Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In DuPage County
They were found in Clarendon Hills and Lemont.
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They were found in Clarendon Hills and Lemont.
We don't have to tell you – hardships from the past year have been tough all over, but especially for our local small businesses. CBS 2's Marie Saavedra took a look Tuesday night at the rush for help in DuPage County.
Even before the first responders' pleas for help Sunday night, the forecasters at the National Weather Service Office already knew the storm storm was going to be trouble.
Sunday night's EF-3 tornado that tore through DuPage County had wind speeds between 136 and 165 mph. Historical records show this is the first significant EF-2 or greater tornado in the county in 45 years.
Teens will have be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Dupage County starting Monday.
"As a culture and as a community, we want what works and we want the best, and we're seeing that with the vaccine."
The scheme was uncovered when hospital workers conducted a review of cafeteria sales.
Jay Banks died of a heroin overdose -- heroin laced with a deadly substance. Now his family and a state lawmaker say not enough is being done to punish those adding a deadly mixture to the illegal drug.
The health department said the new site "provides a convenient, central location in the county for residents to access and a safe indoor space to protect the staff, volunteers, and residents receiving the vaccine from the winter elements."
As the State of Illinois scrambles to keep up with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, we're looking at how efficiently the counties are putting shots in arms.
Region 4, the Metro East area near St. Louis, is now the only region of the state that has yet to move back to Tier 1 mitigations to resume limited indoor dining.
The first major snowfall of this winter season left enough for people to have to dig out Tuesday night, particularly in the north and northwest suburbs.
"It seems like there's a light, a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel now with the vaccine."
Debra Mejeur said she searched for Lola for a month when her dog wandered off three years ago, before giving up hope of ever seeing her beloved pet again.
The site, which opened Monday morning, can accommodate about 600 tests per day, and those tests ran out around 4 p.m. on its first day.
As the coronavirus surge raged in Illinois this weekend, we saw more proof that COVID-19 tests are hard to come by.
People started lining up at 5 a.m. at the drive-thru testing site in DuPage County. It opened at 7 a.m., but for the third day in a row they ran out of tests before 9 a.m.
"I would think this far into the pandemic it should be a lot easier."
A DuPage County election just has been arrested and is accused of stealing campaign signs.
CBS 2 started asking questions, and it sparked an internal investigation within the DuPage County Sheriff's Department.
Friday was the first day of no indoor dining in the Chicago suburbs as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back out, and some businesses are defying the governor's orders.
DuPage County is planning to provide $2.5 million in grants to help keep businesses afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors claim that in the Chicago suburbs they stopped a scheme to allow voting from beyond the grave.
In DuPage County, the health department recommends remote learning. However, officials are impressed with schools that have been able to stay open, even as COVID cases are rising.
Amid a steep rise on COVID-19 cases, the Highland Park School District in Lake County emailed parents Tuesday saying it is switching to all remote learning.
A group of Master Gardeners helps refresh Ton Memorial Garden in South Holland along the path of the Underground Railroad.
Before shifting gears to the game plan for head coach Ben Johnson's return to Detroit on Sunday, the Bears on Wednesday took a look in the rearview mirror at Monday's 4th quarter crash against the Vikings.
As the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago ramps up, the White House has sent mixed signals over the past day about possibly sending in the National Guard.
Chicago city officials cut the ribbon on a brand new mixed-used affordable housing development in Englewood Wednesday.
Rivera will have her name added to the memorial wall and read along with hundreds of other fallen officers on Wednesday.
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
The U.S. House of Representatives continues to look through thousands of documents that Congress received from Epstein's estate.
Bailey easily won the GOP primary in 2022, but went on to lose to Democratic incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election by 13 percentage points.
President Trump said Tuesday he's "very unhappy" after Israel's military targeted members of Hamas in Qatar's capital of Doha.
As neighborhoods targeted by ICE have become noticeably quiet, community organizers say they have postponed Mexican Independence Day events to protect people.
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.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
Morton Grove slapped the seller with code violations after the sale to the Hovey family was completed, which prevented them from getting a deed.
Four physicians, who recently resigned from the CDC in protest, tell "Sunday Morning" they believe HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing the nation's public health.
The Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, uniting all three nationally recognized hospitals to work on research together.
Health experts said they are concerned that the new guidelines set this week by the FDA will create extra steps and potential obstacles to get the shot.
Illinois is one of 20 states now suing the Trump administration for withholding grant money for crime victims. In Illinois, $54 million goes to provide services for crime victims. Workers warn many will now be left behind.
A Chicago rock climber was grounded by a scary medical issue — a cyst in her brain. But a friendly face in the operating room helped Sophie Lin get to the gym again.
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 private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Accessories retailer Claire's just revealed a list of hundreds of stores it will close as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere.
At the first showing of "Ashland Avenue," every audience member got a commemorative gift — and one person got a "Golden Ticket," or two free season passes.
Rick Davies, lead singer and co-founder of Supertramp, has died of cancer at 81. The British band says he left "an indelible mark on rock music history."
Want to watch the 2025 VMAs live tonight? Here's how to catch the red carpet interviews and star-studded performances.
The choir has been making Chicago proud with their run on "America's Got Talent," and this week, voters advanced them to the semifinals.
The sold-out show kicked off at 7:30 p.m. Chicago is one of only three U.S. cities on the band's world tour.
High temperatures warm into the 80s across much of the area on Thursday and Friday. Chef Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest.
They might look like leopard spots, but to NASA the marks on a rock collected by the Mars Perseverance rover are the clearest sign yet of ancient life on Mars.
The memorial is dedicated to Jon and Aagje Ton, who helped freedom seekers navigate through South Holland as part of the Underground Railroad.
U.S. Marshals and other federal agents, including from the Food and Drug Administration, raided a facility in Bensenville, Illinois, Wednesday morning, that distributes vaping products.
Elected officials on both sides of the aisle had swiftly condemned the attack on Kirk and denounced acts of political violence.
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump confirmed.
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
U.S. Marshals and federal agents from the FDA raided a facility in Bensenville, Illinois, that distributes vaping products.
The Trump administration has drastically increased immigration enforcement in Chicago in a program dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz." Here are the latest updates.
A group of Master Gardeners helps refresh Ton Memorial Garden in South Holland along the path of the Underground Railroad.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Fear has been spreading fast in Chicago's immigrant community since the Trump administration officially launched its deportation effort, dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced plans for ramped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago this week, in an effort dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
To combat crime in the South Loop, the Cook County Sheriff's Office opened up a substation at Roosevelt and State. However, many were unsure if it had actually opened.
The man accused in the attacks has a long record of being arrested, prosecuted, and then quickly being set free to attack again.
Before shifting gears to the game plan for head coach Ben Johnson's return to Detroit on Sunday, the Bears on Wednesday took a look in the rearview mirror at Monday's 4th quarter crash against the Vikings.
Rizzo most recently played for the New York Yankees through the 2024 season.
Illinois' football stadium will be known as Gies Memorial Stadium after alumnus and philanthropist Larry Gies made a $100 million donation to the school's athletic department.
Kyle Teel homered for the last-place White Sox, who had won seven of eight.
Shaw's bases-loaded single with two outs in the eighth inning off Connor Seabold broke the game open for the Cubs.
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
A Detroit man is accused of making a series of terroristic threats against several businesses in Madison County, Illinois.
Police responded to the Dunkin' at 2300 N. Clark St. and found the front glass door had been damaged.
Joshua Walder, 24, was arrested on Aug. 26, as a result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Chicago Police Department.
The victim was struck multiple times throughout his body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
