Climate change leading to decline in bat population
The Department of Interior says you can protect them by planting a bat garden or installing a bat house. Staying out of caves will also help.
The Department of Interior says you can protect them by planting a bat garden or installing a bat house. Staying out of caves will also help.
Since Dec. 31, 62 buses carrying nearly 2,500 migrants from Texas have arrived in Wilmette.
Final preparations are now underway in Austin, Texas, for country music's biggest night.
Lawyers for the federal government and the State of Texas were in front of a federal appeals court on Wednesday, arguing over the constitutionality of the state's immigration enforcement bill. SB 4 allows local officers to arrest and charge migrants suspected of entering the country illegally.
A federal appeals court has kept Texas's tough new immigration law on hold while opponents challenge it in court. The law would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border. The U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately decide if the state has that power. Texas has already mounted an aggressive border operation, and because of that more migrants are attempting to cross the border in Arizona, taking a much more dangerous route.
A panel with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered SB4 to be paused yet again ahead of Wednesday's arguments.
Gives Texas law enforcement new powers to arrest, jail, and deport people accused of crossing into the state illegally. However, law officers have concerns about enforcement.
That law would allow law enforcement to arrest, jail, and prosecute migrants accused of illegally entering the US. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the measure helps law enforcement in his state enforce the law.
The North Texas man is being remembered across the world for his inspirational story of resilience, after living in an iron lung for more than 70 years after contracting polio.
Three people were killed when a helicopter went down in La Grulla, Texas.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is the largest recorded in Texas history.
There are several fires, and the biggest has grown to more than 1,300 square miles.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties. People who live in areas near the wildfires were told to be ready to pack up and leave at a moment's notice.
Houston-area student Darryl George was suing his school district after being suspended because of his hair length. A judge ruled limiting hair length doesn't violate the state's new Crown Act.
The driver died in the crash and at least 10 others were hurt – including two children.
A young child is in critical condition, and the suspected shooter, a woman in her 30s, was shot and killed.
Beyoncé announced she's dropping a new album, minutes after starring in a clue-laden Verizon commercial about "breaking the internet" aired shortly after the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.
Police said a woman in her 30s entered the Lakewood Church with a child and started firing. She was shot and killed by responding deputies.
Some 50 Indiana guardsmen will arrive in Texas in mid-March and spend 10 months there.
Members of the Indiana National Guard will be sent to Texas to help with security along the southern U.S. border. The announcement came just days after Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb traveled to the border to meet with other governors.
Although suspect Romeo Nance shot and killed himself in Texas after the murders of eight people, the investigation continues. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
After eight people were murdered at three sites over two days, suspect Romeo Nance shot and killed himself after a confrontation with authorities in Texas. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Police still do not have a motive for the grisly murders, which they say happened Sunday. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The suspect in the shootings, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, later shot and killed himself upon being confronted by authorities in Natalia, Texas. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
"We can't get inside his head. We just don't have any clue as to why he did what he did," Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans said.
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For the second straight day, a large gathering of Cubs fans that made the trip to Fenway Park were unable to wave their "W" flags.
Tensions are escalating in Evanston as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters take over Deering Meadow.
"We will never feel the same," Luis Huesca's mother said.
Waves of thunderstorms could move into the area between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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.
The governor's plan to reduce homelessness is focused on addressing inequities that hurt the Black community.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Guidice said he left City Hall on good terms.
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.
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.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
On Sunday, those protesters faced off with pro-Israel demonstrators, and things got very heated at times.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 5:30 p.m. forecast for Sunday, April 28, 2024.
The fundraiser is fittingly called "Be-YOU-tiful." Gigi's Playhouse has served people with Down Syndrome for years. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman was emcee at the fashion show.
It's a painful and emotional process that happens in the shadow of what has become an intense manhunt for his killer.
More arrests were made on college campuses Saturday as some universities seek to close their gates to outsiders, but pro-Palestinian protests and encampments continue to spread.
"We will never feel the same," Luis Huesca's mother said.
Waves of thunderstorms could move into the area between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Parker earned her second MVP award in 2013 and won her first title in 2016 with the Sparks. She'd go on to win a second title with the Chicago Sky in 2021 and a third with the Las Vegas Aces last season
For the second straight day, a large gathering of Cubs fans that made the trip to Fenway Park were unable to wave their "W" flags.
Tensions are escalating in Evanston as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters take over Deering Meadow.
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.
For the second straight day, a large gathering of Cubs fans that made the trip to Fenway Park were unable to wave their "W" flags.
Chicago improved to 6-22. It outscored Tampa Bay 21-13 this weekend.
Parker earned her second MVP award in 2013 and won her first title in 2016 with the Sparks. She'd go on to win a second title with the Chicago Sky in 2021 and a third with the Las Vegas Aces last season
The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.
The nine runs were a season-high for the Sox.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
The warrant accused Xavier Tate of firing a .40-caliber handgun and killing Huesca.
It was not Monica Davis' first run-in with the law after allegedly practicing dentistry without a license in Nevada.
On Thursday afternoon, 20-year-old Caden Mura was shot and killed after police said he fired at officers.
A spokesperson for the City of Harvey confirmed that the offender was the victim's niece.