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Resident at Joliet nursing home charged with deadly beating of fellow resident
Initial reports say the resident attacked the victim while in the laundry room after becoming angry about the victim's use of the washing machine.
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Initial reports say the resident attacked the victim while in the laundry room after becoming angry about the victim's use of the washing machine.
A complaint was filed against an East Chicago, Indiana, nursing home and a sex offender living there. The complaint alleged the 90-year-old man sexually assaulted a fellow resident in the nursing home's care. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot had the latest on the story.
The accused is a registered sex offender. Weeks after the incident, he's still there, living in the same facility. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports details are tough to hear, but important for the safety of people in nursing homes.
The facility is now on watch by the federal government.
The nurse told us she wants to speak for the residents who she says don’t have a voice. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is now launching its own investigation – and called in former employees to staff the Lincolnshire nursing home on an emergency basis for one week.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is now launching its own investigation.
A big scare for families of nursing home residents in north suburban Lincolnshire, who said seniors had no medical care for hours. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke with concerned family members.
"In my mind, this is criminal. It's criminal to leave people like that without care."
Police are now investigating a severe staffing shortage after several residents with dementia were left to fend for themselves. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke with concerned family members.
They claim the home is sacrificing care in favor of profits and there has been no oversight from the state.
They claim the home is sacrificing care in favor of profits and there has been no oversight from the state.
The fire chief said the buck knocked down two people and headbutted another person before it jumped back through a window and out of the building.
It also creates a new pay scale for certified nursing assistants.
Dozens of COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed at a sprawling north suburban nursing home – despite 90 percent of the residents there being vaccinated.
A night after a Chicago woman told CBS 2 she was worried because her cousin, who is in a nursing home, never received his second COVID-19 vaccine shot – he now has it.
A Chicago woman said she is hitting a wall of silence when it comes to finding out why her cousin – in a nursing home – is waiting for her second COVID-19 vaccination dose.
He was supposed to care for patients, but instead, a male nursing assistant is accused of sexually assaulting one at a rehabilitation center in Park Ridge.
No one has been vaccinated for coronavirus at the City View Multi-Care Center in Cicero, and it is a place that has made headlines for COVID trouble before.
It's a tough time to live in a nursing home. Visits are limited, and even celebrating birthdays can be a challenge, but one woman in the suburbs is doing everything she can to make her friend's 100th birthday extra special.
Ambulances and a hazardous materials team were sent to the Symphony Chicago West nursing home and rehab facility in the South Austin neighborhood due to carbon monoxide.
If there's one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, it's that there is still humanity and compassion out there.
Overgrown weeds are drawing unwanted pests in one Country Club Hills neighborhood, and neighbors there are fed up with what they describe as an ugly jungle.
Coco Hawley rented a cherry picker, and rising to window level, she sang for residents at a nursing home in Edgewater Friday.
There have been nine deaths at the home, including a staff member.
False reports that President Joe Biden had a "medical emeregency" while traveling on Air Force One Friday circulated widely on social media after he arrived home in Delaware after a campaign stop in Wisconsin.
A police chief says people living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into their homes following an evacuation order and many of them now face the mess of cleaning up flooded basements.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected at night with humidity and highs in the upper 80s.
The 18-year-old later died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
False reports that President Joe Biden had a "medical emeregency" while traveling on Air Force One Friday circulated widely on social media after he arrived home in Delaware after a campaign stop in Wisconsin.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call with ranking committee members on Sunday.
President Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin Friday for the first interview since his disastrous presidential debate last week.
Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The family asked CBS 2 for help after they found themselves stuck with random stuff and boxes filling their space—and nowhere else left to turn.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.
Shane Butler said he was grateful to be alive, and he owes it all to the safety training he did exactly one year before he accidentally shot himself.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three other states currently ban abortions at about six weeks.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The Fresh Market already has stores in Crystal Lake, Geneva, Lake Forest, and Wilmette.
The change impacts every single restaurant in Chicago that operates with tipped workers, and critics say it could impact customers as well.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Getting added to the guide is not the same as being awarded a Michelin star, but still signifies a stamp of approval.
Cody Fry grew up in the north suburbs, and now lives in Nashville, but he recently returned to Chicago for a very memorable one-night event at the Chicago Symphony Center.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building in Roscoe Village. While now gone, its legacy lives on.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
The Rolling Stones played at the stadium for the first of two concerts over the next several days—as part of their Hackney Diamonds Tour.
Take a Mental Health Minute with Marie Saavedra and practice generous listening.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
At least 17 people were killed and 89 were hurt after shootings over the holiday weekend. Police Supt. Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson are expected to address the violent weekend on Monday during a media conference at 9 a.m.
According to Chicago police, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old got into an argument with someone on the street, in the 700 block of East 89th Place around 11:50 p.m. when shots were fired.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, July 7, 2024.
The ages of the victims range from 5 to 74.
Warren Beard is an assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side.
False reports that President Joe Biden had a "medical emeregency" while traveling on Air Force One Friday circulated widely on social media after he arrived home in Delaware after a campaign stop in Wisconsin.
A police chief says people living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into their homes following an evacuation order and many of them now face the mess of cleaning up flooded basements.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected at night with humidity and highs in the upper 80s.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
Two battalion chiefs told CBS 2 Investigators said hiring needs to be a priority for the Chicago Fire Department, and they plan to protest their working conditions.
They hope national recognition from the U.S. surgeon general will actually make a difference.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
Jake Burger hit a game-winning three-run homer and the Miami Marlins scored four times in the ninth to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday.
Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday.
When it comes to the streets of Chicago — or any road course, really — van Gisbergen is one of NASCAR's best drivers.
Reese's 12 straight double-doubles tied Candace Parker's WNBA-record streak that spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Drew Thorpe threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Nicky López doubled twice and drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 3-2.
The measures, including canceling officers' days off, come after multiple mass shootings within a day.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
Police in Wisconsin say a driver in Eau Claire reported someone chasing them down before aggressively throwing cheese at their vehicle.
Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy who died.
So far, in 2024, there have been nine shootings at or near the beach.