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Liz Abunaw has always had a passion for food. Abunaw was at General Mills for a decade, and later at Microsoft. A corporate reorganization and layoff led her to focus on her first love and something more – the issue of food inequality in Chicago.
At 21 years old, a Lake Forest native became the first Black female brigade commander ever at the U.S. Naval Academy.
The numbers don't lie - whites are more than twice as likely as Blacks and Latinos to get the coronavirus vaccine in Chicago.
One woman has called the governor's office, her state senator, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security more than 50 times in search of help with an unemployment overpayment.
Among the police reform measures that recently passed in Springfield is an end to cash bail.
Duke Webb, a 37-year-old Florida resident and active military member, is facing three counts of first degree murder and three counts of attempted murder.
All they want to do is pay their tolls, but driver after driver says it is not as simple as it sounds – and now, it is costing them even more.
Sources said the off-duty officer was involved in a physical altercation with his son around 1:45 a.m. at a home in the 5600 block of South Nottingham Avenue when he fired his weapon, killing his 23-year-old son.
For the first time, we are hearing from the great-aunt of a brother and sister who were shot dead over Thanksgiving weekend in the south suburbs.
Postal problems have been a side effect of the pandemic - but not in this case.
John Little is 22 years old and has his first teaching job – and he wasn't going to let a house fire get in the way of teaching his students remotely.
From Jan. 1 to Nov. 29, there have been 199 crashes at the Oak Street S-curve on Lake Shore Drive. One person has died, and 32 people have been injured.
The group may be smaller or may be meeting on a platform like Zoom this year, but festivity and gratitude are still everywhere this Thanksgiving.
There has been an outpouring of holiday cheer on social media during the pandemic.
The subject of this story may not be dinner table talk, but it could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19. Chicago researchers are now testing sewage.
New revelations surfaced Wednesday about how officers were alerted to respond to a domestic incident at former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson's house.
A COVID-19 treatment called monoclonal antibody therapy has just been approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, and we're learning more about how it works.
"We're sitting on the buses. Nobody is wearing masks...Even in the daily operation of going to rollcall, nobody is wearing a mask,"
A man in a bulletproof vest with a gun on his hip might look like a police officer, but at Imperial Jewelry Monday it was actually the owner of the store, just trying to protect his business from looters.
Two activists told CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot they in no way condone the looting overnight and into Monday afternoon. They say what we saw has to do with survival, on many levels.
When a person recovers from COVID-19, their body builds up antibodies that can then be used to help others fight the disease.
The Chicago Police deputy chief who committed suicide on Tuesday is now part of a sad, but growing list of men and women in blue.
More than $1.5 billion – that is the impact the coronavirus has had just at McCormick Place this year.
"They didn't have any means of communication. No lights. No phones to try to track them down."
"I was shocked because I haven't worked in 13 years. I just started collecting Social Security when I was 62 and so I would think the government would know that and not send me this card."
History will be made at Soldier Field on Monday night when Grammy-nominated band Mariachi Herencia de México will become the first mariachi band to perform the National Anthem at the stadium.
The child had been missing for more than four hours when the deputy and his K9, Loki, picked up a scent in thick brush.
A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent the mayor a letter with their demands for the next fiscal year.
The restaurant has been closed since March after a fire that sent smoke billowing through the pedway.
Chicago police put out an alert about dozens of car burglaries, including some in which the suspects pulled guns when confronted by the owners, on the Near South Side and South Commons neighborhoods in September.
A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent the mayor a letter with their demands for the next fiscal year.
In the race for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Democratic Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is facing off against former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy and independent candidate Whitfield Harrington.
Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking to become the first Democrat ever elected to a third term in Illinois, and is facing a rematch with Republican Darren Bailey. There's also an independent candidate on the ballot, Collin Corbett.
President Trump on Monday announced that the company Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa over the coming years.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
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.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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.
Survivor, Koko Taylor, The Plain White T's and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin were among those honored Sunday night at the Harris Theater. The ceremony is the hall's largest fundraiser.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
The agency, known as Marta, says a station cleaner was mistakenly paid that amount in April, but they didn't notice the clerical error until July. The agency says the money still has not been returned.
Wrestling fans are mourning the death of Benjamin Satterley, the All Elite Wrestling star known as “Pac,” who died after a match in Chicago over the weekend.
History will be made at Soldier Field on Monday night when Grammy-nominated band Mariachi Herencia de México will become the first mariachi band to perform the National Anthem at the stadium.
Chicago public health officials have confirmed two new measles cases and anyone who passed through Union Station earlier in September may have been exposed. Dr. Bhaskarsha, a pediatrician from Rush University Medical Center, shares what to do if you think you may have measles.
The woman in the TikTok video says she was making a recipe and discovered the mouse after opening the jar.
Oak Park village officials confirmed that Fenwick High School is being evacuated because of a fire at their parking garage.
There was a scramble in the skies Sunday tied to President Trump's visit to the Chicago area.
A body was found on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Monday morning, authorities said.
History will be made at Soldier Field on Monday night when Grammy-nominated band Mariachi Herencia de México will become the first mariachi band to perform the National Anthem at the stadium.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
The Bears will look to rally from last week's ugly loss to the Vikings when they host the Eagles on Monday night at Soldier Field.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
The Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that was relocated to Tropicana Field.
President Trump's presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters.
The White Sox open their best-of-three AL Wild Card series at either Houston or Texas on Tuesday.
Chicago police put out an alert about dozens of car burglaries, including some in which the suspects pulled guns when confronted by the owners, on the Near South Side and South Commons neighborhoods in September.
The investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024 will be reopened, authorities said Monday.
The man charged in the shooting of an 18-month-old girl inside an apartment on Chicago's Southwest Side was ordered held until trial on Monday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
