Chicago Weather: Spring Snow Showers
Temperatures remain below average with a high of 43 degrees.
Watch CBS News
Temperatures remain below average with a high of 43 degrees.
The second wave of stimulus payments is expected to go out this week.
A struggling single mom told us Tuesday night that she is out of cash - but the state is putting her money on hold for months.
The State of Illinois said it will be another month before the first unemployment payments get to independent contractors and gig workers such as Uber drivers and musicians.
Since day one, we have been pushing for answers about the State of Illinois' overwhelmed computer system.
Many are sheltering in place at home - turning to the internet to find work during this pandemic. So are scammers.
"So many families are hurting at a scale that this country hasn't seen ever in our lifetime, and our state unemployment filing systems – which were built a decade ago for a much lower number of claims – simply haven't kept pace," Pritzker said Monday at his daily COVID-19 briefing.
The COVID-19 outbreak is sparking a hiring spree for more than half a million jobs at the nation's biggest retailers. Some are hiring fast to meet demand.
The Chicago River Swim launched last year, making it the first organized open-water swim in the Chicago River in 98 years.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area.
The confrontation between protesters and the agents was caught on video, showing one of the agents using what appeared to be pepper spray.
Chicago police say three unknown suspects were traveling in a dark-colored Jeep sport utility vehicle and damaged 28 vehicles outside a parking lot.
The museum says the goal is to preserve the lives, experiences, and histories that live within those objects as part of a broader historical record.
An off duty Cook County Sheriff's correctional officer was among 3 men injured in a shooting in River North.
The defense said Katlar Parchman, 19, is a nursing assistant, goes to church, does community service, but was not the person who caused Kyle Bickham's death.
Ed Sheeran opened his solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what is happening there is "catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Riot Fest leaders told CBS News Chicago that Saturday's adjusted schedule was prompted by city officials.