Residents Concerned About Safety Of Jefferson Park Viaduct
A North Side viaduct has cracked pillars, peeling paint and looks nasty. But is it dangerous?
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Shipping Delays Involving Union Pacific Yard In Chicago Area Are Leaving Some Small Businesses Stranded
Chicago has a cargo congestion problem – and for small businesses, that means big problems.
Metra, Union Pacific Face Lawsuit After Crash Critically Injures Woman In Wheaton
Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt.
Union Pacific 'Big Boy' Steam Locomotive Coming To West Chicago For 150th Anniversary Of Transcontinental Railroad
Want to see one of the largest locomotives in the world? You'll have your chance, because Big Boy is headed our way.
Man Fatally Struck By Freight Train In Geneva
A 24-year-old man was fatally struck by a freight train on Friday, according to Geneva police.
Former President George H.W. Bush Funeral Locomotive Stops In Melrose Park
According to Union Pacific's website, the George Bush 4141 is traveling to some of its facilities to give employees an opportunity to see it.
Woman Killed, Man Injured When Freight Train Hits Car In Melrose Park
The car was headed south on 19th Avenue near Main Street in Melrose Park around 2 a.m., when the driver went around the crossing gates, according to Maywood Fire Chief Craig Bronaugh.
Woman Arrested In Glen Ellyn After Abandoned Car Hit By Train
A west suburban woman was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving after her abandoned car was hit by a train Saturday evening in west suburban Glen Ellyn, police said.
Train Strikes Man In Berkeley, Autopsy Ruled Death A Suicide
A 75-year-old man who was struck by a train Sunday afternoon in west suburban Berkeley committed suicide, an autopsy Monday revealed.
Union Pacific Admits Jumping The Gun, Misjudging Wind Before Halting Metra Trains
Trains on three busy Metra lines were halted for about 90 minutes Monday morning, out of fear of high winds from storms that swept through the area, but it appears to have been much ado about nothing.
Rail Officials Warn Drivers To Use Extra Caution In Winter
Union Pacific said drivers need to be even more careful when road conditions are snowy and slick, because it takes a 100-car train going 60 miles an hour up to a mile and a half to come to a complete stop, so by the time a train engineer spots your car on the tracks with the train bearing down, it's too late.
Police Chief: Teen Was 'Breezing' Before He Was Killed By Train
The final moments of a 14-year-old's life are shown on a Union Pacific railroad videotape seen just yesterday by the police chief in Maple Park, about 60 miles west of Chicago.
Historic Union Pacific Train Helping Warn Of Rail Dangers
A distinctive train from the past will be running for a second consecutive day in the Chicago area Wednesday, in a drive to make motorists and pedestrians more aware around railroad tracks and crossings.
Three More Metra Lines Get Wind Gauges To Reduce Storm Delays
Union Pacific rules require trains operated by UP to stop when there are extreme winds. Without the gauges, trains have to stop whenever there are powerful winds anywhere in the greater Chicagoland area, not just along a specific line.
Metra Rail Partner: Service Meltdown Won't Happen Again
Both the Union Pacific and Metra stressed that Friday's meeting was meant to explain -- not justify -- what happened earlier this month. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Metra Board To Seek Answers On Recent Weather Delays
Members of Metra's board are expected to have some blunt questions Friday for a top-level official from the railroad that operates three of its commuter lines about its performance in the storms and bitter cold since the first of the year.
Metra Hoping To Reduce Wind Delays With New Solution
The commuter rail agency's high-wind solution is decidedly low-tech -- the anemometer, a wind-speed measuring instrument that has been around for more than 500 years.
Feds: Fatal Train Derailment, Bridge Collapse Caused By Heat
The Federal Railroad Administration said it's likely that temperatures of 103 degrees last July caused train tracks to buckle, derailing a coal train, and causing the bridge it was traveling on to collapse.
Union Pacific Signal Problems Lead To Some Metra Delays
Systemwide signal problems on the Union Pacific railroad on Tuesday morning led to a handful of Metra trains being delayed or stopped while the issue was fixed.
