-old who lived in the home were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two people inside the home weren't seriously injured.
A staple in the northwest suburbs for 30 years will close its doors for the last time.
Around 10:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Lyons and Woodland.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside a River North diner early Thursday morning.
One person was injured in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Thursday morning.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season go on sale Thursday morning.
Here is what to know about where and when to watch the 2026 NFL Draft.
Michaels spent years as an advocate for sexual assault survivors, putting pressure on Congress and speaking out on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein survivors, like herself.
Will Chicago see another surge in immigration raids like last year's Operation Midway Blitz? That was a topic on Capitol Hill as Chicagoans testified at a congressional hearing about their encounters with Border Patrol and ICE agents.
About half of Iran's stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire in early April, officials said.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
The House passed the bill with a 78-32 vote on Wednesday night after the House Revenue & Finance Committee voted 15-5 earlier in the day.
A federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department says, accusing it of paying members of extremist groups as part of its efforts to investigate them.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Trader Joe's is planning to open a new location at the Lincoln Village Shopping Center in Chicago's North Park neighborhood, the office of Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th) recently announced.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Whole Foods will soon be moving into a vacant space in a relatively new commercial building in Chicago's Lakeview community, a local chamber of commerce group said.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season go on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo The Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
The bill is aimed at helping the Chicago Bears move to a new domed stadium in Arlington Heights, rather than heading across the state line to Indiana. Asal Rezaei reports.
The U.S. Senate adopted a budget resolution to try to reopen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a marathon vote-a-rama.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Mass shooting in Little Village on Wednesday afternoon leaves a man dead and three women hurt.
The dinner raised money and awareness to help young victims of sexual abuse.
The House passed the bill with a 78-32 vote on Wednesday night after the House Revenue & Finance Committee voted 15-5 earlier in the day.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside a River North diner early Thursday morning.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season go on sale Thursday morning.
Four people were shot, one of them killed, on Wednesday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood.
One person was injured in a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Thursday morning.
Michaels spent years as an advocate for sexual assault survivors, putting pressure on Congress and speaking out on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein survivors, like herself.
Residents in one part of Chicago's Noble Square neighborhood say they've been dealing with cars careening off the Kennedy Expressway and crashing into their front yard for decades, and the state won't help.
Madeline Morgan said she was repeatedly stalked and abused, even though the man responsible was forced to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which was cut off.
Chicago deals with the worst traffic congestion in the U.S., according to the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard from INRIX, a transportation analytics company.
A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago.
The Cubs have outscored their opponents 58-20 during the franchise's longest win streak since it also won eight in a row from July 21-29, 2023.
A crew of drivers made a pit stop in Joliet, as the track prepares for its first competitive race since 2019.
Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight game, Sean Burke won for the first time in 17 appearances, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Tuesday night.
Chicago has outscored opponents 51-18 during its winning streak, the team's longest since an eight-game run in July 2023.
With four picks in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft this weekend, the Chicago Bears are expected to try to shore up their defense, particularly their pass rush, in an effort to build a consistent playoff contender.
Cook County Crime Stoppers will be canvassing Tuesday in search of answers in the hit-and-run that killed 15-year-old Violet Harris in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last month.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with robbing a woman on a CTA Blue Line train on Chicago's Northwest Side, Chicago police said Tuesday.
The FBI on Tuesday announced a reward of $50,000 for the arrest and conviction of a man wanted in the 2021 shooting death of a National Guard member.
Mexico's security officials said a gunman opened fired at the popular tourist spot, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least 13 people, including six Americans.
D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.
