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From a cat caught making himself at home to a family featured at this year's River North Pole event. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
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From a cat caught making himself at home to a family featured at this year's River North Pole event. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
The Chicago kindergartner, who has special needs, claims abuse by other students and staff at Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary. As Suzanne Le Mignot reports, his mother says she has been retaliated against for standing up for her child.
From a CBS News Chicago fan of two decades to two clean Superdawgs. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran's eye this week.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling addressed the City Council Friday for a hearing on the 2025 budget with regard to the CPD. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling did not ask for more dollars. But he did present a case for the department to have the budget it needs for officers to do their jobs each day. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
From a stunning sunset along the Jersey Shore to one of the blue zones in Costa Rica. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
A former food services employee at the pier was identified as the possible gunman. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The shooter is believed to be a disgruntled ex-employee, and the victims two of his former coworkers. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
From a special birthday shoutout to Nancy Timmers to Kylee exploring Chicago’s Chinatown. Here’s what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Kylee Miller’s eye this week.
A nonprofit in Northfield is making a difference in the lives of people in 22 countries – and they're doing it one plant at a time. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Suzanne Le Mignot emceed the event at Theater on the Lake.
Back in the summer, a social media video showed a man driving right through their neighborhood while pointing a large gun out the window of the car near the Academy Square senior housing building. Since then, gunshots have been heard often. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
From a vibrant sunset to a late hurricane hunter given one final drop during Milton. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
This is the 13th year the Girls Like Me Project has hosted this event for girls ages 10 to 18 from the south and west sides of Chicago and the south suburbs.
From United Airlines employees pulling a plane for charity to pilots pitching in to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Here's what caught Suzane Le Mignot and Mary Kay's Eye this week.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling says officers performed an investigatory stop on a 16-year-old boy in Englewood, and found the teen had a gun. Officers tried to take the handgun from the waistband in the teen’s front, and the gun discharged. Darius Johnson is at the scene, Suzanne Le Mignot as at the University of Chicago Medical Center where the officer was taken, and Snelling has a live update.
Calumet City police late Friday were on the hunt to find the assailants. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Derrick Rose announced his retirement on Thursday. Suzanne Le Mignot reports on how Rose is remembered at his alma mater, Simeon Career Academy.
But published reports say city leaders have said the armory cannot be used as a police station because of air traffic safety rules, as it is located alongside Midway International Airport. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The local alderman and neighbors want to see the armory turned into a police station, but published reports say the city says such a use is not allowed due to proximity to Midway International Airport. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The dog's owner says she's grateful he's alive after he was shocked in Edgewater. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
It all happened back on Saturday, Aug. 31, as Chrystal Brown walked her 3-year-old bichon toy poodle, Harvey, along a grassy area in the Edgewater neighborhood. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
From a special birthday celebration to Hurricane Francine's landfall in Louisiana, here’s what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist’s eye this week.
From two CBS Chicago viewers excited to see one of their favorites to a beauty shot of Navy Pier. Here's What Caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Kylee Miller's eye this week.
Mississippi inmate Joshua Zimmerman has wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery since June 14. Suzanne Le Mignot reports on the standoff and arrest at the West Side seafood restaurant where he worked.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
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.
Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) announced Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection.
The damages were awarded to Carroll, a writer, by a 2023 jury in a civil sexual abuse and defamation case.
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.
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.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
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.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Renowned singer-songwriter and Chicago-area native John Prine will be honored with a mural at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Lincoln Square community.
Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges. Asal Rezaei reports.
Jackie Kostek is jumpstarting your at The Greggory in South Barrington.
This weekend, a lot of people will be getting down to house music — a Chicago original — at the Chosen Few Picnic & Music Festival in Jackson Park. Joining Audrina Sinclair is actress and Chosen Few co-host Lisa-Raye McCoy. DJs Tony Hatchett and Terry Hunter are also in studio with us.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
Get an inside look at Chicago's Windy City Smokeout outside the United Center with Jackie Kostek.
A top federal prosecutor will appear in a Chicago courtroom Thursday morning for potentially violating a judge's order sealing criminal charges.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
Two men were shot while sitting inside of an SUV in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood overnight.
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.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
New Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ian Cole called the team an up-and-coming group.
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will be out for four months after undergoing shoulder surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.
Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.
