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Volunteers, friends and family were out in force Tuesday morning, resuming the search for a missing University of Chicago student.
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Volunteers, friends and family were out in force Tuesday morning, resuming the search for a missing University of Chicago student.
Police have issued an alert for a missing 20-year-old University of Chicago student, last seen near the school's Hyde Park campus on Wednesday afternoon.
A fraternity at the University of Chicago isn't getting its mail until it apologizes to a postal employee for a crude prank.
Denise Kiernan is a journalist and writer whose work and travels have taken her from the undulating and stiletto-crippling cobblestoned streets of Rome to the soccer stadiums of Central America and the Great Wall of China. Here, she shares her best spots for a clandestine meeting.
Activists who have been staging demonstrations and sit-ins and marches and sometimes getting themselves arrested as they try to get the University of Chicago to get back into adult trauma care, say new research from Northwestern suggests that lives could be saved if there were a south side trauma center.
A new study commissioned by the University of Chicago paints a disappointing picture of technology use among public school students in Chicago.
A University of Chicago Terrorism analyst says the Boston Bomb placement shows it was designed not for maximum lethality but to send a message by maiming and wounding.
University of Chicago cosmologist Michael Turner predicted an orbiting observatory might find an excess of positrons over electrons, from dark matter particles annihilating each other.
A new study indicates autism is much more widespread than previously thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says 1 in every 50 school age kids has autism—that is about 1 million children nationwide.
Dr. Monica Peek, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Chicago, said, "From the recent findings, the top 11 communities for diabetes death rates, 10 of those are African-American."
A University of Chicago economist says sequestration might help a bit, certainly will not hurt nearly as badly as the administration is warning, reports WBBM's John Cody.
Around 70 protesters marched on the University of Chicago Medical Center demanding the school provide a Level 1 trauma center to the surrounding South Side neighborhoods.
The University of Chicago, encouraged by early success of its Harper Court redevelopment, is pushing forward with plans to build a retail and apartment building less than a half-mile away from it.
Scientists at the Field Museum have been studying a meteorite from Mars that could lead to a demotion of the Red Planet.
Local residents were being warned to keep their pets on a tight leash, as coyotes are out in bigger numbers, and acting more aggressively, likely due to their mating season.
A program on Chicago's South Side is being touted as a model for the nation in combating the high rate of diabetes in poor neighborhoods.
He was shot at a gas station, tried to drive to the hospital, and died. As a murder victim's family was demanding stronger gun laws in Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was pushing for stricter gun control nationwide.
A prestigious institution of higher learning once graced with educational lectures from our president elect, The University of Chicago is an ideal place to visit during the 2013 inaugural ceremony. These important landmarks in Hyde Park are well worth considering at this historic time.
A high school senior who lives in one of Chicago's poorest and most violent neighborhoods has received a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Squash in this case is not a vegetable. It's a sport that helps inspire young people. CBS 2's Rob Johnson reports on a Hyde Park-based program.
Dr. David Beiser and students from U of C's Lab School set out to map AED locations in Hyde Park.
Michelle Jahnke was diagnosed with cancer six weeks after learning she was pregnant.
Four teenage girls have been charged with robbing two University of Chicago students at gunpoint.
Dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno has uncovered a new species--a cat sized vegetarian with teeth like a dog.
For college students at the University of Chicago, the swim test will soon be history, along with the physical fitness and endurance tests that led many students to end up with a gym requirement.
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
When you walk into the Forum building at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, you are immediately welcomed by a mural of photos lining the wall featuring the work of a home-grown Chicago photographers.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
Riot Fest announced its 2026 festival daily lineup on Thursday.
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to buy the city's Greyhound bus station in the West Loop to avoid its possible closure.
Lawmakers have a busy summer of negotiations ahead of them with pressure from both the governor's office and their constituents to craft data center regulations that stakeholders and legislators can live with.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Multi-Grammy award-winning artist Christina Aguilera sings "What a Wonderful World" at the Obama Center opening ceremony.
Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett shared memories of the Obamas and the legacy the center will bring to the city.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning Chicago native Jennifer Hudson kicked off the Obama Center opening ceremony.
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are among the celebrities spotted at the Obama Center opening ceremony.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Five years after Chicago police officer Ella French was shot and killed in the line of duty, COPA released bodycam footage showing the late officer's final moments.
Riot Fest announced its 2026 festival daily lineup on Thursday.
The suspect is facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
