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A person on the burning boat in Fox Lake jumped off, and was helped to shore by another passenger.
The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% from the same time period last year in Chicago.
The glass fell just before 5 p.m. from a building at Huron and St. Clair streets. It almost hit the people on the sidewalk below.
The Lake County, Illinois Sheriff's office said it launched its boat, as well as numerous drones, in the search for the 14-year-old boy.
Advocates, survivors, and the Cook County State's Attorney shed light Tuesday on the crisis of domestic violence in the Chicago area.
A heat advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Thursday for the greater Chicago area.
While smoking is already banned on the CTA, a group of Chicago alderpeople called for stricter enforcement of the ban last month.
A man is accused of setting another man's tent on fire in a homeless encampment alongside DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Uptown neighborhood.
Scream Club Chicago has found an unorthodox way to let off some steam and make life a little easier.
UIC officials said police are looking for a former Aramark employee who works at UI Health who is wanted in connection to a shooting in a Chicago home following an incident at the hospital Monday.
Finally just before 8 p.m., CBS News Chicago witnessed the man being tackled by law enforcement and removed from the courthouse lobby on a stretcher.
Heading to Lollapalooza 2025? See the lineup, schedule, bag policy and a map of the festival grounds so you're ready to show up at Grant Park. The music festival runs July 31 through Aug. 2.
Amtrak and Illinois officials are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Union Station Tuesday.
The Aurora City Council will consider doubling the hotel occupancy tax at their meeting Tuesday.
One of Illinois' busiest Secretary of State facilities is abruptly closing after Orland Township trustees voted to revoke its lease.
Officials say they were following up on a domestic investigation, but have not released the details of the attack.
ABC said the show will be pre-empted indefinitely.
While trying to remain positive amid a 0-2 start, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson isn't tiptoeing around the fact that his team has to improve fast with the Dallas Cowboys galloping to town on Sunday.
Those completing the program not only have their convictions vacated, but their cases expunged.
The decision to remove the show indefinitely comes from the comments Kimmel made during his Monday night monologue about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Shakur died last week at the age of 78. To some, including the CTU, Shakur was a symbol of resistance to racial injustice and government suppression.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she has ordered DOJ agents to guard ICE facilities — and directed counterterrorism task forces to look into attacks against federal agents.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
President Trump's Justice Department has brought criminal charges against James Comey, indicting him on two counts, though a federal grand jury rejected one count.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia, next week.
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.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
The Chase for Business Make Your Move summit is in Chicago to help small business owners learn and grow their companies.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
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.
Culture wars have pushed products off the shelves and into the political fray. From Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad to Cracker Barrel's about-face, companies are getting instant feedback on all new branding moves. Cristian Benavides takes us inside a marketing class, where students are watching the effects play out in real time.
The new DMV facility on Orland Parkway is touted as being bigger and better because it will be open longer and offer more services — but moving to the facility was not part of the state’s plan. Lauren Victory reports.
Officers were on patrol in the first block of North Laramie Avenue when they heard gunshots fired nearby.
The outbound express lanes were shut down for their entire length — from the Chinatown feeder at the junction with the Stevenson Expressway south all the way to 63rd Street. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Illinois State Police were sitting with a car that may have had a bullet hit its back bumper at 63rd Street.
CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei said she was turning away from the facility's fence when a masked agent shot a pepper ball at her truck.
This comes after a federal agent fired a pepper ball at a CBS News Chicago reporter outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
Following the gunfire, the outbound express lanes were closed from the Chinatown Feeder on south as officers conducted a canvass.
State and local officials were set to open a temporary facility for drivers in the south suburbs.
Shakur died last week at the age of 78. To some, including the CTU, Shakur was a symbol of resistance to racial injustice and government suppression.
A growing group of Chicago artists is pulling their music from the number 1 streaming service in the world, over concerns about AI-generated music and compensation on the Spotify platform.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
The Bears became the second team to win 800 regular-season games, joining the Green Bay Packers, who had 812 going into Sunday night's game at Dallas. The Raiders have lost three straight.
Miguel Vargas and Dominic Fletcher also homered for the White Sox, who concluded their first season under Will Venable at 60-102.
Moises Ballesteros added an RBI single for the Cubs (92-70), who finished as the top NL wild card.
Major League Baseball on Sunday announced the start times for the National League Wild Card series in which the Cubs will be taking on the San Diego Padres.
The start of the game was delayed 40 minutes by rain.
By 7:30 a.m., the outbound express lanes were back open.
The baby — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Kloe Sophia Bastos Castillos — was found unresponsive in the 7200 block of South Winchester Avenue.
At least four people are dead after a shooter opened fire at a church in Michigan during a Sunday morning worship service and then set it ablaze. Eight other victims have been hospitalized, according to police.
Police said around 11:30 p.m., a 31-year-old man was shot while standing outside near 68th Street and Calumet Avenue.
The man was standing next to a sport-utility vehicle on Farrar Drive toward the northern end of the park when he was shot five times, police said.
