Cook County State's Attorney is fighting innocence claims more often
New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, and hiring outside counsel to help.
Wrongfully convicted man freed from prison after 22 years starts dream business
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
Stony Island Ave shows the promise, possible perils of Obama Center's impact
The Obama Presidential Center sits towering and shining new on the South Side. But down Stony Island Avenue, four addresses show the neighborhood's contrasts, the scars disinvestment has left and the promising new future being built around the new landmark.
Neighborhoods near Obama Presidential Center hope to attract tourists
The Obama Presidential Center is adjacent to three Chicago neighborhoods: Hyde Park, Woodlawn and South Shore, where businesses hope visitors who came for the president will stay to explore their communities and visit them, too.
Feel Free kratom drink gaining popularity, despite addiction concerns
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Suburban man loses $69K to scammer using AI-generated US Marshals badge
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.
City refused to pay when rusty light pole fell on Bucktown woman's car
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Streamwood woman says brother took over $400K from elderly parents' accounts
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
Con artists target school bus driver to steal $5K in Apple products
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
Cancer patient says car vanished after random tow truck took it to body shop
A cancer patient says his car has disappeared after he was involved in a crash on the way to a doctor's appointment and a random tow truck driver showed up and took his car to a body shop.
Joliet PD face federal civil rights lawsuit for frisking a 12-year-old girl
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Illinois settles for $10 million after state mental health center patient dies by suicide
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Psychic leads hit-and-run victim's son, Chicago Police to case-changing clue about crash
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
Chicago area hospitals at risk of significant flooding, new models find
Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.
Documents show no criminal history for Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE
Documents obtained by CBS News Investigators found Radule Bojovic, a Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE two weeks ago, had valid work authorization and no criminal record.