British girl rants about price of ice cream in video
Marnie was ticked off by the practices of a local ice cream vendor – with the price of ice cream apparently having risen to more than $11 in U.S. dollars for two treats.
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Marnie was ticked off by the practices of a local ice cream vendor – with the price of ice cream apparently having risen to more than $11 in U.S. dollars for two treats.
Inflation is moving sideways, remaining above 3% for the first three months of 2024. Here's how that could impact your finances.
One Fed official on Thursday said if the economy continues to demonstrate strength, "Why would we cut rates?"
Consumer prices in January rose 3.1% from a year earlier, higher than economists had forecast, as food and housing costs jumped.
Workers in some jobs, including many who are self-employed, enjoyed double-digit wage gains last year. Here's who got the biggest pay bumps.
This year's robust stock market performance defied analysts' predictions as investors cheered prospects of lower interest rates and inflation.
Billions of dollars' worth of gift cards go unspent every year. Here's what to know about redeeming them — and avoiding scams.
Christmas traditions aren't immune to the inflation we've all been feeling this year. PNC Bank did the research and found the items in the classic song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" would cost a little more than $46,000.
It may seem hard to believe, but after the holidays, the presidential campaign season will really heat up -- and CBS News just out with a new poll on how people are feeling about the economy. CBS News pollster Anthony Salvanto joins us to explain the results.
The Farm Bureau says the cost of a Thanksgiving meal is down 4.5 percent from last year, but man Thanksgiving classics have gotten a lot pricier. CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent reports.
"People have been using the wrong R-word to describe the economy," one economist said. "It's resilience — not recession."
With the youth unemployment rate at a 70-year low, this year's crop of new graduates is likely to have an easier time getting hired.
The government just released the latest report on inflation. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger helps break down the report showing a decline for the first time since June 2021.
Prices rose at the slowest rate in two years amid the Federal Reserve's ongoing series of interest rate hikes.
Experts tell CBS News it's a sign high inflation still has a hold on the economy, despite the Fed's efforts to tame it.
Inflation is heating back up, with the Federal Reserve's inflation gauge rising the highest we've seen in months. Consumer prices continue to rise. Experts tell CBS News it's a sign high inflation still has a hold on the economy, despite the Fed's efforts to tame it. Chicago restaurant owners tell CBS 2's Tara Molina they are getting hit twice.
While inflation overall is improving, the prices for food items like eggs continue to increase at a significant pace.
Consumer prices rose less than expected in November, a sign that inflation is cooling a bit. But costs are still up more than 7% since last year. One of the areas still rising: Food.
Annual holiday feast is likely to see sharply higher prices for turkey and other traditional food items.
Organizers said a Thanksgiving dinner last year cost as little as $12 to put together, but this year's cost will be closer to $20.
Thanksgiving dinner is going to cost more this year thanks to inflation. Rising food costs, coupled with supply chain issues are really putting the squeeze on local food pantries. CBS 2's Lauren Victory visited a community pantry in Woodridge that's facing staggering numbers.
That includes everything from appetizers to desserts sides and beverages.
Interest rates mostly impact those buying cars and homes, but businesses borrow money too, and pass along the costs to consumers.
The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate another three-quarters of a percentage point as it battles the hottest inflation in decades. The impact of the move on consumers is wide-ranging.
The 10 most popular candy brands have seen an average price increase of 13% since 2021, according to Datasembly.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
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.
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.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
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.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
