Police investigate hateful graffiti at Oak Park and River Forest High School
Hateful, racist graffiti was discovered Friday at Oak Park and River Forest High School, and now police are getting involved.
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Attorney general says city must release public records on complaints of racism, harassment
Mayor Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to make city government "much more transparent," but for more than a year has fought public records requests about racism and discrimination among city workers.
City Keeps Using Taxpayer Money To Fight CBS 2's FOIA Request On Racism, Harassment At Streets And San Yard
for more than a year, CBS 2 has been asking for basic information from the City of Chicago. The Illinois Attorney General even said the city should provide that information. Yet the city continues to refuse - using taxpayer resources to fight the request from CBS 2's Tim McNicholas.
Chicago Man Files Federal Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Bank Citing Racism, Redlining
"If the name sounded Hispanic or if the name sounded Muslim, they would turn that deal down or wouldn't even look at that deal."
'We Were Really Disrespected'; Marist Students Protest Offensive Act At Homecoming Dance
"What we want is a formal apology for these students and for them to be educated on why this was wrong."
Teachers Rally In Solidarity Against Attempts Across Country To Prohibit Teaching About Realities Of Racism, Oppression
Dozens of teachers held a rally Saturday, pledging to teach the truth in their classrooms.
Examining The Year Of Racial Reckoning Since George Floyd's Death, And Work That Still Needs To Be Done
George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police a year ago Tuesday. It has been a year of racial reckoning since, as well as a year of reflection on what must change when it comes to communities of color.
President Biden Says Racism And Attacks On Asian-Americans Must Stop; Chicago's Asian-American Community Leaders Encouraged By Remarks
In his address to the nation about the coronavirus pandemic Thursday evening, President Joe Biden touched on a sensitive and discriminatory aspect of the pandemic – the acts of racism, and some acts of violence, against Asian-Americans.
Hammond Mayor Responds To Noose Found In Firehouse: 'That Doesn't Fly With Us At All'
"Hammond is one of the most diverse cities in Indiana. Our fire department knows what kind of city we are, and what's tolerated and what's not."
Chicago Theater Group Confronts Racism Through Discussion
Racism and social injustice don't make for easy dialogue – but some artists believe the way to bring change to this country is to confront these difficult issues head-on.
Many Feel Storming Of U.S. Capitol Was Allowed To Happen, And It Highlights Double Standards When It Comes To Race
Many say the storming of the U.S. Capitol highlights the double standards that protesters of different races face in this country.
ONLY ON 2: Former Student Sues Minooka Community High School, Says Racism Is Blatant, Rampant, And Entrenched There
Racial slurs, threats, anti-Semitic symbols – a former Minooka Community High School student says hate crimes are rampant in classrooms there.
Remembering Emmett Till 65 Years After His Death
The organization Purpose Over Pain and members of Saint Sabina Church said 65 years after Till's death, Black men are still killed because of the color of their skin.
Blackhawks Ban Native American Headdresses At Home Games
The team said earlier this month it will continue to use the Blackhawks name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations.
City Council Honors Juneteenth With Hourlong Discussion Of Systemic Racism
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) said "it is time for this City Council to wake up and stop being dismissive" of progressive legislation, and urged aldermen to stop allowing progressive measures to get stuck in committee without a vote.
'Long Overdue': White NHL Players Find Their Voice On Racism
Tyler Seguin protested in Dallas, Zdeno Chara in Boston, while Patrice Bergeron, Tom Wilson and others made donations. Jonathan Toews met with activists in Chicago.
Young People Turned Out To Protest Systemic Racism After George Floyd's Death. Now, Will They Vote?
"It will just be incredibly important to us to make sure we're protesting now and voting later," said Carolyn DeWitt, executive director of Rock the Vote.
Missouri Woman Asked Merriam-Webster To Update Its Definition Of Racism; Dictionary Will Make The Change
"I was super happy because I really felt like that was a step in a good direction for a lot of positive change for a lot of different positive conversations that can really help change the world and helps change how people view things," Kennedy Mitchum said.
Michael Jordan Says 'This Is A Tipping Point' For Racism In Society
"This is a tipping point. We need to make a stand. We've got to be better as a society regarding race," Jordan said.
Second City CEO Andrew Alexander Resigns Amid Racism Accusations
In a letter posted on the Second City website, Andrew Alexander said he failed to create and "anti-racist environment."
Faith Leaders Protest Killing Of George Floyd, Want Others To March In Peace
"We are asking African Americans to deal with the pandemic of COVID and the epidemic of racism and inequality."
Kankakee Catholic School Girls' Basketball Team Appalled By Racist And Body-Shaming Taunts At Elgin Game
Racist taunts were hurled at a girls' basketball game recently – and several players were targeted, including one standing right at the free-throw line.
'We're Supposed To Be Past This:' Post About Allegedly Racially Charged Incident At Buffalo Wild Wings Goes Viral
A social media post about an allegedly racially-charged incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Naperville has gone viral on Facebook.
Bucky's Convenience Store Employee Fired After Telling Customers 'Go Back To Their Country'
A Bucky's convenience store employee in Naperville has been fired, after he was caught on camera telling customers from Mexico to "go back to their country."
