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CBS News Chicago has a new, high-tech way to help cover the unfolding political drama on election night 2024.
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CBS News Chicago has a new, high-tech way to help cover the unfolding political drama on election night 2024.
CBS News Chicago has a new, high-tech way to help cover the unfolding political drama on election night 2024.
CBS News' most recent polling analysis still shows an even race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the seven battleground states. Election Day is two days away.
Even before Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a $300 million property tax increase to close a nearly $1 billion city budget deficit, property taxes have been a hot-button issue in neighborhoods like Pilsen. Homeowners there said they're still playing catch-up after paying their bigger tax bills from the last two years. Now, they're bracing for potentially further impact.
Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce his new budget proposal on Wednesday and, with it, his plan to try to bridge an almost $1 billion budget gap. CBS News Chicago learned the mayor may backtrack on one of his most popular campaign promises to do so.
Puerto Rican community members said they'll use their anger to help organize in the campaign's closing days.
Two days after a comedian at a rally supporting Donald Trump made racist jokes about Puerto Rico, members of Chicago's Puerto Rican community are calling for action. Conservative defenders said when one invites an insult comic to an event, they should expect insulting things to be said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce his new budget proposal on Wednesday and, with it, his plan to try to bridge an almost $1 billion budget gap. CBS News Chicago learned the mayor may backtrack on one of his most popular campaign promises to do so.
Trump's third campaign for president has played out alongside the four criminal cases against him. Where they go could very well depend on whether he's elected.
The students whom CBS News Chicago met at a civics class at Chicago's Amundsen High School are too young to vote—but they still have a lot on their minds.
With just nine days to go until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris was campaigning in Philadelphia and Donald Trump was rallying at Madison Square Garden.
Beavers died early Saturday morning from natural complications surrounded by his family.
Former Chicago Alderman and Cook County Commissioner William "Bill" Beavers died over the weekend, family spokesperson Sean Howard announced on Sunday.
Joe Rogan interviewed former President Donald Trump at his studio Friday. Here's what to know about the show.
It's the second to last weekend before Election Day and both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were in Michigan to campaign in the vital battleground state.
With just two weeks before Election Day, the topic of voter suppression is at a fever pitch. Northwestern University associate professor Tabitha Bonilla has been studying the issue and joined CBS News Chicago to discuss her findings.
In-person early voting is kicking off across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison.
Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan began Monday afternoon, after federal prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up a lengthy jury selection process.
A fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes started pounding locations across Lebanon on Sunday night, some striking dangerously close to Lebanon's only international airport. Israel had said it would launch a widescale assault on a banking institution it regards as Hezbollah's de-facto financial arm, the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association.
Opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan began Monday afternoon, after federal prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up a lengthy jury selection process.
Israel's government says a drone was launched toward the prime minister's house, with no casualties.
The presidential election is just 17 days away and the candidates are focusing on a handful of key battleground states.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde repeatedly accused each other of lying during an often testy and confrontational debate.
Wisconsin voters will vote whether to explicitly bar non-U.S. citizens from voting. Republicans argue they're trying to protect election integrity, but Democrats and other opponents say the amendment has no practical effect.
Both presidential nominees were in the battleground state of Michigan on Friday where early voting starts on Saturday.
A south suburban Chicago man stood charged Monday with shooting a man and beating a woman in the city's Englewood neighborhood this past weekend.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a shoe store in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood early Monday morning.
Chicago police on Monday asked for help from the public to help them gather information in a crash that left a woman dead in the Avondale neighborhood last week.
The Chicago City Council was set to gather Monday for the first of five meetings scheduled before Christmas.
A man was critically hurt Sunday night in a liquor store in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council was set to gather Monday for the first of five meetings scheduled before Christmas.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
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.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
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.
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.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
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.
Jewish leaders in Chicago have struck a defiant tone following the attack targeting a Jewish gathering at Bondi Beach near Sydney, Australia. Lauren Victory reports.
On Sunday night, investigators released a person of interest who had been detained in the morning in the deadly shooting in Rhode Island. Jarred Hill reports.
De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., 18, was killed, and another student was critically wounded in the shooting.
Sources say the suspect worked as part of a local security force.
Sometimes you get stuck hunched over your desk or your phone for who knows how long, and it doesn’t feel good. How do you move through that tension? Erica Hornthal, a therapist and author of “Body Aware,” joins Marie Saavedra with some advice in this week's Mental Health Minute.
Why are Chicago police officers arresting and charging Black gun owners with valid FOID cards and CCLs? An inside source spoke exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Jewish leaders said they won't be deterred from celebrating Hanukkah and the true message of the holiday.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home.
Two people were killed and nine more were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a building on the campus of Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said.
Two students were killed, and nine others were wounded in the shooting.
Why are Chicago police officers arresting and charging Black gun owners with valid FOID cards and CCLs? An inside source spoke exclusively to CBS News Chicago to offer insights into their possible motivation.
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
The new charges for a man facing federal charges after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line has exposed a range of gaps in the criminal justice system, experts say.
The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills this year, and the burden was shifted onto homeowners.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
The last-place Pelicans won their second straight and have beaten the Bulls twice this season.
The Bears (10-4) heated up early on a day when the gametime temperature was 8 degrees, scoring two first-quarter touchdowns and breaking the game open with two more in the third.
After every home win this season, students who were at the game can get a free lunch.
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four of five. Chicago dropped its fourth game in five.
Logan Mailloux and Matt Luff each scored his first goal of the season, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
A south suburban Chicago man stood charged Monday with shooting a man and beating a woman in the city's Englewood neighborhood this past weekend.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a shoe store in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood early Monday morning.
A man was critically hurt Sunday night in a liquor store in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
A suspect in a deadly stabbing was apprehended early Sunday morning following a pursuit from Cicero that ended up on Chicago's Far South Side.
