Advocate calls DCFS handling of trafficking victims 'gruesome'
A member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking is speaking out about the treatment of foster children.
DCFS placed troubled teen girl with 24-year-old pimp as foster parent
The teenage girl already had a history of being trafficked for sex – and DCFS placed her in a home with someone now accused of forcing her into prostitution.
Monitor group: CPD officers are taught their lives more important than community safety
Chicago Police training tactics are coming under fire – with a community monitoring group saying the tactics are fundamentally flawed and continue to foster a culture of misconduct.
Illinois foster children are being moved repeatedly from one place to another
The CBS 2 Investigators delve into a practice the state was ordered to fix decades ago.
Massive fire at Bloomingdale bank after car hits gas line
Chopper 2 was over the scene where smoke was visible.
Tylenol murder investigators order new DNA tests on key evidence from 1982
On Sept. 29, 1982, and over the next week, seven people were murdered in the Chicago area after unknowingly taking Tylenol pills that were spiked by a killer.
Deal reached in more than 870 lawsuits against Sterigenics, parent company says
The company's statement maintained that its Willowbrook operation was not a safety risk to the area.
Chicago Weather Alert: CBS 2's Dave Savini investigates the cold conditions in Naperville
It's dangerously cold.
5 years later, multiple Chicago cops will likely be suspended for wrong raid on innocent family
"I'm grateful that they are finally getting disciplined," said Peter Mendez, who was 9 years old at the time. "But in my opinion, it should have happened sooner."
CBS 2 Investigation on allegations against foster parents leads lawmaker to demand change
State Rep. Lakesia Collins grew up in the DCFS system, but she was not aware how overwhelmingly often Illinois foster parents are cleared of abuse and neglect allegations.
Will County Sheriff releases video from police shooting that killed grandfather, grandson
This comes after months of CBS 2's reporting about a lack of transparency with how the sheriff's office communicated what happened to the public.
Child abuse claims mostly go 'unfounded' in foster care, according to DCFS data
Foster parents accused of abuse and neglect have the vast majority of their allegations closed without findings against them.
Handcuffs in Hallways: Children as young as 4 referred to police instead of principals
Children being referred to police instead of principals for school discipline has been happening across the country – including Chicago and other parts of Illinois too.
Family sues over Will County police shooting that left man, grandfather dead
Deputies shot both 21-year-old Jabbar Muhammad and his 70-year-old grandfather, Eldred Wells Sr., on Nov. 6, 2021, at their home in Joliet Township while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
The CBS 2 Investigators dig into a growing number of cancer cases in a suburban village
In April, the CBS 2 Investigators revealed how eight people with cancer filed lawsuits. Now, there are 25 people who believe their cancers are connected.