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The Trump administration has said their plan would provide a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants.
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The Trump administration has said their plan would provide a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants.
A state lawmaker on Thursday planned to unveil legislation that would ban children under age 12 from playing tackle football in Illinois, in an effort to reduce head injuries.
Icy roads prompted many Chicago area schools to cancel classes on Wednesday, while some others started late.
Officials said the fire started in an electrical panel in the basement. Firefighters found light smoke in the basement, and up to the main entrance.
Firefighters believe one or both victims were disabled. Crews found a handicap license plate at the scene, as well as a walker near the woman's body.
The latest fatal shooting happened about 2 a.m. Monday when a 28-year-old man was found shot to death on the Southwest Side.
Police said the two suspects stole a lime green 2014 Ford Mustang from two men in their 20s around 9:15 p.m. Thursday near 115th and Church streets.
The closings will bring the number of Catholic Schools in Cook and Lake counties to 209 next school year.
The meteor flashed across the sky around 7 p.m. Chicago time.
The Chicago City Council is expected to give final approval on Wednesday to a contract deal worked out with more than 30 municipal labor unions.
The snow is expected to clear for most of the Chicago area by noon, but before that, up to 5 inches could accumulate in some areas.
A speeding car hit a light pole on 100th Street just west of the Calumet River around 1 a.m. The car flipped onto its roof and caught fire.
Huge flames tore through the roof of the factory as the fire quickly spread.
The Obama Foundation has changed some of the plans for its library center in Jackson Park, in response to complaints from its future neighbors.
Interim CPS Chief Executive Officer Janice Jackson said the new school would help Englewood thrive.
Johnny Towler was in the 4th grade at Grove Avenue Elementary School in northwest suburban Barrington.
A couple hundred travelers found themselves stranded overnight at the Greyhound bus station in the West Loop, after several buses were canceled or delayed due to the winter storm on the East Coast.
Most Thursday morning flights from Chicago to the Northeast have been canceled, with at least 125 flights canceled at O'Hare International Airport, and more than 30 canceled at Midway International Airport as of 7 a.m.
According to the annual report from the Inspector General for the Chicago Board of Education, even some principals took part in lavish buying sprees.
Brian Wildeman and Susie Fogle showed up at the Cook County Clerk's office at 4 a.m., despite wind chills well below zero, to make sure no one beat them to the first marriage license of 2018.
The first cards issued when Ventra launched in 2013 have begun expiring, and registered users should have received new cards in the mail.
Hopes for a Polar Plunge along the lakefront melted away Monday morning, with organizers saying the frigid temps make it too dangerous.
The girl was inside her bedroom around 3:40 a.m., when someone fired shots outside the home, and a bullet struck her in the back, police said.
The $39 million facility will help alleviate overcrowding at the university's Hyde Park hospital campus.
Water Department crews were called out to 115th and Yale around 5:15 a.m., after a vehicle crashed into a hydrant, shearing it off.
Chicago weather today could include severe storms later in the evening and into the night as rain and thunderstorms could suddenly worsen.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
The national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.003 on Monday, the first time in over a month it has crossed that threshold, AAA data shows.
A driver hit a squad car in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood early Monday morning.
The Metra North Central Service line was halted near the northwest Chicago suburb of Wheeling early Monday after a person was struck by a train.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
Local leaders and housing advocates on Monday called on Chicago's City Hall to push back on a so-called FAIR Ordinance, which would scale back some of the plans in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protect Renters Ordinance.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her Democratic primary campaign for Wisconsin governor Friday, citing financial problems she said would distract from an election Democrats need to win.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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 north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
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.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The 46th Taste of Chicago is cashless for the first time, accepting only credit cards, with a drone and fireworks show scheduled for approximately 9:15 p.m. Friday near Buckingham Fountain.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
Escalating war between the U.S. and Iran have sent gas prices soaring again nationwide, and experts say companies are factoring higher energy costs into the price of their goods and services and passing that cost onto the consumer.
Social media manosphere influencers the Tate brothers were arrested in Miami over the weekend to be taken to the Untied Kingdom to face charges of rape and sex trafficking.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had linked a gastrointestinal sickness affecting thousands across the country to lettuce from Taylor Farms, but now, the FDA said it discovered a false positive. Lauren Victory reports.
President Trump said he spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney while they both attended the World Cup Final in New Jersey. Mr. Trump suggested that Canada pay the United States for damages.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has extended an air pollution action day through Monday night.
A man was shot and killed in a fight in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood Sunday night.
The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora."
Chicago weather today could include severe storms later in the evening and into the night as rain and thunderstorms could suddenly worsen.
Parents of students in the Chicago Public Schools system had a chance Monday to weigh in on the next budget.
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.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving forward.
A pair of jewelry importers have been charged in federal court in Chicago with smuggling millions of dollars in gold jewelry into the U.S. to avoid taxes, schemes uncovered by a federal task force that has surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and penalties over the past year.
Spain topped Argentina in extra time, one-nil, after playing scoreless for 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Jordin Canada didn't score a point in the first half. With 0.3 seconds on the clock and the game tied at 91, she scored the biggest basket of the night.
Braden Montgomery had two hits and an RBI as the White Sox bounced back from Saturday's 1-0 loss to take two of three from the Blue Jays. Toronto scored five total runs in the series.
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the first and Imanaga (6-8) took over from there, allowing six hits with one walk before leaving after 99 pitches.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
A woman was expected to recover after she was shot while driving in Chicago's Englewood community Sunday night.
A man was shot and killed in a fight in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A man was stabbed to death in North Chicago, Illinois, early Sunday morning.
Minneapolis police are investigating after a mass shooting seriously injured two people and wounded seven others outside a nightclub in the Uptown neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A man was left in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in Chicago's Gold Coast Saturday night.
