Man charged with bringing gun into O'Hare Airport due in court
Besnik Ismajlaj, 53, of St. Charles, was charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at the airport.
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Besnik Ismajlaj, 53, of St. Charles, was charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at the airport.
The National Diaper Bank Network says one in two U.S. families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their child clean and healthy. In response, a west suburban event being held Saturday is making sure local families have the essentials they need. Mix host Chris Petlak talks about the event.
No charges will be filed against the driver who struck and killed a 5-year-old boy in his own driveway in St. Charles, Illinois last month.
Police said an immediate family member of the boy was driving when the boy was hit around 5:10 p.m. in a driveway in the 4000 block of Royal Fox Drive.
Police said the investigation into the incident was ongoing late Tuesday, and have not released much information.
Police said the investigation into the incident was ongoing late Tuesday, and have not released much information.
Paul Bocska, 58, was found guilty of four counts of criminal sexual assault and 12 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Police officers who shot and killed a man who was wielding a chainsaw inside a seniors' assisted living center in St. Charles, Illinois, in December will not face any criminal charges, after Kane County prosecutors said body camera footage shows their actions were justified.
Daniel H. Escalera, of Stockwell, Indiana, was shot and killed by police at the River Glen of St. Charles assisted living facility on Dec. 1, 2024.
Body camera footage released by the Kane County State's Attorney's office shows St. Charles police officers shooting and killing a man who was wielding a chainsaw inside a senior assisted living facility on Dec. 1, 2024. The officers will not face any criminal charges, after prosecutors determined their actions were justified.
Roads in Elgin were clear as the evening rush began late Wednesday thanks to plow crews. Sara Machi reports.
On the clock since 11 a.m., Kane County plow crews said the roads they saw in Elgin were clear, there were no accidents, and the snow was less than expected. Sara Machi reports.
Do you remember the 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition, which brought more than 39 million people to Northerly Island? You probably don't, but Ann Banas, 105, does.
Ann Banas was born in 1920 in Chicago, and can remember attending the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition. Noel Brennan reports.
Police in St. Charles, Illinois, said Daniel H. Escalera was shot and killed by officers after he attacked residents of an assisted living facility, and then officers. Tara Molina reports.
Just before police arrived, witnesses said the man had gotten into the lobby of the assisted living center and was threatening residents with the chainsaw. Darius Johnson reports.
Officers used a Taser on the man, but he did not stop, police said. An officer then shot the man, who was later pronounced dead.
Officers used a Taser on the man, but he did not stop, police said.
Whether it was trimming wood or driving a forklift simulator, the detainees learn all sorts of skills so they're ready for life once they're released.
The teacher was placed on leave effective Thursday, when charges were filed, and is not allowed on any district property, according to the district.
For months, Michael Dilillo, 69, noticed a slight tightness in his chest. Several doctors told the St. Charles man it was all a part of aging, but he wasn't convinced.
The St. Charles East high school senior would be just the fifteenth four-time individual state champion in IHSA history.
A viral video shows a west suburban sheriff's deputy delivering food to someone after the original driver got arrested mid-delivery.
A viral video shows a west suburban sheriff's deputy delivering food to someone after the original driver got arrested mid-delivery.
Over the last several weeks, the Saint Charles senior living community has become a bit of a ghost town. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports. Read more
On Father's Day, Lake Michigan took a dangerous turn for a father and his teenage sons out for a jet ski ride. Video showed a father and sons in the water after the jet ski flipped.
CBS News Chicago spoke with one family who said the thermostat read 87 degrees in her mom's room at Weiss Memorial Hospital before the woman was transported.
St. Louis handed Sox rookie starter Shane Smith (3-4) his worst defeat.
The Cubs upped their division lead to 6 1/2 games over the second-place Brewers, who won the NL Central in each of the past two years.
The Mystics trailed 44-32 at halftime before doubling up the Sky in the third quarter, 24-12, to tie it at 56-all entering the fourth.
"There is absolutely no place in this country for political violence. We must be a nation that values civility and mutual respect – always," Budzinski wrote in a post on X.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel.
An Illinois lawmaker said she hopes the horrific tragedy will lead to increased safety measures for public officials and first responders.
President Trump is cutting short his trip to the G7 summit in Canada due to the Middle East conflict.
Along with Chicago, Trump said he is focusing on Los Angeles and New York.
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone vulnerable.
Sara Hovey and her husband were paying for a mortgage, rent and a litigation attorney, who apparently told her she should have been protected.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
As anyone who was around two years ago will remember, this is not the first time a hazy, unhealthy back of air engulfed and choked Chicago.
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
For 64 of the 82 years Kaage's Newsstand has been around, Mike Kaage has been the man propped up in front from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Now, he says it's time to call it a day.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death, will plead guilty, according to an agreement.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York took another dramatic turn when the judge declared a mistrial on the last undecided charge.
The free concert was held at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) said Tuesday that their names were included on an alleged target list kept by the man now charged with killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and shooting another state lawmaker and his wife.
On Father's Day, Lake Michigan took a dangerous turn for a father and his teenage sons out for a jet ski ride. As Jermont Terry reports, video showed a father and sons in the water after the jet ski flipped.
A Winthrop Harbor Fire Department diver got into the water quickly, and within about 10 minutes, she located the man about 12 feet below the surface.
Prosecutors said Anosh Ahmed, the former chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the West Side hospital, was among a group that submitted nearly $900 million of false claims for COVID testing.
Patients at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood had to be transported elsewhere with the air conditioning out Tuesday afternoon. Marissa Sulek reports.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
A Downers Grove South High School teacher previously charged with sexually assaulting her 15-year-old student is now facing 52 more charges related to that boy.
The drug operation spans from Frankfort to Oak Lawn, and includes a storage unit in Alsip where drugs, weapons, and wads of cash were found, according to the feds.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Dwayne Ocasio shoved a security guard and used a racial slur after he was asked to move a golf cart out of the road.
"We're going to see more heat and more humidity, particularly in the Chicagoland area," said Dr. Sheethal Rao, an internal medicine doctor at UI Health.
"As soon as the rule was released, the EPA employees started talking about how terrible this was going to be for the state of Illinois," said Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, the union representing EPA workers in the Chicago area.
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
Despite continuing reports of taxpayers receiving bills from the IRS for taxes they already paid on time, the agency has remained quiet about the problem and when it could be resolved.
CBS News Chicago Investigators has obtained a communication from a child protection judge responding to an ethics complaint for giving gifts to "abused and neglected" foster kids who appear before him.
St. Louis handed Sox rookie starter Shane Smith (3-4) his worst defeat.
The Cubs upped their division lead to 6 1/2 games over the second-place Brewers, who won the NL Central in each of the past two years.
The Mystics trailed 44-32 at halftime before doubling up the Sky in the third quarter, 24-12, to tie it at 56-all entering the fourth.
The package backed by the Finance Committee on Monday would call for "anti-terrorism rated security bollards" to be installed around the ballpark, and for sidewalks on Addison Street to be widened by four feet.
The Marsh men also recently sat down with CBS News Chicago to talk about their deep basketball bloodlines.
One of the robbers can be heard telling them "give me all that s***" before the man and woman toss their cell phones, keys, and her purse on the ground.
One of the victims was stabbed in the chest, while the other suffered a laceration, police said. The victims went on to disarm the attacker and then stabbed him several times, police said.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
A 36-year-old man was on the train when another man approached him and a physical fight ensued.
The drug operation spans from Frankfort to Oak Lawn, and includes a storage unit in Alsip where drugs, weapons, and wads of cash were found, according to the feds.
