Barnes and Noble coming to State Street, 1 of 4 new locations
One of the new locations will be at 150 N. State Street, which is the former Old Navy store that closed back in 2023.
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One of the new locations will be at 150 N. State Street, which is the former Old Navy store that closed back in 2023.
Anjanette Young, the victim of a wrongful Chicago police raid that changed her life and pushed her to demand policy changes for search warrants and raids, has written a new book on trauma and healing.
There's a new, unique holiday trolley tour that takes riders around to the Chicago area's independent bookstore.
Clout is how much power or influence a person has. When it comes to politics, it's been proven thing to have to get things done, and that's been true in Chicago. "Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine" is a new book that takes a look at just how much it was needed over the past 250 years.
Sanvi Pandey and Sumedha Rao, both seniors at William Fremd High School in Palatine, are the founders of The Bookmark Project. They join Dana Kozlov to talk about their mission.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proclaimed Sept. 4, 2025 to be Sandra Cisneros Day, honoring the famed local author.
Like many bookstores, it hosts book clubs, and as you can imagine, those members of the clubs bring treats.
The program mails free age-appropriate books to kids up to five years old.
The store was previously located in Andersonville on Clark Street.
Jan. 8, 1993, two owners and five employees of a Brown's Chicken in Palatine, Illinois, were shot and killed during a robbery.
Political trailblazer and former U.S. senator for Illinois Carol Moseley Braun has a new memoir out Tuesday.
"The Time We Have: Essays on Pandemic Living" is a compilation of essays about the lessons people learned during the pandemic.
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public school libraries throughout the state.
Chicago's firefighters, EMTs and paramedics help resident through some of their worst moments, and our female first responders bring a special strength to an incredibly demanding job.
The judge temporarily blocked the part of the law that prohibits school libraries and classrooms from carrying books that depict sex acts.
Lollapalooza is an essential part of summer in Chicago, and a new book has created a record of the oral history of one of the city's most defining festivals.
Sparrow is an award-winning speaker, television host, and radio host. She hosts her own weekly radio show, V-103, and a podcast called "Fearless Authenticity with Jeanne Sparrow." As if that wasn't enough, she can now add author to her resume. The book is called "Fearless Authenticity: Lead Better, Sell More, and Speak Sensationally."
The latest book, "Little Birdies Finish the River's Water," highlights the importance of sharing and working together as the two birds meet animals from different countries while searching for water.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
When e-readers came out - bookshops took a hit. Now, physical books are making a comeback and with them, bookstores.
Paperbacks and textbooks were piled up outside Carl Schurz High School, at 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Irving Park neighborhood.
CBS News Chicago reached out to the Chicago Public Schools, which said the disposal of the books is part of “the regular weeding process.”
Giving kindness and compassion to those around you is part of the foundation of the new book, which is in stores now. Chaz Ebert, author and CEO of Ebert Digital, discusses how the book came to be.
With every sale at Semicolon, the bookstore gets closer to its goal of not just selling books but giving them away.
The store features a curated selection surrounded by reading nooks and plush sofas that coax readers to turn the page for just one more chapter.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Chicago police are investigating two separate business break-ins in Lincoln Park that happened Friday morning.
Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Generative AI has made deepfakes – videos, audio, and images either made or modified by AI software – easier to create and much harder to spot. And they are used to dupe you, spread misinformation or scam you.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
Members of the hemp industry in Chicago are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson veto a ban on most intoxicating hemp-derived products.
A judge dismissed charges against two men charged with assaulting ICE officers after the Justice Department said "newly discovered evidence" was "materially inconsistent" with the allegations.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
The Trump administration's new discounted drug platform isn't a game-changer for consumers, health care experts said.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
Kathryn Ruemmler is stepping down from her role as general counsel of financial giant Goldman Sachs after her name appeared in multiple emails released by the Justice Department in late January and early February as part of its massive trove of Epstein files.
Journalist Don Lemon and others have an arraignment hearing Friday for charges in connection to a protest at a Minnesota church whose pastor served as an ICE official.
A federal judge in Chicago is set to hear arguments that ICE made dozens of warrantless arrests in the Chicago area in violation of the Castanon Nava consent decree.
Meteorologist David Yeomans is tracking a warmup in Chicago.
Vince Gerasole has an inside look at Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Dance of Death."
A man was stabbed in the face while riding a CTA Green Line train on Thursday night.
It appears someone hacked into a Chicago Department of Transportation traffic sign in the Loop to display messages about President Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Two were hospitalized after being hit by a car in Hammond, Indiana, on Thursday night.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
The move means the United States Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
While their overall expectations might be much different, both the Cubs and White Sox are looking to make noticeable improvements in 2026 as they ramp up spring training in Arizona.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Authorities on Thursday released the first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with the Arizona disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
