Chicago sees a drop in auto thefts, but numbers up for certain vehicles
Auto thefts dropped in 2024, trend appears to be continuing into 2025. But a few new car brands are seeing increases. Police explained why.
Aqua Illinois unsafe drinking water alert expands to University Park
Issues with unsafe drinking water from Aqua Illinois have now expanded to University Park, Illinois, as Governors State University sent out an alert to its community Monday morning.
How air quality is monitored as Canadian wildfire smoke occupies Chicago
Wildfires are still raging in Canada, where there have been dozens of active fires, and over 33,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes.
Chicago air quality alert extended through Friday
A Chicago Air Quality Alert has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canada wildfires has pushed the AQI into unhealthy levels across the region.
IRS payment processing delays lead to nonpayment notices for taxes paid
Some taxpayers who paid their taxes by the April 15 deadlines are getting notices telling them they still owe money, all because of delays with the IRS electronic payment system.
1 dead as stolen car crashes in Evergreen Park, police say
Evergreen Park police said a stolen car caused a major crash near a shopping center on 95th Street. The driver of the stolen car died.
Antonio McDowell exonerated in wrongful conviction linked to ex-CPD detective
Antonio McDowell's lawyers said he was sentenced to 103 years in prison after being framed for murder by the now-retired Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
Smoke from Canada wildfires moving into Chicago, raising air quality concerns
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency does not expect this weekend's smoke infiltration to be as dangerous as June 2023, and there are no plans for an Air Pollution Action Day as was issued then.
How will U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel partnership affect economy, air quality in Gary?
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
38K UChicago Medicine patients affected by data breach
UChicago Medicine said it has alerted about 38,000 patients of the UCM Medical Group that they have been affected by a data breach.
Suspect charged with beating Oak Forest man to death has violent record
It also turns out that CBS News Chicago interviewed a victim of suspect Michael Protho's in the past.
Illinois lawmakers' Spring Session deadline looms, transit funding still unresolved
The state budget for the next fiscal year must be tackled by May 31.
Is pollution from the steel industry behind cancer rates in Gary?
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
CPD ups security around Israeli Consulate, synagogues after DC shooting
Chicago police are upping security around the city's Jewish community in the wake of the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.
SNAP asks Pope Leo XIV to sign canon law on sex abuse
A sexual abuse survivors' group is asking Pope Leo XIV to sign new canon law on sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Church.