
Pair Charged With Carjacking, Robbing Elderly Couple At Willowbrook Gas Station
Two men have been charged with carjacking an elderly couple at gunpoint at a gas station in west suburban Willowbrook in July.
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Two men have been charged with carjacking an elderly couple at gunpoint at a gas station in west suburban Willowbrook in July.
A Willowbrook man is charged with three felony counts of resisting and obstruction of arrest causing injury after a DuPage County court hearing on Friday.
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?
Administrators called it war. And they are afraid that battle could be starting up again.
For the first time, we are hearing what it was like inside ground zero for one of the largest outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in Illinois.
With more test results still on the way, the number of infected is expected to increase despite the health department's best efforts.
After 22 people have tested for coronavirus at a nursing home in DuPage County, officials must run tests and interview an estimated 2,000 people from one facility.
The Mayor of Willowbrook on Tuesday night was calling on young people to step up amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize about half of all U.S. medical equipment in plants around the country. Experts have known for decades that the toxic gas could be linked to cancers including breast and blood cancers.
Sterigenics is facing more lawsuits, with two dozen cases filed just this week against the medical sterilization plant.
Sterigenics announced Monday it is giving up its fight to reopen its shuttered medical sterilization facility, and instead will be leaving Willowbrook.
Sterigenics may reopen following a circuit court agreement reached Friday.
A teenage girl has been fighting two different cancers much of her life, and her family believes a Willowbrook company emitting a toxic gas in their neighborhood is the cause.
Victims have filed 32 new lawsuits against Sterigenics for exposure to the cancer causing chemical exthylene oxide.
Hundreds of people gathered in Willowbrook Thursday evening for what was expected to be a fiery public meeting on Sterigenics.
An Illinois pilot suffered only minor injuries when a helicopter crashed in central North Dakota.
A DuPage County judge on Wednesday delayed ruling on an agreement that might allow Sterigenics to reopen its medical sterilization plant in WIllowbrook, to allow more time for public comment on the deal.
Willowbrook-based Sterigenics has reached an agreement that may allow the medical sterilization company to fully reopen.
Matt Haller, 45, died in March from stomach cancer. He was concerned a chemical emitted from a local company may have been to blame. Now a new Illinois law cracking down on cancer causing emissions is being called the toughest in the nation.
"My biggest fear is that I won't be around to see my children one day."
It's being called the strongest law in the nation against carcinogenic ethylene oxide emissions.
The man who asked repeatedly for a state investigation into the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook was remembered Saturday at a vigil in Elmhurst.
A new report from the state health department revealed a higher than normal number of cases of several cancer types for people living near the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook.
Sterigenics released the following statement Friday regarding the Illinois Department of Public Health's cancer incidence report.
He battled cancer and fought to get the word out about a dangerous chemical coming from a plant near his home. Matt Haller lost his fight against cancer, but before he died, he wanted to share a message with CBS 2's Dave Savini.
He yelled "there go police right there," jumped in front of them, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said.
"That's my child. I felt every kick."
Mosquitos infected with the West Nile Virus have been found in the Chicago area.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
The annual house music festival features top deejays from Chicago and around the world.
Navy Pier's fireworks show's explosive grand finale wowed the crowds for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and lit up Chicago's lakefront to kick off the holiday weekend.
Those storms linger in the forecast for most of the next week.
Alcohol is the leading contributing factor in recreational boating deaths.
He yelled "there go police right there," jumped in front of them, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said.
"That's my child. I felt every kick."
Mosquitos infected with the West Nile Virus have been found in the Chicago area.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The report confirms what many have suspected for decades: being suspicious has less to do with what a person is doing, and more to do with what they look like.
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Transgender girls in Indiana are now banned from playing on girls' teams at schools in that state.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
The Indiana Hospital Association said the state will still need about 5,000 more nurses by 2031.
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
New Trier High School alum and former Chicago White Sox player Charlie Tilson saw his first shot in the major leagues derailed by injury.
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam and a solo homer en route to a career-high six RBIs, rookie Christopher Morel had a career-high five hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 10 p.m. forecast for Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Mosquitos infected with the West Nile Virus have been found in the Chicago area.
Investigators are trying to figure out who blew up a mailbox with fireworks on Chicago's Northwest Side. It happened at Elston Avenue in Irving Park. Police says omeone lit fireworks and dropped them inside Saturday evening. No one was hurt by the explosion.
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
Residents say the parade was greatly missed during the pandemic.
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