9-year-old Washington boy sets longest kids world planking record
Jack Sims was able to hold it for one hour, one minute, and five seconds.
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Jack Sims was able to hold it for one hour, one minute, and five seconds.
The damaged tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor, a chemical used in paper processing, authorities said.
After the teams played nine scoreless innings, Lile advanced to third on Jorbit Vivas' groundout and scored when left fielder Tanner Murray injured his shoulder making a diving catch on Abrams' sinking liner.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
The Federal Aviation Administration warned of significant impacts in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and as far south as Atlanta due to gusty winds.
Lottery players in Washington, Illinois, are being asked to check their tickets after a single Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold for Tuesday night's drawing.
Flood waters are rising to historic levels in Washington.
Riverwoods police said that Natalie E. Schram, 40, was arrested in connection with the case on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Bellingham, Washington.
The Fighting Illini defense, which was ranked 73rd in the country in total defense heading into the game, struggled mightily against Washington's offense.
CBS News Willie James Inman reports from Washington where the White House is threatening to fire thousands of federal workers as shutdown continues.
The Justice Department on Wednesday filed hate crime charges against the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May.
A curfew was in place for downtown Spokane, Washington, after the mayor imposed the restriction following a protest Wednesday afternoon outside an ice office. Police say they arrested more than 30 people and officers deployed "pepper balls" on the crowd.
A Washington state father is wanted for murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.
Washington state father Travis Decker, a former Army soldier with "extensive training," is wanted for murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.
The Capital Jewish Museum will reopen on Thursday after a deadly shooting left two dead in Washington, D.C. A Chicago man, Elias Rodriguez, was arrested outside the museum for allegedly shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy employees who were leaving an event at the museum — Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, an American.
Chicago Jewish leaders held a news conference on Monday to address the fatal shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
Scott MacFarlane shared the latest details after two Israeli Embassy employees were shot and killed Wednesday night as they left the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.,
This also comes after an Arab dance group performed in a university dining hall, in a display by which Northwestern now says it is "shocked and appalled."
All before he could even read yet, Alexander Brown had brain surgery, radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy.
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
The airport will be closed until possibly 10 a.m. central time, impacting several flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
In a letter sent to Congress on Friday, she says the treasury will have to take "extraordinary measures" to pay Washington's bills on time and in full once that happens.
Wednesday marked 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks that forever changed New York City and the nation.
Biden kicked off the NATO Summit Tuesday night in Washington. The annual summit is expected to have a big focus on Ukraine.
William Anders, who snapped one of the most iconic images of the space age, was killed when his small plane went down off the coast of Washington state.
A new report from the Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force has identified gasp in the justice system that often fails survivors.
For more than two decades, the Bud Billiken Scholarship has celebrated young people whose determination has carried them to college.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
Francesca Hong has not backed away from calls to defund and abolish the police, raise taxes on the wealthy, and create a state-owned bank — positions now facing voters in a state Trump has carried twice.
The area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
In the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned and Illinois became a destination for abortion care, Illinois providers and advocates have rebuilt the state's infrastructure to support the tens of thousands of people who travel to the state for abortion services every year.
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, raising awareness of a disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, write, and understand both spoken and written language.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer home in Highland Park reopened after a $70 million gut renovation that redesigned the stage to reduce sound levels harmful to musicians.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, Ali Siddiq and Bert Kreischer are among the comedians coming to the city to perform from Nov. 5 to Nov. 15.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
A new report from the Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force has identified gasp in the justice system that often fails survivors.
There are 228 Pizza Ranch spots, and Jason Halkias says he’s succeeded in a mission to visit them all.
Two specific women who received Bud Billiken Scholarship serve as proof that some of life's greatest hardships can become the foundation for extraordinary futures. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
In Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County deputies said not only was a man holding two knives when they arrived, but he had also just been caught on camera setting a restaurant on fire.
A recording played in court captured suspect Tyler Robinson’s roommate saying he “wished he hadn’t done it” after the shooting.
The CTA released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros appeared Thursday morning before a federal judge who said he violated court orders regarding sealed criminal charges.
The third child who died when a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during a severe storm has been identified by family members.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Lake Michigan off the North Shore may be only the second such quake recorded in the last 100 years. But that doesn't mean it can't happen again, or closer to Chicago.
A new report from the Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force has identified gasp in the justice system that often fails survivors.
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
On Tuesday evening, CBS News Chicago reported on wild weeds taking over a property in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, and neighbors who said they spent months trying to get help.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.
City officials unveil underground stormwater storage units to reduce flooding on the West Side
Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The WNBA will be holding some marquee All-Star events at Chicago's newly opened Obama Presidential Center later this month.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Phil Regan, who pitched for four major league teams over 13 years before spending five more decades in the game as a coach, manager and scout, has died.
New Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ian Cole called the team an up-and-coming group.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
An 18-year-old man was facing charges Thursday after police said he fired a gun into a home in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest.
Thieves left empty-handed in an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood early Thursday, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was charged this week in a mass shooting that left three people dead in Chicago's West Chatham community in 2024.
The men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week were back in court Wednesday morning.
