Viral video shows United Airlines worker fighting with passenger in New Jersey.
Disturbing video went viral Monday, showing a worker for Chicago-based United Airlines brawling with a former NFL player.
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United Airlines hosts job fair at United Center
Head over to the United Center anytime from now until 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
United Airlines to hold career fair in Chicago this week
Airlines are ramping up for what is expected to be a busy summer travel season, and Chicago-based United Airlines is looking to hire hundreds of workers in our area.
Hundreds Of Flights Canceled Due To COVID-19, Omicron Variant
Hundreds of flights were canceled Friday due to staffing issues from COVID -19.
United Airlines Flight From Chicago Marks 1st With Sustainable Fuel In 1 Engine
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Washington was the first commercial flight carrying passengers to fly on 100% sustainable fuel in one of its engines.
Federal Judge Upholds United Airlines' Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge has ruled that Chicago-based United Airlines can go ahead with its employee vaccine policy.
Chicago-Based United Airlines, Boeing Step Up In Effort To Get Afghan Refugees To Safer Places
As Afghan refugees seek to travel to safer locations, two Chicago companies are helping them get there.
Body Found In Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve In Darien Confirmed To Be Missing United Airlines Executive Jacob Cefolia
A body found in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in west suburban Darien has been confirmed to be that of missing United Airlines executive Jacob Cefolia.
Unvaccinated United Airlines Staff Cut In Half After Company Threatened To Fire Them
"That means 99.5 percent of United's U.S. employees have now chosen to get vaccinated, excluding those who sought an exemption," a United spokesperson said in an email.
United Airlines Plans To Fire 593 Employees Who Did Not Get COVID-19 Vaccination By Deadline
United Airlines plans to fire nearly 600 workers who didn't get their COVID-19 vaccination shots by the deadline Tuesday.
United Airlines Fined $1.9 Million For Extended Delays
It's the largest fine imposed by the government for extended delays.
System Outage Briefly Grounds United Airlines Flights
It was unclear how many delays occurred, or if there were any related cancellations.
Naperville Woman Working For United Airlines Uses Farsi Language Skills To Connect With Evacuees From Afghanistan, Evoking Her Own Roots Coming From Iran
This story is about fate, and a twist that brought a Naperville woman back to her roots. It happened in the skies over the Middle East and Europe, on a plane full of evacuees headed west.
United Employees Must Be Fully Vaccinated, Or Face Termination
Those who are exempt due to medical conditions or religious beliefs will be placed on temporary leave in early October.
United Lays Out Employee Rules As Vaccine Requirement Looms
The airline's 67,000 U.S.-based employees face a Sept. 27 deadline for getting vaccinated.
United To Workers: Get A COVID Shot Or Get Fired
The airline moved up its deadline for full vaccinations to September 27.
'A Hard Sell': How Employers Could Require Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccine
"I think one thing that will surprise people would be to find out that vaccines are not something new as far as a employment requirement."
United Airlines Announces Vaccine Mandate For U.S. Workers
"The facts are crystal clear: everyone is safer when everyone is vaccinated," United Airlines executives told employees in a letter.
United Airlines Plane Flies From Houston To Chicago With Special All-Black Crew In Honor Of Juneteenth
On Saturday, a United Airlines plane flew from Houston to O'Hare International Airport with a special all-Black crew in honor of Juneteenth.
United Airlines Requiring Proof Of COVID Vaccine For Employees
United will evaluate any medical or religious reasons why a candidate can't be vaccinated.
United Airlines Banking On A Return Of Supersonic Travel, Plans To Buy 15 Jets From Startup Boom
United Airlines wants to bring supersonic travel back to the skies for the first time since the Concorde was retired 18 years ago.
United Airlines Plans To Hire 300 Pilots As Demand For Travel Rises
The Chicago-based airline said it will start by hiring pilots who received conditional job offers or had a new class hire date that was canceled last year, after the pandemic significantly reduced air travel.
Boeing Finally Sees Positive Net Orders For Airplanes
The orders could indicate that airlines are starting to feel more optimistic about a rebound in travel, which has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
United Airlines Grounds 2 Dozen Boeing 777 Aircrafts
On Sunday, United Airlines immediately removed 24 of its Boeing 777 airplanes from service out of an abundance of caution.
United Airlines Seeking More Stimulus Money To Keep 14,000 Workers On Payroll
Chicago-based United Airlines is asking Congress for more financial aid to get through the pandemic.
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Person shot, wounded by Chicago Police on Near West Side; gun recovered
This was the second police-involved shooting in Chicago in less than 24 hours.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Illinois State Police say they found West Englewood woman's stolen Kia, but she wasn't told
Juanita Blalock was one of hundreds of Kia and Hyundai drivers victimized by a spike in car thefts in Cook County and beyond this summer.
