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His videos are racking up views on YouTube; a Chicago driver taking you along for a fast and furious ride.
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His videos are racking up views on YouTube; a Chicago driver taking you along for a fast and furious ride.
A local YouTube influencer's video went viral, when he became the star of his own version of "To Catch A Predator."
Five years after GamerGate brought global attention to the scourge of harassment towards women in male-dominated industries, an Illinois writer with a genetic disorder tweeted multiple selfies in defiant response to YouTube commenters who made derogatory and hateful comments about her looks.
Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.
Concerns have been raised about how YouTube collects minors' information and also about comments from pedophiles that have plagued the site.
The measure would require commercial services with more than 100 million active monthly users to disclose to their customers and financial regulators the types of data they collect.
YouTube is updating its hate speech policies to prohibit videos with white supremacist and neo-Nazi content.
Omar Orozco couldn't believe his eyes: three kids in two off-road vehicles going down the Dan Ryan Expressway at about 60 mph.
Illinois You Tube star Austin Jones was sentenced on Friday after he admitted to pressuring underage fans online into sending him sexually-explicit videos.
Prosecutors are asking for an 11-year prison sentence for a YouTube star from Illinois who has admitted to pressuring underage fans online into sending him sexually-explicit videos.
Austin Jones, a YouTube star from Bloomingdale, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography Friday.
A recent "Bird Box challenge" featured videos of people engaging in activities while blindfolded. People also were sickened in a challenge that involved eating Tide detergent pods.
As the star of her own YouTube channel, "The Brain Scoop," the 29-year-old is part comedian and part science tutor.
YouTube, which is owned by Google, incorporated aspects of the "Redirect Method" last year.
Influencers are now so plentiful, and powerful, that the federal government has begun requiring them to clearly identify who's picking up the tab.
Youtube is once again trying to clean up its platform. On Monday, the Google-owned company said it took down more than 8 million videos between October and December for violating its community guidelines.
If someone told you they wrestled a lion and survived, you probably wouldn't buy it, but Ted Papastefan has the video to prove it.
A craving for a McDonald's cheeseburger apparently prompted an 8-year-old Ohio boy to take his 4-year-old sister for a ride in his dad's van, which he learned to drive on the internet.
Chen helped provide a million dollars in seed money to help his alma mater expand and create the center for innovation and inquiry.
"The Bully," a 6 minute 38 second video by Jonah Maxwell, who is entering the 7th grade, has been viewed more than 106,000 times since it was posted on Sunday.
Research has shown that one of the most effective ways to reach millennials is with branded YouTube videos.
A YouTube video shows a shopper going off on a parent for using a government-assistance program at a Chicago area Walmart. CBS 2's Sandra Torres introduces us to the family receiving the aid.
A Chicago music teacher is suspended after videos surfaced on YouTube that are offensive to Jews, Muslims and individuals who are transgender. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
"I wanna be like you when I grow up," Michelle Obama told Virgina McLaurin.
Kayla Ward, 33, said she hasn't stopped crying since her SUV and the dogs were stolen.
Bloomington, Minnesota police announced that at 2:15 p.m., Rashad May, 23, and Shamar Lark, 21, were arrested in Chicago.
The project would convert a 1.75-mile abandoned railway corridor into a grade-separated multi-use path.
Drew Smyly struck out nine in five scoreless innings, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night in Major League Baseball's second annual "Field of Dreams" game.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
The cold front is to our south, allowing a cooler, northeast wind flow to continue.
The Justice Department asked a judge to unseal the search warrant and inventory, but Trump lawyers are considering releasing material prior to a ruling.
At 6:15 a.m., a vehicle was struck a bicyclist in the 9900 block of South Avenue L. The bicyclist died of the resulting injuries.
Kayla Ward, 33, said she hasn't stopped crying since her SUV and the dogs were stolen.
Bloomington, Minnesota police announced that at 2:15 p.m., Rashad May, 23, and Shamar Lark, 21, were arrested in Chicago.
The project would convert a 1.75-mile abandoned railway corridor into a grade-separated multi-use path.
Drew Smyly struck out nine in five scoreless innings, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night in Major League Baseball's second annual "Field of Dreams" game.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
The Justice Department asked a judge to unseal the search warrant and inventory, but Trump lawyers are considering releasing material prior to a ruling.
Sources say thousands of officers could be affected.
The Chicago Police Department has a dedicated transit unit, but Wilson wants CTA to have its own police force, with at least 300 officers.
The deposition is part of a wide-ranging probe into Trump's business practices by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
The declaration could help the federal government respond as the number of cases grows and demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply around the country.
It's estimated that more than 70% of Americans have had COVID, but we all know someone who says they've never had it.
Market Days will be held this Saturday and Sunday along Halsted Street from Addison Street south to Belmont Avenue.
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
The departments affected include technology and sales.
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
Imagine working at a place 50 years and hoping for 50 more – all because of the people.
Drew Smyly struck out nine in five scoreless innings, and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night in Major League Baseball's second annual "Field of Dreams" game.
The Bears can fine Smith for not practicing since taking him off the PUP list.
The White Sox wasted a dominant start from Dylan Cease, who has not given up more than one earned run in his past 14 starts.
It's a once in a lifetime chance for the major leaguers to be kids again.
MJ Melendez hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to send the Kansas City Royals past the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
The woman left her two dogs in the SUV while running into a business in River North, and someone got in and drove away. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
A sheriff's deputy called it a "crappy situation." That is a direct quote.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather for Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
The Englewood Nature Trail would bring recreation and community engagement to a long-abandoned railway embankment. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports.
The driver did not stop at the scene and continued north on Avenue L, police said.
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