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Chicago nonprofits helping asylum seekers build new lives in the U.S.
Onward Neighborhood House has been helping recently arrived asylum seekers learn to speak English, find permanent housing, and find schools for their children.
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Onward Neighborhood House has been helping recently arrived asylum seekers learn to speak English, find permanent housing, and find schools for their children.
Fuel Movement Community Center was born from the unimaginable struggle of a teen, and later in life the dying wish of his daughter.
This marks the third year that Mr. Dad's Father's Club has stepped up for a coat giveaway drive in Chicago.
The exchange stocks everything from books and ink toner to tools and trophies - a supply treasure-trove this group tries to keep out of the trash.
When winter rolls in, Chicagoans bundle up. Yet there are many who simply don't. They can't.
On any given Sunday, you can see Nikki Carpenter heading out of her home and walking down the street with her camera and curiosity in tow.
Grace and Peace Church of Chicago was one of the first places that offered shelter when Texas first began sending migrants to Chicago last year.
CBS 2 has reported on worker shortages in the healthcare field and issues finding staff for medical facilities across the state.
The team could spend up to 14 hours at the scene. Then, it takes just as long to get all of the evidence back for processing so it can be sent out for testing.
The system won't be in full force until next summer, but officials said it will be the first of its kind in Illinois.
President Biden announced late Saturday that the bodies of six Hamas-held hostages were recovered in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah.
During the shootout, the gunman and a woman were shot, but it is not clear whose bullet hit the woman.
Officials warn residents nearby to consider the subject armed and dangerous and lock their homes and vehicles.
Chicago police say the woman was traveling northbound on a three-wheel motorcycle when it collided with the bus, also traveling northbound.
Labor Day would not be complete without the annual Chicago Jazz Festival taking over Millennium Park.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
A woman is critically injured, and a motorcyclist is facing felony charges after a crash near Antioch, Illinois, Saturday evening.
Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home around 6:45 p.m. in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road for a domestic battery in progress.
Nicholas Ortiz, 24, appeared in court Sunday morning charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a person or vehicle.
Detectives said around 2:10 a.m., two men and a woman approached a woman while on the train at the 47th Street stop in the 200 block of West 47th Street.
Illinois State Police said the driver was the only one inside the vehicle. They died at the scene.
It happened around 1:19 a.m. in the 1000 block of West Lake Street.
They were identified as two of the offenders who took a vehicle at gunpoint from a 37-year-old male man around 8:13 p.m. Friday in the 8100 block of South Escanaba Avenue.
In her first broadcast interview, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about her historic ascension to the nation's highest court; her dissent in the Trump immunity decision; and the controversy over ethics involving justices.
The winds will gust around 25 to 30 mph from the north and northeast, creating choppy Lake Michigan waters.
Multiple sources told CBS News there is an active effort to find Antony Vo of Indiana, who was expected to report to a federal correctional facility by early summer.
The Army said the Arlington National Cemetery official won't press charges.
The FBI's handling of child sexual abuse investigations continues to fall short in key areas, an internal watchdog said in a new report Thursday.
"The size of the budget gap is significant," Johnson said. "There will be sacrifices that will be made."
Four former ComEd executives and lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking a federal judge to dismiss all charges against them, arguing the case was built "on a rotten foundation."
A Chicago mom who asked to remain anonymous is one of the towing company's latest victims.
What is still not clear is what will happen to all the headstones that were already ordered, paid for, and never delivered.
Thieves targeted Kias and Hyundais because some models do not have engine immobilizers—technology that has historically been standard in other vehicles.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Doctors say it almost seems like positive test results will be the new normal at big events like the Democratic National Convention.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
Health officials say two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus.
He's not the youngest or the smallest baby to ever stay, but his length of stay is rare.
The Cook County Department of Public Health rates the current risk level for getting the West Nile virus as high.
The FTC is seeking to block the merger, arguing it would eliminate competition between the supermarket chains and would lead to even higher prices for shoppers.
It's hard to know exactly how many local residents stayed home—or even left the area. But the fact that some businesses saw such slow sales is a sign.
Sotheby's International Realty reported new owners closed on the house at 1932 N. Burling St. in Lincoln Park this week.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Sears first moved into the headquarters in 1992, after receiving a series of incentives.
Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
Suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria hoped to kill "tens of thousands" of people, CIA deputy chief says.
The DNC's ceremonial roll call became a star-studded fest that included a performance from Lil Jon and a medley of songs that corresponded to each U.S. state and territory.
Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, just over a month after the couple celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
While his move to New York took place nearly 40 years ago, Donahue is remembered fondly to this day among those who worked with him in Chicago.
Labor Day would not be complete without the annual Chicago Jazz Festival taking over Millennium Park.
There's something sinister going down in "Apartment 7A," the late Carl Weathers receives one of Hollywood's biggest honors, and Dennis Quaid takes on a role of presidential proportions.
San Francisco police say the teenager tried to rob Ricky Pearsall Saturday afternoon. When Pearsall tried to fight off the teenager the gun discharged, striking both.
The Philippine Coast Guard and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
This comes after the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela backed Nicolas Maduro's claims he won the election.
President Biden announced late Saturday that the bodies of six Hamas-held hostages were recovered in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah.
During the shootout, the gunman and a woman were shot, but it is not clear whose bullet hit the woman.
Officials warn residents nearby to consider the subject armed and dangerous and lock their homes and vehicles.
Chicago police say the woman was traveling northbound on a three-wheel motorcycle when it collided with the bus, also traveling northbound.
Labor Day would not be complete without the annual Chicago Jazz Festival taking over Millennium Park.
The transit agency said it is not releasing the exact locations where the technology is being used "for security reasons," but said Thursday that it targeted stations across its system.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
Less than a mile from the United Center, staff at Rush University Medical Center prepare for any possibility of a chemical attack.
CBS News Chicago obtained a 22-page document, but the majority of the document was blacked out with redactions.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
The White Sox (31-106) dropped their ninth straight to match their mark for most defeats in a season set in 1970.
Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon (2-9) allowed four runs and five hits with four walks over five innings.
Clark shot 8 for 14, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, in her 11th double-double.
Cody Bellinger homered to cap a seven-run second inning, and the Chicago Cubs held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 7-6 in the opener of a three-game series.
The San Francisco 49ers said Ricky Pearsall was recovering from a bullet wound to his chest.
The carjackers fired shots at both the man and woman, grazing the woman in the right shoulder, police said.
The attackers fired shots at the victim, striking him in the back, police said.
Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the 2017 slayings of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams.
Experts did not necessarily agree with the metrics the CPD used to declare a success.