WWII veteran honored at White Sox game
Sergeant Frank Veselak at 100 years young got a well-deserved round of applause after he threw out the first pitch at Sunday's game.
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Sergeant Frank Veselak at 100 years young got a well-deserved round of applause after he threw out the first pitch at Sunday's game.
It sounds like fiction, but the U.S. military really did work in tandem with the Mafia to fight Nazis. The authors of “Ghosts of Sicily” — “NCIS” star Mark Harmon and retired NCIS Special Agent and Chicago native Leon Carroll Jr., join Dana Kozlov.
Willard Smith and Robert Miller both served in World War II, and 82 years later, they have crossed paths once again.
Robert Miller and Willard Smith moved into the Tabor Hills Healthcare Facility in Naperville. Eighty-two years and more than 8,000 miles away from where their paths first crossed.
Holocaust memorial officials and historians say a proliferation of "entirely fabricated" digital content is distorting the Nazi's wartime horrors.
Diver Tom Gramlich spotted the metal object in shallow water near Fort Pierce.
The Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center celebrated with a commemoration ceremony. Fifteen local World War II veterans attended and were honored with a certificate of appreciation.
A group of Chicago-area veterans traveled to New Orleans Wednesday to see for themselves a museum built in their honor.
The Gary Sinise Foundation and American Airlines make these trips happen four times a year. On Wednesday, Noel Brennan was there for a big sendoff for the veterans on the latest trip at O’Hare International Airport.
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World War II veteran who got a proper sendoff in Homewood on Thursday.
An explosive discovery caused travel chaos in and around Paris, as the city’s busiest train station was shut down after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found near the tracks.
It was exactly 80 years ago that six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima.
Survivors of the Nazi's notorious Auschwitz death camp are taking center stage at the memorial service to mark 80 years since its liberation by Soviet troops.
Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to a news article.
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delbert G. Tuttle earned the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for wounds he suffered in the Battle of Saipan.
U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed amid fierce fighting with German forces.
Harry Jerele is from Berkeley, Illinois. He died as a prisoner of war in 1942, but was not identified until 2023—three years after his remains were exhumed.
The Port Chicago 50, a group of Black sailors charged and convicted in the largest U.S. Navy mutiny in history, were exonerated by the U.S. Navy on Wednesday, which called the case "fundamentally unfair."
Ahead of celebrating America's independence, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a Purple Heart medal to the son of a man who was a World War II veteran and a master sergeant in the Army Air Corps.
Harold Terens is a 100-year-old World War II veteran, while his bride, Jeanne Swerlin, is a youngster of just 96.
International leaders and veterans are in Normandy, France, to remember the pivotal invasion that changed the course of World War II.
The entire United Airlines flight crew headed to Paris are also veterans. For the World War II vets onboard the flight, returning to Normandy came with a mix of emotions.
For just a moment Monday night, the hustle at O’Hare International Airport came to a complete stop – to honor three World War II veterans who are riding a different kind of tank these days. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The USS Harder was sunk in a battle on Aug. 24, 1944 as the U.S. sought to retake the Philippines from occupying Japanese forces.
On Tuesday evening, the City of Aurora honored Miller with a proclamation from Mayor Richard Irvin and sash ahead of the parade.
The friends ran track at DeKalb High School, with one of them going on to do the same at UIC.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
The nonprofit The Brotherhood for the Fallen held the 10-1 benefit on Saturday in memory of officer John Bartholomew and in honor of officer Nelson Crespo. All proceeds benefit their families.
Nearly 1,500 runners from more than 50 countries took part in the race with a course across steep stone steps, mountain roads, and rural villages.
Therapists and volunteers from Northwestern Medicine teamed up with the Go Baby Go program to create the special ride-on cars.
Thousands of sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Saturday to reunite with their loved ones. It's a special moment for many, including a sailor who finally got to meet his newborn son for the first time.
The Pope was talking with some children at the Vatican on Sunday, when the kids did the viral gesture.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
A burglary suspect was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a Cook County Sheriff's car on Saturday morning.
The friends ran track at DeKalb High School, with one of them going on to do the same at UIC.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
