Vallas, Johnson mayoral runoff set; many aldermanic races still undecided
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the first incumbent mayor to lose a race for re-election since Jane Byrne in 1983.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the first incumbent mayor to lose a race for re-election since Jane Byrne in 1983.
Lightfoot is the first incumbent mayor of Chicago to lose a bid for re-election since Jane Byrne lost to Harold Washington in 1983.
Representing a diverse chunk of Chicago from the South Loop to Hyde Park, Ald. Sophia King has – like the other mayoral candidates in Chicago – emphasized something at the top of voters’ minds: public safety. She wants to bring back 1,000 retired officers to fill staffing gaps, replace Supt. David Brown, and move officers to four-day 10-hour shifts.
Because the race is still considered a tossup, last-minute campaign trail face time could be critical.
Because the race is still considered a tossup, last-minute campaign trail face time could be critical. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov sat down with all nine candidates for mayor ahead of the Feb. 28 election.
A different side of the candidates came out when it came to "lightning rounds" about Chicago bands and iconic sports teams, among other subjects.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov interviewed all nine candidates for mayor ahead of Chicago's municipal election on Feb. 28, including Ald. Sophia King (4th).
King believes she can rebuild those bridges while focusing on priorities – like bolstering police patrols – which she says will help combat crime.
King believes she can rebuild those bridges while focusing on priorities – like bolstering police patrols – which she says will help combat crime. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
The issues ranged from criminal justice reform to supporting schools on the South and West sides.
The issues ranged from criminal justice reform to supporting schools on the South and West sides. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Seven of the nine candidates for mayor were in attendance.
With about two and a half weeks until the election, various polls are showing candidates closing in. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports on another heated debate.
With about two and a half weeks until the election, various polls are showing candidates closing in.
Eight of the nine candidates reiterated why they believe they are the best for the job and pointed out the flaws of their opponents.
Crime was again a major issue at the forum at WTTW-Channel 11, along with downtown business and the Chicago Public Schools budget. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The candidates took turns answering questions on topics including affordable housing and plans to curb crime.
Eight of the nine candidates took part in the forum.
Polls over the past few weeks show various candidates leading the race, and different candidates surging.
At the second primetime mayoral forum Tuesday night, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again touted her record on economic development, crime, and other issues – while the other candidates again took issue with her claims and took jabs at each other on various subjects. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Rather than having all nine candidates at once, WCPT split up the debate.
With little more than a month until the mayoral election, this was the time for each candidate to show Chicago voters why they deserve the city's top job.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot stood by her record and touted her triumphs at the first televised Chicago mayoral debate – while other candidates questioned her claims and said her policies had failed, particularly when it comes to crime. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
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Shota Imanaga (5-0), making his sixth start, allowed three hits and walked one with seven strikeouts to lower his ERA to 0.78.
Firefighters battled the stubborn blaze near the rear of the former Ramada Inn at 200 N. Green Bay Rd.
Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
The suit, filed by three Jewish students, called the encampment "a dystopic cesspool of hate in the 2 school's lush green center," and accused Northwestern of coddling the protest.
A meeting on the subject Wednesday was not in person, but virtual—and notably absent was Gov. Pritzker himself.
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
A guest speaker will also give firsthand accounts about the situation in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Xavier Tate Jr. was apprehended in Glendale Heights late Wednesday, sources said.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
The public announcement of the plan for the new stadium was presented with excitement from Bears President Kevin Warren and Mayor Brandon Johnson. But Gov. Pritzker was not so enthusiastic, and still is not. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports, Plainfield resident Christine Todd is in urgent need of a living kidney donor. Her kidneys are failing due to polycystic kidney disease. She's hoping to find that person at Guaranteed Rate Field.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a look at the extended forecast.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
"The intensity of these protests will probably slow down if Israel and the United States accept the terms of the Palestinians," protest organizer Hatem Abudayyeh said.
The suit, filed by three Jewish students, called the encampment "a dystopic cesspool of hate in the 2 school's lush green center," and accused Northwestern of coddling the protest.
A meeting on the subject Wednesday was not in person, but virtual—and notably absent was Gov. Pritzker himself.
Shota Imanaga (5-0), making his sixth start, allowed three hits and walked one with seven strikeouts to lower his ERA to 0.78.
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
Shota Imanaga (5-0), making his sixth start, allowed three hits and walked one with seven strikeouts to lower his ERA to 0.78.
Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
He is taking over the wheel for his wife, Leah Pruett, a veteran drag racer who coached his husband in a very different circuit for Stewart.
The Sox' Andrew Benintendi homered leading off the eighth to tie it at 5 after Minnesota scored twice in the top half. But the Twins pulled it out in the ninth.
The teams were hitless in six plate appearances with runners in scoring position against the starters.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
A 29-year-old man was shot in the stomach and leg and later died at the University of Chicago Hospital.
Officials say that a school shooting threat was "neutralized" at a middle school west of Madison, Wisconsin, Wednesday morning, with no reported injuries to those inside the school.
Police said officers were flagged down at the school around 11:45 a.m., after a female entered the school, approached a group of eight teen females, all between 15 and 19 years old, and sprayed a chemical irritant.
LaPorte County Sheriff's deputies found multiple vacuum-sealed packages of drugs in a pickup truck during a traffic stop.