Attorney: Outright Ban On Circumcision Goes Too Far
An attorney who succeeded in keeping a local boy from being circumcised now says an outright ban on the practice would be going too far.
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An attorney who succeeded in keeping a local boy from being circumcised now says an outright ban on the practice would be going too far.
This is the year of the 13-year cicadas, but don't look for them in the city of Chicago.
Police were search on the city's Far South Side this afternoon for the body of the third victim of accused serial killer Sonny Pierce.
If you'd like to experience a small bit of what Oprah felt as she opened her show for the first couple of decades, go by the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
More details are coming out about a Chicago woman's rescue of her husband and two other men Wednesday night, after a storm had overturned their sailboat on Lake Michigan.
A lawsuit is expected to be filed today against the Roman Catholic Church – specifically, the Vatican – over a former priest who molested young boys on the city's West Side.
News is coming out about a bizarre and tragic evening earlier this year at the South Side's Jackson Park Hospital, involving two incidents with suicidal patients.
Thousands of Chicagoans lined up to say farewell and get a photo with retiring Mayor Richard Daley. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel will take office in just one week, and he says "The whole city is excited to start something new."
Ten days after a sculpture was damaged in downtown Batavia, police say they've caught the vandals.
The father of a Lincolnwood woman killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, says the death of Osama bin Laden makes no difference to him.
A couple thousand police officers and their families turned out at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park - just east of Soldier Field - in the annual St. Jude march.
The man who is reportedly the boyfriend of a murdered pregnant woman from Alsip appears in bond court Friday - along with a young woman who is also accused of the homicide.
The body of a woman has been pulled from the Des Plaines River in River Grove, police say.
The situation is back to normal a day later, but right across from the Dirksen Federal Building downtown Wednesday, a building was evacuated for more than four hours due to a suspicious package.
As the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of Plainfield mom Lisa Stebic arrives, a police sergeant calls the investigation "stagnant."
A Southwest Airlines flight slid off the runway at Midway Airport this afternoon and into the mud.
Federal prosecutors have charged four more defendants in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, as a Chicago man prepares to go to trial in the case.
The former Chicago Department of Public Health official convicted of killing a cab driver six years ago has been paroled.
A man has been taken to an institution, after pulling a hoax in Oak Forest last week by making police think he was an armed and dangerous hostage-taker.
The Chicago Police Department is planning to investigate more than 1,000 of its own officers for looking up the police report of a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by two on-duty officers.
Harvey Police are investigating the deaths of two men who were shot in the home they shared.
Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley will be in the hospital for a while longer, according to her physician.
A few hundred people rallied in Daley Plaza at noon for the Tea Party - for a better America, they say, and a smaller American government.
A few hundred Tea Party activists rallied in Daley Plaza at noon Monday for a Tax Day protest, calling for a smaller American government.
Joliet police officers found the 50-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both of whom appeared to have suffered stab wounds early Sunday morning.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
The video was shot a minute before they say it collided with another boat downriver around 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
The bumblebee's thick coat helps it in colder weather but the fuzz can be a burden when temperatures soar.
Peru is gearing up this week to celebrate independence from the Spanish Empire, and Tanta Cocina Peruana in River North is kicking off festivities early. General manager Nicolás Arriagada joins us live.
On Wednesday morning as she was getting ready for work, the sunrise over Lake Michigan stopped Suzanne Le Mignot in her tracks. Meanwhile, Mary Kay Kleist looks back at Pierogi Fests past and its grand marshal, retired CBS Chicago meteorologist Steve Baskerville.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community early Sunday morning.
Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A teen takeover ended with multiple people in police custody in Chicago's West Englewood community overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Joliet police officers found the 50-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both of whom appeared to have suffered stab wounds early Sunday morning.
Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Murakami hit a 385-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the first that gave Chicago its first lead of the game. It was his first homer since May 27th.
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, as the Pirates held off the Cubs 8-7 to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The south Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois, on Sunday honored retired NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade with a new street name and a day of celebration.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in Chicago since 2022.
Jeremy Peña finished with three of Houston's six hits and scored twice.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about robbers targeting victims who are trying to sell cellphones online on Chicago's West Side.
Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
A mass shooting sent six people to the hospital in Chicago's Humboldt Park community early Sunday morning.
