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Black people make up approximately 30% of the city's population, but made up 68% of investigatory stops by police, and 84% of use of force incidents after investigatory stops from Oct. 17, 2017, through Feb. 28, 2020.
It can be your golden ticket to traveling, meeting the new baby, or visiting a loved one – but is your negative COVID-19 test really negative? At one suburban testing site, employees are raising serious questions about their own "negative" results.
Andrea Kersten has been given the top job at the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. She sat down Thursday with CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini to talk about some of the challenges.
We spoke with experts who told us there are digital handheld devices that generate parking tickets. Those would not allow for mistakes like the handwritten errors in Monaco's case.
Victims of domestic violence, rape, and human trafficking have been locked up for crimes that advocates say they committed under duress or by force – and now, a group of Illinois lawmakers want to tighten a law that could help reduce their prison sentences.
Candace Clark is a serial con artist, who has been scamming people for years. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has been tracking Clark's moves.
After accused serial scammer Candace Clark rejected a plea deal that would have seen her sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison, a Cook County judge scheduled a jury trial for April 18.
The Henry Pratt Company shooting that killed five people in Aurora exposed major loopholes in the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card system. Three years later, CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey checked on the progress made to close those gaps.
Drama is playing out in Chicago's 11th Ward, which is about to be without an alderman.
'If we don't put the resources on the back end of the system where we are right now, it's just going to be another revolving door."
A Chicago Police officer who nearly four years ago bragged on camera about killing someone while taunting an innocent Black man in a park has now been relieved of his police powers over a new and separate complaint.
Some parents just want a safe place for their kids to play, and you'd think a school would fit the bill. Sadly, the parents from the Albany Park community say it does not, and they want that to change.
At just 4 years old, Judah Morgan was tortured and beaten to death in Northwest Indiana, and his father is now charged with his murder. Judah's aunt fought for custody, but the courts did not allow her to intervene.
Another delay for accused serial scammer Candace Clark, who did not show up for her latest court date on Monday, after she was hospitalized with COVID symptoms.
Domestic violence service providers across Illinois say $50 million in additional funding is needed to care for survivors. They also say Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed 2023 budget falls short – way short.
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
Programs that send mental health teams in response 911 calls have proved successful in over cities — so why aren't they flourishing in Chicago?
The Trump administration has started outlining some of the Smithsonian Institution's art, information, and imagery that it has deemed "too woke."
The Chicago Board of Education has less than two weeks to close a $734 million budget gap, and on Wednesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker advised the board should not count on help from Springfield.
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday declined the federal government's request to unseal grand jury material in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
Morton Grove slapped the seller with code violations after the sale to the Hovey family was completed, which prevented them from getting a deed.
It turns out what Tom Kuznar of Mount Prospect thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers.
For the past five months, Paul Mitchell has been in talks with Citibank. He turned to CBS News Chicago when Citibank would not refund his money.
A Chicago rock climber was grounded by a scary medical issue — a cyst in her brain. But a friendly face in the operating room helped Sophie Lin get to the gym again.
With school starting next week for thousands of students, health officials are urging parents to get their kids vaccinated.
Chicago public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the city's first three human cases of West Nile virus in 2025.
Sicknesses creep up with kids being in close quarters in school. With that in mind, a grieving Northwest Indiana family wants to share a message about vaccinating children.
Instagram rolled out a new Map feature that lets users see their friends' locations in real time. Here's why privacy experts are concerned.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
The Board of Trade Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed plans for a July 4, 2026 fight at the White House to mark America's 250th birthday.
Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," after a countdown tease on her website. The release date is now set for Oct. 3.
Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the U.S., while UFC's CEO says the White House may host a July 4 event broadcast on CBS.
The festival will also include live bands and a pizza box folding competition.
Darius Johnson heads to Ohio Street Beach ahead of the Chicago triathlon on Saturday.
Tickets go on sale for former Vice President Kamala Harris' book tour, and she's making a stop in Chicago.
The Cubs will honor Sandberg with a public tribute at Wrigley Field.
For Feel Good Friday, here's a story of how physical therapy changed the life of a woman diagnosed with MS.
A funeral was held on Friday morning for Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs slugger and second baseman Ryne Sandberg.
The family hopes the lawsuit will prevent this from happening to other families. They are seeking more than $100,000 in damages.
Amid Cordova, 23, has been charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated battery, including aggravated battery to a transit employee.
Gages Lake residents said they couldn't even open their windows due to the smell from the dead fish.
In just the first six months of the year, the Chicago DEA team seized 1.6 million pills of fentanyl. That is almost three times more than they did all of last year.
Neighbors in Lincoln Park said mail trucks parked as far as the eye can see along busy Clark Street aren't just taking up valuable parking, but potentially putting students in danger while they walk to school.
This week, Chicago's South and West sides were hit hard by flooding, and experts at the Morton Arboretum are connecting with city and neighborhood groups to help implement solutions.
The city said the only way they can successfully tackle the mess is with state and federal funding.
The State Department announced over the weekend it will be pausing visitor visas from Gaza over claims some recipients may have ties to terrorist groups.
Seventeen and a half years later, the murder of five women at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois, remains one of the most infamous cold cases in the Chicago area.
A funeral was held on Friday morning for Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs slugger and second baseman Ryne Sandberg.
Brice Turang hit a two-run homer, Isaac Collins drove in two insurance runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1.
The Chicago Bulls will raise Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey into the rafters at the United Center next year, in a postgame ceremony retiring the former NBA MVP's jersey.
Matt Shaw added a solo homer as the Cubs won for the fifth time in six games. Colin Rea (10-5) pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning.
The Sox have now lost six of their last seven games and 13 of their last 16.
In just the first six months of the year, the Chicago DEA team seized 1.6 million pills of fentanyl. That is almost three times more than they did all of last year.
A report of an active shooter at Villanova turned out to be a "cruel hoax," according to the university president and Delaware County DA.
The service said the alleged suspect targeted multiple buildings in the West Loop and Fulton Market neighborhoods.
CBS News Chicago has learned the man was a 27-year veteran of the CTA. The union representing CTA workers is now pushing for more security.
California officials have denied Erik Menendez parole after he spent decades in prison for killing his parents in 1989.
