Northwest Indiana Santa's workshop has surplus of toys, wants visitors
The Santa's Workshop in question is transformed each holiday season out of a nonprofit office space In East Chicago, Indiana.
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The Santa's Workshop in question is transformed each holiday season out of a nonprofit office space In East Chicago, Indiana.
Born in the late 1920s as a movie theater, the iconic Ramova Theatre is making a triumphant return, reimagined as a 1,500-person capacity music venue in the heart of Bridgeport.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry was at the school when Robbie Avila presented their big surprise Wednesday night.
"Operation Christmas" kicked off in 2016 with Magic UpLighting – and event lightning and party rental company. For eight years, Magic UpLighting has teamed with the nonprofit Stuffed Love.
Holy Name Cathedral hosted a Spanish-language Advent mass for newly arrived migrants on Sunday.
The program was run by volunteers from the Harvard Club of Chicago – brought in by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
At first glance, one would never guess what's inside a modest building at 62nd and Morgan.
This alarming data has spurred a call to action from prominent members of the Black community. Leaders gathered at the North Lawndale Employment Network to discuss the issue and explore solutions.
Since 2004, the annual Sweet Home Chicago fundraiser has collected more than $12 million to support Wings' shelters.
The woodworkers are partnering with seven nonprofits this year.
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Sean Grayson took the stand in his own defense Monday after the prosecution rested their case in the Sonya Massey murder trial.
Bears Ash and Lexi are now part of the zoo's Walter Family Arctic Tundra after coming from the Kenry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the estranged husband of a woman found dead at the bottom of a Chicago condo building stairwell last year, charging him with murder.
Attorneys said what happened in one incident in Little Village and another in Old Irving Park shows a pattern of force by federal agents that goes beyond what a court allowed.
Staff at the family-owned Jamaica Jerk Villa on the South Side said they're worried about their family members as Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall on Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
Indiana's Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October.
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
Indiana's Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map.
A TikTok user was arrested earlier this month for threatening Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.
The U.S. has carried out several air strikes on Venezuelan vessels that the Trump administration has accused of carrying drugs and cartel members.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
Doctors at UChicago Medicine saved the life of a 2-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury that is typically not survived.
Elmhurst native Fred Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco.
Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a Chicago-area nursing facility, and people nearby are being warned to watch out for symptoms.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
The CRSP was created at what is now the U of C's Booth School of Business more than 65 years ago.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
Angel Reese has taken her talents from the basketball court to the fashion runway.
"One Golden Summer" premieres at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., and director Kevin Shaw will be in attendance.
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
A jury has convicted a Lake in the Hills man of a 2020 road rage murder in Elgin.
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson took the witness stand in his own defense on Monday at his trial on murder charges for the shooting death of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who had called police for help.
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Country music stars Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Treaty Oak Revival will be among the headliners at next year's Windy City Smokeout at the United Center, as the festival also will add a fifth day in 2026.
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 early Monday as it neared Kingston, Jamaica, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Sean Grayson took the stand in his own defense Monday after the prosecution rested their case in the Sonya Massey murder trial.
Bears Ash and Lexi are now part of the zoo's Walter Family Arctic Tundra after coming from the Kenry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the estranged husband of a woman found dead at the bottom of a Chicago condo building stairwell last year, charging him with murder.
Attorneys said what happened in one incident in Little Village and another in Old Irving Park shows a pattern of force by federal agents that goes beyond what a court allowed.
A deadly crash last week has reignited concerns about a dangerous intersection at Illinois Route 50 and County Line Road, between Peotone and Manteno in Chicago's far south suburbs.
A woman who was punched in the head in a random attack in Chicago five months ago – one of several women who are victims of similar attacks – is coming forward in hopes of preventing more assaults.
Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."
This week is a critical week for domestic violence survivors. Elected leaders in Chicago and Cook County are hashing out how much money to spend on key services like legal help and housing as they weigh next year's city and county budgets.
A Park Ridge woman is suing Massage Envy alleging the company isn't doing enough to protect clients after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of their therapists.
The Griffins' four-star QB and USC recruit Jonas Williams is hoping to cap off his record-setting career with a championship
The Blackhawks dropped to 4-3-2. They had won two in a row and had a five-game points streak.
Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty-kick shootout as the top-seeded Union beat the Fire in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.
Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns, Tyler Huntley made a big third-down throw late in the fourth quarter and the Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 30-16 on Sunday.
Jalen Smith added 16 points for the Bulls, one of their four players off the bench in double figures. Ayo Dosunmu and Nikola Vucevic each finished with 15 points.
Burglars made off with ATMs after breaking into businesses in Chicago's Logan Square and Rogers Park neighborhoods early Monday morning.
Two men, ages 66 and 70, were shot and wounded outside a business on Chicago's South Side Sunday morning.
A woman was found dead with two gunshots to the head on Chicago's Southeast Side Sunday morning.
At 5:53 a.m., the victims — men ages 18 and 19 — were in a business in the 100 block of East 51st Street when a man came up and shot them both, police said.
Chicago police on Sunday morning were looking for multiple people who beat up a man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train the night before.
