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Back in Chicago, Ed, who asked us not to use his last name, was parked on Lakeshore Drive last month when he said his blue Tesla was vandalized with a clear message to Tesla's co-founder Elon Musk.
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C, which includes schools in Joliet, Plainfield, and Shorewood, emailed families on Monday to share that "over 90% of our bus fleet had fallen victim to vandalism, resulting in the theft of catalytic converters." Marissa Sulek reports.
The school district has transitioned to an "emergency e-learning day" as the investigation continues. Dave Savini reports.
Authorities have arrested an American tourist in Tokyo, Japan, they say he vandalized a gate at a local shrine. Steve Hayes, 65, is facing property damage charges after being accused of carving letters with his fingernails into a pillar.
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations says hate crimes are up from 50 reports all of last year to 72 reports so far this year. Megan Hickey reports.
Surveillance footage shows a person with their head and face covered, holding a baseball bat, walking by before smashing the glass out of the windows and door of the business.
A vandal targeted the Nabala Café in the 4600 block of North Broadway around 5:30 a.m. Friday, smashing four windows.
An Abraham Lincoln statue was vandalized with red paint in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Monday.
The slashings all happened this week on Ellis Avenue off 47th Street.
Nothing has prepared the owners of Redzovic Jiu-Jitsu in Lincoln Square for someone opening fire on the business twice this summer alone. Jermont Terry reports.
A week after a Palestinian-owned cafe on Chicago's North Side was vandalized, support poured into the business. More than 100 customers showed up at the cafe after the owner said it was targeted for displaying a Palestinian flag in the window. Chicago police continue to investigate this incident but have not classified it as a hate crime.
Chicago police continue to investigate this incident but have not classified it as a hate crime.
Sunday evening, a local restaurant that was recently vandalized received a show of support. A window was shattered, and no one is in custody.
Chicago police would not say if the vandalism was being investigated as a hate crime.
A Palestinian Chicago coffee shop owner spent Labor Day cleaning up broken glass after someone vandalized his Palestinian flag display overnight.
The family installed the cameras after the first graffiti incident, but the camera does not seem to be deterring the taggers.
Since a construction worker recently moved into Pilsen, vandalism with graffiti keeps happening to his work truck parked out front. Jermont Terry reports.
Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
A staff member said until this water is clear, the fountain will remain off. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The fountain will be closed until further notice, after its water was dyed red and messages about Gaza were scrawled in the surrounding plaza. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
It all happened just before 4:00 on Tuesday morning.
She plopped down on a bench and flipped off the camera. Then, the woman started pulling brochure holders and even a billboard off the wall, tossing them around. It all happened just before 4:00 on Tuesday morning.
The store said in a post on X that the window displayed a Palestinian flag with a sign calling for a ceasefire.
It happened around 6 a.m. at the Women and Children First bookstore at 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago police said an unknown number of people broke the window – classifying it as criminal damage to property.
The Roseland woman has now put a sign up on her garage warning that she is armed. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election.
Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), who chairs the City Council Black Caucus, said banning the sale of new furs would "have such a devastating economic consequence to our city's small businesses."
Six weeks after the Reed shooting, then-Chief COPA Administrator Andrea Kersten questioned the officers' story in the Dexter Reed shooting. The CCPSA called for her termination.
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
Need a REAL ID? A new supercenter in downtown Chicago will be taking walk-ins starting Wednesday.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
Each batch of paczki requires 32 egg yolks and 16 egg whites, and that cost adds up at Creative Cakes Bakery in Tinley Park.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
Five years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
The call to action — or rather inaction — is asking that American consumers refrain from making any purchases at major retailers on Friday, Feb. 28.
The James Beard Foundation announced Lem's Bar-B-Q as one of six recipients of the America's Classics Award.
The season begins with Luigi Cherubini's "Medea," Oct. 11 to Oct. 26.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
In announcing Korshak's death, Broadway In Chicago called her a "trailblazing force" in the public relations industry.
"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars. Here's the full list of who won and was nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced singer, was last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Researchers at the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern are looking into the difference between a person’s chronological age — how many years they have lived, and their biological age — how old their body actually is. Charlie De Mar got examined himself.
Thirty-five girls learned Wednesday night how the game of basketball can instill confidence — with the help of two former Chicago Bulls players. Marissa Sulek reports.
Staffing at the Department of Education has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183. Charlie De Mar reports.
For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insisted that extending the landfill was the best option. But after a lengthy legal fight, the corps has changed its position. Jermont Terry reports.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get?
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Police said during the fight, a 25-year-old man was shot twice in the lower body.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Northwestern (17-15) earned its first conference tournament win since 2022 for a chance to play No. 5 Wisconsin in Thursday's second round.
Saint Patrick in Portage Park are off to the tournament after beatin Mount Carmel High School in supersectionals.
Somehow, Wildcats workhorse Nick Martinelli was not selected First Team All-League in postseason awards Tuesday.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said.
Robert Davis was the last person to see his girlfriend Barbara Lenz alive before she vanished in 1989, Iowa investigators said.
Charles Poulos, 55, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Glenview Police Department.
Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out, after an appeals court ruled detectives violated his constitutional rights during his interrogation.
Zulma Pacheco's boyfriend of five years said he was with her at the nightclub the night she was shot, and he carried her out after he saw she was bleeding.