Good Samaritans help return dogs after being stolen in River North
An unknown suspect drove off in the dog owner's SUV in with the two dogs inside.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Spotty showers, Temps low 60s
Scattered showers and an isolated rumble of thunder are possible Saturday evening and night
Kopech Ks 11, Vaughn hits 2-run single as Sox beat Tigers
Kopech was lifted despite blanking the Tigers on 85 pitches throught six innings.
Illinois State Police squad car struck on I-355, driver hospitalized
An ISP trooper was inside their squad car on a traffic stop when they were hit.
Man hit, killed by Brown Line train at Francisco stop
The man's death appears to be a suicide, according to police.
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Person shot, wounded by Chicago Police on Near West Side; gun recovered
This was the second police-involved shooting in Chicago in less than 24 hours.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Illinois State Police say they found West Englewood woman's stolen Kia, but she wasn't told
Juanita Blalock was one of hundreds of Kia and Hyundai drivers victimized by a spike in car thefts in Cook County and beyond this summer.
Good Samaritans help return dogs after being stolen in River North
An unknown suspect drove off in the dog owner's SUV in with the two dogs inside.
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Offer to buy timeshare for over $1 million turns out to be elaborate scam
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
$33.5 million verdict ordered against Village of Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
New motion in R. Kelly case claims deceptive practices by former lead prosecutor
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
Englewood building residents go for 12 days without water service
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
How did a driver end up going the wrong way on I-90, causing crash that killed six?
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
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CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
Mar-a-Lago search warrant released, reveals FBI seized top-secret classified documents
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
DOJ moves to unseal search warrant used to seize docs from Trump's home
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
Trump team mulls releasing Mar-a-Lago warrant, inventory, video, photos
The Justice Department asked a judge to unseal the search warrant and inventory, but Trump lawyers are considering releasing material prior to a ruling.
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Thefts of Kias and Hyundais are skyrocketing, up 767% this summer in Cook County
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
Judge finds Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
Are we in a recession? An expert says yes, but there's a sliver of good news about falling prices
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Inflation is at 40-year high, and one expert says cost of living is even worse than numbers say
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
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After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago expecting 20,000 more monkeypox doses in coming weeks.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
Chicago launches public health plan for monkeypox
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The declaration could help the federal government respond as the number of cases grows and demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply around the country.
Are "Novids" special or just lucky at avoiding COVID-19?
It's estimated that more than 70% of Americans have had COVID, but we all know someone who says they've never had it.
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Hyde Park native to open Illinois' first Black-owned cannabis company
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
Neighbors push back against proposal for gun shop, shooting range in Long Grove
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
Groupon lays off 500 employees
The departments affected include technology and sales.
Camp Aramoni brings boutique camping experience to site less than two hours away from Chicago
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
New 'first class' theatre at Wheeling Town Center hopes to draw back in-person crowds
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
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Kopech Ks 11, Vaughn hits 2-run single as Sox beat Tigers
Kopech was lifted despite blanking the Tigers on 85 pitches throught six innings.
Fans to get first glimpse at new-look Bears in first preseason game against Chiefs
Saturday's matchup will also mark the return of former head coach Matt Nagy, who serves on the Chiefs' staff.
Sky lose to Las Vegas Aces, are now tied for first with them
The Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky on Thursday night to move atop the WNBA standings with one game remaining.
Drew Smyly stars as Cubs beat Reds in 2nd 'Field of Dreams' game
Drew Smyly struck out nine in five scoreless innings, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night in Major League Baseball's second annual "Field of Dreams" game.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus speaks on Roquan Smith's contract situation
The Bears can fine Smith for not practicing since taking him off the PUP list.
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Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crashing into Mar Vista home, rep says
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Olivia Newton-John, beloved singer and actress, dies at 73
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
Elton John stops to see preview of Broadway In Chicago's 'The Devil Wears Prada'
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
Ambulance transports, arrests at Lollapalooza down this year compared with last
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot announces 10-year deal extension to host Lollapalooza in Chicago
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Saturday morning and afternoon showers
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
Fitness trainer has a warning after he and his partner got monkeypox
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn’t even help – that was the experience of a popular fitness trainer after he contracted monkeypox last month. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports.
Search warrant reveals top-secret documents in Mar-a-Lago search
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek talked with CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller about what the search warrant against former President Donald Trump could mean legally.
Man shot, wounded by police on Near West Side; gun recovered in car
Police said a man was shot and wounded by officers during an investigatory stop where officers found he was armed. But as CBS 2’s Marybel González reports, many questions remain.
'L' train art fundraiser helps ensure students at Lakeview school can take out-of-state trips
The two-dimensional trains are mounted on poles outside Hawthorne Scholastic Academy, and each is presented as a canvas for artwork.
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