Chicago Police Department struggles as burnt-out cops quit, with some heading to burbs
The city is short more than 1,400 officers, as hiring can barely keep pace with departures.
Accused serial scammer Rick Dugo opts for four bench trials after rejecting plea deals
Dugo faces 12 charges; including theft, deception, conspiracy, and money laundering involving four different people and upwards of $ 1 million lost.
Federal report calls out Illinois Department of Employment Security for failing to disclose data on misspending
The U.S. Department of Labor wants to know how much of your money was misspent by the State of Illinois, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security isn't sharing that information.
Data show Chicago has seen the greatest number of mass shootings in the U.S. this year to date
When it comes to analyzing gun violence trends in Chicago, the numbers tell the story.
Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
State audit shines light on Illinois' $25 million unemployment boondoggle
A new report finds problems with the $25 million system for pandemic unemployment systems that may explain why the state can't calculate fraud.
Serial scammer Candace Clark pleads guilty to six felonies, faces 5-year sentence recommendation
Clark has now pleaded guilty to five counts of theft by deception and one count of impersonating a state employee.
Complaints mount against Chicago's last Black bank: 'It's like the Flintstones'
Complaints against Chicago's last Black bank and federal concerns over its management and record-keeping
KN95 masks that failed federal testing for health care workers were given to CPS schools in Omicron surge
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.
Records show Illinois Department of Employment Security lost $1.2M in taxpayer money to fraudsters
The State of Illinois knowingly put taxpayer dollars into fraudsters' accounts – leaving those owed unemployment benefits struggling and, a year later, many still waiting on the money they're owed.
'We think this may be that Candace Clark': Accused serial scammer gets evicted again awaiting trial
Accused serial scammer Candace Clark got evicted from another home while awaiting trial for theft and fake ID charges.
Trial for accused serial scammer Candace Clark postponed after prosecutor and judge get COVID-19
She faces six felony charges: One for impersonating a state employee and five for theft by deception.
Convincing con man name drops Chicago celebrity to scam people out of thousands
A convincing con artist name-dropped a Chicago celeb to convince people to give him thousands in cash.
No parking sign typo impacts drivers and business owners
The CBS 2 Investigators have found another sign typo. The wrong hours are posted for no parking on street cleaning days.