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The truck was carrying dirt. CBS Skywatch was over the scene as crews worked to clear up the mess.
Chicago police said charges are pending against a man for a home invasion Monday night on the city's West Side.
A line of strong thunderstorms brought a tornado watch, flood watch and heavy downpours to the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon.
The band's "Hometown Tour" was originally scheduled to perform at Wrigley Field on August 26.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Dwayne Ocasio shoved a security guard and used a racial slur after he was asked to move a golf cart out of the road.
Martinez criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union, claiming they wanted to throw the school district into financial distress, then demand a bailout.
The Chicago Fire released a sneak peek at renderings of the new stadium they're building in the South Loop.
The package backed by the Finance Committee on Monday would call for "anti-terrorism rated security bollards" to be installed around the ballpark, and for sidewalks on Addison Street to be widened by four feet.
The body of Caitlin Tracey was found last October at the bottom of a stairwell in Adam Beckerink's condo building in the South Loop.
A 36-year-old man was on the train when another man approached him and a physical fight ensued.
Willow James was riding home from school with her dad and cousin when gunshots rang out near 158th and Paulina streets.
Indiana state police said it is unclear why Munster officers were pursuing the car.
The drug operation spans from Frankfort to Oak Lawn, and includes a storage unit in Alsip where drugs, weapons, and wads of cash were found, according to the feds.
The Albert family came to Israel to mark a life milestone. But their travel photo album is now filling with the sights and sounds of conflict.
Rivera was accidentally shot and killed by another officer on the night of Thursday, June 5.
The holiday shopping season is fast approaching, but recent economic data reveal prices are heating up while the labor market is cooling down.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest on the warm temps and storm chances for the weekend.
On Saturday, 1-year-old Jream Washington, her brother, 6-year-old Wyatt Patton, and their mother, 31-year-old Drake Patton, were recovered from Lake Michigan hours apart near Hyde Park. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Surveillance video outside a 7-Eleven store captured the moment ICE agents tried to take a father and his two sons into custody in Des Plaines.
Berwyn police said officers saw a man shooting a rifle into another car. As officers approached, they said the man opened fire at them.
In a filing with the Illinois State Board of Elections, the purpose of the political committee Friends of Mike Quigley was listed as "to elect Mike Quigley as the Mayor of the city of Chicago."
The 2025 government shutdown entered its second day on Thursday with no signs of an imminent resolution.
Women veterans are denouncing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to senior military leaders, specifically his agenda for military fitness.
The first government shutdown in nearly seven years got underway as Republicans and Democrats remained at an impasse over 2025 funding.
Federal agents detained 37 people in an immigration raid in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, and the Department of Homeland Security claims it was targeting members of an infamous Venezuelan gang.
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.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
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.
The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The Lurie facility at 1895 Arbor Glen Blvd. in Schaumburg will begin seeing patients this week.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
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.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on Sept. 13, according to Rihanna's caption on Instagram.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The RTA Board is set to meet Friday for the last time before lawmakers' fall veto session, when Springfield must vote on a funding package to keep Illinois' trains and buses running into 2026.
Chicago police are investigating two deaths in a shooting in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, which may have been a murder-suicide.
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced Friday, and wrote a letter to his judge saying he has been "reborn" in jail.
Swifties lined up for the midnight release of Taylor Swift's new album "The Life of a Showgirl."
A large part of the Chicago area is restricted from using private drones as the Department of Homeland Security requested the FAA put up restrictions as ICE escalates immigration arrests.
Chicago police are investigating two deaths in a shooting in the city's Englewood neighborhood, which may be a murder-suicide.
The RTA Board is set to meet Friday for the last time before lawmakers' fall veto session, when Springfield must vote on a funding package to keep Illinois' trains and buses running into 2026.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
The Cubs are preparing to play a familiar foe in the National League Divisional Series, as they head to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers for the rivals' first-ever playoff matchup.
Officials established a designated protest zone outside the ICE facility in Broadview.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
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.
A new CBS News Chicago Investigators analysis shows key differences in the way some defendants were handled under the two administrations.
Stakeholders discuss the concerns and successes of the SAFE-T Act two years into the new bail reform law in Illinois
Big changes are coming this tax season, with the new "no tax on tips" rule created by the Trump Administration's spending plan, and following the delays with the IRS electronic payment system earlier this year, taxpayers might want to start preparing now.
The Cubs are preparing to play a familiar foe in the National League Divisional Series, as they head to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers for the rivals' first-ever playoff matchup.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an RBI single off a shaky Yu Darvish, and the Chicago Cubs shut down Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres for a clinching 3-1 victory in Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series on Thursday.
Wrigleyville was full of nervous energy Thursday as Cubs fans waited for the decisive game against the San Diego Padres in the National League Wild Card series.
San Diego Padres relief pitcher Mason Miller made Major League Baseball playoff history against the Chicago Cubs.
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to send their NL Wild Card Series to a decisive third game.
The teenage girl was inside a home on the block when she suffered a gunshot wound to the chin, police said.
The superintendent of Iowa's largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.
Someone has been leaving hate-filled messages since June, ranging from antisemitic slurs to wishing death on Jewish people.
The terror attack unfolded outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester while worshippers were inside, authorities said.
Wauconda police arrested two men during a traffic stop who were wanted for a string of Walgreens retail thefts spanning multiple counties.
