Thousands to attend last Sundays on State of the year in Chicago's Loop
The event featuring food, drinks, art, and other items will kick off at 11 a.m. and run until 6 p.m.
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The event featuring food, drinks, art, and other items will kick off at 11 a.m. and run until 6 p.m.
The man was discovered after running into a hotel lobby in the 200 block of North Wabash Avenue.
The Chicago Loop Alliance expects more than 100,000 people to check out 350 vendors and entertainers from across the city.
In each case, armed robbers approach victims on the street and steal their property while threatening force.
Jorge Gonzales faces felony charges for aggravated carjacking with a firearm, two counts of robbery with a firearm and two counts of attempted robbery with a firearm.
Police say someone was hanging on the pole when it fell in the direction of the Protein Bar and Kitchen
Adel Daoud was convicted for trying to blow up what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb in the loop back in 2012.
If you ask many Chicagoans, they would likely tell you it is bounded strictly by the Loop 'L' tracks.
Police say he was identified as one of the suspects who robbed two women, 24 and 25, while riding on the train in the 0-100 block of West Buren Street.
The robberies happened on June 4 at the Library State/ Van Buren stop, located in the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street.
Police arrested both teens – one in the 0-100 block of West Jackson Boulevard and the other in the 200 block of South State Street.
Police say around 9:43 p.m., the 26-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk when the bus side-swiped her as it was making a turn.
The USPS released surveillance footage of the incident and is offering a reward for information on the suspects.
How was a group of men able to break in through the front door of the Loop post office building overnight? CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey is asking experts about the latest threat to USPS security.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and was reported in critical condition at the time.
The acorn globes lights at the top of the pole were shattered. Significant rust was also seen at the base of the pole.
The weekly event held every Friday will feature food trucks from around the city.
TheWit Hotel in the Loop is one of the lightening bolts on the corner of State and Lake.
A man is in custody in connection to an armed robbery that left a store clerk stabbed in the Loop last month.
The park where the stabbing happened is just north of the Harold Washington Library.
Chicago city leaders are working to prevent a repeat of last weekend's chaos in the Loop.
Access to Millennium Park was blocked off with grates Friday evening. Salt trucks were also posted to protect the area.
Youngsters out with a mentoring group last weekend now fear if they come back downtown, people will look at them with side eyes.
Security measures like bag checks at beach entry points and the curfew for minors at Millennium Park will also be in place, according to Police.
The scenes last weekend showing teenagers and young adults jumping on CTA buses, and attacking and robbing people downtown, left so many people in shock. Yet for others, it was deeper.
A 14-year-old boy was killed in an e-bike crash with an SUV in north suburban Wauconda, police said.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported more than 400 confirmed and probable cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasite-borne illness that can cause diarrhea and nausea.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
One lucky person could get their face on a billboard with legendary actor William Shatner – and it could be you.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
The state Democratic Party is asking Wisconsin's elections commission to allow voters who already returned absentee ballots to cast new ones, after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the governor's race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined it.
Speaking live on CBS News Chicago's morning news on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted an improving economy and falling crime in the city and credited his administration with the success.
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is calling for greater transparency over nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 in state grants by making them subject to public records and open meetings requests.
Two independent Latino candidates seeking to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress won't appear on the ballot in November.
New search data shows "fascism" drew roughly 264,700 monthly searches nationally in 2026, but in Illinois the most-searched word definition was "bias."
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 new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
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.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
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.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
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.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
A French model recruiter who worked with Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Monday.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Wells found his manner and cause of death to be undetermined, attorney Ben Crump announced in Chicago Wednesday.
One lucky person could get their face on a billboard with legendary actor William Shatner – and it could be you.
IDPH reported more than 400 confirmed and probable cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasite-borne illness that can cause diarrhea and nausea.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead just off Horn Island in Mississippi after enjoying a day out with friends on July 4.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted an improving economy and falling crime in the city and credited his administration with the success.
A 14-year-old boy was killed in an e-bike crash with an SUV in north suburban Wauconda, police said.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
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.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday were set to honor Black baseball pioneers with the Double Duty Classic at Rate Field.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
A night after losing the series opener 10-3, the Rangers (51-50) finished with a season-high 18 hits and avoided falling below .500 for the first time since June 27.
Chicago collected 11 hits while improving to 23-10 in its last 33 games, bouncing back nicely after losing 8-6 in 10 innings in the series opener on Monday night.
Head coach David Braun is excited about what an intimate environment can do for his team.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
A man was shot and wounded early Tuesday in the Wentworth Gardens public housing development just south of Rate Field.
Charges were pending Tuesday morning for a man accused of shooting a woman and a Chicago police SWAT officer in Chicago's Albany Park community the day before.
