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A west suburban man who was supposed to appear in court on a retail theft charge is now being held without bond after making false bomb threat to the courthouse from a payphone inside the building.
No bomb was discovered, but the day's lessons, which consisted of final exams, were delayed by about an hour while every student was patted down and backpacks, purses and other kinds of bags were searched
A series of bomb threats have forced the evacuation of three Kane County courthouses.
Service to the West Side on the CTA's Green Line train resumed early Thursday about an hour after officials shut the train line down after receiving a bomb threat.
A man convicted of making false terrorist threats during the NATO Summit in 2012 has been deported to Poland after serving his sentence, federal officials said.
A north suburban man is behind bars Tuesday after phoning in a bomb threat to a Vernon Hills concert event because a woman he met there did not like him, according to police.
A forest preserve in north suburban Libertyville reopened Saturday morning after officials determined a bomb threat risk had passed, and declared the area safe for public use.
A Lemont middle school student who admitted to writing a bomb threat on a wall at Oakwood School will be charged as a juvenile, police said Tuesday, and her actions could result in expulsion and having to make restitution, according to the school's student handbook.
Police officers and dogs have been searching two suburban schools, after officials found a bomb threat written on one of the buildings.
After shuttering and searching the campus for several hours following a series of bomb threats Wednesday morning, Aurora University administrators deemed the campus safe. Then, they announced they wanted to find the perpetrators.
Aurora University is canceling all day and evening classes because of a bomb threat to the school
A man was arrested in the River North neighborhood this week, after threatening to blow up a CTA bus during the evening rush hour.
Bomb-sniffing dogs searched a Grundy County middle school complex after a threat was found written on a bathroom wall, the Herald-News is reporting.
Students at a northwest suburban high school were sent home Wednesday, after a series of bomb threats were called in to the school.
A Northwest Side man arrested on a terrorism charge just before the May NATO Summit in May pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to four years in prison and deportation.
Three residence halls at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale were evacuated overnight, following a bomb threat.
Emergency crews are on the scene of a possible bomb threat at a suburban movie theater.
A 73-year-old man who claimed to have a "10 megaton bomb" on a Metra train was ordered held on a $50,000 bond on Saturday.
A cruise from Navy Pier was called off Wednesday night, after threatening notes were found saying a bomb was going to blow up onboard.
A flight from Boston to Chicago was diverted to Buffalo, N.Y., Monday morning, after authorities received a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax tied to a domestic dispute.
A high school in the Englewood neighborhood was briefly evacuated Thursday morning after receiving a bomb threat, but a search turned up no danger.
Truman College, located on the city's North Side, was evacuated for nearly two hours Monday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat.
Police at Northern Illinois University have issued an "all clear" after responding to a bomb threat at a campus building.
A man on a Metra train Monday night was only trying to ease his fears about a bad dream he had, but the note he passed to the train conductor was mistaken for a bomb threat.
Police said a bomb threat near Ogilvie Transportation Center on Monday was unfounded.
Goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Backup Arvid Soderblom made 22 saves.
Kids from more than 20 schools across the 19th Ward compete in the dodgeball tournament each year.
The Transportation Security Administration gets some help from an extra set of eyes and paws at O'Hare.
Hundreds of tow truck drivers have shown Farhat's family support since he was hit by a blue minivan along Interstate 94 on Christmas Eve.
Steele, who serves the three-member panel that hears property tax appeals in Cook County, was arrested for DUI after crashing into two parked cars in November.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
CPS denied doing any such thing—insisting it is bargaining in good faith.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez accused school board members of "hijacking" negotiations and trying to intimidate his team.
Martinez's lawyer says he is asking a judge to guarantee that no one can stand in the way of Martinez doing his job while he is still in office.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that it had detected presumptive positive human case of H5N1 in Barron County.
The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
An even larger investment of $500 million is going toward 10 new outpatient facilities throughout the South Side that will add 85,000 health care appointments each year.
Scientists used the NanoGripper to grab particles from the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Sunday night marked the last night in business for Strat's, after 38 years.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes, with 10 nominees revealed live on CBS News.
The lawsuit alleges the unidentified girl was raped at a Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
Social media sleuths noticed that the house next door to the iconic "Home Alone" house in Winnetka is now up for sale.
Here are the top songs, artists, and albums streamed on Spotify in Chicago this year, according to communications agency Burson Global.
A pizza delivery driver is now in jail in Florida, charged with stabbing a woman over a $2 tip.
The man President-elect Donald Trump picked to be his so-called “border czar” said he'll need tens of billions of dollars to start rounding up undocumented immigrants once Trump takes office. This comes as other members of Trump's inner circle say the U.S. needs more migrant workers.
CBS News Chicago chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
Slow down and move over; that was the message in southwest suburban Bridgeview on Friday, as at least 100 tow trucks gathered in honor of tow truck driver Hussain Farhat, who was killed along Interstate 94 in Wisconsin on Christmas Eve.
A stowaway got on to a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Hawaii on Christmas Eve, just weeks after a stowaway was caught on a different flight.
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
The judge in the case grew angry at times, calling the tenants caught in the middle of the dispute "cannon fodder" in an argument between the landlord and the village.
Hundreds of tow truck drivers have shown Farhat's family support since he was hit by a blue minivan along Interstate 94 on Christmas Eve.
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Goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Backup Arvid Soderblom made 22 saves.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The Chicago-based company is accused of tricking diners about delivery fees, misleading drivers about pay, and listing restaurants on its platform without permission.
Now-retired Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda was charged in connection with leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody.
Goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Backup Arvid Soderblom made 22 saves.
Greg Gumbel, the renowned CBS Sports anchor and commentator, has died of cancer at the age of 78.
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The Bears (4-12) have two double-digit losing streaks in general manager Ryan Poles' three seasons.
Atlanta trailed 124-107 with 6:23 remaining in the game and used a 23-2 run to take its first lead since the first quarter.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
Christopher Sponholz, 39, of Waukesha, Wisconsin is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the hit-and-run that killed Hussain Farhat, 40, on Christmas Eve Tuesday,
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
After sexually assaulting the woman, the man stole some of her belongings, and fled through the back door.
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