Sentencing Postponed For Former Streamwood Cop
Sentencing was suddenly postponed Monday morning for a former Streamwood police officer, who was convicted of beating an unarmed, kneeling man while his dashboard video camera was rolling.
Sentencing was suddenly postponed Monday morning for a former Streamwood police officer, who was convicted of beating an unarmed, kneeling man while his dashboard video camera was rolling.
Police in Round Lake Park have added Melissa Best's information into a national missing-persons database. She vanished several days ago.
Some Chicago high school students returned home Friday from a spring break trip to New Orleans, where they painted houses, hung drywall and installed insulation in homes being rebuilt nearly six years after Hurricane Katrina.
A year ago, no one thought a dog named Ike would survive after being rescued on his namesake expressway.
Police in Round Lake Park have a mystery on their hands – what happened to Melissa Ann Best?
As a Blue Island man sits behind bars accused of raping and murdering three women, his mother insists authorities have the wrong man.
April is Stress Awareness Month, and Researchers working for Everest College set out to quantify our stress level.
A 16-year-old Skokie girl has been found safe, more than a month after vanishing from home
Cook County is now requiring public employees to publicly declare when politics is involved in the hiring process.
Chicago Police officers were expected to be more visible next week, while public school students are on spring break.
A priest from the Aurora-based Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, who had gained some celebrity as the chaplain for the Indianapolis 500, was quietly removed from the priesthood last December when allegations arose that he was a pedophile.
A Chicago Police sergeant is facing felony charges, after he was allegedly captured on video slapping a handcuffed man three times in the face.
A Wheaton builder is holding a rally for the homeless this evening at the old Hubble Middle School, hoping to drum up support for his vision to transform the building into a center for the homeless.
Some Marengo High School students wanted to do something big. Their project for humanities class had to have something to do with the ancient Greeks.
The Illinois Supreme Court has put together a committee made up of judges, bankers, lawyers, a law professor and a representative of the Attorney General's Office with the goal of coming up with ways to help people facing foreclosure.
Cook County has a new department head whose job description requires her to make the quality of life better for the county's residents.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faces taxpayers in Palatine tonight.
When Indiana house democrats fled the state for 34 days in February and March, the Republicans talked about preventing "bolting" by making it illegal.
A Chicago man faces battery charges after he was involved in a scuffle with a Metra train conductor during yesterday's evening rush hour.
A government shutdown would put the brakes on plans by NASA to announce the winners of three retired space shuttles. WBBM's Mike Krauser reports... the Adler Planetarium is in the running.
Cook County spent half of its overtime budget in the first quarter of this year. Now, they're trying to figure out the why and how.
It appears the fight over moving the Chicago Children's Museum to the northeast corner of Grant Park might be over.
Some angry Evanston residents have been calling City Hall to complain about the city's new snow removal program, as detailed in the community newspaper the Evanston Roundtable.
Residents of the wealthy North Shore suburb of Winnetka are debating a plan by the village to introduce affordable housing into the community.
A Cook County judge has decided that free speech rights protect political ads suggesting a mayoral candidate in Chicago Heights will allow drugs to be sold from City Hall.
Sparks flew as a black Volkswagen sped inbound on the expressway.
Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin picked new presidential electors on Tuesday, almost four years after Republicans from the state posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump.
They will be set up in the Chicago shelter system, but the organization says these new arrivals will strain the shelter's capacity.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform's level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers' personal information.
A passenger vehicle was disabled in the third lane of traffic and was struck by a truck tractor semi-trailer.
Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin picked new presidential electors on Tuesday, almost four years after Republicans from the state posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump.
CBS News fact checked the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
Former President Donald Trump planned to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate campaigning in Wisconsin.
As the election cycle enters an urgent, final five weeks, both Democrats and Republicans are engaging in questionable tactics that threaten to subvert the democratic process by trying to shape the ballot through deceptive means.
Michael Cozzi bought a prepaid debit card for his friend and put $300 on it—only to be told by every party involved with the card that it was in somebody else's name and he couldn't unlock the money.
The New York Times has unveiled the 2024 edition of their list of the top 50 restaurants in the U.S., and a Chicago steakhouse is among the spots that made the national cut.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal.
According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration ended a program that provided free COVID-19 vaccines in August of 2024.
Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
The Gift of Hope Organ Donor Care Center is focused on deceased patients whose lungs, hearts and more will live on in others.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform's level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers' personal information.
Magnicity is still mum on what exactly it has in mind for the space, though 360 CHICAGO earlier said a restaurant will not be back.
Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.
A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn't cut off his dreadlocks.
The restaurant will begin with dinner service from 4 p.m. to midnight, with plans to extend hours in the future.
There are five new stadium dates for next summer in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
The adventure begins for 16 ordinary Americans as they embark on their trek to the top of the treacherous New Zealand Alps in 'The Summit.'
Since their debut nearly 35 years ago, Pearl Jam has been one of the world's most popular and influential rock groups. Lead singer Eddie Vedder and bassist Jeff Ament talk about success, friendship, creativity, and giving back to their loyal fans.
Event chair Jimmy Kowalczyk gives a preview of Saturday's event at Millennium Park.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed retaliation for Iran’s missile attack against Israel, saying Tehran would "pay for it.” Mockaitis discusses what the missile attack means for the threat of a wider war.
Americans watched Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz face off in the only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election.
He led a rare service in saint peter's basilica meant to atone for how the church dealt with sexual abuse by the clergy and how it's treated women.
In the largely catholic nation, she is also its first Jewish president.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
CBS News is fact checking the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
Authorities received a report that someone had killed two children and burned their bodies in a backyard fire pit.
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem but there were no reports of Israeli deaths. A U.S. official said the attack was "effectively defeated."
The candles represent a human light dimmed by an issue impacting thousands daily.
Beachgoers notice a much wider beach, and 22 stone breakwater structures to protect against erosion.
The complaint alleges "a pattern of discrimination that has caused an increasingly hostile environment at UChicago for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students associated with them."
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
Hoyer also believes Craig Counsell's five-year, $40 million contract is money well-spent.
Williams' foot was feeling good at the start of training camp after undergoing season-ending surgery last February.
Lonzo Ball also said he is feeling good coming back from his three knee surgeries, and expects to be ready to play on opening night.
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader who was later banned for betting on games, has died.
While no one expected the White Sox to be good, or even average, in 2024, few expected them to set a league record for futility.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he died, police said.
The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
No one was in custody late Tuesday.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has been extradited to Chicago to face a charge of first-degree murder.
After a four-mile chase, a Lexus sedan collided with an SUV and then crashed into a building.