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Tradition, history, and creativity are the main ingredients in folk music. And University of Chicago college senior Eli Haber blends them all as he plans the university's 62nd Annual Folk Festival - even in an Omicron surge.
University of Chicago students return to in-person learning Monday.
According to the university, Officer Nicolas Twardak is the same officer who shot Charles Thomas in April 2018, after Thomas was seen smashing car windows with a pipe, and then charged at police in a nearby alley.
University of Chicago Police have released video footage of a shootout between an officer and a gunman who had been running down the street in Hyde Park, holding a gun. A few seconds later, a series of gunshots can be heard, although it's unclear from the video who is firing each shot, the officer or the gunman.
The University of Chicago announced Monday that it will be requiring all students and employees to receive a COVID-19 booster shot once they are eligible.
Hundreds of people attended a public memorial for Chicago icon Timuel Black Sunday at the Rockefeller Chapel on the University of Chicago Campus.
A public memorial service for Civil Rights Activist Dr. Timuel D. Black will be held on Sunday at the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
The University of Chicago Medicine performed two heart transplants this Thanksgiving Day – bringing the total for the year to a record 55.
Leaders are now promising a stronger joint effort to make safety a priority in and around the University of Chicago campus.
The heartbroken mother of murdered University of Chicago graduate Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng spoke Thursday during her son's memorial service – in an emotional day on campus.
A woman's dream of buying her rental home was crushed after a suburban property tax bill skyrocketed.
University of Chicago students are hearing from school leaders and police about safety concerns on campus.
A crowd of gathered on the University of Chicago campus Tuesday, calling for new safety measures after a shooting that killed recent graduate Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng last week.
An 18-year-old suspect has been charged in the murder of University of Chicago graduate Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng this week.
Police Thursday night were still looking for the person who shot and killed University of Chicago alum Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng this week.
A contract employee with the University of Chicago was walking eastbound at 1313 E. 60th Street when they were approached by two suspects in a small black SUV.
A University of Chicago graduate who was shot and killed in a robbery in Hyde Park Tuesday has been identified as Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng.
Hours before a 24-year-old man was shot and killed blocks from the University of Chicago Campus Tuesday, another shooting took place in broad daylight also in Hyde Park.
A recent graduate of the University of Chicago was shot and killed during a robbery attempt Tuesday afternoon in the Hyde Park neighborhood, just a block away from campus.
She is also a professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, where she is Director of the Arts + Public Life. She teaches American film history, specializing in African American cinema from the silent era to the present.
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later in the drama "Lou Grant," died Sunday.
Noel Swerdlow, who served more than 40 years as a professor at the University of Chicago and was known as one of the foremost experts on the history of science, has died.
Former University of Chicago President Hugo Sonnenschein has died at the age of 80.
Ilan Naibryf and his girlfriend, Deborah Berezdivin, were staying at the condo building at the time of the collapse on June 24.
The 22-year-old University Of Chicago student shot on a Green Line train at the 51st Street stop has died, the university confirmed Monday.
Police said the victim was shot by the suspect on Sept. 7 in the 12400 block of South Stewart Avenue.
The suspect was taken into custody hours after the attempted bank robbery happened, authorities said.
Rev. Denis Manuel Carneiro, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Bhopal, India, is accused of the abuse that allegedly happened 60 years ago in India
On Friday afternoon, deputies were called out to a home on West Michigan Boulevard on a report of a woman who was attacked by her estranged husband.
The 15-year-old cat named Scribbles ran from a three-alarm building fire at Glenwood and Argyle back last month.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
Michael Coleman, 47, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.
Michael Coleman, 47, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.
The volunteer group, Cat Squad, has been searching for Scribbles every day since Dec. 16.
By Monday, wind chills are expected to be as low as 15 to 25 degrees below zero. Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking colder weather.
Thousands marched in Greenland as President Trump ramps up his threats to take over the Arctic island. This, at the same time, Trump threatens 10% tariffs on eight European countries that don't support his attempt at Greenland.
Hundreds of protesters are gathered near the Broadview ICE processing facility on Saturday.
Over 38,000 gallons of distilled water were recalled in six states, including Illinois.
Rev. Denis Manuel Carneiro, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Bhopal, India, is accused of the abuse that allegedly happened 60 years ago in India
Police said the victim was shot by the suspect on Sept. 7 in the 12400 block of South Stewart Avenue.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Tre Singleton added 14 points as the Wildcats dropped their fifth straight.
David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
The Nets beat the Bulls 112-109 on Friday night.
Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, catcher Jody Davis, and broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year, the team announced Friday as they kicked off their annual fan convention.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
