Latest Round Of Snow May Set Record
A snowstorm swooped into Chicago early Friday, and it could put us over the top for the snowiest February ever.
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A snowstorm swooped into Chicago early Friday, and it could put us over the top for the snowiest February ever.
The pattern of off-and-on miserable weather will continue Friday with snow that could dump about three to five inches in some parts of Chicagoland and up to seven inches farther south.
Monday night's snowfall in Chicago wasn't enough to set an all-time record for the month of February, but it did move the city one place closer to that milestone.
Dangerous ice is being blamed for numerous accidents and spinouts on Chicago area roadways.
A reminder is coming today that it's still winter -- in the form of up to 5 inches of snow.
More than 220 flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports Sunday due to rain conditions in the Chicago area that have triggered a flood advisory.
What a difference two weeks makes. How are you spending the day? We'd love to see some of your warm weather pictures
Snow from this month's blizzard is slowly leaving us, but the snow may impact us for the next several months.
The Chicago area's thaw is allowing pothole patching crews a chance to hit the streets with renewed vigor.
Metra officials concede that they could have done a better job dealing with the Blizzard of 2011.
Some Lake County Illinois drivers who got stuck during the blizzard and ended up getting their cars towed, are complaining they're being gouged by the towing companies.
As if the past week in Chicago hadn't been enough to make one wish Mother Nature would abolish winter at once, bitter and dangerous cold is now coming.
Chicago-area roofers are busy with roofing emergencies caused by the Blizzard of 2011.
As a light snow began to blanket the city Monday afternoon, the Dept. of Streets & Sanitation deployed 174 snow-fighting trucks to Chicago's streets. CHECK CONDITIONS
Some garbage collectors are having a hard time making it through snow-filled alleys, so they're holding off until they can make it through.
In addition to last week's blizzard, Chicago's third-ranked snow event ever shattered the record for February snowfall in one day, while Sunday's snowfall helped the city reached another frigid milestone.
Snow and dogs--a lot of them love it, as they roll, run and play in the drifts. Snow and dog-walkers is a different story.
Thawing and freezing cycle can create ice dams in gutters, which can lead to water seeping into your home.
The folks on the 3800 block of North Hamilton showed the type of community spirit that restores one's faith in, well, people.
Chicago isn't the only city looking to dig themselves out of unusually heavy snow. Dallas is known for a lot of things, snow isn't one of them.
To get a clearer picture of what happened in the wee hours, several enterprising photographers put together some time-lapse videos as the storm blasted their neighborhoods.
A historic church sustained heavy damage when the roof collapsed, apparently from the weight of snow on Wednesday night but details are not yet confirmed.
CBS's Chopper 2 witnessed a life-and-death delay as a rescue vehicle became mired in nearly 2 feet of snow on the South Side.
As the snow plows and snow blowers finish their work one key question comes to mind: Where are we going to put all that snow?
In much of Northwest Indiana, frozen snow is packed into the ground, and roads remain dangerously icy as the temperatures plunge.
Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists.
Just over two weeks until more than a million students across Illinois will head back to their classrooms.
Two people were injured after a crash involving an ambulance on I-57 in Calumet Park on Thursday night.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
As Chicago's civilian police oversight body begins the process of searching for a new police superintendent, it has scheduled a series of meetings to gather public input.
Federal officials who want immigration agents to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
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.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
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.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Chicago authorities are investigating a Chicago funeral home after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility. "I live right next door," Neighbor Valkiery Velez told CBS News Chicago. "I lived there for like a year, so like I could smell it the whole year."
As students head back to the classrooms, the state sales tax drops starting Friday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking rain in the Chicago area.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
An investigation was underway Thursday evening at a Far South Side funeral home, after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility.
Just over two weeks until more than a million students across Illinois will head back to their classrooms.
Federal agents who want to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists.
Two people were injured after a crash involving an ambulance on I-57 in Calumet Park on Thursday night.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a throwing error in the 11th inning after Alex Bregman hit a two-strike, two-out homer in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games and the surging Red Sox beat the White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright is very grateful for his historic four-year, $116 million contract extension. Wright thanked general manager Ryan Poles, who used his first 1st round draft pick to pick Wright 10th overall in 2023.
Chicago State University's new football team is just a couple weeks away from the first game of the Cougars' inaugural season.
A man has been charged with breaking into a home in west suburban Darien before leading police on a high-speed chase to his own home in southwest suburban Homer Glen.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating a break-in at a bar in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
A candy store in Chicago's West Ridge community was burglarized early Thursday morning.
The Milwaukee mosque leader's former Israeli attorney testified in immigration court that Sarsour was coerced into confessions and was never convicted of any charge linking him to a terrorist organization.
