
More Love For Restaurants On Valentine's Day With Eased COVID-19 Restrictions
Valentine's Day can mean a nice date night out, and this year, looser COVID restrictions are bringing people out to restaurants.
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Valentine's Day can mean a nice date night out, and this year, looser COVID restrictions are bringing people out to restaurants.
The event begins at noon and runs until 3:00 Monday afternoon This is also a chance for people to create a sense of community.
Saturday, volunteers with the Deerfield nonprofit Gratitude Generation made sure more than 550 military families will have a meal this Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day is Monday, so volunteers on Chicago's South Side are making sure 350 young Black girls know that they are loved.
Lurie Children's Hospital is asking for your help to make Valentine's Day special for patients.
The CBS 2 Morning Insiders got a look inside a shipping facility in the suburbs handling thousands of flower orders for that special someone. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas showed us Thursday morning how they're handling the rush – and why love costs a little more this year.
On this Valentine's Day, a Chicago mentoring organization sent out some love.
Valentine's Day usually brings a rush of lovestruck couples to restaurants. That's the case this year too – along with a reprieve from the frigid temps in Chicago, but also with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This weekend is traditionally a big one for restaurants, especially when Valentine's Day falls on a weekend. Some restaurants are just trying to make the best of the restrictions.
According to the Brookfield Zoo, the Animal Programs staff is always thinking of ways to physically and mentally stimulated the animals at the zoo.
Long distance relationships can be tough, even tougher in a pandemic. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, CBS 2 talked to one couple that's making it work from 4,000 miles apart.
Residents of a memory care facility in the southwest suburbs wanted to show their support for a group that hasn't stopped working in the outside world.
All the goodies will be given to veterans in the Road Home Program at Rush Medical Center.
Celebrate Valentine's Day this year with Lurie Children's Hospital.
This Valentine's Day, send a card to a resident at an Oak Lawn memory care community.
Forget flowers and Edible Arrangements, there's a new kind of bouquet you can get your valentine.
Not sure how to celebrate Valentine's Day? Brookfield Zoo has an idea for you.
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It was 90 years ago today that seven people were murdered in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, likely at the hand of world-famous gangster Al Capone.
If you're single this Valentine's Day, Potbelly has just the thing to heal your "aching" heart.
On the 11th anniversary of the campus shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, the school will observe a moment of silence to remember the lives of five students who were killed on Feb. 14, 2008.
From heart-shaped waffles to chocolate dipping, Chicago-area businesses are making Valentine's Day a little more festive.
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If you love to eat and drink, this week offers a great chance to explore what Chicago's food and beverage world has to offer on Valentine's Day.
"With employment and income growing, consumers appear to be expanding the scope of who qualifies for a card or a box of candy."
The boy was on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of East 71st Place outside of a Subway restaurant around 12:33 p.m. when he was shot in the arm and leg.
The car used by the suspects, according to police, was stolen from Winnetka on August 14.
Kelly, 55, is facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in a 13-count federal indictment.
"Stay indoors, work from home, that kind of stuff. If you're not able to do that, you're forced to be exposed more."
"I haven't caught back up yet, so now I'm losing money daily. Because we're on Social Security and it's a pain in the butt."
The offenders would then approach the victims while displaying a black handgun and take the victim's property.
"Just because you live in the 'hood, that doesn't mean you reflect off that behavior. Everyone is different. Everyone is not the same in Englewood."
The net-zero design means the center will make or supply its own energy through renewable resources, for zero carbon emissions.
The federal government is giving the CTA $29 million to help upgrade the city's fleet to all-electric buses.
Investigators said on August 14, the teen came up to the 59-year-old victim, tried to take the car by force before both fired shots.
Scattered showers are likely Saturday through Sunday with highs in the upper 70s.
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No store employees or customers were injured during the incident.
The Sky will host the seventh seed New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena.
The man was driving the wrong way on Route 41 for some unknown reason.
The bank robber jumped over the counter, and demanded the teller open the bank drawer and hand over the money inside.
"It is very hard to convince Cooper that he will be happy again. Of course, we are beyond grateful for his survival, and we know others weren't as fortunate, but we want people to know his path/our path will be a very long and hard road," Cooper's family said.
All lanes of eastbound I-80 were shut down at LaGrange Road as of 2:45 p.m.
The man was traveling in a vehicle when he sustained a gunshot to the back.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
The SUV ended up wedged inside the house on the second floor.
"I wanted to be able to process this with my own children and family and I thought what better way than to put it in a book and to really highlight the beauty that's come afterwards," Maggie Schmieder said.
"It gives us a sense of comradery. We get a chance to compete against each other in fun. So we all are winners because we've all served our country.
While not much can be seen from the street almost a year into construction, much of the concrete work is happening underground.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
The company blames a population shift as more workers moved during the pandemic.
The victim's friend tried to stop the offender by jumping on his back.
Tuesday's highs will be in the low 80s with mostly sunny skies.
"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
Highs will be in the low 80s in Chicago, but mid to upper 70s along the lakeshore.
The boy was on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of East 71st Place outside of a Subway restaurant around 12:33 p.m. when he was shot in the arm and leg.
The car used by the suspects, according to police, was stolen from Winnetka on August 14.
Kelly, 55, is facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in a 13-count federal indictment.
"Stay indoors, work from home, that kind of stuff. If you're not able to do that, you're forced to be exposed more."
"I haven't caught back up yet, so now I'm losing money daily. Because we're on Social Security and it's a pain in the butt."
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.
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
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.
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
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.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
"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."
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
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.
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.
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
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.
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.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
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'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.
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.
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
The departments affected include technology and sales.
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.
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
Head coach Matt Eberflus has to guide the Bears players through a turnaround that no team should have to deal with this early in camp.
The Sky will host the seventh seed New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena.
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Ian Happ hit two solo homers for the Cubs, giving him three in his past three games.
"You go into a corner you go a little bit faster or you risk going into the wall. Adrenaline goes right up and it's awesome. That's why I love it."
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
A Chicago teenager is building up a business in a unique way, with a message of perseverance and defiance. CBS 2's Steven Graves introduces us to this young lady who's filling her neighborhood with color.
A suburban nature center is taking a big leap into the future, kicking off a $25 million project to create a net-zero designed building.
A study published by the non-profit research and tech group First Street Foundation shows an emerging "extreme heat belt," about a quarter of the country that is, by 2053. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek explains.
A stolen car flipped on its side, just feet from the lobby of an apartment building in Wilmette, where police say the armed robbery suspects fired shots at officers.
The federal government is giving the CTA $29 million to help upgrade the city's fleet to all-electric buses. It's part of the CTA's goal to go all-electric by the year 2040.
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