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The 10-acre, $31 million project will provide equitable access to education, sports and other services.
It's the second straight All-Star nod for him and the sixth of his career.
The first-ever NASCAR street race is coming to downtown Chicago the first weekend of July. The race is uncharted territory for both Chicago and NASCAR.
They called him the "Golden Jet," a fitting name for one of Chicago's greatest athletes. Blackhawks Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died at the age of 84. While he was brilliant on the ice, his behavior off of it tarnished his reputation.
CBS 2 spoke with MLB.com White Sox writer Scott Merkin about what difference will be with Grifol replacing Tony La Russa.
Chicago State University is looking for a new conference to play sports, and wherever they end up, the plan is to add football to the 15 sports programs already in the fold.
The head men's basketball coach at Concordia University is out. It's the latest in a story CBS 2 broke earlier this month when six of the team's players were hospitalized. Four trainers later quit.
The Bears legend discussed the state of the Bears, including what he thinks about what's happened at the linebacker position.
The 63-year-old Brey arrived in July 2000, taking over a stagnant program and guiding it back to national prominence and title contention.
DeMar DeRozan added 26 points for the Bulls, and Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.
The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry broke down why the Bulls tend to play to their competition, for good or bad.
The Bears finished with a 3-14 record and the first overall pick in the NFL draft.
For the first time since 1947, the Chicago Bears have the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.
The Buffalo Bills say Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and able to speak to his family, doctors and teammates.
Nathan Peterman will make his first start since 2018 as Fields is out with a hip strain.
Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field Monday during a game.
Matt Eberflus said the team is providing mental health resources for the players as they navigate this difficult week.
When one woman watched the Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapse on the field in Monday night's football game, it brought back memories of her own experience, when her daughter died after sudden cardiac arrest on a Glenview soccer field. CBS 2's Sara Machi had more on how that lead her on a mission to make sure there were more defibrulators on sports fields.
The league has continued to monitor Damar Hamlin's situation
Justin Fields needs 64 yards to set the single-season rushing record for a quarterback after a 132-yard rushing day in last Sunday's loss.
Fields is in agreement with head coach Matt Eberflus about the importance of him playing these last two regular season games.
The Bulls won three straight for the first time all season before losing on Monday to a team that had lost five games in a row.
Last week's game against the Eagles may feel downright warm compared to the wind chills the Bears will be dealing with on Saturday.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon says the temperature will be around 7 degrees when the Bears and Bills kick off on Saturday.
It's set to be a Christmas Eve to remember at Soldier Field, a true winter weather game with two teams that know how to play in it.
Frantic search efforts were underway in both countries, with an untold number of people still trapped in rubble.
Crews are responding to a large fire in Chicago Heights.
Jontu, a western lowland gorilla, is 26-years-old and came from the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri.
Peter Eta and Charitee Cocroft were part of the inaugural pageant Sunday night.
Regal Mile Studios is building a state-of-the-art media campus on a site bounded by 77th Street, Stony Island Avenue, and South Chicago Avenue.
Crews are responding to a large fire in Chicago Heights.
Police say the man was armed with multiple knives and charged an officer, who then shot him.
A frantic search is on for an untold number more trapped in rubble. Thousands more were injured. Many nations were offering aid – including Ukraine.
The Grammys air live from Los Angeles Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations.
Some areas may see patchy fog Monday morning.
We first showed you the video earlier this week. It was recorded in May 2019 and shows Damien Stewart being punched by officers.
Connie Abels has been waiting five years for her hearing.
Watchdogs say the CPD unit most closely resembling the unit in Memphis was disbanded after an investigation led to charges and prison sentences.
Wage theft is the biggest type of theft adding up to $50B nationwide and tens of millions of dollars a year in Illinois.
Beginning on Sept. 29, 1982, and over the next week, seven people were murdered in the Chicago area after unknowingly taking Tylenol pills that were spiked by a killer.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
Eight of the nine candidates took part in the forum.
The whole point of the registry is to protect the public – and it can't very well do that without the right information.
"Highland Park was a turning point in the national debate. It was time for us to come together and finally do something," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China.
The young boy's lead levels were so high that he may not be able to live a normal life.
Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced.
In the telephone scam, a caller impersonates a Sheriff's office employee.
The Food and Drug Administration classifies benzene as a carcinogen.
We have been investigating Window Depot USA of Chicago for weeks – with reports of multiple people who say they were scammed out of their money.
The young boy's lead levels were so high that he may not be able to live a normal life.
Former President Trump first declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020.
Watching such videos can be traumatic – affecting your mental and physical health.
The first major COVID challenge for Dr. Ezike came three years ago Tuesday.
March 2023 will mark three years since health officials declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Now, high case numbers of both flu and RSV are in the mix, creating what some people are calling a "tripledemic."
The lease was set to expire at midnight, until another extension was issued. Vendors seek reassurance about next steps.
There are 87 closures coming nationwide. These closures are in addition to the 150 already announced back in August.
Groupon announced another 500 layoffs last August when the company first announced its restructuring plans.
The mini-bottles, unlike the larger ones, do not contain any whiskey.
Artist's renderings were released Thursday of the interior and exterior plan for The Bellevue.
The Chicago Bulls tried all sorts of defensive coverages on Damian Lillard. He kept scoring anyway. Just not enough to hold down Zach LaVine and company.
The South Bend Tribune was first to report that Rees was leaving his alma mater to join coach Nick Saban's Crimson Tide.
What's your favorite moment of Jordan's career?
New York, one of the WNBA's original franchises, has never won a title.
The Bulls used a big third quarter to turn a four-point halftime lead into an 85-70 advantage heading to the fourth.
With her fourth Grammy of the night, the singer surpassed the record set by the late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins of all time.
Davis has previously won an Oscar for best supporting actress for "Fences," an Emmy for her role as Annalise Keating in "How to Get Away with Murder" and two Tony awards.
Harry Styles took home the coveted award for album of the year and Beyoncé became the most decorated artist in Grammy history.
Beyoncé and Adele will once again contend for top honors, while Lizzo and Harry Styles return and Bad Bunny makes history.
Several of music's biggest names, including Beyoncé, are in the running for the night's top honors - Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, ABBA and Lizzo are all among the nominees in for album of the year. Adele joins them in the record of the year competition.
CBS 2 meteorologist Robb Ellis has a look at the forecast.
CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reported live in Chicago Heights as more emergency crews continue to arrive. Heavy smoke and flames coming from the site of Morgan Li, a furniture manufacturing facility, located at Washington and 11th streets.
Peter Eta and Charitee Cocroft were part of the inaugural pageant Sunday night.
Cutting hair and building an empire; one South Side barber is paving the way to keep young men out of the system and into a better life. Larry Roberts Jr. owns two barber shops in Chatham and Pullman, and has seven barber colleges across the state, including three inside the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice and the Cook County Jail. He started the program in Cook County Jail in 2010 as a way to build a better community.
So often we talk about Chicago's gun violence, so we also want to talk about the ways people are working to fight against it. This week's Changemaker, Eva Maria Lewis, founder of the non-profit Free Root Operation, is doing that work by investing in the healing and empowerment of Black and Brown women in Chicago.
The best looks from the 62nd annual GRAMMY Awards on CBS.
Red carpet looks from the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards on CBS.
Meet Akiem Hicks
Meetup with Jed Hoyer