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Three more batches of mosquitoes collected recently have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Kane County health Department said Friday.
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Three more batches of mosquitoes collected recently have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Kane County health Department said Friday.
A 39-year-old man shot his 39-year-old girlfriend, then took his own life outside a friend's home less than a half hour later Friday night, police said.
CBS 2's Bill Kurtis reports how Tom Roeser, using good old capitalism, has been leading the charge to revitalize a struggling town.
One local franchise chain is just about ready to release this summer a unique collaborative taste-treat.
Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville was placed on lockdown Friday amid reports of a man with a gun.
A Carpentersville man is being held on $3 million bond on multiple heinous crimes – including beating a woman with a hammer, raping an 8-year-old girl, and stabbing a dog.
Community Unit School District 300 in northwest suburban Algonquin is reminding parents to talk to their children about "the dangers of stranger interaction" after the second reported attempted child abduction within the district in the last two weeks.
A police drug sting in the northwestern suburbs has riled up some parents of children who attend a school located near where the sting took place.
A police chase that started in northwest suburban Carpentersville on Tuesday ended more than 20 miles away in Itasca when police shot the suspect.
Two men are accused of robbing people of the items they are selling on Craigslist, then going back to the Web site to resell the items themselves. They were caught when one of their alleged victims turned the tables.
A northwest suburban school superintendent is trying to keep Sears headquarters in his district with a more evenhanded approach than hundreds of protestors who don't care if Sears stays or goes.
The Chicago Public Schools are not the only school system looking at a longer school day.
The crossing guards are gone in Carpentersville, and village officials are trying to figure out how to get children safely to and from school.
Mark Lingl of Carpentersville has a dangerous hobby -- chasing tornadoes. But he says he actually helps keep people safe. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
A suburban school district is getting ready to lay off hundreds of teachers at the end of term.
A drunken-driving and car-theft suspect was to appear in bond court Tuesday after he started a police chase over the weekend that went through three suburbs.
Transportation, maintenance and operations, secretarial jobs and more face cuts as suburban school District 300 looks to cut next year's budget.
Two northwest suburban man were arrested on drug charges after allegedly selling heroin to an undercover police early Wednesday near a Carpentersville elementary school.
State Sen. Michael Noland has given his side of a run-in between him and a Carpentersville police officer at a polling place on Election Day.
A man was ordered held on $1 million bond after being charged with allegedly sexually abusing a child multiple times over an eight-year span.
Training school would allow for weapons larger than handguns.
A Chicago man faces up to 30 yeras in prison after being convicted Wednesday of selling heroin near an elementary school in northwest suburban Carpentersville.
One of the devices exploded before authorities arrived.
It turns out more of the electricity that powers the trains is generated by fossil fuels that warm the climate than by renewable sources like wind or solar power.
When the couple walked into the Target store at Division and Larrabee streets last Saturday, they were greeted by two men who appeared to be panhandlers—but quickly turned out to be scammers.
While local officials in Whiting assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better.
Tyem Freeman led UIC in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put the Flames up 36-27 at the break.
They will join Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition from the Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time.
Former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered in six days of state funeral events.
Durbin, originally from downstate Illinois, is the fifth most senior member of the U.S. Senate.
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.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
A warning from the country's top doctor about alcohol's cancer risk comes at a time of year when many are already taking a step back from drinking.
The proposed expansion includes adding three additional operating rooms with advanced support facilities.
Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in the Chicago area and nationwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
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.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
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 some nominees revealed live on "CBS Mornings." Here's the full list.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
Where does the electricity to move CTA trains really come from, and what is the future of powering the ‘L’ and the city of Chicago? David Yeomans reports.
It all started at a Target store on the Near North Side of Chicago, where the couple—Drew and Leilani—were approached by some people who said they needed help. As Charlie De Mar reports, it ended with Drew suffering a fractured right rib and a punctured right lung.
The neighbors said the leak this past Christmas made some of them sick. While local officials assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better. Sara Machi reports.
The driver had to be extricated from the car and was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, the Joliet Fire Department said.
Drew used his Apple card to give $20, but the scammers took a lot more.
While local officials in Whiting assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better.
Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 1,260 acres Tuesday, a blaze which authorities said could grow further as even stronger winds are expected through the night.
It turns out more of the electricity that powers the trains is generated by fossil fuels than by renewable sources.
Tyem Freeman led UIC in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put the Flames up 36-27 at the break.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"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.
Tyem Freeman led UIC in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put the Flames up 36-27 at the break.
They will join Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.
It was made clear that Poles is the point person in charge of the head coaching search—one that will be extensive in order to get right.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Zach LaVine had 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Bulls, who trailed by 19 before rallying in the fourth quarter.
Two people bailed out of the car. One was taken into custody soon afterward, but the other remained at large as of just after 5 p.m.
Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquin Guzmán López didn't appear at the hearing in Chicago on Tuesday where prosecutors said they needed more time.
Marisol Vazquez, 37, allegedly confessed to suffocating her daughter, Lucia Arevala, and told detectives that voices in her head told her to kill herself and her daughter.
Police say the 31-year-old woman was a passenger in a parked car when five people got out of another car and tried to rob.
Funeral services were held Friday morning for Illinois State Police trooper Clay Carns, who was hit and killed by a truck just two days before Christmas.
