CPS Students Return To School Full-Time Monday, With Mask Requirement And Amid COVID-19 Delta Variant Worries
Thousands of Chicago Public Schools students will step back into the hallways of their school buildings full-time on Monday.
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Thousands of Chicago Public Schools students will step back into the hallways of their school buildings full-time on Monday.
Parents and other loved ones held an emotional vigil in Chicago Heights on Saturday to remember those lost to overdoses.
Governor JB Pritzker on Thursday announced a new statewide indoor mask mandate, and ordered all Illinois education workers, college students, and healthcare workers to get vaccinated.
A plea was issued for prayers Wednesday night for the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, who are both battling COVID-19.
Northwestern Medicine is among the latest institutions to require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff.
An estimated crowd of nearly 40,000 people are expected to file into Soldier Field on Thursday – with no mask mandate, and no COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirement either.
Bat bites are on the rise in DuPage County, with the county health department saying at least five bats have tested positive for rabies recently.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned Tuesday that new COVID-19 mitigations could be coming in parts of Illinois, as hospitalizations surge in parts of the state.
From his hospital bed on Tuesday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he is doing "fairly well" as he fights COVID-19 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
With the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus again driving up the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, some Chicago area bars and restaurants are requiring proof of vaccination for entry.
A total of 52 students in DuPage County are now quarantined, after seven students tested positive for COVID-19.
Full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine came from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday. It came more than eight months after the FDA gave the drug authorization for emergency use.
The family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson issued an encouraging update late Sunday about the civil rights leader and his wife, Jacqueline, in their fight against COVID-19.
In one south suburban community, leaders spent the day Sunday encouraging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - especially before their kids head back to school.
Everyone in Chicago will have to go back to wearing masks in all indoor spaces again effective Friday.
Two families from Colorado urged the Supreme Court to reaffirm that parents have a constitutional right to make decisions about their children's care and upbringing.
Fioretti said he will announce his candidacy for Illinois Attorney General on Tuesday afternoon at Manny's Deli.
The idea is to tax the services, rideshare, food delivery, that use single vehicles and funnel that into services like CTA, Metra, and Pace.
A federal judge last week approved a request to remove the fence put up outside the ICE facility.
The government shutdown stretched into Day 13 on Monday with no sign of an imminent resolution.
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.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
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.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
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.
Diane Keaton had a decades-long career with performances in 1977's "Annie Hall," the "The Godfather" films, and many more.
Miami Police told CBS News Miami that the person was ejected from the venue, but it remains unclear whether they were arrested or will be facing any charges.
Bob Wilson, a veteran of the Chicago stage who could channel the comedic, the surreal, the absurd, and the melancholy, passed away this week.
Disney is hiking single-day ticket prices at two of it most popular parks for certain holiday periods.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations after federal funding cuts.
At the 360 Chicago observatory at the top of the former John Hancock Center, Chicagoans are being invited to face their fear of heights, and clowns, and snakes, and spiders, and the future. Jackie Kostek got a survey of all the scary stuff, and a tarot card reading.
Funding hits, fear over immigration crackdowns, and the rise in domestic violence calls over the past few years are all concerns domestic violence survivor service agencies are facing, including A Safe Place. Pat Davenport, director of A Safe Place, joins Dana Kozlov.
Moneywatch's Jill Schlesinger takes us through how to create a will and why having a will is essential for estate planning.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with priorities including transit funding, the Big Beautiful Bill Act, taxes and possibly ICE and immigration.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.
Service on the CTA Red Line was suspended on much of Chicago's South Side early Tuesday due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.
Video shows a teen girl in Hoffman Estates being pulled out of the passenger seat of a car and thrown to the ground, all while saying she's not resisting arrest.
While a fence must come down by 11:59 p.m., Broadview residents say the area around the ICE facility, increasingly reinforced, feels like a "fortress."
A woman has been charged with shooting another driver along the Bishop Ford Freeway over the weekend, after getting into a fight along the shoulder of the expressway.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with no shortage of things to address.
Almost four years after a Chicago Public Schools teacher was shot and killed by her Illinois State Police trooper husband, help might be coming to domestic violence survivors in Chicago.
There's a new mission in Chicago to make weddings and events better for the climate and environment through the Green Wedding Alliance.
The blighted shell of an 1885 three-flat on Milwaukee Avenue in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood has stood vacant for four years, angering neighbors and causing problems.
Residents were left confused after the Chicago Department of Transportation decided to install chicanes, or bump-outs, in Jefferson Park.
Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger.
The Bears (3-2), coming off their bye, extended their winning streak to three games under first-year coach Ben Johnson.
Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson returned to the lineup after missing Saturday night's 3-2 loss to Montreal with an upper-body injury.
The wait is almost over to see Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels duke it out for the second time in their NFL careers.
Connor Bedard and Sam Rinzel scored for the 'Hawks, and Spencer Knight made 25 saves.
After two back-to-back wins at Wrigley, the Cubs' season comes to an end in Milwaukee as the Brewers take Game 5 3-1.
Burglars stole an ATM from a store in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood early Monday morning.
The victims ranged in age from 13 to 35, according to Chicago police.
Following the shooting, all northbound lanes were closed, and traffic was diverted off at 159th Street.
A Georgia superintendent is facing an indictment connected to his work with his former school district, officials say.
On Wednesday morning, a girl was walking to school near 16th Street and Homan Avenue, when she saw a man driving alone in a gray vehicle, police said.
