Lake County Issues Warning About Health Concerns After Flooding
Health officials in Chicago's northern suburbs are warning residents to take precautions following recent floods.
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Health officials in Chicago's northern suburbs are warning residents to take precautions following recent floods.
A stormy Sunday with more rain extended a wet weekend – and that was the last thing people who live along the Des Plaines River needed.
Flood warnings and road closures in Lake County have people in the area watching river levels.
High water levels will continue in Lake County.
Lake Michigan reached near record high levels this year, due to an extremely wet spring.
The declaration Thursday will allow farmers that experienced extreme delays in spring planting to access federal funds to aid their recovery efforts.
Officials say several state agencies and nonprofit groups are teaming up to help people affected by spring flooding.
Heavy storms moved across parts of the Chicagoland overnight, dropping as much as six inches of rain in some places and leading to flash-flooding in the south suburbs and parts of northwest Indiana.
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Rancid mud has piled up every time it rains in Kent Hill and Mary Stevenson's back alley since 2014, and cleaning up has been a nasty and time-consuming chore.
A wet spring and dangerous flooding have created a nasty byproduct — more mosquitoes.
Following an extremely wet spring, farmers in Illinois face a tall task to get their crops planted and growing.
All the rain that has been falling in Chicago the past several weeks has caused plenty of water woes across Chicago, including some streets left flooded with large puddles long after the rain stops.
Heavy downpours flooded streets and underpasses across the Chicago area overnight.
Water levels are getting too high, so there is risk of more homes being flooded here.
Illinois farmers are in a fight with Mother Nature, and from the looks of it, they are on the losing end.
Boots are needed to slosh down an alley in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood after it rains.
Officials blamed four deaths last week on the flooding, which forced hundreds of people in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri from their homes.
Southwest Highway has once again turned into a waterway -- one of several south suburban roads currently flooded.
With more than 5 inches of rain already in some areas, the wet weather is making it pretty miserable in the western and southwestern suburbs and northwest Indiana.
There has been a bit of a reprieve from the rain, but that has not stopped flooding in some area, and residents are bracing for the next storm.
"They buried my mother in a mud-ridden sink hole. And wanted us to stand there and witness that. And not complain."
It's been a soggy start to the morning for Chicago area commuters, with lots of delays and detours due to persistent rain that left many roads flooded.
A family member told CBS News Chicago the 6-year-old boy was riding in the car with his mother in the inbound lanes near 103rd Street, when someone opened fire.
The victim said a man punched her in the jaw as she was exiting a Metra train in downtown Chicago on Friday.
Five people are now facing federal charges stemming from ongoing protests outside this ICE facility in Broadview, including 70-year-old Dana Briggs, who was pushed to the ground by an agent on Saturday.
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Over the past weeks, journalists and independent observers have visited the site of the facility daily to document ongoing ICE activity and protest, but on some occasions have been caught in the middle of clashes between federal agents and protesters.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said she has ordered DOJ agents to guard ICE facilities — and directed counterterrorism task forces to look into attacks against federal agents.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The FBI confirmed that the heavy presence of federal agents reported in the South Shore neighborhood was a "targeted immigration enforcement operation."
A 6-year-old was shot on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's South Side on Monday night.
Friday evening here at the Metra 35th Street stop, she said, just as she was getting off the train, a man told her to get out of his way and then threw a punch to her jaw.
The charging documents said the Air Force veteran ignored orders to clear the street, and when he attempted to hand his cell phone to another protester, Dana Briggs, 70, was accused of swinging his arm, which made contact with an officer.
It'll have a limited run in October. This time, it will largely be played on the app, and players have to be part of the loyalty program.
On Sunday armed federal agents marched through downtown Chicago and ICE agents in Broadview opened fire at a CBS reporter.
Over the past weeks, journalists and independent observers have visited the site of the facility daily to document ongoing ICE activity and protest, but on some occasions have been caught in the middle of clashes between federal agents and protesters.
Five people are now facing federal charges stemming from ongoing protests outside this ICE facility in Broadview, including 70-year-old Dana Briggs, who was pushed to the ground by an agent on Saturday.
A family member told CBS News Chicago the 6-year-old boy was riding in the car with his mother in the inbound lanes near 103rd Street, when someone opened fire.
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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.
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Police said the unidentified victim, age not specified, was outside when two people came up and fired shots in his direction.
Four children, ages 3 to 16, were found unharmed in the home and were placed into protective custody, police said.
A man who escaped the deadly attack on a Michigan church Sunday morning described his fear as he realized a shooting was taking place.
Police said just after 1 a.m., officers heard gunshots in the first block of North Laramie Avenue, off Washington Boulevard, in the South Austin neighborhood.
By 7:30 a.m., the outbound express lanes were back open.
