Set Up A Haunted Maze In Your Own Backyard
Your own backyard is the perfect setting for a creepy haunted maze that will give your friends a delightful fright.
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Your own backyard is the perfect setting for a creepy haunted maze that will give your friends a delightful fright.
Want the world to know you two are tight as Batman and Robin? Check out these dynamic duo, Halloween twosomes.
Make plans this Halloween to take a vacation and visit some of the spookiest destinations in the country. Many of these areas have a tragic past, which adds to the chances of them being haunted and creating a spooky feeling among those who tour the area.
One suspect was on parole for another murder he committed in 1995, on the same block where he and an accomplice allegedly killed a husband and wife on Oct. 31.
When two suburban teachers put out a call to their students for leftover trick-or-treat candy, they never expected what they got.
Keith Carnes, 61, was charged with violation of the sex offender registration act.
With Halloween upon us, CBS 2's Vince Gerasole looks at the role horror plays in our everyday lives.
A north suburban high school student was pulled from classes on Halloween after dressing like Jesus, but officials later reconsidered.
Half a dozen Chicago police stations will offer trick-or-treaters a safe alternative to going door-to-door today.
Illinois law bars sex offenders under court supervision from handing out Halloween candy to children.
Many of our neighborhoods will be filled with trick-or-treaters on Thursday and at about the same time the phones at the state's poison control center will start ringing off the hook.
Just in time for Halloween, Northwestern University's library in Evanston has amassed a macabre collection of items.
Community activist Andrew Holmes said the people who fire paintball guns at trick-or-treaters think it's funny, but the victims often end up in the hospital, because of injuries.
A suburban police chief said Tuesday that smart phone apps allowing parents to track their kids as they go trick-or-treating is all well and good, but the best way to keep kids safe is a lot simpler: go with them.
Halloween Trick or Treating is being held in communities throughout Lake County, Ill. in 2013. Most of the communities are holding Trick or Treat hours on the day of Halloween itself. Oct. 31, 2013, but several are having the Trick or Treat on the Sun. before Halloween, on Oct. 27.
Going trick-or-treating with the kids this Halloween? Elizabeth Bailey RN and Dr. Rebecca Bailey's have some helpful tips for ensuring a safe and fun night out in the neighborhood.
Choose your favorite Halloween candy!
Halloween is known for kids in costumes and scary decorations. But the 2 Investigators found some decorations that could actually be hazardous to your health. Pam Zekman reports on this Halloween scare.
View our best Halloween costume ideas for babies, kids and adults.
Here are five places within Metropolitan Chicago that lie outside the city's limits but are worth a visit. Check them out and see if you feel or see something unexplainable.
You can't celebrate Halloween without carving a pumpkin! Whether you decide to use stencils or carve your pumpkin free hand-- make yours the star of the neighborhood by following these must-do tips.
The fall season brings us the three-month stretch of holiday celebrations and to kick it all is the spookiest of them all – Halloween. Here are the five must-haves for your haunted house.
Witch's and ghouls and spiders - oh my! It's time for Halloween! Here are five DIY decoration projects for your outdoor space.
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
Wheeling police said Thursday afternoon that a "situation" that drew a large police presence has been resolved and officers are clearing out of the area.
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine are asking the community for help in reopening a missing persons case that has been unsolved for 27 years.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
Senators continued talks over resolving the government shutdown, with Republicans saying they are waiting to hear from Democrats. Follow live updates here.
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.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
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.
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 grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
Hop Butcher For The World and Madame ZuZu's Emporium have developed a celebratory beer, "Twilight To Starlight," for the anniversary of the seminal Smashing Pumpkins album.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and must surrender his lease to Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Part two of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino's deposition for the use of force case filed against him and federal immigration agents over their actions in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
Part one of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino's deposition for the use of force case filed against him and federal immigration agents over their actions in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
Michael Webb lived nine months without a heart. He needed a transplant to survive, but couldn’t be stabilized with traditional surgical options.
President Trump is calling for an end to the shutdown, which is now in its 37th day.
The judge told lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
Wheeling police said Thursday afternoon that a "situation" that drew a large police presence has been resolved and officers are clearing out of the area.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
The FAA's plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown could hit some of the nation's busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, according to a proposed list obtained by CBS News.
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.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Starting in 2026, Illinois schools will be required to teach students about climate change. One CPS school in Back of the Yards is well ahead of the curve thanks to one of their teachers.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Bengals.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The career day in Englewood was billed as "The playbook: Leadership on and off the field."
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday issued bodycam video from a shooting that killed a burglary suspect on Chicago's West Side in September.
Would-be thieves smashed into a Family Dollar store in Chicago's West Town community Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and wounded by a man during a quarrel Monday morning in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
Alvin Thomas is charged with the murders of Huayi Bian, 36, and Weizhing Xiong, 38.
