How will Supreme Court's rejection of affirmative action affect local Chicago institutions?
CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with local organizations, and reached schools across the state, to find out.
CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with local organizations, and reached schools across the state, to find out.
Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
The high court on Wednesday denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons.
The ruling preserves access to the drug and reinstates a number of steps by the agency that made it easier to obtain while legal proceedings continue.
The decision from the Supreme Court blocks lower court orders that would have restricted the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
Democrats said the findings underscore the need for a written code of conduct for Supreme Court justices, who are not covered by binding ethics rules.
This comes after three property owners in the town of porter claimed their deeds showed they owned a private beach area, and the government took it from them without compensation.
There were no noted dissents.
Bernard is the doctor who provided a medication-induced abortion to a 10-year-old last month, according to Indiana records.
"Today, I am making good trouble," Schakowsky posted on Twitter.
President Biden signed an executive order and spoke about what his administration is doing to protect reproductive rights after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. He urged Americans to vote for lawmakers who would pass abortion rights legislation. Watch his remarks.
"Everything is on the table now, and it's all going to be affected," said Ryan McIntyre, "and I think that this is just the first strike – the first blow."
Some women who say their lives were changed forever because of their access to abortion were angry and disappointed at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday.
Anti-abortion advocates gathered Friday to celebrate a victory - as the Supreme Court ruling allows states to ban abortion.
A smaller group lifted signs about Jesus and prayer and urged people to stand up for unborn children.
Protesters in favor of abortion rights gathered in Federal Plaza downtown Tuesday evening, after the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Could a decision overturning Roe v. Wade have an impact on Illinois with its sanctuary status? Planned Parenthood of Illinois says yes.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov examined the potential impact of the draft ruling on next month's primary, and what candidates are saying.
The report published Monday in Politico referenced a draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices about the case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Chief Justice John Roberts said he directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak.
With Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson having been confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, she is inspiring young girls everywhere.
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson to the high court, with three Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to approve her nomination.
Despite the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocking on advancing her nomination, Jackson is likely to be confirmed with three Republican senators having pledged support.
The Supreme Court justice was admitted with an infection on March 18 after experiencing "flu-like symptoms."
"If I am confirmed, I commit to you that I will work productively to support and defend the Constitution and the grand experiment of American democracy," Jackson said.
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Chicago police said the 20-year-old in custody is connected to 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr., who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Officer Louis Huesca.
Chicago police are working to identify the victim, but believe he was between 18 to 25 years old.
The third week of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial kicks off Tuesday with continued testimony from its third witness, bank executive Gary Farro.
Tuesday's highs will be near 75 degrees with sunny skies.
The third week of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial kicks off Tuesday with continued testimony from its third witness, bank executive Gary Farro.
A unified public transit system, state lawmakers and other stakeholders said Monday, would be more sustainable, reliable and safe.
In Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, both Biden and Trump elicit feelings of worry, anger and nostalgia, according to latest CBS News poll.
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.
Former National Enquirer boss David Pecker appeared on the stand for the third day, detailing an agreement the tabloid made with a former Playboy model.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Far-right members of Netanyahu's own cabinet have threatened to drop their support for his coalition government if he accepts a cease-fire deal with Hamas, but the U.S. and many Israelis are pushing him to strike an agreement to bring the remaining hostages home from Gaza and wind down the devastating war in the Palestinian territory.
Chicago police said the 20-year-old in custody is connected to 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr., who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Officer Luis Huesca. Police have not confirmed how the two are connected.
Police said they found the man in the rear stairway of a residential building, in the 7900 block of South Rhodes Avenue, just after midnight. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead.
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Chicago police said the 20-year-old in custody is connected to 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr., who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Officer Louis Huesca.
The protesters have been camping out in Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus since Thursday morning.
A U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force was attempting to serve a warrant in Charlotte when the shooting started, the police said.
Tuesday's highs will be near 75 degrees with sunny skies.
Chicago police are working to identify the victim, but believe he was between 18 to 25 years old.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
Garrett Crochet pitched five innings for the White Sox, allowing two runs and five hits after dropping his previous three starts.
Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer off Edwin Díaz to snap a ninth-inning tie and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 after being held hitless by Luis Severino into the eighth.
Three days ago, the Chicago White Sox had just three wins through 25 games. They doubled that after a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Along with the young new stars, the Sky also has a new coach in Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon. It's a new situation for everyone involved.
Philadelphia Eagles great Jason Kelce is heading to ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, CBS Sports reported on Monday.
They were shot near the sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue around 1 p.m., according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors asked the judge to prohibit the defense from mentioning words, including "cult or ritualistic killing" and the religion known as "Odinism."
A U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force was attempting to serve a warrant in Charlotte when the shooting started, the police said.
The ages of the victims range from 14 to 39.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.