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The Anti-Cruelty Society is hosting a special Valentine's Day campaign.
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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.
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.
Valentine's Day is a couple of weeks away, and while flowers, candy and jewelry are some of the top gifts for women, what do you get for the special man in your life?
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.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working on developing treatments for the rare and deadly brain cancer that killed an Oak Park boy, who also happened to once be his daughter's classmate.
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
The Michigan City Police Department and the Joliet Police Department have launched an investigations into officers for possible misuse of their Flock camera systems.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Don't miss Chicago's Labor Day Parade followed by Eddie Fest.
Meteorologist Shane Hinton has the extended forecast.
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side
January is looking for a forever home!
Chicago police and community groups are getting their safety plans into order as the Labor Day weekend begins.
New and disturbing details have emerged about the death of a toddler after his mother was charged with murder.
Chicago police and community groups are getting their safety plans into order as the Labor Day weekend begins.
A man was shot and killed on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday night.
A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working on developing treatments for the rare and deadly brain cancer that killed an Oak Park boy, who also happened to once be his daughter's classmate.
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
