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UIC students, faculty mark 14,000 Palestinians killed in war
The names were read aloud outside of University Hall at UIC. The first 88 names belonged to just one family in Gaza.
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The names were read aloud outside of University Hall at UIC. The first 88 names belonged to just one family in Gaza.
An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
Emily Hand, 9, was released with the second batch of hostages to Israel on Saturday after 50 days of captivity in Gaza.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli forces are closing in on second facility in the Palestinian enclave as thousands evacuate Al-Shifa hospital.
Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's largest hospital, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move.
"The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home," the IDF said in a statement Friday.
More than 100 people were arrested Monday morning during a protest at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago, where hundreds of Jews from across the Midwest gathered to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
"Aluminum foil is kept around the babies to protect them from the cold weather," says the director general of Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
MedGlobal said communication with roughly a half dozen staffers at hospitals in northern Gaza has been cut off for nearly 48 hours.
With Israel's military operations in Gaza showing no signs of slowing down, the Palestinian Health Ministry says the health care system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted there could be a deal in the works to release hostages being held by Hamas terrorists. Meantime, Hamas said they've stopped negotiating over Israel's handling of Gaza's largest hospital.
The U.S. is assisting with the complicated hostage diplomacy, and this week President Biden's top Mideast adviser Brett McGurk is heading to Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar with other stops possible.
Normal tactics of warfare change in the environment that the terrorist group has dug beneath the Gaza Strip. CBS News looks at the difficulties military forces face, and the technologies being developed (including autonomous robots), to take on an enemy underground.
A cease-fire would be possible only if the more than 200 hostages held by militants in Gaza are released, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said 40 journalists and media workers were confirmed dead as of Nov. 10.
Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, was formally charged Tuesday with intimidation, criminal recklessness and institutional criminal mischief, all felonies.
The move essentially splits the territory in half. The IDF said soldiers could enter Gaza City soon. The Gaza Health Ministry said more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas attacked on October 7.
The U.S. is pushing for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, as pressure from the international community increases, but Israel's prime minister says he won't budge until all of the hostages held by Hamas are released.
"The hot shower. Finally having electricity, having lights, water. In Gaza, we had none of those this."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
"It's a very big mix of emotions, and really everything seems surreal at the moment," Emilee Rauschenberger said.
The president is under growing pressure from those who say Israel's bombardment of Gaza is collective punishment.
The majors-worst White Sox (30-93) won for the second time in four games.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and an official says the city is prepared if there is an influx.
The backpacks are ready to go alongside clothing and diapers.
Strong winds left a trail of damage in some areas.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and an official says the city is prepared if there is an influx.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
The protest group said they would still continue fighting for a longer protest march route than the city has allowed.
"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
What is still not clear is what will happen to all the headstones that were already ordered, paid for, and never delivered.
Thieves targeted Kias and Hyundais because some models do not have engine immobilizers—technology that has historically been standard in other vehicles.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Indiana's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state's largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
Posts shared online have urged other attendees of both the festival itself and afterparties to get checked out.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Medical professionals warn of young people drinking excessively and using drugs, necessitating hospital visits.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Sears first moved into the headquarters in 1992, after receiving a series of incentives.
Fewer rooms have been booked than DNC organizers first expected.
The Biden administration announced that $50 million will go to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois to boost electric vehicle production.
A Save A Lot store in West Garfield Park is expected to open in early September. Three other Chicago locations could reopen in October, and two more could reopen in November.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
They said taking part in a Chappell Roan show was, to say the least, far from something ordinary.
Massachusetts-based rock band Aerosmith has announced that they're retiring from touring and cancelling their farewell tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler's vocal injury.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Magnum will start at an as-yet-unspecified date in the fall.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
On Friday night, the headquarters of Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club, at 32 E. 69th St. at Wabash Avenue, was filled with hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and Beatriz Ponce de León, Chicago’s Deputy Mayor of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights tells Sabrina Franza the city is prepared if there is an influx.
Security barriers are up near McCormick Place and the United Center, and some downtown businesses have boarded up in case of civil unrest. Jermont Terry reports.
The trail is being designed along this nearly two-mile abandoned railroad line in the heart of Englewood. This week, the city's planning commission voted unanimously to re-purpose the area.
Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and an official says the city is prepared if there is an influx.
Strong winds left a trail of damage in some areas.
hicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
The majors-worst White Sox (30-93) won for the second time in four games.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
Less than a mile from the United Center, staff at Rush University Medical Center prepare for any possibility of a chemical attack.
CBS News Chicago obtained a 22-page document, but the majority of the document was blacked out with redactions.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
The majors-worst White Sox (30-93) won for the second time in four games.
Seiya Suzuki hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5.
The Mercury led by double figures for the entire second half.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus announced the starters will play in Saturday's preseason game.
The "Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series" will feature a pair of doubleheaders on Jan. 3 and 4.
The Cook County Sheriff's deputy was paid $1,000 to deliver the paper to a main in custody at the jail, police say.
Shortly before 4 a.m. Friday, officers responded to a burglar alarm at Déjà Vu Showgirls at 750 S. Clinton St.
Federal prosecutors said Lewis Lacey lied about his income and assets to avoid paying more than $40,000 in a lawsuit settlement.
Prosecutors said they tried to pull off a scheme for the officers to clock in hours of OT pay without doing much work.
Three men exited a vehicle, and at least one of them pulled a gun and fired shots at the teen, police said.