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"It's totally unfair to say one sector can do something and public housing people can't."
"It's been a whole year, 12 months, and it's still not blocked off. It could happen to anybody."
"She's a child of Little Village. We love her, care for her and pray for her."
A teachers' strike that tied for the fourth longest in Chicago history is now over – but did the teachers get what they wanted?
Legal recreational marijuana is only months away in Illinois, but those who grow and package cannabis are looking for a new crop of employees to meet demand.
"She was sunshine. Ready to start college and proceed with life. Now she can't do that."
Even before any offer from the mayor were to kick in, Chicago teachers on average already make more than those in the other largest cities in the country.
Sticking points apparently include class sizes. The CTU said 1,300 classrooms throughout the district are overcrowded. It wants to drop the official class limit from 28 to 24 students in primary schools and from 31 to 28 students in high school.
"We can't get cars back to customers in a timely manner. If you had a GM vehicle, I'd tell you not to leave the car here."
It took less time to build the Golden Gate Bridge than to build the Navy Pier Flyover – whose completion date for the end of the year will be missed again.
A Board of Trustees meeting in Oak Park erupted in charged emotions and angry exchanges this week, all over race relations in the western suburbs.
Picking up work by using an app or going online is turning a corner.
A cornfield on a Will County farm might look good visually – but don't let looks deceive you.
A video of a catering truck going out of control and spinning in circles at O'Hare International Airport has gone viral. And there is a serious side to it.
A man who lost a paycheck over a ticket involving a rental car and a friend who was driving, and he had a lot of trouble clearing his record.
Even the state admits construction in the area has been tight and the traffic patterns have changed frequently over the past year.
"It was just chaos trying to find any way to notify somebody," Jenae Bourdony said of her husband's heart attack on an Amtrak train.
Access to businesses and public places is protected by law for Americans with disabilities; but when it comes to websites and apps, the protection isn't so clear.
An exhibit of Henryk Ross's photos of Lodz Ghetto debuts at the Illinois Holocaust Museum this weekend.
CBS 2 Morning Insider Vince Gerasole hit the road with Adam Fendelman, a kind of gadget head addicted to his electric vehicle, a Tesla Model 3.
"Genetics is not a crystal ball. It doesn't predict your life. It doesn't tell you when or exactly if something is going to occur," Dr. Peter Hulick said.
Mike Ervin just wants the city to live up to its word.
A young woman from Elmhurst heard the call from a higher power, giving engineering up for a life of service.
A small business owner in Chicago reached out to the CBS 2 Morning Insiders, and Vince Gerasole takes us inside his wait for payment from the people supposed to be on his side.
The Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage program now caters to 192 schools citywide and supports almost 80,000 students.
Two members of Iraq's World Cup delegation were detained at O'Hare International Airport late Friday night. One of them was sent back home.
Team owner Cherie Travis came up with the playful name, which was inspired by the city's cold winters.
Lania Smith, 18, was struck and killed on the evening of May 30 while on her way to work in south suburban Dolton.
A community will come together on Monday night to honor a city employee who dedicated his life to making Chicago streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Currently acting attorney general, Todd Blanche may face an uphill confirmation battle from some wary Republican senators.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged President Trump's new $100,000 visa fee.
Despite local hopes to rebuild Logan Correctional Center in its original Lincoln location, the Illinois Department of Corrections announced its plans to build a women's facility in Crest Hill, near Joliet.
President Trump abruptly ended an interview with NBC News when repeatedly challenged on his claims of election fraud
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took a three-day bike tour through New Hampshire last week and this weekend.
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.
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.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
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.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
The workers were celebrated for their consistency, professionalism, and determination to keep kids safe during the school year.
The 13-year-old was arrested in this case and was charged with four counts of aggravated battery.
The pontiff is on a seven-day trip to the country. It's the first for a pope in 15 years. Bad Bunny, on the other hand, is in the middle of a 10-concert residency in Madrid, which ends on June 15.
The Dubai and Madagascar hissing cockroaches are valued at roughly $140,000 in the U.S.
Waves of rain and thunderstorms could lead to flooding it the Chicago area and bring with them the risk of unusual landspout tornadoes.
Despite local hopes to rebuild Logan Correctional Center in its original Lincoln location, the Illinois Department of Corrections announced its plans to build a women's facility in Crest Hill, near Joliet.
The Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage program now caters to 192 schools citywide and supports almost 80,000 students.
Two members of Iraq's World Cup delegation were detained at O'Hare International Airport late Friday night. One of them was sent back home.
Lania Smith, 18, was struck and killed on the evening of May 30 while on her way to work in south suburban Dolton.
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.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Two members of Iraq's World Cup delegation were detained at O'Hare International Airport late Friday night. One of them was sent back home.
Team owner Cherie Travis came up with the playful name, which was inspired by the city's cold winters.
Two-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson was held out of the Cubs' starting lineup for a second straight game.
Brandon Marsh homered for the third straight day and drove in two runs as the Phillies beat the White Sox in South Philly.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
An Illinois investment advisor has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that he swindled his clients in a Ponzi scheme.
One person was arrested after a pickup truck struck an Illinois State Police squad car in Chicago's Grand Crossing community early Monday.
Chicago police early Monday were investigating a stabbing that left a man dead in the Auburn Gresham community.
A man is dead after police said he was shot multiple times in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
A 13-year-old boy was charged Monday morning in a shooting that left four boys between the ages of 11 and 14 wounded in Chicago's Bronzeville community over the weekend.
