2024 Chicago Auto Show: Behind-the-scenes look at new Toyota vehicles
Curt McAllister shows some of the vehicles that will be featured from Toyota, from hybrids to electric, at this year’s show. The show kicks off at 10 a.m.
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Curt McAllister shows some of the vehicles that will be featured from Toyota, from hybrids to electric, at this year’s show. The show kicks off at 10 a.m.
Toyota said it is urging the owners of 50,000 older vehicles to stop driving the cars immediately and get their faulty airbags fixed.
Toyota said the batteries in some of the small SUVs can shift during forceful turns, causing a short circuit.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is live at the All-Season Test Track from Toyota at the Chicago Auto Show. She found out what people are looking for in a new car these days.
Three Toyota truck models are on display, here's a preview.
Toyota is recalling 191,000 cars in North America and Japan because the air bags may not inflate properly in a crash.
Four deaths that may have been caused by the problem were reported in Hyundai-Kia vehicles and three in Fiat Chrysler automobiles. NHTSA opened an investigation in March of 2017 involving the TRW parts in Hyundais and Kias.
Toyota and Lexus dealers will either replace the inflator or the entire air bag assembly with equipment made by other manufacturers that does not contain ammonium nitrate. Owners will be notified by mail or other means in late January.
Toyota wouldn't say if either problem has caused any crashes or injuries.
The recall covers the 2003 to 2005 Corolla, the 2002 to 2005 Sequoia, the 2003 to 2005 Tundra and the 2002 to 2005 Lexus SC.
Nationwide, passenger car sales are on pace to be 800,000 vehicles below 2017, while truck and SUV sales should increase by the same amount.
Toyota Recalls Trucks, SUVs And Cars To Fix Air Bag Issue
Toyota said the problem involved wire harnesses that connect to the cars' power control units.
Toyota is recalling 29 million vehicles in the U.S. over Takata air bags, which have resulted in 11 deaths and 180 injuries.
People on the North Side say car owners should tread carefully. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
A series of incidents in which car sunroofs shatter for no apparent reason has gained the attention of federal investigators.
Toyota is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.
There are cars that are new, different and one-of-a-kind at this year's Chicago Auto Show. And then there is one that is just plain weird, and the kids love it.
Lexus finishes tops in Consumer Reports reliability study, followed closely by Toyota. Buick is top domestic brand.
A defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure the driver or passengers. Is your car on the list?
The inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed in crashes.
Just because you can talk to your car doesn't mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of better.
General Motors, Toyota, and Honda have each indicated what the future holds for automobiles, announcing upcoming automated models of their vehicles.
Automaker lays out plans for "partnership" between the car and the driver.
Your car will soon do more to help avoid a crash. But as for leaving the driving to the vehicle while you relax, don't get your hopes up. That's the message from Toyota.
Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
The FBI and police in west suburban Naperville were investigating an armed robbery at a Bank of America branch on Friday morning.
A man was charged after loaded guns and drugs were found inside a Country Club Hills home on Tuesday.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
CPS left it up to individual schools to participate in May Day events, but sources say only a few took advantage of district-provided buses, with most principals opting out.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with shooting and killing a man while the victim was driving in March in northwest suburban Palatine, causing him to crash into several parked cars and a dumpster.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
The FDA has approved cryoablation — a procedure that freezes and kills small breast tumors without surgery — for women over 70 with low-risk cancer, though some experts question whether it prevents recurrence as well as traditional lumpectomy.
A shark zeroed in on one of two surfers off the California coast and followed him for more than a mile before finally losing interest, the surfers said.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
A second man was charged in the dollar store robbery that led last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
