West Side residents urge Board of Ed not to pull resource officers from schools
The board on Thursday is set to consider a resolution calling for the Chicago Public Schools system to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
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The board on Thursday is set to consider a resolution calling for the Chicago Public Schools system to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
"They say, 'Hey we heard about your loss. And we're here to support you.' What that says to a student is you see me and you know what I'm going through. What that has done, with the amount of fights, have literally driven down the number of fights."
The IHSA announced the new series on Wednesday in collaboration with the Chicago Public League and Chicago Bears.
A Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage worker was among five people injured in a crash in Englewood Wednesday afternoon, a coworker said.
A Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage worker was among those injured in the crash at 63rd Street and Stewart Avenue. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
CPS said it needed to prioritize special education students with the drivers that it does have.
In the last two weeks, six Chicago Public Schools students have been shot just steps from their schools.
In the last two weeks, six Chicago Public Schools students have been shot just steps from their schools.
This year would start on Aug. 26 and end on June 12. Both start and end days would be fully scheduled days.
This week, Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that he supports ending the $10,3 million contract between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The shooting that killed Daveon Gibson near Senn High School was one of just one of three that police are investigating in recent weeks that targeted or involved CPS students.
This week, Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that he supports ending the $10,3 million contract between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said Wednesday that police will be present at schools following the attacks.
The most recent shooting killed a teenage boy near Senn High School in Edgewater, and police said there will be a stepped-up presence at arrival and dismissal times at Chicago schools. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The most recent shooting happened in Edgewater near Senn High School and left a 16-year-old boy dead and two other teenage boys wounded. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
All CPS schools will begin the 2024-25 school year a week later, according to a letter sent to families and staff members.
A CBS 2 analysis of data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) shows more schools dropping below that 95% level in recent years. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A sit-in at City Hall came one day before an expected City Council vote on a resolution supporting an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
A CPS spokesperson said Christopher McFarland is suspended without pay, pending a dismissal proceeding on unrelated incidents.
A CPS spokesperson said Christopher McFarland is suspended without pay, pending a dismissal proceeding on unrelated incidents.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Wednesday.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Thursday.
The contracts for a total of 49 charter schools in Chicago will be up for vote by the Chicago Board of Education Thursday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Andrew Castro was charged in June with predatory criminal sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Around 200 new migrant children are enrolled at Cameron Elementary alone.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
A Chicago man was charged with dealing meth and cocaine after getting off an Amtrak train in Naperville, police and prosecutors said.
A Chicago man who has a long criminal record of physically attacking random people has been arrested and charged with felonies for two random attacks in June.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
The Justice Police Department is looking for a 21-year-old man who has been missing for nearly a week.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines on the government funding package to end the shutdown.
Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing protesters of interfering with ICE agents in Broadview.
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin set off a fierce debate at a City Council budget hearing, after declaring her office would no longer invest the city's money in U.S. treasury bonds.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
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.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
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 Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
Amid the Gulf War, Iraq launched a Scud missile attack on Israel, with a missile landing in the West Bank. No injuries were reported, but Israelis were living on edge at the time. Jim Avila reports for Channel 2 News from the West Bank in this clip from the 10 p.m. news on Sunday, Feb. 3, 1991.
Sunny skies are ahead for the Chicago area on Thursday with highs in the mid-50s.
Jackie Kostek spent the morning at the Morton Arboretum for a Preview of “Illumination” with its tree lights.
A Chicago man who has a long criminal record of physically attacking random people has been arrested and charged with felonies for two random attacks in June.
Witherite Law Group is giving away 1,000 turkeys on Thursday afternoon.
A daycare teacher has been released after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago's North Center neighborhood last week.
A Chicago man who has a long criminal record of physically attacking random people has been arrested and charged with felonies for two random attacks in June.
Jim Avila, an esteemed journalist who spent nearly a decade as a frontline reporter for CBS Chicago, passed away this week.
A federal judge will tour the Broadview Ice processing facility on Thursday morning. The visit comes as the court reviews claims about conditions inside the building and how people are processed in ICE custody.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his third goal of the game at 3:28 of the overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Paul Reed had 28 points and 13 rebounds and the undermanned Detroit Pistons won their eighth straight game, beating the Chicago Bulls 124-113 on Wednesday night.
The Bears are getting set for their first rematch of the season, facing a Vikings team that rallied to beat them in Week 1. Head coach Ben Johnson feels his team has taken big steps forward since his first game as a head coach.
Aptly named linebacker Battle Gideons, the man in the middle of the defense, is leading the charge for the University of Chicago Maroons as they are poised to play in the postseason for the first time in program history.
Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 for their third consecutive win.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
Chicago police have arrested and charged a man with the death of a baby back in April.
A man is accused of killing a co-worker with a sledgehammer at a food and dairy processing facility in central Minnesota.
Chicago police are asking for help identifying the man who stabbed a CTA passenger on a Blue Line platform over the weekend on the Near West Side.
