If Skies Are Clear, Lunar Eclipse Visible On Sunday Night
If the skies are clear this coming Sunday night, WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports you'll be able to watch a total lunar eclipse over the Chicago area.
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If the skies are clear this coming Sunday night, WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports you'll be able to watch a total lunar eclipse over the Chicago area.
A new state-by-state study has found Illinois just about in the middle of the pack when it comes to the percentage of the population that's obese.
On the North Shore, opponents are gearing up for a fight against what they call a "big box" school campus.
A woman from a tiny city near Springfield was being honored for saving the life of a disabled man whose wheelchair got stuck on a set of railroad tracks on Tuesday.
Representatives from Thornton Township said they believe the reaction of the city of Charleston and the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after a hate-fueled mass murder in June qualifies them for the Nobel Peace Prize.
It's only Labor Day but, Chicago's Joffrey Ballet is preparing for an annual Christmas tradition reports WBBM's Regine Schlseinger.
In this digital age, John Arnsdorff is helping music lovers listen the old-fashioned way, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
At the end of the season, any student who has attended all six home games, and stayed to the end, will have a chance to win free tuition for the spring semester. One qualifying student will be chosen at random.
Lake County health officials are reaching out to thousands of households in the northern suburbs in order to piece together a profile of the community's health, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
The first week of school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign included a crash course in vaccinations, as health officials struggle to contain a growing mumps outbreak.
The latest annual study finds traffic has recovered completely since the economy tanked in 2008, and five of the 20 most congested roads in the U.S. are in the Chicago area.
Broadway in Chicago hosts its annual free concert in Millennium Park on Monday night, and one of the musicals that will be showcased has never been seen anywhere before.
Parents and community leaders on the South Side have taken a drastic step as they promote their vision for the future of a Washington Park neighborhood school that closed at the end of last school year.
A southwest suburban school district likely will close one of its four schools at the end of the upcoming school year, after falling far short of enrollment expectations.
The university is trying to stop an outbreak that sickened dozens of students this summer.
Twenty-five years is just a drop in the bucket for a 65-million-year-old fossil, but it's still a big milestone for the Field Museum, which is celebrating what it calls "unearth day" for Sue the T-Rex.
The Adler Planetarium is offering front row seats to watch the Perseid meteor shower Wednesday night.
Though gas prices have been plummeting nationally, drivers in the Chicago area suddenly have seen a major bump at the pump.
Gas prices normally spike during the summer driving season, but this year they have been plummeting.
The Chicago Public Schools were sending out layoff notices to nearly 500 teachers, as district officials outlined the district's budget plan for next school year.
Retired FBI agent Zack Shelton collaborated with investigative reporter and playwright Hillel Levin on "Assassination Theater," a new play that makes the case that the late Chicago crime boss Tony Accardo and some of his fellow mobsters were behind the killing of the president.
Parents of special-needs children in Illinois will soon get some relief from the financial burden of the care their kids require.
Starting today, Chicago's most famous statues will talk to you. More than 30 of the city's most famous statues and sculptures will tell their stories, with the help of celebrity voices.
Workplace expert John Challenger – CEO of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas – said Silicon Valley companies like Netflix are competing against each other for the best and brightest employees, so they're raising the stakes.
As colleges gear up for a new school year, the Cook County Sheriff's office is offering them guidance on how to deal with cases of rape on campus, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 on Saturday to snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
All service on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line was to be suspended all day Sunday.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires was back to choking Chicago air on Sunday after a break for the first part of the weekend.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
State Rep. Carol Ammons is charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, is also accused of aiding in attempts to cover up the alleged crimes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced plans to lay off hundreds of teachers and other staff and impose five furlough days to help close a $732 million deficit for next school year.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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 north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
Rogers Park Business alliance executive director Sandi Price joins us from the Glenwood Sunday Market to explain what makes the market special for the Rogers Park community, and how it helps those in need.
While running errands downtown Monday, Suzanne Le Mignot ran into Darren and Melody Mitchell, a Chicago couple with a lovely story, while Mary Kay Kleist took note of the renowned Barry Butler’s photo of the Chicago skyline in smoke on Thursday.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
The suspension was due to construction the Canadian National Railway is undertaking at a crossing in Des Plaines.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires was back to choking Chicago air on Sunday after a break for the first part of the weekend.
The officer appeared for his first court hearing on the charges and was released pretrial, with conditions by the judge.
CPD says a brief physical struggle broke out with the man, during which the man's gun went off, hitting him in the leg.
A boil order in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero ended Saturday evening after two days.
All service on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line was to be suspended all day Sunday.
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.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 1-0 on Saturday to snap Chicago's four-game winning streak.
Bedard, 21, had been a restricted free agent.
Michael Busch homered, and Miguel Amaya and Pedro Ramirez had two RBIs each to help Chicago win for the third time in four games.
Chicago Sky beat Los Angeles 96-82 on Friday night.
Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
Chicago police said the suspect entered the business, demanded money from the register and then shot the victim.
A Chicago teen said she was punched in the face and robbed of her phone charger while heading to a CTA Red Line stop downtown earlier this week.
Ronald L. Fischer, who was featured on "America's Most Wanted," fled Rhode Island during his criminal trial for first-degree sexual assault in 2005.
Three men were hurt and one was killed in a shooting in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood Thursday night.
