Seniors and veterans honored with special luncheon in Englewood
FIve hundred seniors and veterans were honored with a special post Valentine's Day celebration in Englewood Saturday.
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FIve hundred seniors and veterans were honored with a special post Valentine's Day celebration in Englewood Saturday.
Volunteers also drove to five different shelters to hand out donations.
For more than five years now, the Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church in East Garfield Park has been opening its doors on Valentine's Day.
Hand-painted bowls filled with cranes and hearts went to 45 veterans on Tuesday.
Teens and seniors on the Southwest Side are giving back to veterans on Valentine's Day. CBS 2's Noel Brennan showed us how the gifts they're making by hand come straight from the heart.
It's Valentine's Day. You've got the champagne and the perfect dinner and dessert, and now you need the perfect romantic movie. Jim, Marie, Irika, and Joe have their picks.
Through Feb. 18, you can take a shelter pup on a "Dog DATE Out."
While the skyline passes by, guests are served a four-course meal, made fresh in the boat's kitchen, which is comparable to any kitchen in the city.
Even if you don't have a human Valentine, you could find a four-legged one this Valentine's Day.
On this Valentine's Day, if you're looking for a romantic dinner with a view, we have just the spot for you. Digital journalist Jamaica Ponder shares a unique date idea that will take you right through the heart of the city.
Lurie Children's Hospital wants to spread the love this Valentine's Day weekend.
They're hoping to send out 10,000 cards to patients this year.
Today's the last day to order a Valentine's Day balloon which will be delivered to a care center resident on Feb. 14.
The Anti-Cruelty Society is hosting a special Valentine's Day campaign.
If signs aren't your thing, you can get other items as well, like a t-shirt or mug from the Pink Line.
It can come from one of your favorite rail stations, across all lines: Pink, Green, Red, Blue, whatever you like. If signs aren't your thing, you can get other items as well, like a t-shirt or mug from the Pink Line.
It's part of their 'Handfuls of Love' campaign that kicked off Wednesday.
The cards will be delivered to the kids on Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day is coming up and if you have no clue what to give that special someone, how about their very own CTA sign.
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.
A group of four to five people broke into at least 15 vehicles in the Norwood Park and O'Hare neighborhoods
Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist and goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rain showers arrive by dawn Sunday, with a few rumbles of thunder being possible in the afternoon.
Mekhi James was shot and killed in June 2020 while riding home with his stepfather to enjoy a Happy Meal.
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train at the crossing on Main Street.
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
A former Trump Tower Chicago board member is suing the Trump Organization, alleging racketeering, wire fraud and retaliation, including having him arrested in the tower's spa facilities.
A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to "activist judges" two weeks before the state's pivotal Supreme Court election.
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for teachers.
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
Mark Aiello's winning bets banked $389,000 — enough for his daughter's future college education. But a moment was about all it lasted, as all his bets were suddenly canceled as if he'd never made them.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
We're looking for Chicago's Top Dog, and we need your help. Nominate your favorite Chicago institution serving up Chicago-style hot dogs, and it might show up in our brackets.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
In research published last month, UChicago scientists created a hydrogel out of husks from the malva nut.
Five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, people who are still vulnerable to the virus have found safe ways to be in community.
The U.S. has seen the most measles cases in a single year since 2019, with the vast majority of cases confirmed from an outbreak in Texas and neighboring New Mexico.
About one in five newborns in the U.S. start out on infant formula, making it a crucial source of nutrition.
A musician from Chatham has written a song to help find a kidney donor, a musical plea to end his yearslong wait for a transplant.
The owners are waiting to see if the federal grants they lost are reinstated.
A total of 30 employees agreed to resign after accepting a buyout from ownership.
The building is at the corner of 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue — an area with a history of violence. The church that has purchased it hopes to bring new life to the area.
CBS News Chicago checked in with Momentum Coffee owner Nikki Bravo on Wednesday to see how she was doing with the uncertainty in the market.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
Lollapalooza announced the daily lineup for the 2025 festival in Grant Park July 31 through Aug. 3. Tickets are going fast.
Want to catch the 2025 NCAA March Madness tournament? Here's how to stream the college basketball games for free.
The Lollapalooza 2025 lineup is here, featuring Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, and Olivia Rodrigo among the headliners.
Lollapalooza is an essential part of summer in Chicago, and a new book has created a record of the oral history of one of the city's most defining festivals.
You can't celebrate St. Patrick's Day without a bit of Irish dancing, and Monday you could get some lessons right from the pros.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Three people are dead after a mass shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At least 15 other people were wounded.
Catholics around the world are watching for Pope Francis to be released from a hospital in Rome on Sunday. He has been there for more than five weeks battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia in both lungs.
A sweet tradition is carrying on the memory of 3-year-old boy who was shot and killed in 2020, while also helping other young victims of gun violence.
The village of Barrington, Illinois has begun installing new pedestrian gates at a railroad crossing where a 17-year-old girl was killed by a Metra train last year.
Chicago police said the man was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
Derrick Taylor, 32, has been charged with child endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
A group of four to five people broke into at least 15 vehicles in the Norwood Park and O'Hare neighborhoods
Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist and goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rain showers arrive by dawn Sunday, with a few rumbles of thunder being possible in the afternoon.
From inside command centers, first responders would be able to deploy a drone as soon as a 911 call is made to provide an eye in the sky before police can get there.
A new report revealed scammers stealing Illinois SNAP funds from EBT cards have made off with nearly $21 million since October 2022.
The new documentation shows how bodies were being handled at the Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights dating back years.
Mendoza's office has suspended Heights Crematory and has also filed a complaint to revoke the license permanently.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist and goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
In the South Loop, Illini fans took over Weather Mark Tavern, where the drinks were flowing and a sea of orange and blue overshadowed everything.
Illinois led throughout the last 33 ½ minutes and went 18 of 18 from the free throw line and 12 of 30 from 3-point range. The Illini also outrebounded Xavier 45-25.
George Foreman, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion, competed between 1967 and 1997.
With Chicago just 90 miles away. the Illini are expecting a lot of their fans to make the short road trip to cheer them on in the Big Dance.
A group of four to five people broke into at least 15 vehicles in the Norwood Park and O'Hare neighborhoods
Irving Martinez-Hernandez, 30, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Juan Carlos Tello-Suarez.
Federal prosecutors said seven foreign nationals falsely promised significant returns on investments in their company, and dumped their own shares of stock after the price went up.
A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
Denzel Hawthorne, who was associated with both residences, is being held on charges of possession to deliver cocaine and heroin and other drug and gun charges.
