![486996329.jpg](https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/04/28/0821bdd5-1cd3-4617-84ad-5e7000c89edc/thumbnail/640x360/689f1140e2286b28a0264d31451b4df0/486996329.jpg?v=5710b2ed1cee1bdfd30cb9c02455b43d#)
Baffoe: Let's Mock Donald Sterling Apologists
After insensitive racially-charged remarks, Donald Sterling is in danger of losing his Clippers.
Watch CBS News
After insensitive racially-charged remarks, Donald Sterling is in danger of losing his Clippers.
Governor Quinn is staying out of the argument over Thursday's unusual Illinois House Executive Committee vote on state financing for an Obama presidential library.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has co-sponsored the measure. He said it's a good idea, even if the state continues to face financial challenges.
Red Sox slugger Ortiz pounced at a rare opportunity.
President and bracketologist Barack Obama has gone a respectable 14-3 so far in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness is a lifeline in an otherwise barren winter sports calendar, an essential bridge between football and baseball
As it turns out, he was half right.
The four Republican candidates for Illinois governor made their cases for becoming the party's nominee Thursday in their final televised primary debate -- an evening that lacked the fiery exchanges of their previous meetings but was packed with more personal moments.
President Barack Obama celebrated a special young man and a special program on Thursday.
An immigration right group watched the speech at a church in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. They gathered at this heart of Chicago church to watch President Obama's speech with a sharp focus.
Gov. Pat Quinn gave President Obama an update on the damage, relief efforts and emergency response.
The tour focused on Barack Obama the community organizer, working with unemployed steel workers and public housing tenants and it threw in some personal details.
Imagine how social security was first administered. Now imagine how the Affordable Care Act could look in 75 years.
Hey, Illinois, President Barack Obama wants you to get out and vote!
People like Jim Langer, Manny Fernandez, and Bob Kuechenberg need to ask themselves what they're really accomplishing here. What they feel is noble is in actuality quite petty.
From Oprah to Angelina Jolie, who is everyone's favorite lefty? You decide!
The Senate has confirmed billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker to be secretary of Commerce, filling a vacancy that has stood since John Bryson resigned last summer.
When you win the Stanley Cup, people notice.
A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins — "I'm gay" — reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama.
Weird photos of the Easter Bunny...
In 2012, President Obama's men's bracket ranked 2,347,421 out of 6.45 million entries, placing him in the 63.6th percentile.
An invite to the White House Easter Egg Roll for the mother and brother of a teen killed in January near the Obama's home in Chicago.
The stars know where you can find love, Cancer. Somewhere large and indoors. A place of perpetual sales and bright fluorescent lights. They employ your grandfather--a man who put in 40 years at the plant and deserves a break, dammit--as a door greeter making minimum wage. The amount of misery their employees go through is only rivaled by the amount of money you can save by shopping there.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson hopes the first lady will convey an urgent message to her husband when she returns from Chicago.
A University of Chicago economist says sequestration might help a bit, certainly will not hurt nearly as badly as the administration is warning, reports WBBM's John Cody.
By the end of the week, they hope to have all of the exterior projects completed, meaning the rest of the work will take place behind closed doors in the United Center.
Dr. Karen Sheehan has worked to address the direct and indirect impacts of gun violence on Chicago's youth for more than 30 years through the program.
Police said the victim had gotten into a fight with the shooter, who shot him in the chest and hip.
James, a First Amendment advocate, says the chief attacked him after he came to village hall to file a complaint about a previous encounter.
The roster will have a healthy mix of both veterans and rookies this season, all led by No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams.
More than two dozen House Democrats have now publicly called for President Biden to end his bid for re-election.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
Two senior House Democrats believe Biden could leave the 2024 presidential race within days after a pressure campaign from top Democratic lawmakers.
The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.
Trump would also lead Harris. Voters say both Biden and Trump encouraged national unity after assassination attempt against Trump.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The family asked CBS 2 for help after they found themselves stuck with random stuff and boxes filling their space—and nowhere else left to turn.
Lisa Gee's experience taught her the life-saving importance of organ donations for thousands of patients.
Keisha House said people trust their hairdressers and barbers, and great communication takes place while in those chairs.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.
Shane Butler said he was grateful to be alive, and he owes it all to the safety training he did exactly one year before he accidentally shot himself.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which exceeded the figures for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022.
Kroger owns the Mariano's brand, while Albertsons owns Jewel-Osco.
The DNC arrives at the United Center from Aug. 19-22.
Newhart was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $250,000 to find the gunman who shot and killed a postal worker on the job in West Pullman.
In an update shared Friday afternoon on social media, Kurtz again apologized to those impacted and said he was committed "to provide full transparency on how this occurred and the steps we're taking to prevent anything like this from happening again."
A man was shot and critically wounded outside a Walmart store Friday afternoon in the South Deering neighborhood.
The man who has accused former acting Robbins Police Chief Carl Scott of assaulting him said he's still coping with the trauma of the attack inside village hall.
A listeria outbreak linked to deli meat has left two people dead, including one person in Illinois. It also has sickened 26 people in 12 states.
"My heart is shattered, because it was a nice lady," Kim Sanders said. "She never bothered anybody."
James, a First Amendment advocate, says the chief attacked him after he came to village hall to file a complaint about a previous encounter.
More than 200 flights had been canceled, and nearly 900 others had been delayed as of late Friday morning.
A total of 25 House Democrats have now publicly called for President Biden to end his bid for re-election.
By the end of the week, they hope to have all of the exterior projects completed, meaning the rest of the work will take place behind closed doors in the United Center.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
Two battalion chiefs told CBS 2 Investigators said hiring needs to be a priority for the Chicago Fire Department, and they plan to protest their working conditions.
The roster will have a healthy mix of both veterans and rookies this season, all led by No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams.
Franklin competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and will be suiting up for Team USA a second time this summer in Paris. But earning a bronze medal at the U.S. trials to get there didn't come easy.
Opening Day is set for March 27, when the White Sox will host the Angels at Guaranteed Rate Field.
It will be the second time the Cubs have played a regular season series in Tokyo, after splitting two games with the New York Mets there in 2000.
Pat Williams died from complications related to viral pneumonia.
Police said the victim had gotten into a fight with the shooter, who shot him in the chest and hip.
But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.