The USDA wants you to destroy these invasive fuzzy, muddy masses
The invasive species have the ability to "attack or defoliate hundreds of tree and plant species," the USDA warns.
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The invasive species have the ability to "attack or defoliate hundreds of tree and plant species," the USDA warns.
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant hopper native to China. It was first spotted in southeast Pennsylvania in September 2014 and spread throughout the East Coast.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed the spotted lanternfly has been found in Elkhart, Porter, and St. Joseph counties.
The insects with their bright red underwings are visually striking in first glance. But they are no friends of ours.
The spotted lanternfly is a tiny pest that has caused a huge problem up and down the East Coast, and now it has been spotted in Illinois. Scott Schirmer of the Illinois Department of Agriculture joins us to explain what this means.
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species, and if you see one, officials want you to stomp it with your shoe – though you should photograph it to report it first.
The spotted lanternfly is also an invasive species. They should be photographed for a report to the state and then stomped.
Witnesses said a Suzuki GSX-R was traveling at a high rate of speed when it failed to navigate a curve, causing the crash.
A teacher and soccer coach at Downers Gove South High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage student.
It's unclear where the fire started, but it spread to the attic and void spaces, making it difficult to access.
An elderly woman was killed and four other people were injured in a McHenry County car crash near Marengo, Illinois, Sunday amid "whiteout conditions."
Preliminary investigations indicated that the boy was driving a REX110 ATV with an 8-year-old passenger heading northbound on the sidewalk between the 900 and 1000 block of Mission Boulevard.
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an "invasion or predatory incursion" of the U.S.
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
Office of Civil Rights employees said this means students with open cases will have their claims backlogged even further.
President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
We're looking for Chicago's Top Dog, and we need your help. Nominate your favorite Chicago institution serving up Chicago-style hot dogs, and it might show up in our brackets.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
Need a REAL ID? A new supercenter in downtown Chicago will be taking walk-ins starting Wednesday.
A musician from Chatham has written a song to help find a kidney donor, a musical plea to end his yearslong wait for a transplant.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
Five years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.
CBS News Chicago checked in with Momentum Coffee owner Nikki Bravo on Wednesday to see how she was doing with the uncertainty in the market.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
You can't celebrate St. Patrick's Day without a bit of Irish dancing, and Monday you could get some lessons right from the pros.
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones, and Kygo are among this year's artists performing in Highland Park from June 6 to Aug. 31.
The season begins with Luigi Cherubini's "Medea," Oct. 11 to Oct. 26.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
In announcing Korshak's death, Broadway In Chicago called her a "trailblazing force" in the public relations industry.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Throughout the South and Midwest, residents and work crews started to survey the destruction and clean up Monday after severe weather across seven states killed at least 40 people since Friday.
President Donald Trump ignored a court order to block his invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport thousands of immigrants, and claimed Pres. Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardons of the committee that investigated the January 6 insurrection to be "void" because he used an autopen.
Fire officials said smoke and flames were visible upon arrival, and crews got water on the initial fire inside the home.
On Monday night, work will officially begin on the third and final phase of the Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation project — and traffic headaches are sure to begin right along with it.
A teacher and soccer coach at Downers Gove South High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage student.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the boy was driving a REX110 ATV with an 8-year-old passenger heading northbound on the sidewalk between the 900 and 1000 block of Mission Boulevard.
Traffic headaches are sure to begin right along with the project.
Witnesses said a Suzuki GSX-R was traveling at a high rate of speed when it failed to navigate a curve, causing the crash.
It's unclear where the fire started, but it spread to the attic and void spaces, making it difficult to access.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
The Fighting Illini – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts.
This is the second appearance for Illinois under Head Coach Shauna Green, and the 10th in program history.
After winning four of their last five games, the Illini are headed right up the road to Milwaukee as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.
The Wolves host the Texas Stars on Friday night at the Allstate Arena.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
The victims, all teenage boys or young men, were outside a residence in the 4200 block of West Crystal Street when they were shot.
The cars were taken to unknown locations by a fictitious tow company, and the victims tried to contact the tow truck driver and company with no success, police said.
Two groups got into a fight in a liquor store in the 1900 block of West 51st Street, when a 22-year-old woman pulled out a gun and started shooting.
It comes days after more than a dozen businesses in Highland Park and Morton Grove were burglarized in a similar pattern.
