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Adam Harrington

Adam Harrington is a web producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006. He works with the evening team.

Between tours of duty at CBS Chicago, Harrington worked as a web producer for CBS New York, and helped launch a new website for New York's WCBS 880 Newsradio. He also worked as a communications specialist for Communities In Schools of Chicago.

Before first joining CBS Chicago, Harrington worked as a reporter for the City News Service of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 2002 with a degree in political science.

Bones found in Wisconsin confirmed to be those of missing 3-year-old boy Elijah Vue

The remains were found on private property by someone getting land ready for deer hunting season.

Sep 13

Contactless payment now accepted at Illinois DMV offices

The introduction to digital pay is a precursor to digital IDs and driver's licenses, which will be introduced in Illinois by the end of 2025.

Sep 12

35th GLAAD Media Awards - Los Angeles - Inside

Chilli Pepper, Chicago performance artist and LGBTQ+ advocate, dies

The Baton Show Lounge announced Chilli Pepper's death on its Facebook page Wednesday.

Sep 12

Chicago's Wheatland Tube plant to close in November, affecting 237 employees

The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.

Sep 10

Art Institute of Chicago receives $75 million donation for new addition

The new addition will showcase modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary art.

Sep 10

First responders search for missing diver in Lake Michigan offshore from southeast Wisconsin

The diver had been exploring an old shipwreck offshore from Pleasant Prairie.

Sep 10

Chicago man wrongly imprisoned for murder wins $50 million jury award

In 2011 when he was just 18, Marcel Brown was convicted as an accomplice to a murder three years earlier.

Sep 10

The Great Debate: First televised presidential debate held at CBS Chicago 64 years ago

On Sept. 26, 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy met for the first ever televised presidential debate.

Sep 10

Police say 6-year-old boy stabbed 2-year-old brother to death in Joliet

A preliminary investigation determined the older boy stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife.

Sep 7

"The Great Wave" returns to display for a few months at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Japanese woodblock print is only placed on display for three months at a time every four years.

Sep 7

Hit-and-run sends driver into parked van, building in Belmont Cragin

The Dodge van was up on the sidewalk with its side smashed in, while front end of the Honda SUV ended up lodged inside the basement unit of the building.