Illinois lawmaker proposes statue of Pope Leo XIV, funded by special license plates
Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to have a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff built at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
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Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to have a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff built at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
The state budget for the next fiscal year must be tackled by May 31.
Grayson, 30, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and official misconduct in the July 6, 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey in Springfield.
Massive cuts could come if Springfield does not restore funding. Here's what we know.
Noem is expected to talk about what she calls the failures of sanctuary city policies.
Johnson wants more state money for the Chicago Public Schools and the city’s efforts to reduce homelessness.
A coalition of organizations working to uplift and protect Asian American communities went to Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday to lobby lawmakers and hold a rally as part of a day of action.
Sen. Durbin spoke from his home in the state capital of Springfield, where he announced his first senate run back in 1995.
Durbin announced his first run for U.S. Senate office at his home in Springfield 30 years ago, and he came full circle Thursday to speak to reporters about his choice not to run for another term. Noel Brennan reports.
Sen. Dick Durbin addressed reporters in Springfield Thursday, a day after he announced he would not be running for reelection. Noel Brennan reports.
Former deputy Sean Grayson's trial has been moved to Peoria County, after his defense attorney argued publicity from the trial made it impossible to find an impartial jury in Sangamon County.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.
Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.
Grayson is charged with first-degree murder for killing Massey inside her kitchen in July as she checked on a pot of boiling water.
Sean Grayson stands charged with murder in the shooting that killed Sonya Massey early on the morning of Saturday, July 6.
In the days after the police shooting that killed Sonya Massey, now-former Sheriff Jack Campbell suggested it was an isolated incident. But as Charlie De Mar reports, thousands of documents obtained by CBS News tell a different story.
The baseless rumors have been amplified in recent days by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.
Hundreds were injured, and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes were destroyed.
"We want to stop any police officer who does not deserve to wear the uniform or the badge, and certainly carry anything that's close to a deadly weapon," Massey family attorney Tony Romanucci said.
Illinois State Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-13th) announced the monument would mark the moment in 1908 when a white mob incited a riot that left several people dead.
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell made the announcement nearly a month after Massey was killed and weeks of calls for his resignation.
The governor said Sheriff Jack Campbell "failed to explain how he ended up hiring this deputy sheriff" who shot and killed Massey.
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell described the deputy as "a rogue individual that acted outside the scope of his authority."
There are many questions about why Sean Grayson, now charged with murder in the shooting that killed Sonya Massey, was hired in the first place after multiple misconduct complaints.
Federal prosecutors will give an update on the FBI raids of two restaurants and a home in Northwest Indiana that are tied to an illegal gambling operation.
A man and a dog died after a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday morning.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
A final report is expected to be released on Thursday morning on the investigation into "Operation Midway Blitz."
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got an "udderly" surprising visitor on campus on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
Illinois Democrats resoundingly decried the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act.
The war with Iran is now in its ninth week, and Congress is concerned about the reduction of global munition stockpiles and the ability to restock them.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
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.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Dozens are events are planned in Chicago for Water Week.
Federal prosecutors will give an update on the FBI raids of two restaurants and a home in Northwest Indiana that are tied to an illegal gambling operation.
Activists bringing aid to Gaza say Israeli forces seized their boats.
A man and a dog died after a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday morning.
Tom Carter, CEO of Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and DCASE Commissioner Kenya Merritt join CBS News Chicago.
A final report is expected to be released on Thursday morning on the investigation into "Operation Midway Blitz."
Federal prosecutors will give an update on the FBI raids of two restaurants and a home in Northwest Indiana that are tied to an illegal gambling operation.
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got an utterly surprising visitor on campus on Wednesday.
A man died after a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday morning.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels' losing streak to six.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
Police in Cicero, Illinois, were investigating after burglars targeted gaming machines at a slots and video poker business early Wednesday.
