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The league, players' union and a committee on inclusion agreed to give players the option to represent social causes with stick tape during warmups, practices and games.
Cole Caufield scored the first of three unanswered second-period goals as the Montreal Canadiens defeated Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in their home opener.
The Blackhawks captain has missed 27 games over more than two months due to symptoms of long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome.
With the Blackhawks rebuilding, their focus is on finding good young talent to build for the future. The Chicago Steel junior league hockey team just might be providing some of that talent. The Steel have become a hotbed for some of hockey's best young players and future NHL stars.
Chicago police will face off with the FBI tomorrow night in a hockey game raising money for Honor Flight Chicago.
The Hawks made most of their moves before the deadline, including sending star Patrick Kane to the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Hawks.
The proceeds will benefit Chicago police officer Danny Golden, who was shot and paralyzed last summer while trying to break up a fight at a bar in Beverly.
The proceeds will benefit Chicago police officer Danny Golden, who was shot and paralyzed last summer while trying to break up a fight at a bar in Beverly.
Blake Wheeler had two goals an an assist as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday night.
They called him the "Golden Jet," a fitting name for one of Chicago's greatest athletes. Blackhawks Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died at the age of 84. While he was brilliant on the ice, his behavior off of it tarnished his reputation.
When the Wolves play this weekend, they will look a little different, wearing exclusive gear with an important message.
When the Chicago Wolves host the Rockford Ice Hogs and Grand Rapids Griffins this weekend, they will look a little different, wearing exclusive gear with an important message.
It's the first time the team has played a home game after the bus carrying their players was hit by a semi truck in November, seriously injuring several of the athletes.
The Make-A-Wish recipient was celebrating a recent remission diagnosis after a three-and-a-half year fight with an aggressive form of leukemia.
The Chicago Blackhawks made a very special roster move ahead of Friday's game against the Coyotes. Luca Bear Bish, 6, signed a one-day contract with the team. The Make-A-Wish recipient was celebrating a recent remission diagnosis.
The Ignatius varsity team will honor the injured players this Saturday at their home varsity game.
The Hawks lost in tough fashion giving up a goal in the final minute to miss out an overtime in a 6-5 loss to Edmonton.
The team is using the six-day break to get some rest and hopes to carry momentum from a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Head coach Luke Richardson talked about finding balance with forming new lineups of young and experienced players.
The Blackhawks are opening up training camp on Thursday ahead of the first exhibition game on Sept. 27.
During Black History Month, we introduced you to a young hockey player from Evanston named Ari Sushinski, who is the first Black girl ever to make the Evanston Hockey boys’ varsity team. That story reached a very special man in Wheeling, tp whom CBS 2's Jackie Kostek introduces us.
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not going to negotiate with terrorists," Johnson said on Tuesday.
Police said the 14-year-old has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies.
Chicago police said 24-year-old Luther Hopkins III, of Calumet City, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.
University of Chicago alumnus Konstantin Sokolov, founder of Chicago-based IJS Investments, made the $100 million gift to the Executive MBA Program at the university.
President Trump says "we are looking into" how to send Americans to foreign prisons.
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not going to negotiate with terrorists," Johnson said on Tuesday.
President Trump says "we are looking into" how to send Americans to foreign prisons.
Wisconsin's capital city's municipal clerk has resigned amid investigations into how she failed to count nearly 200 ballots in November's elections.
The man police said threw Molotov cocktails into the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence is now facing attempted murder and terrorism charges — among many others.
Cody Balmer was charged with attempted murder, terrorism and other counts after officials said he intentionally set a fire at the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence.
The iconic Chicago chain known for its hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches launched its brand new breakfast offerings in five restaurants Tuesday morning.
The application website is expected to open this summer.
Johnsonville, LCC is recalling over 22,600 pounds of cheddar bratwurst in 10 states, including Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The law firms Romanucci and Blandin, representing the families of Antoine Lewis, 39, of Chicago, and Mark Lindquist Law, representing Darcy Belanger, 46, of Denver, Colorado, announced the settlement was reached on Sunday night.
A Mega Millions lottery ticket that contained all the winning numbers — bought along the western edge of the Chicago metro area, in DeKalb County — has made someone in Illinois $344 million richer this week.
Doctors and the Illinois Department of Public Health are urging people to get vaccinated.
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
The device is smaller than a grain of rice — and is suited particularly to help newborn babies with congenital heart defects.
The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing treatment.
According to the public health department, the cuts affect 22 contracts and over 100 staff positions.
The owner of Timeless Toys said he was forced to buy $200,000 worth of toys due to the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Tinaglia said he supports a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the franchise and the village need to come to an agreement on common goals.
The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Notably in St. Louis, hometown company Anheuser-Busch ended a 30-year partnership. Bud Light is also a top sponsor of Chicago pride events — and there may be a change there too.
Singleton will be the first to tell you her success is not a solo act.
"Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" star Eric Dane said he is still able to work and will return to the HBO drama.
Jay North, who starred on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.
Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
Lollapalooza announced the daily lineup for the 2025 festival in Grant Park July 31 through Aug. 3. Tickets are going fast.
A private equity investor who got his start at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has donated $100 million to the school.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
We are honoring our military families during "National Purple Up Day."
The legal fight continues to bring home a Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. Maryland U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he will go to the country to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back himself.
Registration is now open for the Chicago Park District 2025 summer programming.
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not going to negotiate with terrorists," Johnson said on Tuesday.
Chicago police said 24-year-old Luther Hopkins III, of Calumet City, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Nurmuhammed Inus, 35, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Mairunnisa Osman.
Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.
Police said the 14-year-old has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies.
The bigger picture remains how city leaders want to tackle such teen takeovers as the weather warms up heading into summer.
Robin McElroy paid her property tax bills on time for more than a decade, only to be told her home had been "sold for delinquent taxes."
"You can outrun the police in certain circumstances. We terminate pursuits for safety reasons. But you can't outrun technology," Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis said.
A south suburban man under investigation for mishandling remains at his crematory has previously been fined for taking bodies from a hospital without a funeral director license.
Researchers at the Shedd Aquarium are putting tiny trackers inside fish living in the Chicago River to study them and the environment.
Nazar had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel also scored in regulation as the 'Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead.
Jakucionis, the Lithuanian import who averaged 15 points and nearly five assists in his lone season in Champaign, is projected as a top-10 NBA Draft lottery pick.
At No. 16, the Sky drafted Notre Dame forward Maddy Westbeld, and at No. 22, Texas A&M guard Aicha Coulibaly.
Rick Carlisle described Indiana's first 81 games as eventful before his Pacers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in the regular-season finale.
Northwestern Wildcats baseball is in the second year under head coach Ben Greenspan, whose mission is to help lead the program to sustained success.
Police said the 14-year-old has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies.
Chicago police said 24-year-old Luther Hopkins III, of Calumet City, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Three or four robbers run up, flash a weapon, and demand the victims' property. In several incidents, the suspects even stole the victims' banking information on their phones.
Police said two men were on the Peoria Street bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway near the Blue Line UIC-Halsted stop when an argument escalated into a shootout.
Two years ago, CBS News Chicago reported Samah Hookah Lounge was shut down by police when two people were also shot outside the business.