Oak Park River Forest High School To Reprint Yearbooks After Discovery Of Photos Of Students Making Racist Hand Gesture Associated With White Power Movement
Administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School decided Monday at a special school board meeting to spend nearly $54,000 to reprint the school yearbook after photos of students making a hand gesture associated with racism surfaced.
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Family wants answers after 3 men killed in South Shore hit and run
"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"Batman was going to get the bad guys": Son comforts mom as they hide during Six Flags shooting
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
'I thought I was going to die' - Woman recalls boat accident in Lake Michigan's 'Playpen'
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial; some potential jurors say they can't be impartial
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
5-year-old girl with special needs forced to sleep in DCFS office for six nights
"This is a child who is in DCFS's care due to concerns about abuse and neglect; and what does DCFS say to the little girl? Here. Here's an office. Go sleep on the floor of this office," Cook County Public guardian Charles Golbert said.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny skies and breezy Tuesday
Highs will be in the low 80s in Chicago, but mid to upper 70s along the lakeshore.
Highland Park City Council passes resolution calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
Judge allows price-fixing lawsuit to proceed against Northwestern, UChicago, other prominent colleges
The lawsuit, filed in February, accuses the schools of taking part in a price-fixing formula that reduced or eliminated financial aid.
Moncada, Cueto lead White Sox past Astros 4-2
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
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Family wants answers after 3 men killed in South Shore hit and run
"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"Batman was going to get the bad guys": Son comforts mom as they hide during Six Flags shooting
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
'I thought I was going to die' - Woman recalls boat accident in Lake Michigan's 'Playpen'
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial; some potential jurors say they can't be impartial
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
5-year-old girl with special needs forced to sleep in DCFS office for six nights
"This is a child who is in DCFS's care due to concerns about abuse and neglect; and what does DCFS say to the little girl? Here. Here's an office. Go sleep on the floor of this office," Cook County Public guardian Charles Golbert said.
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Offer to buy timeshare for over $1 million turns out to be elaborate scam
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
$33.5 million verdict ordered against Village of Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
New motion in R. Kelly case claims deceptive practices by former lead prosecutor
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
Englewood building residents go for 12 days without water service
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
How did a driver end up going the wrong way on I-90, causing crash that killed six?
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
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Highland Park City Council passes resolution calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
Mar-a-Lago search warrant released, reveals FBI seized top-secret classified documents
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
DOJ moves to unseal search warrant used to seize docs from Trump's home
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
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Thefts of Kias and Hyundais are skyrocketing, up 767% this summer in Cook County
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
Judge finds Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
Are we in a recession? An expert says yes, but there's a sliver of good news about falling prices
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Inflation is at 40-year high, and one expert says cost of living is even worse than numbers say
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
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Capri Sun juice pouches recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
2 million infant swings, rockers recalled after 10-month-old dies
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago expecting 20,000 more monkeypox doses in coming weeks.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
Chicago launches public health plan for monkeypox
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
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Hyde Park native to open Illinois' first Black-owned cannabis company
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
Neighbors push back against proposal for gun shop, shooting range in Long Grove
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
Groupon lays off 500 employees
The departments affected include technology and sales.
Camp Aramoni brings boutique camping experience to site less than two hours away from Chicago
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
New 'first class' theatre at Wheeling Town Center hopes to draw back in-person crowds
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
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Moncada, Cueto lead White Sox past Astros 4-2
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Nelson Cruz's eighth-inning homer lifts Nationals over Cubs 5-4
Ian Happ hit two solo homers for the Cubs, giving him three in his past three games.
No driver's license? No problem for Naperville teen making a name for himself as a race car driver
"You go into a corner you go a little bit faster or you risk going into the wall. Adrenaline goes right up and it's awesome. That's why I love it."
Bears rookie Kyler Gordon to make preseason debut against Seahawks, in homecoming of sorts
Gordon, a star for the Washington Huskies in college, expects to make his NFL debut in his home state.
Pollock, Vaughn homer, White Sox beat Tigers 5-3
AJ Pollock and Andrew Vaughn homered, Lance Lynn threw six solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crashing into Mar Vista home, rep says
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Olivia Newton-John, beloved singer and actress, dies at 73
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
Elton John stops to see preview of Broadway In Chicago's 'The Devil Wears Prada'
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
Ambulance transports, arrests at Lollapalooza down this year compared with last
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot announces 10-year deal extension to host Lollapalooza in Chicago
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny and tranquil stretch ahead
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
Highland Park City Council calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
City leaders in Highland Park are calling on Congress and the Illinois General Assembly to ban semi-automatic assault weapons.
Mom recalls hiding with sons during Six Flags shooting; "they were super brave"
A Kenosha County mom is reliving the moments she and her two youngest kids were forced to hide inside a staff kitchen at Six Flags Great America, after gunshots rang out in the parking lot Sunday night.
Family members plead for answers after deadly hit-and-run
We're learning more about the victims in the horrific hit-and-run in South Shore over the weekend, as Chicago police hunt for the driver who plowed into a group of people, killing three men.
Illinois State Fair hosts "Senior Day"
Monday was "Senior Day" at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Adults 60 and older received free admission and enjoyed activities just for them.
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