3 Teens In Critical Condition After Shooting Outside High School In Des...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people have been wounded in a shooting outside an Iowa high school, authorities said Monday. KCCI-TV reports that Sgt. Paul Parizek said suspects have been detained in...
View ArticleMan Stabbed While Trying To Stop Shoplifter In River North Walgreens
CHICAGO (CBS)– A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after he was repeatedly stabbed by a shoplifter Sunday night inside the Walgreens store in River North. CBS 2’s Tara Molina has tracked...
View ArticleChicago Public Schools Ending Mask Mandate Next Week; Teachers’ Union Calls...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Public Schools will lift the mask mandate for all students and staff next week, shifting to a mask optional plan beginning March 14, a move the Chicago Teachers Union called a...
View ArticleCarjackers Target Terrified Grandmother Unloading Groceries In Cicero, Point...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Carjackers held a gun to her grandson’s chest only steps from a west suburban grandmother’s garage. Now she’s telling her frightening story only to CBS 2’s Steven Graves. It was...
View ArticleMetra Trains Halted At Ogilvie Transportation Center Due To Suspicious Package
CHICAGO (CBS) — Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation. Metra reported that the Union Pacific-North,...
View ArticleFire Breaks Out At Nipsey’s Restaurant In Calumet Heights Amid Ongoing Battle...
CHICAGO (CBS)– TInvestigators late Monday were combing through what was left of a popular South Side restaurant. On Monday morning, a fire swept through Nipsey’s Restaurant & Lounge, at 9156. S....
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Donors Wrote Checks To Foundation Set Up To Help Families Of Hospitalized...
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you ever doubt that one person can make the world a better place, we’d like you to think of Jackson Chance. His parents found a way to honor him by raising money to ease families’...
View ArticleTwo Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight In Separate Incidents On South Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people were killed by gunfire in separate shootings Monday afternoon on the South Side. A 35-year-old female died at University of Chicago hospital after she was shot in the left...
View ArticleNew Study From Northwestern Medicine Shows Neurological Problems In COVID-19...
CHICAGO (CBS) — New scientific evidence announced Monday connects brain fog and COVID-19 – as part of a groundbreaking study from Northwestern Medicine. As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported,...
View ArticleCelebrated Sculptor Richard Hunt Is Proud As He Works On Special Piece For...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Richard Hunt is considered one of the most important African American sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries. Now, the Chicago native can add another honor to his stellar career. As...
View ArticleSearch On For 2 Drivers Who Hit, Killed Teenage Boy And Kept Going In Burr Ridge
BURR RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) — Burr Ridge police were searching late Monday for two drivers who hit and killed a 16-year-old boy over the weekend – then kept driving. Witnesses said the victim – identified...
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Sun Returns Tuesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — The low drops to 22 Monday night with slow clearing. High pressure builds across our region bringing plenty of sun to your Tuesday. (Credit: CBS 2) The high for Tuesday is 42. On...
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny, Mild Day Ahead
CHICAGO (CBS)– A few sunny days are ahead of the next round of snow. Tuesday’s temperatures will be in the low 40s with sunny skies and chilly breezes. Colder but quiet morning across Chicago. Sunshine...
View ArticleKailo Harris-Caldwell, 24, Charged With Attempted Murder Of Two CPD Officers,...
CHICAGO (CBS)– The man charged with the shootings of two Chicago Police officers outside a West Side hotdog stand Friday, will be in court Tuesday. Kailo Harris-Caldwell, 24, is charged with two counts...
View ArticleIndustrial Building Catches Fire In Bedford Park
CHICAGO (CBS)– An industrial building caught fire in Bedford Park Tuesday morning. The building was under demolition, in the 5900 block of West 65th Street., when the fire started around 1:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleString Of Armed Carjackings In Grand Crossing Prompts Police Alert
CHICAGO (CBS)– Police are warning residents of armed carjackings in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Police said in the three recent incidents, the victims were approached by the offenders with...
View ArticleFar Northwest Side Woman Says Contractor On Her Dream Home Took Money, Failed...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A dream home turned into a nightmare for a woman on the Far Northwest Side. Now, she is sounding the alarm to CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas about a contractor conundrum. The home tour on which...
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The Roots, Mitski, The National To Headline 2022 Pitchfork Musical Festival
CHICAGO (CBS)– The Roots, Mitski and The National will be among the headliners when Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park this July. The three-day festival will take place Friday –...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Agree To Record 4-Year, $200 Million...
(CBS Sports) — Aaron Rodgers will be back with the Green Bay Packers in 2022 — and beyond. The reigning NFL MVP agreed to a four-year, $200 million extension with the Packers that will make him the...
View ArticleTeachers At Patton Elementary In Riverdale On Strike
CHICAGO (CBS)– Grade school teachers in South suburban Riverdale are on strike. Teachers at Patton Elementary have been in negotiations with District 133 for nine months. The district is offering a...
