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Many businesses in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood have had to pivot and pivot again during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new campaign has now been launched in an effort to get attention for companies facing unprecedented challenges.
While checking COVID-19 vaccine cards, a restaurant employee told a CBS 2 staffer they've confiscated about 20 cards they believed to be fake while enforcing the city mandate. It got us thinking - how are they checking, and are private businesses that are charged with enforcing the city's rules allowed to take away those cards?
The Illinois Attorney General's office is among the agencies now investigating a suburban-based COVID-19 testing company.
The board of directors at WBEZ owner Chicago Public Media voted Tuesday to acquire the Chicago Sun-Times.
The budget airline said it will offer fares as low as $29 to $59 for nontstop flights to Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Ontario California, Phoenix, Tampa, Trenton, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando.
Experts say flashy amenities may be a remedy for those empty offices downtown. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas showed us how some landlords and leasing teams are thinking outside the box.
We are 10 days into the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate rules for many indoor businesses in Chicago and Cook County – and the county as of Thursday had yet to cite a single business for violating the rules.
Chicago is losing a legendary pizza palace that has been a mainstay in West Rogers Park for 56 years.
The city's new proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate for restaurants, gyms, and certain entertainment venues has resulted in 26 citations in a period of a week and a half.
A stretch of Ashland Avenue near 46th Street was once dotted with retail palaces attracting shoppers and money. Now, it is full of boarded-up windows and empty buildings. But as CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reported Tuesday, a major grant is expected to make a tremendous difference.
"We felt like we were going to the ritziest store in the world, and it was right here in Chicago," Leslie Goddard said, recalling visits to Marshall Field's.
Essential workers have helped us get through wave after wave of the pandemic, and now, they're also being impacted by the Omicron surge.
Marijuana sales hit a new high in Illinois in 2021.
Effective Monday, a COVID-19 vaccine card was required to get into restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, and other public venues in Chicago and most of suburban Cook County.
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of four counts of fraud, but she was acquitted of four other charges. The jury said earlier it was deadlocked on the three remaining charges.
Illinois and Chicago have sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, though it was revealed in court that troops are already on the way.
The government shutdown stretched into its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution.
The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.
The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members.
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.
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.
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 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.
Later this month, Bell Avenue between 91st Street and 92nd Place will be designated Honorary George Wendt Way.
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.
The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five Division Series, which shifts to Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game 3 on Wednesday.
The October 7 Hamas attack left 1,200 people dead and 250 kidnapped. Tuesday marks two years since the deadly attack.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking rain on Tuesday morning.
A Children's Hospital of Chicago study found that most children under two months of age who catch the disease end up hospitalized. Doctors say vaccination of mothers during pregnancy is critical because it protects infants from developing serious complications.
The new guidance would involve separate vaccines to protect against each disease.
While the judge declined to block the deployment of the National Guard Monday, she warned the government, "I'd take a pause on this."
Johnson's order prohibits federal agents from using city property for immigration enforcement, protects private owners refusing access too.
Questions are swirling about why the ICE stop happened and why the individual was let go.
Firefighters responded to a fire at a residence in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
The presence of ICE in Chicago and surrounding suburbs has drastically increased amid President Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz." Here are the latest updates.
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.
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
The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five Division Series, which shifts to Wrigley Field in Chicago for Game 3 on Wednesday.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that Shota Imanaga will start Monday night's game.
Boyd had only three days of rest after throwing 58 pitches in the Cubs' 3-1 Wild Card Series Game 1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
The Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) used their first conference road win to retain the Cannon Trophy for the first time since last beating its border rival in back-to-back seasons in 2001 and 2002.
The latest incident happened at 2:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Millennium Park.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
The 36-year-old man was on the sidewalk on Lake Street between Wabash and Michigan avenues when he heard a loud noise. He then realized he had been shot in the leg twice.
In each incident, a man holds up the victims with a black handgun or a silver revolver, police said. He announces a robbery and takes personal property.
Iowa's largest school district has said it filed a lawsuit against the consulting company it hired to find superintendent candidates.