Plan For New Bridge At Site Of Deadly Train Wreck
A new railroad bridge will be built at the site of a deadly train derailment and viaduct collapse in the northern suburbs on July 4.
Durbin Wants Railroads To Conduct More Frequent Track Inspections
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is urging the railroad industry to help prevent future train derailments that might be caused by extreme heat by conducting more frequent track inspections.
Union Pacific Railroad Concedes Misstatements About Deadly Wreck
The Union Pacific Railroad is correcting some misinformation about the July 4th freight train derailment that killed a Glenview couple.
Railroad: Employee Noticed Potential Problem With Tracks Before Derailment
The employee, who was checking the tracks, alerted a manager that day, but the fatal pileup occurred before that supervisor could arrive, CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
Public Given Chance To Discuss Deadly Train Wreck With Railroad Executives
The public will get a chance to meet Monday evening with railroad executives and federal investigators, about the deadly 4th of July derailment and bridge collapse on the Glenview-Northbrook border.
Investigators Review Video Of Train Wreck That Killed 2
Federal investigators are looking at video of the freight train accident that killed a Glenview couple on the 4th of July.
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1 man dead, another wounded after shooting on CTA bus in West Garfield Park
A man is in critical condition, and another is wounded following a shooting on a CTA bus in Garfield Park Sunday afternoon.
Boy, 4, killed, 3 other children critically injured in basement fire in Humboldt Park
A 4-year-old boy is dead and three other children are critically injured following a fire in Humboldt Park overnight.
Bond set for $5 million for suspected shooter who worked as temp employee at WeatherTech facility
Police say employees confronted Charles C. McKnight Jr. for allegedly robbing two coworkers, and that's when the shooting started.
First probable case of monkeypox reported in suburban Cook County
The case remains isolated, and risk to residents remains low, officials said.
Baby among 5 dead, 20 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
At least five people are dead, and 20 others are wounded in shootings across the city as of Sunday.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Cooler temps to start the workweek
Plenty of sun to start the week.
Illinois State Police respond to report of shooting on Dan Ryan expressway near West 83rd Street
Illinois State Police are investigating following a shooting on the Dan Ryan expressway Sunday morning.
Man stabbed by unknown offender during argument in Lake View
A man was stabbed during an argument in Lake view early Sunday morning.
2 men shot, 1 seriously wounded in Chicago Lawn
Two men were shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Sunday morning.
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1 man dead, another wounded after shooting on CTA bus in West Garfield Park
A man is in critical condition, and another is wounded following a shooting on a CTA bus in Garfield Park Sunday afternoon.
Boy, 4, killed, 3 other children critically injured in basement fire in Humboldt Park
A 4-year-old boy is dead and three other children are critically injured following a fire in Humboldt Park overnight.
Bond set for $5 million for suspected shooter who worked as temp employee at WeatherTech facility
Police say employees confronted Charles C. McKnight Jr. for allegedly robbing two coworkers, and that's when the shooting started.
First probable case of monkeypox reported in suburban Cook County
The case remains isolated, and risk to residents remains low, officials said.
Baby among 5 dead, 20 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
At least five people are dead, and 20 others are wounded in shootings across the city as of Sunday.
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Woman without one document for foreign citizenship application, broken forklift blamed
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
Aldermen defy Lightfoot, advance plan to raise threshold for speed camera tickets back to 10 mph
"We've been trying to right the wrong on this corrupt red light camera/speed light camera system," said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).
Ald. Anthony Beale hopes for vote on proposal to repeal lower 6mph threshold for speed camera tickets
One Chicago alderman is hoping the fourth time is the charm when it comes to changing Chicago's speed camera tickets and fines.
Underground Aunties Networks seek to help women obtain legal abortions
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spoke with two organizers from Auntie Network USA as they were preparing for the justices' decision.
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Abortion rights advocates protest at Federal Plaza, march downtown following Roe v. Wade decision
The rally and march comes after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade decision Friday.
