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A Chicago company hopes to make it into the Guinness Book of Records Tuesday with the world's largest chocolate bar.
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A Chicago company hopes to make it into the Guinness Book of Records Tuesday with the world's largest chocolate bar.
The Illinois Secretary of State's office is issuing yet another new specialty license plate - this one, benefitting the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation.
New figures seem to support the argument that new casinos cannibalize the profits of existing ones.
With prices creeping up, Chicago once again has the distinction of having the most expensive gas in the country.
As he looks to cut city expenses, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is ordering an audit of mileage and travel reimbursement policies for all city agencies.
Perhaps the two most famous words out of 9/11 were "Let's Roll" - the rallying cry of Todd Beamer as he led fellow passengers on United Flight 93 to fight back against the hijackers.
It could be a sign of the times. Officials in Tinley Park have received nearly 100 applications for the police chief vacancy in the southwest suburb.
Starting Wednesday, downtown Chicago is being transformed into Metropolis, and the Chicago Board of Trade and the Willis Tower reportedly will serve as the offices of the Daily Planet.
The hottest show on Broadway is coming to Chicago next year.
ile the overall jobs' outlook remains bleak, a new survey finds some pockets of hiring.
Once again, you're paying more to fill your tank.
Riding to remember – that's the focus of one motorcycle club this week. Its members are all firefighters from Illinois and across the globe.
One person was killed and two others were injured early Thursday in a two-car crash in Northbrook.
The latest figures from RealtyTrac show that in Illinois and nationwide, foreclosed homes now account for about a third of all home sales.
It's summer's last fling but this year, one projection indicates fewer of us will be travelling for the Labor Day weekend.
Since the mortgage meltdown, it's common to hear about banks that fail. But, now, there's word of one that might be opening for the first time in two years.
A suspected hit-and-run driver is in the hospital this morning in Elgin under police guard.
It's getting more expensive to rent an apartment in Chicago, and the suburbs and a couple of new forecasts predict that trend won't change anytime soon.
Nearly two dozen dead geese have been found at two Chicago parks this week and officials were trying to figure out what killed them.
The class of 2011 is heading off to college this fall, but a new study suggests many aren't ready.
Thousands of African-Americans passed over by the Chicago Fire Department will collect damages under a judgment that reportedly will be approved later Wednesday.
A newborn baby was fighting for his life Wednesday afternoon, after his mother was shot and killed on the city's Southwest Side.
That morning cup of coffee could soon be a little less expensive.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled his plans for public health Tuesday.
A boy, now 18 years old, owes his life to the maternal instincts of a gorilla at Brookfield Zoo.
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, growing its liberal majority.
Chef Rick Bayless' family foundation has donated $1 million to Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, the museum announced this week.
Elmhurst University is highlighting a man credited with saving tens of thousands of lives in the Holocaust.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Police are searching for the driver after a car crashed into a building in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill decried President Trump's threats against Iran as his deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws closer, calling on their Republican colleagues to join them in stopping the escalation.
Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
The Arab-American Business and Professional Association unveiled the sign at 83rd Street and Harlem Avenue on Tuesday. Rush Darwish, president of the association, joins Marissa Perlman.
Check out some local spots in Homewood, Illinois, with Jackie Kostek.
The deadline to file your taxes is exactly a week away, and if you’re one of the millions of Americans waiting until the last minute, CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger has some guidance.
Fuller, who was endorsed by President Trump in his run for congress, said his victory is testimony to the president’s staying power.
Lynette Hooker went missing during a nighttime boat ride with her husband, Brian Hooker, in the Bahamas.
Chicago police are searching for three men and a woman in connection with the homicide that occurred on March 24, 2026.
Police are searching for the driver after a car crashed into a building in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, growing its liberal majority.
Chef Rick Bayless' family foundation has donated $1 million to Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, the museum announced this week.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
The Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday for their eighth straight victory over the South Siders.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will undergo elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Craig Counsell announced on Tuesday before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Some young Chicago White Sox ACE players got the trip of a lifetime recently.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
