10 Things You Didn't Know About Chicago
Many know Chicago is known as "the Windy City" and Wrigley Field is one of America's oldest baseball stadiums, but there are a lot of other things about this great city that are not widely known.
Many know Chicago is known as "the Windy City" and Wrigley Field is one of America's oldest baseball stadiums, but there are a lot of other things about this great city that are not widely known.
Visitors at the Willis Tower were again standing in the Skydeck's glass enclosures on Friday, perched 1,300 feet over the sidewalk below, after crews repaired one of the boxes that was damaged late Wednesday.
The cracks formed after a group of visitors to the Skydeck at the Willis Tower stepped out on the Ledge, but Willis Tower officials said the glass itself did not crack, only the protective coating.
The "Ledge" at Willis Tower has a new rival for skyscraper thrills in Chicago. The Hancock Center has its own gravity-defying feature, "Tilt," which lets visitors lean out over the edge of its observation deck at a 30-degree angle.
Michael Jordan would have to light the torch after a tribute to the city's diversity.
These Chicago sites serve as literary landmarks often recognized in the pages of a great book.
John Stewart, angered by Chicago's response to the decision to declare One World Trade Center the tallest building in the U.S. over Willis Tower, said some unsavory things about Chicago's famous deep dish pizza.
The Willis Tower on Tuesday lost the title of the tallest building in the United States to the new World Trade center in New York.
Rising from the ashes of 9/11, the new World Trade Center tower has punched above the New York skyline to reach its powerfully symbolic height of 1,776 feet and become the tallest building in the country. Or has it?
Senator Mark Kirk was in Chicago Sunday to outline what he calls his "stroke agenda" before climbing a stairway at the Willis Tower as part of a fundraiser for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. That's where the Highland Park Republican underwent physical therapy after suffering a stroke in 2012.
The metal on Zac Vawter's bionic leg gleamed as he climbed the 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was met with hugs and cheers as he reached the finish line of a popular stair climbing event at the Willis Tower.
Hundreds of people will be taking part in a charity climb to the top of the Willis Tower Sunday, but all eyes will be on one man.
Strong winds forced officials at the Willis Tower to close its Sky Deck Wednesday, but the observation deck on the 94th floor of the Hancock remained open for business.
Strong winds forced officials at the Willis Tower to close its Skydeck for the day on Tuesday, but the observation deck on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center remained open for business.
United Airlines headquarters will soon be contained within one iconic Chicago address.
Headline: Sears Extremists Fly Plane Into Willis Tower. To the satirical newspaper "The Onion", that's comedy--the kind their writers have been doing for decades. However, many people believe any humor about the tragedy of Sept. 11 crosses the line.
The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is celebrating the third anniversary of its popular "Ledge."
It appears Chicago's Willis Tower may be holding onto its title of the nation's tallest building.
Depending on how you figure, the Willis Tower could be about to lose bragging rights as the nation's tallest building once the skyscraper at New York's Ground Zero is completed.
Chicago locals enjoy hosting out-of-town friends and families. They get to show off the artistic side of this exciting city. Here are some of the unforgettable works of art in Chicago that can't be missed on the next visit.
Something that happened over downtown Chicago Thursday morning is confirmation that the fear of another 9/11 is never far from people's minds.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he's evaluating plans to shave up to 12 minutes off CTA travel times between downtown and O'Hare Airport and Midway Airports, a goal he views as more attainable than his predecessor's dream of an express train to O'Hare.
A few of the 1,300 United Airlines employees relocating to Chicago got the chance Wednesday to tell Mayor Rahm Emanuel what they do and don't like about their new home.
The Willis Tower is tall! Just... you know... so you know. Why not take a trip up to its Skydeck to get a real grasp of how big this behemoth building is?
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"I am an irate customer because you have taken my package, and you have no intention of shipping it out."
Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
Following a trace of snow in the first few days of the month, 18 of 30 April days featured above-normal temperatures at O'Hare
A meeting on the subject Wednesday was not in person, but virtual—and notably absent was Gov. Pritzker himself.
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
A guest speaker will also give firsthand accounts about the situation in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
He spent much of the nearly 90-minute speech off prompter, including an unscripted assessment of abortion rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Someone sprayed eight female students – all between the ages of 15 and 19 – with a chemical irritant. The female offender then ran off, police said. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Muslim American advocates from Chicago traveled down to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to also call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Streisand commented on an Instagram post by McCarthy, commenting on her recent weight loss. But there was an issue with the delivery of the comment.
In some cases, they've been here for weeks. Hundreds of packages were seen in one photo snapped by Kelly Tuesday, who searched for answers after receiving a notice that the items she shipped had never arrived.
Mr. Trump used his day off from his criminal trial to hit the campaign trail in the two key battleground states.
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
Trump will deliver remarks at 2 p.m. central time at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road.
"I am an irate customer because you have taken my package, and you have no intention of shipping it out."
Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
He is taking over the wheel for his wife, Leah Pruett, a veteran drag racer who coached his husband in a very different circuit for Stewart.
The Sox' Andrew Benintendi homered leading off the eighth to tie it at 5 after Minnesota scored twice in the top half. But the Twins pulled it out in the ninth.
The teams were hitless in six plate appearances with runners in scoring position against the starters.
The Chicago Fire have a handful of homegrown players on the roster, including Brian Gutierrez, who led the team in assists and was named Team MVP last season.
Garrett Crochet pitched five innings for the White Sox, allowing two runs and five hits after dropping his previous three starts.
Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
Police said officers were flagged down at the school around 11:45 a.m., after a female entered the school, approached a group of eight teen females, all between 15 and 19 years old, and sprayed a chemical irritant.
LaPorte County Sheriff's deputies found multiple vacuum-sealed packages of drugs in a pickup truck during a traffic stop.
Craig Messiah-Smith, 24, was Monday afternoon, just minutes after police said he shot two women inside a home in the 7400 block of South Ellis Avenue.
Monica Davis turned herself in to Schaumburg police last week after learning investigators received complaints about her suburban dental practice.