Former President Barack Obama drops by Presidential Center construction site
Former President and former Kenwood neighborhood resident Barack Obama and a surprise visit to Chicago on Friday.
With Roe v. Wade gone, Chicago's LGBTQ+ community worries their rights could be next
"Everything is on the table now, and it's all going to be affected," said Ryan McIntyre, "and I think that this is just the first strike – the first blow."
Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade in seismic shift for abortion rights
The Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in a case involving a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Attempts to ban abortion are 'really suppress women,' advocate says after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Some women who say their lives were changed forever because of their access to abortion were angry and disappointed at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday.
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After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Kroger, Walgreens recall pain medications over faulty child-proofing
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woman loses $17,000 in gift card scam perpetrated by Microsoft security impostor
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
Getting Hosed: D.C. has an app to warn customers of high water usage; could Chicago use the same?
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
Getting Hosed: Chicago landlord receives water bill for $10,000, with no warning
How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
COVID-19 vaccines to be available for younger children soon, but many parents still hesitant
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
CDC and FDA clear the way for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
Chicago, Cook County suburbs return to medium COVID-19 risk level
"We have been trending in the right direction of late with lower case rates and very few hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, so we're happy to see this," Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.
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Billionaire Ken Griffin moving Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel to Miami
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
Chicago company using fungi from Yellowstone to grow vegan protein products
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
Black-owned and operated craft coffee shop works to expand, and to inspire entrepreneurs
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
Kellogg to split into three companies, with snack division headquarters in Chicago
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Chicago-based Mondelez buys Clif Bar & Co. for $3 billion
The company will get the Clif, LUNA and Clif Kids brands of bars.
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Wolves beat Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 5 to win Calder Cup
The Chicago Wolves are now the first American Hockey League team in 22 years to achieve two shutouts in the finals.
White Sox score one run as they lose to Orioles; heated exchange Kopech's pitch hits Baltimore's Mateo
Austin Voth and four relievers combined on a one-hitter, Jorge Mateo had a heated exchange with White Sox starter Michael Kopech after getting nailed by a pitch and the Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago on Friday night.
Hendricks carries shutout into 8th, Cubs blank Cardinals
Kyle Hendricks carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Nico Hoerner homered to help the Chicago Cubs to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Wolves beat Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 4 and are now a win away from Calder Cup
The Wolves are now one win from the Calder Cup, after they topped the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 4 of the finals.
Steph Curry's "Underrated Golf Tour" makes debut at Cog Hill
Curry has helped start a new tour to help some potential future greats, and provide opportunities, especially for those underserved and underrepresented in the game of golf.
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Rhapsody Theater celebrates grand opening in historic Rogers Park space
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
Volunteer men's chorus The Jolly Boys celebrate 75 years performing
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's Jennifer Hudson is now part of exclusive EGOT club with Tony win for 'A Strange Loop'
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
Jury awards millions to Johnny Depp, less to Amber Heard in libel suits
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
After successful inaugural event, organizers hope to make Sueños Music Festival into a Chicago tradition
The Sueños Music Festival transformed Grant Park into a colorful celebration of Latino culture this past Memorial Day Weekend.
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Ed's Tech Notes: Amazon Latest voice feature, solar panel windows
Amazon’s Alexa will be able to use the voice of dead relatives and a tech company in Silicon Valley has found a way to turn windows into solar panels.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny, high of 80
After the cold front came through yesterday, we're looking at dry and sunnier conditions today. Expect a high around 80.
What Caught My Eye: June 26, 2022
Here's a look at what caught Suzanne and Ed's eye this week.
Boy, 4, killed, 3 other children critically injured in Humboldt Park fire
A 4-year-old boy is dead and three other children are critically injured following a fire in Humboldt Park overnight.
Lake County Sheriff's K9 assist in drug bust
A Texas man is facing drug charges after a Lake County Sheriff's canine discovers over two kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop in Waukegan Friday afternoon.
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