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Oftentimes, we report on school shootings and the warning signs after the fact, and after tragedy and horror have already occurred. But this is a much different story.
At least two people were killed and 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.
John Quinn has been placed on administrative leave pending a third-party investigation.
Disturbing allegations have surfaced against an esteemed teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park – who is also the brother of former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The COVID-19 mask mandate has been lifted in Illinois – and the Village of Oak Park is going ahead with unmasking in accordance with state guidelines.
We all know how dangerous Chicago sidewalks can be after a snowstorm. Now, there's a push to get the city to plow the sidewalks, taking the task away from businesses and homeowners.
Some condo owners in Oak Park knew a repair project would take some time – but after nearly two years, they say they have absolutely nothing.
West suburban Oak Park said "thank you for being a friend" to native daughter Betty White.
Oak Park celebrated the life of native daughter Betty White on Saturday, a day before what would've been the late icon's 100th birthday. Festivities began with a brief ceremony and musical performance outside of the Lake Theater.
The late Betty White's hometown of Oak Park is celebrating what would have been the icon's 100th birthday this month.
We heard about a lot of postal problems in 2021, and the New Year is bringing a new crop of trouble.
Oak Park and Evanston will enforce a vaccination mandate starting Monday.
America's Golden Girl died just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday, but Betty White's hometown of Oak Park is keeping their big centennial birthday bash as a tribute to the life she lived.
A mother got carjacked Wednesday afternoon while waiting to pick up her child from school in Oak Park.
White once said her character Sue Ann Nivens in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" could be "icky-sweet" but was "really a piranha type." That role brought her two Emmys.
Video shows a Santa getting pelted with eggs in Oak Park – and some people are asking, who in the world would do something like attack Jolly old St. Nick?
"We are all a family here. It just broke my heart to see this."
The fire started around 9:30 a.m. at at Delia's Kitchen, at 1034 Lake St., eventually spreading to a neighboring nail salon.
It's hard to believe one out of control driver could do all this damage in Oak Park. He's alive and charged with drunk driving, but this historic bike shop might be gone for good.
An SUV hit a bike shop in Oak Park overnight and caused the building to collapse.
A local college professor has resigned after he was charged with a hate crime in Oak Park.
Police in Oak Park fired shots Thursday at a vehicle they said accelerated toward an officer after someone inside was spotted waving a gun during a funeral procession.
A local college professor is charged with a hate crime, accused of spitting on a Black woman and yelling racial slurs at the woman and her 7-year-old daughter.
A driver in Oak Park had a brush with a carjacker early Saturday, and it was captured on his car's dashboard camera.
A man was killed late Tuesday in a shooting on the western edge of Oak Park.
It is unclear what led up to the crash or if any injuries were reported.
Rylee Parker discovered his goldendoodle, Cooper, was missing after his car was ransacked while he validated his parking.
It has been more than a month since the City of Harvey began reducing their workforce, amid a partial government shutdown due to severe financial trouble. Since then, another round of layoffs has hit city employees.
The Chicago White Sox will have the first overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.
An FBI agent was the subject of a dramatic rescue from a car dangling over a Milwaukee interstate, all captured on bodycam video.
Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Senate will vote on a Republican-led measure alongside a Democratic bill to extend expiring tax credits.
President Donald Trump's former attorney in battleground Wisconsin is alleging that a judge presiding over his case and that of two other Trump aides charged with felonies related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.
An Indiana State Senate committee advanced a proposed new congressional map after hearings Monday, after months of contentious debate and pressure from the Trump administration.
The Justice Department can release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled.
The Federal Transit Administration is demanding that the CTA take immediate action to improve safety or risk losing funding.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
Landon Wallace, better known as Power 92 radio and Chicago Bulls mixer DJ Commando, died last week.
Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Even though they're in the midst of a playoff push, Kmet and company are grateful they were able to lend a hand and a hug.
It's warming up on several lines leading up to a special ride coming up on Dec. 20, then it will take seriously ill children and their families on a once-in-a-lifetime ride to the North Pole.
Prosecutors say Luis Urbie attacked all of the victims who were of Chinese descent at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October of 2022.
Temperatures drop by mid-morning Wednesday will lead to a changeover from rain to a wintry mix to snow.
Rylee Parker said that a woman riding the Pink Line spotted the pup in a stranger's arms.
A Chicago Border Patrol agent is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting four women at Chicago area hotels while on the job in 2022.
It has been more than a month since the City of Harvey began reducing their workforce, amid a partial government shutdown due to severe financial trouble. Since then, another round of layoffs has hit city employees.
An Elmhurst man is being held in custody on murder and armed robbery charges after a woman's body was found in Wadsworth, Illinois, over the weekend.
All but one lane of the southbound Stevenson Expressway was blocked during the Tuesday afternoon rush, after a semi-trailer truck caught fire.
It is unclear what led up to the crash or if any injuries were reported.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial.
Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why the suspect wasn't already behind bars.
The Chicago White Sox will have the first overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.
Despite Sunday's loss and losing the top spot in the NFC North, fans said they're confident the Bears will bounce back.
Leo Carlsson scored two goals and rookie Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist in the Anaheim Ducks' 7-1 victory over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks.
The Bulls have lost seven in a row, their most since an eight-game skid in the 2019-20 season.
Chicago faced third-and-1 from the 14 when Kingsley Enagbare stuffed Kyle Monangai for no gain. That set up the game-sealing interception.
A man stood charged with attempted murder Tuesday in a shooting involving a Chicago police officer in the Morgan Park neighborhood this past weekend.
A man died after being with multiple gunshot wounds in an alley in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
The Federal Transit Administration is demanding that the CTA take immediate action to improve safety or risk losing funding.
A man has been charged with setting a fire in the apartment building where he lived to cover up the shooting death of his roommate last month in Cicero, Illinois.
A man was charged with impersonating a police officer and other counts after a chain of events that led to gunfire from real police officers in Aurora, Illinois.