View ArticleAdecco Hosting Job Fair For 100 Roles In Joliet
CHICAGO (CBS)– CBS 2 is Working For Chicago and keeping track of businesses that are hiring. Adecco is hiring more than 100 people to work at a new warehouse in Joliet. It’s hosting a job fair Tuesday...
View ArticleKane County Board To Vote On New Beekeeping Regulations
CHICAGO (CBS) — There could be some new rules for local beekeepers in Kane County. They include restrictions on where hives can be located, and how many hives can be on one property. The proposal also...
View Article6 Teenagers Charged With Murder In Drive-By Shooting Outside Iowa High School
The shooting killed a 15-year-old boy, and severely wounded two other teens.
View ArticleAurora Honoring ‘POWER Women’ Support Group For City Employees On...
CHICAGO (CBS)– Tuesday is International Women’s Day and West suburban Aurora is honoring a new women’s resource group. It’s called the “POWER Women” employee resource group, launched recently to...
View ArticleIndiana, Wisconsin, 10 Other States Removed From Chicago’s COVID-19 Travel...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Twelve states were removed from Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory on Tuesday, including neighboring states Indiana and Wisconsin, as case rates continue to plummet nationwide. The...
View ArticleFedEx Driver-Impersonating Thief Caught On Camera Three Times Stealing...
By Marissa Perlman CHICAGO (CBS) — A brazen thief was caught on camera stealing packages from neighbors’ front stoops in West Town – while dressed as a FedEx delivery driver. As CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman...
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Turning Cloudy Tonight
CHICAGO (CBS) — High pressure is the reason for our sunny skies today. This is also a dry air mass overhead. (Credit: CBS) When the next front crosses our area tomorrow morning, we only expect extra...
View ArticleArrest Warrants Issued For Suspect In String Of Cicero Carjackings
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cicero police have secured arrest warrants for a 33-year-old Chicago man accused in a string of carjackings, including one targeting a grandmother and her grandson as they were...
View ArticleFamily Devastated After Beloved Mother Of Two Salena Claybourne Is Shot,...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A shooting at a gas station in South Shore left a woman dead this week. As CBS 2’s Asal Rezaei reported Tuesday, the victim – Salena Claybourne, 35 – was a mother of two and a beloved...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Closing 850 Restaurants In Russia In Response To Putin’s Invasion...
DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its...
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Crest Hill Couple Gets 18 Months’ Probation For Their Part In Jan. 6 Breach...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Crest Hill couple has been sentenced to probation for their role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. John and Amy Schubert both pleaded guilty in December to a...
View ArticleSpiking Inflation Intensifies Concerns About Affordable Child Care
CHICAGO (CBS) — Inflation is the highest we have seen in four decades, and one does not have to look far for its impacts. The biggest impact is hitting our pockets at the gas pumps. The national...
View ArticleCTU Files Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Against Chicago Public Schools...
CHICAGO (CBS)– The Chicago Teachers Union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state of Illinois over the Chicago Public Schools’ decision to end its mask mandate next week. Chicago...
View ArticleInjuries Reported In Crash On I-80 Near Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) — Injuries were reported Tuesday in a crash on eastbound Interstate 80 near Joliet. The crash happened on I-80 before Briggs Street, between Joliet and New Lenox. As CBS 2’s Kris...
View Article70-Year-Old Woman Found Beaten, Dead In Edison Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — An elderly woman was found dead after she was apparently beaten Tuesday morning at a home in Edison Park. Police said, after a SWAT incident at a home on the 6600 block of North...
View ArticleMan Shot, Wounded In Car At Red Light In Cicero
CICERO, Ill. (CBS) — Police were investigating in Cicero after a shooting Tuesday afternoon. Police said a man was driving west on Cermak Road and was stopped at the traffic light at Central Avenue...
View ArticlePenguins ‘Autograph’ Shedd Aquarium’s New Book, ‘Edward And Annie: A Penguin...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Penguin pride is running at full speed at the Shedd Aquarium. The Shedd is celebrating the launch of the new children’s book, “Edward and Annie: A Penguin Adventure,” which was released...
View ArticleFormer State Sen. Tom Cullerton Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Teamsters In...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal embezzlement case, admitting he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits in a ghost-payrolling...
View ArticleDonors Helping ‘Poppin Dough’ Donut Shop Owner Pay Huge Bill For Pipe Repair...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Longwood Manor donut shop owner was struggling to pay thousands of dollars to repair a broken pipe outside his business, until he shared his story with CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot, and...
View Article3 Years After Robbers Left Supermarket Owner In His Trunk To Die, Family...
CHICAGO (CBS) — He was a grocer loved by his neighbors in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, but almost three years ago investigators say he was followed home to Will County, tied up in his own trunk,...
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