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Thousands of runners hit the pavement in Grant Park to participate in an 8K run or 2-mile walk.
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Thousands of runners hit the pavement in Grant Park to participate in an 8K run or 2-mile walk.
Teams of Trinity dancers are performing all over Chicago, taking center stage at schools, churches, and pubs.
The dancers performed for patients and staff at Shriners as part of their Chicago tour for St. Patrick's Day.
Finn McCool's is opening in Wheeling on Tuesday, just in time for St. Patrick's Day.
The parade draws thousands of people each year to celebrate Irish heritage and community.
The 48th annual South Side Irish Parade stepped off Sunday in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
Organizers are also reminding people planning to come out Sunday to pay close attention to parking restrictions and street closures in the area as the parade route fills up. Darius Johnson reports.
Suzanne Le Mignot spotted a man dressed as Pope Leo XIV in the crowd after the dyeing of the Chicago River on Saturday, while Mary Kay Kleist shows us some photos of the incredible tornadic activity in the area last week.
Fr. Ryan Brady of St. Christina Parish in Mount Greenwood tells Darius Johnson the community is ready for the South Side Irish Parade, even with wind and rain expected Sunday morning.
Chicagoans and visitors from California and Tennessee came to be part of this famous Chicago tradition.
The annual event left the river as green as far as the eye could see.
Chicago has a weekend full of St. Patrick's Day parades and citywide celebrations. Here's what you need to know.
The Chicago River was dyed green for St. Patrick's Day.
The Chicago St. Patrick's Day celebrations are underway! Check out some of the festivities.
Shinnick's Pub on Chicago's South Side is the oldest Irish bar in Chicago, in operation since 1938.
We are celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the CBS News Chicago newsroom with the iconic Chicago Garda Pipes & Drums.
It's almost time for the iconic Chicago River dyeing.
Jackie Kostek stops by the iconic Manny's Deli for a look at the spring-time offerings.
On Wednesday, organizers of the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly neighborhood announced the Tunnel to Towers Foundation as this year's grand marshal.
On Wednesday, organizers of the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly neighborhood the Tunnel to Towers Foundation as this year’s grand marshal.
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.
As revelers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 2025, here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and the meaning behind the holiday.
The Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides support for Catholic schools in Chicago, was the grand marshal this year.
The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.
When it comes to St. Patrick's Day tradition, the city soaks it in.
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
At least several flights between Miami and O'Hare were either delayed or cancelled on Sunday.
Juan Jaimes' family is now split in two. He is in Chicago, but his mother, father, sister and brother are back in Colombia.
Zion Fire and Rescue officials said bystanders swam out to pull the man, said to be between 25 and 35 years of age, to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water.
Information, including what led up to the crash, was not released.
The Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Five people are dead, with more still fighting for their lives, after a cargo plane overran the runway while landing in Miami on Sunday.
Crews were preparing pyrotechnics for a religious festival on Saturday. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Eight-year-old Tanner and 6-year-old Sadie rang the team's cancer-free bell to mark the end of their treatments.
Since last year, CBS News Chicago has followed one family as they fought to be reunited after their father was detained. For most of them, their American dream has now ended.
Juan Jaimes' family is now split in two. He is in Chicago, but his mother, father, sister and brother are back in Colombia.
At least several flights between Miami and O'Hare were either delayed or cancelled on Sunday.
Zion Fire and Rescue officials said bystanders swam out to pull the man, said to be between 25 and 35 years of age, to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX against the Patriots in 1986.
Sam Antonacci added three doubles and two RBIs for the White Sox, who maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over Cleveland.
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.
The Twins pulled within six games of the White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of the third AL wild card.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Some videos on social media show weapons, a pickup truck doing donuts and a wheel flying into a crowd.
Chicago police were investigating Sunday morning after teenagers were shot and wounded in separate incidents the night before.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 54.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
