A Chicago COVID-19 Patient Talks About His Harrowing Experience From His Hospital Bed
Michael Bane has been hospitalized for days with COVID-19, and he has a very strong message about it.
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Michael Bane has been hospitalized for days with COVID-19, and he has a very strong message about it.
The cartel is known for sadistically torturing rivals in Mexico and dumping their bodies in the street. Among those now in custody during the six month long DEA operation with local and federal law enforcement are El Mencho's son and daughter.
Loyola Academy is the second Chicago-area school to close because of the corornavirus outbreak. Vaughn Occupational High School in Portage Park will be closed until March 18. A teacher's aide there was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Sunday is International Women's Day. The DePaul women's basketball team got a jump start on the occasion.
The CBS 2 Morning Insiders are getting facts about the coronavirus, especially when it comes to travel.
An Inspector General's report issued Tuesday sharply criticized a juvenile intervention program run as a partnership between Chicago Police and the city's Department of Family and Support Service.
The officer called a sergeant, telling the sergeant what Gonzalez said. Two sergeants and a lieutenant arrived at the cell. They "unsecured the cell door." That's when they saw Ruiz on the floor near the door covered in blood.
Arrest reports CBS 2 found in court documents show the beating victim Ruiz and his cell mate, are all members of different street gangs.
As the pool of blood around the man's head grows, an inmate throws a joker card, from a deck of playing cards, on top of him. Sources said that's significant, indicating there are ongoing feuds inside the jail taking place between different gangs.
David Garcia-Espinal, the man for whom a warrant has been issued on charges that he put a camera in a Northfield school bathroom, was also once accused of masturbating in a public women's restroom.
Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and there are many events around the area to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King.
As the final details are worked out, it's still not known if the couple will continue to be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, or if they'll be stripped of their royal titles, since the Queen referred to them by only their first names in her statement.
"We're just getting information back. It's bad in some areas."
More people died from fentanyl overdoses in Cook County last year than from homicide.
The flu season in Chicago is starting with a twist.
Members of Congress on Wednesday voted to impeach President Donald Trump – charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
The video is chilling – a little girl is in her room and someone is watching her, talking to her, and giving her commands. It is happening more and more.
Sources told CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot about 20 high-ranking officers are planning to retire. Most of those officers were appointed to their current positions by Johnson, whom Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired on Monday.
Cruises might be popular, but for some worries of sea sickness and cruise viruses leave many travelers stranded on land.
Backlash is building after two kids' basketball teams were asked to change tables at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Naperville.
"We've diverted 66,000 containers last year away from landfills and 80% of it is becoming a brand new paint. It's a really cool process you can see from beginning to end."
Inmates at the Cook County Jail are getting out of their restraints and violently attacking other inmates – and when they're hurt, you pay the bill.
Two boys were born through a sperm donor, both were diagnosed with autism, and their mother eventually went on to learn something shocking.
"If this was your kid or your child, going through the same thing that I go through everyday, you would feel the same way I feel, because some days, I feel bad."
"Now they know they don't have to be victims to the circumstances that were created, you know, and they are able to create a brand new Lawndale."
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
Friends, family, and elected officials spoke out as a judge decides in two weeks whether to deport 22-year-old Federico Alcantar.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
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.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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.
A fast-moving system heads towards Chicago on Saturday night, bringing a few snow showers.
Hundreds of people showed up to watch more than 30 participants strut their bad bunny stuff.
Sunday marks one week since Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today Show" co-host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Tucson-area home.
A week after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s "ICE on Notice" executive order, Cook County's top prosecutors said it may actually backfire.
The peaceful protest marked one month since Renee Good was shot and killed by ice agents in Minneapolis, and part of a National Day of Action with the city.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
Friends, family, and elected officials spoke out as a judge decides in two weeks whether to deport 22-year-old Federico Alcantar.
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show kicks off at McCormick Place on Saturday.
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.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
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.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
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.
