Application To Start Fracking In Illinois Draws Protest
A Kansas-based company wants to begin fracking in White County, Illinois for gas production.
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A Kansas-based company wants to begin fracking in White County, Illinois for gas production.
A protest by about a dozen people against Sharia, or Islamic Law, has drawn a large number of counter-protestors across the street from Trump Tower.
Dozens of students walked out Sunday morning as Vice President Mike Pence began his commencement speech at Notre Dame University.
Thousand protested Saturday nationwide, criticizing the President in his first 100 days in office.
Dozens of women descended on Springfield on Tuesday to protest Gov. Rauner's flip-flopped position on abortion.
About 10,000 people indicated on Facebook that they would attend Tax March Chicago.
They chanted: "Hey, Hey, Donald J: How many kids have you killed today?" WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
They chanted outside a Burger King restaurant at Jackson and Dearborn, where at least one former worker says she was sexually harassed. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports.
A few dozen Chicago-based employees of the Environmental Protection Agency demonstrated Thursday afternoon at Federal Plaza, upset over proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration.
Hundreds of protesters turned out Saturday in west suburban St. Charles to send a message to save the ACA and demand for Town Hall meetings with Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren, who refuses to hold such meetings.
Several hundreds of people gathered for the "Not My President" President's Day rally in Chicago.
One month after President Trump's inauguration, hundreds gathered near Trump Tower in Chicago to once again demonstrate.
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday morning on the Near West Side for a rally, and then, march on what is being called by some, "A Day Without Immigrants."
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a meeting of the Palatine Township Republican organization to get Rep. Peter Roskam's attention.
To protest the President not releasing his taxes, protesters will drop pants and point their buttocks at Trump Tower.
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday, after she ordered Justice Department lawyers not to defend his travel ban in court.
State and local leaders have joined those raising their voices against President Donald Trump's controversial temporary travel ban, but the White House is standing firm.
The niece of the Syrian woman sent back spoke to CBS 2.
Students, immigrant rights activists and veterans were among those chanting Friday afternoon.
About a dozen people braved the cold Friday to bring attention to what they call police brutality of the past.
CTA workers will take part in a "day of action" across the city Wednesday to demand a fair contract, but will not inconvenience commuters.
Chanting "No vote on Target," residents of the 22-story Caroline Hedger Apartments at Sheridan Road and Devon Avenue spoke a CHA board meeting at 48th and Wabash on Tuesday, urging the board to reject the plan.
"We asked him to be sensitive while at Soldier Field to the sacrifices made by those who defended his freedom," former Ald. James Balcer says.
More than 50 people were ticketed at a Fight for $15 protest Tuesday morning in the West Town neighborhood.
They shouted some of the same slogans as last year, such as "Sixteen shots and a cover-up," a reference to the controversy over the 2014 fatal police-involved shooting of black teen Laquan McDonald.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Chicago weather could see strong to severe storms Monday as heat advisories and warnings push temperatures into triple digits.
A woman was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-57 on Chicago's South Side Sunday night, and a man who got out to help her was struck too.
Lindsay Clancy is standing trial in Massachusetts, accused of killing her three young children.
Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
Hot and humid with the potential for severe storms Monday. Highs in the low 90s but the heat index will make it feel like triple digits.
Four British grandmothers went viral after making their debut in the ring after befriending a professional wrestler during a flight to Las Vegas.
The cyclospora outbreak is now altering how Americans eat. Some Americans are buying and eating less produce since the outbreak, according to a new CBS News poll.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle on Sunday evening, police said. A suspect was arrested and another was being sought, they said.
New court documents have revealed some details in the deadly Fox River boat crash that killed a woman over the weekend. Among them, prosecutors say the boater charged in her death had a blood alcohol content of almost 3 times the legal limit.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend.
Chicago weather could see strong to severe storms Monday as heat advisories and warnings push temperatures into triple digits.
Four teenagers were killed when a car hit a train during a brief police chase after fleeing a traffic stop on Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Chicago police issued an alert this past weekend about a string of ATM-related thefts on the city's South and Southwest sides.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago's Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.
A robber jumped through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community early Monday morning.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
