Chicago snow plow naming contest finalists include "Abolish ICE"
The finalists for the Chicago snow plow naming contest have been announced!
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The finalists for the Chicago snow plow naming contest have been announced!
December 2025 marked 30 years since the City of Chicago introduced its first citywide recycling program. It was scrapped in 2008, but despite improvements, recycling rates remain stubbornly low.
Live trees can be dropped off at one of 27 drop-off locations around the city between Jan. 3 and 17.
The city is trying to get ahead of the threats to tall trees posed by gusty winds.
The overnight winter parking ban is officially over for the season in Chicago, but that means street sweeping has returned.
Last year, the city used less salt than at any point in the last 10 years.
Records show that the city’s salt usage has dropped over the years. As Tara Molina reports, last year, the city used less salt than at any point in the last 10 years.
There were only 15 days with measurable snow this past winter in Chicago, but a total of 7,745 vehicles got hauled off the streets.
"Once this snow stops, hopefully overnight into the morning, and it slows down, and then the product and the traffic will take care of itself, we'll get to those neighborhood residential streets," Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard said.
If you need help getting rid of it, Chicago is launching its annual tree recycling program this weekend.
Since 1980, Chicago's overnight ban prevents motorists from parking on roughly 100 miles of city streets, and about 95% of the time there was no plowable snow.
The winter parking ban from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on many major city streets – regardless of snow on the ground or lack thereof – has been in effect since 1980. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry looks into a question many have been asking for years – why does the city tow when there’s no snow?
Chicago’s overnight snow parking ban goes into effect Friday, and if you aren’t careful, you will end up getting hooked. CBS 2’S Jermont Terry found a big surprise when it came to these tows.
More than 200 snow vehicles are out and about clearing residential streets, according to the Department of Streets and Sanitation.
The Department of Streets and Sanitation has sent out over 200 salt trucks overnight in response to snow showers expected through Sunday.
It gives residents an opportunity to use their imagination to create snowplow names like "Snow-Be-Gone Kenobi", and "Buzz Ice-Clear."
All week Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation was preparing for the winter storm. We're told more than 280 trucks are out there and 400,000 pounds of salt are available. DSS Commissioner Cole Stallard provides the latest in an effort to keep streets safe for drivers.
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard joins us by phone.
They towed six cars first thing Wednesday morning.
Plow crews are on standby – and some private vendors are already on call.
Scenes of snow being blown around by strong and biting winds aren’t uncommon during a Chicago winter – but they aren’t pleasant, and they can be dangerous. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports on how city officials are getting out ahead of such conditions.
Plow crews are on standby – and some private vendors are already on call. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports on that and other preparations.
Salt spreaders have been working since Thursday to make sure the main roads are safe and passable.
Edward Bowersox's family says he was pinned along a fence in the alley by his coworker – who was driving a garbage truck and making a turn.
Edward Bowersox's family says he was pinned along a fence in the alley by his coworker – who was driving a garbage truck and making a turn. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
The Illinois House passed its version of the mega projects bill last week with a 78-32 vote. It is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate.
Police said the man committed a simple battery against a passenger while entering a train.
The City of Chicago has officially entered into a contract with the consulting giant Ernst & Young, with the goal of saving money and becoming more efficient.
King Charles attended a state dinner at the White House, after speaking about what he called the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. in an address to Congress.
Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling for ABC to fire him after a joke he made days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A federal appeals court panel has upheld former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday nominated former Exelon executive and former federal prosecutor David Glockner as the city's next inspector general, replacing Deborah Witzburg, who stepped down last week when her four-year term expired.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A special legislative session continues over the deadly flash floods that killed 25 children and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic. The camp apologized to families on Tuesday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Starting Friday, passengers can only carry two power banks for electronic devices. They must be visible during use and not stored in overhead bins.
Scientists at the University of South Carolina found a key Omega-3 fatty acid may interfere with the brain's ability to repair itself.
The man was on electronic monitoring and violated the terms of his release multiple times, court records show.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
The Illinois House passed its version of the mega projects bill last week with a 78-32 vote. It is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
The Illinois House passed its version of the mega projects bill last week with a 78-32 vote. It is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate.
Welsh is the school's first-ever pole vaulter and the only one on the team this season.
Ty France drove in four runs with a double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for a win Monday night.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
An audit confirmed the former Des Moines superintendent awarded district business to a firm he worked for, prompting new disclosure rules.
Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was killed in February.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding two suspects in a robbery on the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side earlier this month.
A man was in police custody Monday after a woman was found dead in a house in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a man was found injured nearby.
