Chicago man charged in fatal shooting of Oak Park detective

Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins was the first Oak Park officer killed in the line of duty since 1938.

• Dec 1, 2024

Suburban Chicago Step N' HerStory show shines a light on Black sororities for Women's History Month

"I really wanted to bring that here because it was something that our students really hadn't been exposed to."

• Mar 28, 2024

Why poverty is on the rise in U.S. suburbs

National poverty rates are on the decline, but the amount of progress made varies across age groups and geography, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data. Alan Berube, co-author of "Confronting Suburban Poverty in America," joins CBS News to examine why.

• Dec 12, 2023

Evidence of atrocities emerges in Kyiv suburb

As Russian troops retreat from areas around Kyiv, the Ukrainian government said civilians in the town of Bucha were executed. Debora Patta reports.

• Apr 4, 2022

COVID outbreak hits Pennsylvania school

A suburb of Philadelphia has seen an alarming COVID-19 outbreak among children and several fully vaccinated adults. All cases are connected to a single classroom. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Apr 26, 2021

Black Lives Matter protests extend into America's suburbs

The movement has gathered momentum outside of the urban centers and is showing up in towns from Greenwich, Connecticut to Waco, Texas to Wenatchee, Washington.

• Jun 10, 2020

"Little Fires Everywhere" writer Celeste Ng

For her second mega-bestselling novel, "Little Fires Everywhere" (now a Hulu miniseries), author Celeste Ng was inspired by the Cleveland, Ohio suburb where she grew up as the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants. In February she returned to Shaker Heights with correspondent Martha Teichner, to talk about her childhood in a progressive and diverse community, her stories of class and racial divides, and how she dealt with internet trolls.

• Apr 5, 2020

SUV crashes into busy restaurant, killing diners

Deadly crash happened during dinner rush at pizza restaurant in Boston suburb

• Mar 2, 2016

Calif. mother convicted of killing 3 daughters

Carol Ann Coronado, 32, is facing a potential life sentence if she is judged to have been sane during the May 20, 2014, killings at her home in suburban L.A.

• Dec 1, 2015

Ex-cop indicted for fabrications found dead in Mass.

Bryan Johnson was indicted for fabricating story about shootout with mystery gunman, calling in fake bomb threat

• Nov 26, 2015