Chicago Aldermen Call On DOJ Officials To Investigate Law Department
Some Chicago Aldermen are calling on the Federal Justice Department to investigate the city's Law Department for alleged abuses.
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Some Chicago Aldermen are calling on the Federal Justice Department to investigate the city's Law Department for alleged abuses.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says Garry McCarthy was "not available" to talk with her office. The former police superintendent says that's "nonsense."
Police are looking for the driver that killed a woman in a hit-and-run in the Austin neighborhood.
He documented intense real-life dramas in Chicago and around the world. On Tuesday, friends and family were mourning the death of beloved local filmmaker David Steiner, who was killed in a bus crash while working in eastern Africa.
CBS 2's Mai Martinez found lots of people headed to malls and other stores to exchange gifts and shop.
CBS 2's Mai Martinez talked to a few travelers.
Two more delivery truck drivers, one from FedEx, the other from UPS, were robbed at gunpoint within an hour of each other.
With tensions between police and some communities running high, CBS 2's Mai Martinez talks to three recruits about why they wanted to become officers.
It was hard for Sister Ann Marie Cwick to believe her eyes as she toured the Center for Cancer and Specialty Care.
An officer was dragged by a stolen car, but police did not fire at the vehicle for fear of striking passersby. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
A witness was working across the street at his barber shop when he saw police officers, weapons drawn, surrounding a car. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
Project Mobility surprises families each year. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports on how you can help the effort to buy adaptive bikes.
On Tuesday, investigators spent a second day at a Shelly Lane home trying to find out what caused a deadly carbon monoxide buildup that killed a mother and daughter.
The latest wave of violence against police officers across the country is unnerving law enforcement here in the Chicago region.
More than 13 million children in the United States don't know where their next meal will come from, and thousands of them live in the Chicago area. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
A joint anti-violence mission with the feds snagged a man police called one of the Ogden District's most dangerous offenders.
Bridgeport is home to the Chicago White Sox and many of their fans, but sprinkled in, here and there, are pockets of Cubbie blue.
Indiana State Police are on the lookout for thieves targeting light poles along roadways.
A season-ticket holder since 1967, Jim Anixter is turning 72 on the day the Cubs may punch their ticket to the World Series. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
A terminally-ill Cook County Jail inmate died in custody. He, like hundreds of other low-level offenders, couldn't afford to bond out.
Two of the suspects died in that crash. The four officers sustained non-life threatening injuries. The chase and crash are still under investigation.
Maria Spaeth died June 21 shortly after resigning from the Kendall County Food Pantry, located 50 miles southwest of Chicago.
Norman McIntosh says his first priority is reconnecting with his family.
During the chase, several Hammond, Ind. police officers tried shooting out the tires of the truck.
James Gerage, 43, was found dead in a burning vehicle Friday night. His body was found in the back seat of a car found in the 2100 block of South Jefferson Street.
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.
