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The Lifesaving Education and Awareness on Donation, or LEAD, program intends to increase engagement among teens.
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The Lifesaving Education and Awareness on Donation, or LEAD, program intends to increase engagement among teens.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris caught up with Dave Hunt from Hunt Auctions.
CBS 2's Marshall Harris caught up with Dave Hunt from Hunt Auctions.
One of the biggest names in sports broadcasting was in town Friday for NCAA Tournament games at the United Center.
The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class - headlined by Peyton Manning – got the spotlight in Canton, Ohio on Sunday – but on Saturday night, the 2020 class finally got their time to shine after last year's ceremony was canceled. Jimbo Covert finally got his opportunity to unveil his hall of fame bust.
"Finally at long last, the two statues we've waited 100 years for. It's only fitting that these two most colossal of all figures in a long line of gigantic characters of the Chicago Bears will forever be immortalized."
Bears fans can soon visit statues of Hall of Fame inductees Walter Payton and George S. Halas at Soldier Field.
Former Bears running back Matt Forte sat down with CBS Local to discuss facing Jay Cutler for the first time, playing in Chicago, and more.
The widow of Chicago Bears great Walter Payton says she doesn't want her grandson to play football over concerns about concussions.
Former Bears coach Mike Ditka has lent his voice to a campaign to find a cure for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which killed Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton.
Hockey can be a strange sport, which is why losses can be so painful.
A family on a couch, watching the US hockey team against the Russians.
Time-travel stories never really work, upon inspection.
Remember when some people were so worried that former Chicago Bear Brian Urlacher would sign with the Minnesota Vikings, not because he would improve a division rival (he wouldn't have) but that it would perceivably taint his legacy?
Alyne Payton, 87, passed away Sunday night following an extended illness.
Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has been awarded the 2012 Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
After earning his second Pro Bowl honor this week, the Bears have named cornerback Charles Tillman the team's nominee for the 2012 Walter Payton NFL "Man of the Year" award.
Exactly 13 years ago today, the world lost one of the greatest football players to ever put on shoulders pads.
In his blog, Pearlman posted a response to Ditka's message.
Jarret Payton, the son of Chicago Bears great, Walter Payton, just wants his dad to be remember for who he really was.
Add Steve 'Mongo' McMichael to the list of people who aren't exactly thrilled with author Jeff Pearlman's new book detailing the not-so-glamorous details of Walter Payton's life.
Walter Payton's widow is reacting to the new tell-all book about the Bears legend, including a story about how she and Payton's extramarital girlfriend were both at his Hall of Fame induction.
The backlash of Jeff Pearlman's soon-to-be published book entitled "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," continued after Payton's longtime agent, Bud Holmes threatened legal action against Pearlman.
Since an excerpt of Jeff Pearlman's new book, "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," was published in Sports Illustrated Wednesday, the author has come under fire for writing details many believe are no one's business.
It's not a biographer's job to make you feel good. Apparently, author Jeff Pearlman has succeeded in angering a sizable number of naïve Chicagoans and Bears fans, based on early response to his new book.
A cyclist killed in a crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday afternoon was an employee with the Chicago Department of Transportation who spent years working on improving the city's bicycle infrastructure.
At least one person was killed, and three others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Police in Toledo, Ohio, reported that there were believed to be at least two shooters. No suspects have been arrested.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
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.
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.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
Meteorologist Mary Key Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Families and volunteers stepped off in Lincoln Park on Saturday for the 30th Congenital Heart Walk. CBS News Chicago's Asal Rezaei served as the event's emcee.
A suburban mall is getting into the World Cup spirit and breaking world records. At the Fox Valley Mall, dozens took part in an effort to break the Guinness World Record for the most people juggling a soccer ball for 10 seconds.
A Chicago-based pet foundation is seeing national reach thanks to a partnership with Pet Supplies Plus. Chicago area families and their pets visited local Pet Supplies Plus stores on Saturday for pup cups crafts to benefit the Live Like Roo Foundation.
Five people, including a toddler, were injured when an elderly man crashed a car into a Chipotle restaurant on Saturday afternoon in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
A cyclist killed in a crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday afternoon was an employee with the Chicago Department of Transportation who spent years working on improving the city's bicycle infrastructure.
Police officers shot and killed a man at a restaurant and bar early Saturday in northwest suburban Carpentersville, after the man had shot two people inside.
Police in Toledo, Ohio, reported that there were believed to be at least two shooters. No suspects have been arrested.
At least one person was killed, and three others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
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.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.
Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2.
Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years as the Phillies defeated the White Sox Friday night.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
Michael Gledhill, 44, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he turned himself in following the fatal stabbing of Handy, the LAPD said.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
A man suffered cuts to his neck and body during a fight on board a CTA Blue Line train on Wednesday evening in the Loop.
