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.
City tourism agency worries about impact of Trump's attacks on Chicago economy
Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."
Chicago federal judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois
A federal judge on Thursday granted a partial restraining order to block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, after state and local leaders objected to the deployment.
Chicago FOP president takes voluntary leave over misconduct allegations
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara has taken a voluntary leave of absence from his position with the Illinois FOP board.
No cash bail system under 2 Cook County State's Attorneys shows big differences
A new CBS News Chicago Investigators analysis shows key differences in the way some defendants were handled under the two administrations.
It's been 2 years since SAFE-T Act was implemented in Illinois. Is it working?
Stakeholders discuss the concerns and successes of the SAFE-T Act two years into the new bail reform law in Illinois