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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.
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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.
The gunman, identified as an 18-year-old man from the area, was killed by law enforcement, police said.
Critics have raised doubts the proposed casino can generate $200 million in revenue from the city, as the Lightfoot administration has said, calling those projections "fuzzy math."
It's a conversation parents wish they didn't have to have with their children -- discussing deadly school shootings.
Joliet Police said they are "closely monitoring national events regarding tragic & unnecessary school violence."
The offender poured a flammable liquid on him before setting him on fire and running off.
A 2- to 3-year-old girl was found unresponsive after an extensive search of the building, and attempts to resuscitate the child failed, according to the Fire Department.
Police are looking for an offender who followed and sexually assaulted a female in the Lincoln Park area Monday night.
One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."
The City of Evanston and Evanston police warn community members of anticipated heavy traffic ahead of Thursday's giveaway.
The tradition actually began with Marshall Field's in 1916 with a wool flag.
Strong severe storms and scattered showers are likely by the afternoon.
A Chicago man is charged for stealing a vehicle in Elmhurst on Tuesday.
Four people were taken to a local hospital and are expected to recover.
The shooter is also dead, and is believed to have been killed by responding law enforcement officers.
Wilson will provide $25 coupons per person for groceries at participating Cermak Fresh Market and Pete's Market locations.
Getting towed is never fun. From the surprise of your missing car to the shock of the bill.
A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect Wednesday.
Temperatures climb to the 70s Wednesday.
An isolated tornado can not be ruled out. Highs on Wednesday will be warmer in the 70s, thanks to a gusty south wind.
It was more than 18 years ago when Kevin Clewer was found stabbed to death in his East Lakeview apartment – and Chicago Police once again are asking for your help in the investigation.
A total of 19 students and two adults were killed when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Texas.
Trevor Story and Christian Vazquez each hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox set season highs in runs and hits in a win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Candace Parker had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Azura Stevens added 15 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night.
The season is less than a month old, and the Chicago Sky didn't need a reminder that they're coming off their first-ever WNBA title. But they got one anyway.
Aurora will welcome its Pride Parade back in less than three weeks – but law enforcement officers have been told they won't be able to participate if they are dressed in uniform.
The gunman, identified as an 18-year-old man from the area, was killed by law enforcement, police said.
Critics have raised doubts the proposed casino can generate $200 million in revenue from the city, as the Lightfoot administration has said, calling those projections "fuzzy math."
It's a conversation parents wish they didn't have to have with their children -- discussing deadly school shootings.
Joliet Police said they are "closely monitoring national events regarding tragic & unnecessary school violence."
The offender poured a flammable liquid on him before setting him on fire and running off.
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
"They told me to hire a good lawyer, that this is probably a billing issue with the city."
Experts with whom we spoke said ransomware attacks in general – including those on school districts and vendors – are skyrocketing.
CPS officials said a technology vendor, Battelle for Kids, was the victim of a ransomware attack last December, on a server that stores course information and evaluations.
The troubling reality is mass shootings like this are skyrocketing in Chicago compared to the rest of the country.
Critics have raised doubts the proposed casino can generate $200 million in revenue from the city, as the Lightfoot administration has said, calling those projections "fuzzy math."
One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."
As crime in the Chicago Transit Authority system continues to spike, the city is shelling out big bucks for unarmed security guards it has added to the transit system to try to fight it.
A close ally of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Scott was tapped as chair of the City Council Education Committee after Lightfoot took office in 2019.
Indiana law now bans transgender females from competing in girls school sports, joining about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years.
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
With parents struggling to navigate the baby formula shortage, breast milk donation banks are seeing a sharp increase in demand — but also a jump in donations.
Walk into the baby formula aisle at just about any drug or grocery store around the country, and you will still see rows of empty shelves.
Abbott Nutrition said after its plant in Sturgis, Michigan gets back in operation, product could be back on shelves in six to eight weeks, subject to approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $5.12 as of Tuesday morning.
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
It has been almost three months since city leaders dropped COVID-19 restrictions – but as we head toward summer, experts warn we could see more COVID cases.
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
Sturgis plant will reopen soon as nationwide out-of-stock levels of baby formula rise above 40%.
The Evanston Department of Health and Human Service reported 397 new COVID-19 cases over the last seven days – up from 305 the prior week.
There is still a push from nearby residents to stop the billon-dollar Bally's project that is planned for the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West.
Such events as the chaos downtown that led to a deadly shooting right in the middle of Millennium Park have led people to cancel trips, meetings, and events in Chicago because they don't feel safe.
The village of Skokie is telling Carvana it cannot build a proposed 14-story car vending tower, just three months after the project won approval from village trustees.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot helped cut the ribbon Tuesday morning to open the official U.S. headquarters of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
Trevor Story and Christian Vazquez each hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox set season highs in runs and hits in a win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Candace Parker had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Azura Stevens added 15 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night.
The season is less than a month old, and the Chicago Sky didn't need a reminder that they're coming off their first-ever WNBA title. But they got one anyway.
Frank Schwindel homered twice in a game for the first time in his career, Marcus Stroman recovered from a rough start to pitch five effective innings, and the Chicago Cubs rolled past the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Emotions, frustration, and anger boiled over for Golden State Warriors Head Coach and onetime Bulls star Steve Kerr Tuesday night in the wake of the massacre that killed 18 children in Texas.
CBS announced its 2022-2023 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring four new dramas and more.
The controversial comic laughed off the incident after being tackled, and video appeared to show the person who charged him being beaten onstage.
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the Judd sisters said on social media.
The new national tour of "Jersey Boys" opens next week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, celebrating the music of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
The retailer raised the 5,000 square-foot flag this morning in honor of those who died in service to the nation.
A child is dead after a fire Wednesday morning in an apartment building in the Roseland neighborhood.
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
It's a conversation parents wish they didn't have to have with their children -- discussing deadly school shootings.
"We acted fast, we ran out, resident Jennifer Sadlowski said. "Everything else can be replaced, but not our lives. I heard the fire alarm go off so my natural instinct was to run, turn off the water, grab my son and wake him."
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