2 former Wheaton College football players drown in Lake Michigan
Two former Wheaton College football players drowned while swimming in Lake Michigan in western Michigan over the weekend.
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Two former Wheaton College football players drowned while swimming in Lake Michigan in western Michigan over the weekend.
Wheaton College junior Tess Boyer is headed back to the D-III national championships as the conference's only representative for a second straight year.
The Wheaton College junior just put in a dominant performance at the CCIW championships that included multiple meet records. Now she’s headed back to the D-III national championships as the conference’s only representative for a second straight year.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Three DuPage County Sheriff's deputies were injured after falling down an escalator while struggling with a man they were trying to detain at the courthouse Friday morning in Wheaton, Illinois.
The festival moved from Naperville to Romeoville in 2020, but was canceled twice due to the pandemic.
Elmhurst, Highland Park, Wheaton, Park Ridge, and Glen Ellyn were ranked among the best 100 small cities to live in America, according to a new study.
A garter snake or a fox snake being found in a Chicago area forest preserve would not be news – but the snake that was found at a DuPage County preserve was nothing remotely like either.
A protest is planned for Tuesday outside a Catholic high school in west suburban Wheaton over the use of personal pronouns.
"They have their choice, but their choice takes away the safety of everyone around them."
Sunshine and seedlings--it is a combo that's creating a lot of happiness and healing in the western suburbs.
High schools in Wheaton are making graduation special for seniors who have been through a lot this year.
Starting Wednesday, the health department is moving its community vaccination clinic to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
The Cosley Zoo in Wheaton will be open seven days a week, with timed tickets available on their website.
It's a dining dilemma that is on many of our minds – just how is eating in an enclosed tent different from eating inside a restaurant?
As the coronavirus surge raged in Illinois this weekend, we saw more proof that COVID-19 tests are hard to come by.
CBS 2 started asking questions, and it sparked an internal investigation within the DuPage County Sheriff's Department.
The City of Wheaton is already making outdoor dining work, and at no cost to local businesses.
CBS 2's Lauren Victory found a brave young girl from Wheaton who hopes her story inspires others to help, by donating blood.
Protesters came out in the hundreds in the western suburbs Tuesday night, all calling for changes in how students are learning this school year.
Three men have been charged with breaking into homes in Wheaton and Lombard and shooting a homeowner on Aug. 23, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.
Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt.
The tornado that hit Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood during the derecho on Monday afternoon turns out to have been one of seven in northern Illinois and five in the greater Chicago area.
After 130 days in the hospital fighting COVID-19, Jonathan Davila is finally going home.
Police have cleared the scene and said residents no longer need to stay in their homes.
If you want to celebrate Juneteenth 2026 in the Chicago area, you've got plenty of choices. Events to mark the federal holiday are being held Thursday and through the weekend.
A nest of four piping plover chicks has hatched at Montrose Beach on the Chicago lakefront.
Chicago police are asking for help finding the man who punched a woman in the head at a CTA Pink Line stop last week in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
Another tornado outbreak is possible in the Chicago area Wednesday with two more rounds of storms on the way.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Illinois' $56 billion budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. It's the largest budget in state history.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
Former Chicago Ald. George Cardenas has jumped into the race for mayor. Cardenas kicked off his campaign on Tuesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee will hold a hearing Monday on the city's parking meter deal.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
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.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
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.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
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.
Some changes may be coming to your pan pizza - Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut to private equity group Longrange Captial.
The FBI said Tuesday that it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House.
A 19-year-old died after a crash between his e-bike and a car in Franklin Park Tuesday morning, police said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Chicago leaders gathered at Daley Plaza on Tuesday for the raising of the Juneteenth flag. Juneteenth, on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when the Union Army freed the final enslaved people of African descent.
Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking storms in the Chicago area.
Two former Wheaton College football players drowned while swimming in Lake Michigan in western Michigan over the weekend.
Another tornado outbreak is possible in the Chicago area Wednesday with two more rounds of storms on the way.
A man was shot and killed, and the suspected shooter was in turn shot by Chicago police, on Monday night in Uptown.
If you want to celebrate Juneteenth 2026 in the Chicago area, you've got plenty of choices. Events to mark the federal holiday are being held Thursday and through the weekend.
A nest of four piping plover chicks has hatched at Montrose Beach on the Chicago lakefront.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
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.
Former NHL player Kyle Calder has died at age 47. The Alberta native spent a majority of his 10 years in the league with Chicago and also played for Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and Anaheim.
The Chicago Bulls have officially named Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.
Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot to center field off Michael Lorenzen.
A person familiar with the decision says the Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach.
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
A man from Chicago's northwest suburbs was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison last week for trafficking drugs and guns, after he was caught in a sting a year and a half ago.
A man and woman were shot and wounded in an apartment complex in Joliet, Illinois, on Monday afternoon.
The FBI is involved in a sexual abuse investigation at a school in Aurora, Illinois, and is searching for more victims.
