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Two assistant baseball coaches and the director of baseball operations allege harassment, bullying and abuse within the program that led to demotions and non-renewal of contracts.
Three former staff members of Northwestern's baseball program are filing a lawsuit against the university and recently-fired head coach Jim Foster.
Three former staff members of Northwestern's baseball program are filing a lawsuit against the university and recently-fired head coach Jim Foster.
Three former staff members of Northwestern's baseball program are filing a lawsuit against the university and recently-fired head coach Jim Foster.
With Northwestern's football program still embroiled in a hazing scandal, some coaches and staff showed their support for fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Wednesday at practice, a move athletics director Derrick Gragg called "offensive and tone deaf."
With Northwestern's football program still embroiled in a hazing scandal, some coaches and staff showed their support for fired coach Pat Fitzgerald on Wednesday at practice, a move athletics director Derrick Gragg called "offensive and tone deaf."
"The shirts are inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf," Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg said.
Another lawsuit has been filed on behalf of player Tom Carnifax, one of four players who recently came forward at a press conference.
"This is a clear promotion of the indisputably racist watermelon stereotype and anti-black racist trope," the lawsuits both state.
Northwestern said Lynch will make sure the culture within the athletics program "is consistent with the University's mission and values as a leading academic institution."
Northwestern University has enlisted former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an independent review of the culture within the athletics department, and the school's ability to "detect, report and respond to potential misconduct," including hazing, bullying, or discrimination.
Attorneys filed complaints Monday on behalf of two former football players – Warren Miles Long, and a player identified only as "John Doe 2."
Attorneys on Monday filed complaints on behalf of two former football players – Warren Miles Long, and a second player identified only as “John Doe 2.”
Northwestern sent their interim head coach, who wasn't even with them last year, to Big Ten Media Day to face all the questions about the hazing scandal. CBS 2's Marshall Harris reports from Indianapolis.
Interim Head Coach David Braun addressed the issue at the Big Ten Media Day in Indianapolis. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Until Wednesday, no one within the Northwestern athletic department had spoken publicly despite CBS 2's repeated requests for interviews.
Northwestern University's interim football coach and athletic director spoke for the first time on Wednesday at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis about the hazing scandal surrounding the program.
Northwestern University's interim football coach and athletic director spoke for the first time on Wednesday at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis about the hazing scandal surrounding the program.
Northwestern University's interim football coach and athletic director spoke for the first time on Wednesday at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis about the hazing scandal surrounding the program.
The players said they don't want the event to be 'dominated by the hazing issue and steal the focus away from football.'
The players said they don't want the event to be 'dominated by the hazing issue and steal the focus away from football.' CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports from Indianapolis.
The Northwestern University football team will not have any player representatives at this week's Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, the annual event where players and coaches around the conference speak to reporters ahead of the upcoming college football season.
The university has admitted they are looking into new allegations laid out in a new lawsuit filed Monday – the first in what lawyers say will be followed by dozens more against the school. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
Former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates is represented by attorney Ben Crump.
A fourth football player is filing a lawsuit against Northwestern University on Monday amid the ongoing hazing scandal. This time, legal action is being taken by a former quarterback over allegations of hazing and sexual abuse.
The city of Chicago cleared a homeless encampment from a Northwest Side park Tuesday morning.
A far north suburban horse stable owner is in custody, charged with sexually abusing a teen girl when she worked for him.
For those not looking forward to Valentine's Day, the Shedd Aquarium has a solution that involves a forest preserve, an invasive tree, and fire.
Presale for Noah Kahan's upcoming tour began on Tuesday.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
DuPage County opened up its polls for early voting in the 2026 primary on Tuesday after a snag.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is in the 2026 Illinois primary, running to replace Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate. This is his full interview with CBS Chicago Political Reporter Chris Tye.
If you like it, then you better put a pin on it. The Olympic tradition of swapping and buying pins is currently underway in Milan.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
The trend is tied to tensions over President Trump’s push to take over Greenland.
The $4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge has been entirely paid for and will be jointly owned by the Canadian federal government and the State of Michigan. But President Trump said he won’t allow the bridge to open until the U.S. is “fully compensated for everything we have given Canada.”
Savannah Guthrie has asked people across the country for help with the search for her mom, Nancy Guthrie.
They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
An attempted break-in by two masked thieves at a Bensenville gas station was caught on camera before being foiled by police.
Horrific details of the deadly shooting of a Joliet mother and her 4-year-old son were revealed in court documents as the accused shooter was denied pre-trial release.
The city of Chicago cleared a homeless encampment from a Northwest Side park Tuesday morning.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Here is a look at where the medal count stands for Team USA and other nations as the competition heats up at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric by putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in his drink, leading to his sudden death in 2022.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with slashing a woman in a fight in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this past weekend.
A man has been charged and extradited from Iowa in a 2024 shooting that left another man dead in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
