Chicago State University staffers on strike say administration unwilling to 'cooperate'
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson joined those on the picket line on Monday.
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Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson joined those on the picket line on Monday.
On Monday, Chicago State University faculty members continued their strike, and those on the picket line got some high-profile support. Chicago's Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson joined in. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reported the strike is bringing attention to the struggles of university staffers across the region.
This award is capping off an incredible career for as she is retiring after 12 years as principal at Rolling Meadows.
A high school principal from the northwest suburbs was honored on Friday with a prestigious award today. Rolling Meadows High School's Eileen Hart was named "Illinois Principal of the Year" by the Illinois Principal's Association.
Anita Thomas was elected unanimously by the college's Board of Trustees after a months-long search. She will start on July 1.
This Women's History Month, one woman is making history in the western suburbs. Anita Thomas is the first woman, and the first person of color, to be selected to serve as president of North Central College in Naperville.
CBS 2 is revisiting one man's vision to help Black and brown boys from some of Chicago's roughest neighborhoods succeed in a new environment.
CBS 2 is revisiting one man's vision to help Black and brown boys from some of Chicago's roughest neighborhoods succeed in a new environment.
85 students participate in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program that's been a part of the high school since 1975.
Time is running out for a southwest suburban high school that's trying to save a beloved program which is in danger of shutting down.
The approximately 2% increase affects incoming freshman at the U of I's Chicago and Champaign-Urbana campuses.
The district will present the proposed schedule at next month's Board of Education meeting, set to be held on Feb. 22 for approval, CPS said.
The district will present the proposed schedule at next month's Board of Education meeting, set to be held on Feb. 22.
Hundreds of University of Illinois Chicago faculty members are went on strike Tuesday.
There is still no word on how toxic mercury made it into a high school bathroom.
Issues such as racism, crime, and the economy were front and center much as they are today. And back then CBS 2’s news team examined the trends and what the city needed to do to change. Anchorman Bob McBride is the host for “Chicago in Transition: The Legacy ’72, The Challenge ’73."
Thanksgiving came a little early for residents on the far South Side. Students from the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences are preparing hundreds of dinners for seniors in their neighborhood. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez went there to check out the operation.
The First Lady helped kickoff National Apprenticeship Week and spoke with students at the school's career pathways program.
First Lady Jill Biden spent much of Monday morning and afternoon in Chicago. Her first stop after landing at O’Hare International Airport was Rolling Meadows High School. The First Lady helped kickoff National Apprenticeship Week and spoke with students at the school’s career pathways program.
The COD Board voted in 2015 to fire Robert Breuder who was under fire for extravagant spending at the taxpayer's expense.
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees is expected to vote on a $4 million settlement with its former president in exchange for him dropping a lawsuit against the school.
His life's work documents 250 inmates from the day of their release to the weeks, months and years of barriers hit afterwards.
A felon in Illinois can't even host a game of bingo. That's just one of the laws on the state's books that affect people leaving prison. A Chicago researcher is looking for solutions to the ways society cares for convicts. CBS 2's Lauren Victory told us about how his big project just got a huge boost.
George R.R. Martin is presenting his alma mater with a magical gift to inspire future authors with a $5 million donation. The "Game of Thrones" author of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series and the co-executive producer of the GOT series is donating the gift to Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
The "state snapshot" on the report card website breaks down the designation of schools, from exemplary to comprehensive.
Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Lenyn Sosa was 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 10-9 to snap a five-game losing streak.
A man was critically injured in a shooting Friday afternoon inside a home in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
A former Chicago Public Schools student who was sexually assaulted by a school security guard is receiving a $2 million dollar settlement from the school district.
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.
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.
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.
Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar will be Bailey's running mate.
City attorneys have said that taking the lawsuits to trial would have cost the city far more — up to $500 million — to resolve the avalanche of wrongful conviction cases tied to former Sgt. Ronald Watts.
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.
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.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
Dozens of new American citizens were sworn in on Friday during a naturalization ceremony at the Instituto del Progreso Latino in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
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.
A man was critically injured in a shooting Friday afternoon inside a home in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Naperville police said a car found in Lake Osborne during a training exercise Thursday is connected to a missing person cold case from 2003 out of Berwyn.
Police said the 57-year-old woman was standing near a front window of the house when she was hit by gunfire.
The day after federal agents detained a tamale vendor in Back of the Yards, supporters and neighbors held a fundraiser to help support her family.
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.
Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Lenyn Sosa was 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 10-9 to snap a five-game losing streak.
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.
Colson Montgomery hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Lenyn Sosa was 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 10-9 to snap a five-game losing streak.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run shot to become the first Cubs player with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 30 stolen bases in a season as Chicago pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on Friday.
Following in the steps of the Wieners Circle, Dicey's Tavern in West Town are betting on the Chicago Bears and Caleb Williams this weekend.
Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 to remain in position for the final National League wild card.
The playoff-bound Yankees finished a three-game sweep to move a season-high 23 games above .500.
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.
A Chicago man was arrested after police say he was involved in identity theft and financial fraud across Metro Detroit.
Two vehicles were involved in the burglary at the GameStop at 120 S. Mannheim Rd., which happened around 4:15 a.m., Hillside police said.
At least eight burglaries were reported since Sunday in the Brighton Park, Chicago Loop, Lake View East, Edgewater, and Logan Square neighborhoods.
One person was killed and two people are in critical condition after a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, authorities said.
