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Illinois set a COVID-19 record Thursday, with more than 30,000 new cases across the state. The figure amounts to the highest one day total ever, and the surge in Chicago is forcing some restaurants to shut their doors again.
The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Chicago and Cook County businesses is just days away - coming up Monday, Jan. 3. But it won't change a single thing for some businesses with which CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with Tuesday.
The city is about to crack down on requiring COVID-19 vaccinations in public places. We wanted to know how that will be enforced.
Chicago restaurants banded together Monday to fight Mayor Lori Lightfoot's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for customers.
The exploding number of COVID-19 cases is causing rising uncertainty heading to the holiday weekend, while new rules in Chicago will soon require people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination nearly everywhere.
Of 10 recent thefts - some of them violent - that we've tracked in the city's prime shopping districts, there have only been two people arrested. Both of them were minors.
CBS 2 has gotten some results for a Chicago restaurant owner whose bank took $28,000 from her account because of someone else's court order.
The new casino is expect to bring in $200 million dollars every year, which will help pay for police and firefighter pension funds.
Numerous stolen containers filled with boxes of merchandise were recently found by investigators, and one business owner believes some of the stolen goods they found belong to him.
Misericordia is targeting the thousands of who drive by their building every day with a new bakery. They hope you'll stop and buy something from their staff, for whom having a job means the world.
In a holiday hit that we'd all rather not hear about, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced that prices shot up almost 7 percent this year.
Every penny counts these days for local businesses, so imagine the shock of a Chatham restaurant owner when she learned her bank transferred $28,000 out of her company account.
Some local malls are getting creative in a race to replace empty storefronts made worse by the pandemic.
A woman- and minority-owned business in Bronzeville is booming, but issues and delays with the Post Office are so bad that the owner says their bottom line is actually suffering.
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 ceasefire talks continue as Israelis and Palestinians mark two years since the Hamas attacks and the state of the war in Gaza in 2023.
The Texas National Guard is deploying as the mayor of Broadview, Illinois, puts new rules in place for protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility there. Lauren Victory reports.
The government shutdown continues on Tuesday.
Joining Dana Kozlov are sisters Jessica Perjes and Alexandra Macias, president and co-owner and general manager, respectively, of Tacotlan.
Chicago police said an employee told officers two men wearing masks used hammers to break into the store in the 2000 block of North Western Avenue around 8:40 p.m.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a photo to X around 8 a.m. Tuesday with a caption reading, "The elite Texas National Guard. Ever ready. Deploying now."
Questions are swirling about why the ICE stop happened and why the individual was let go.
Part of President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Illinois are 400 members of the Texas National Guard, a move a former Illinois National Guard commander said he has "never seen before."
As Israelis come together to mourn those killed two years ago by Hamas, the sounds of the ongoing war in Gaza reverberate over a solemn memorial.
Tickets for ZooLights for the 2025 season go on sale on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m.
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.
