Israeli labor strike piles pressure on Netanyahu after hostages killed
Israel's biggest union goes on strike as Benjamin Netanyahu faces a surge of anger and demands to nail down a cease-fire with Hamas.
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Israel's biggest union goes on strike as Benjamin Netanyahu faces a surge of anger and demands to nail down a cease-fire with Hamas.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Israel on Monday to pay respects to one of the six hostages found dead in Gaza on Saturday. Meantime, overwhelming grief turned to anger in Tel Aviv, as protests evolved into a general strike, with organizers blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming the hostages would be alive if he hadn’t stalled a ceasefire deal.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
Mourners gathered in Jerusalem on Monday for the funeral of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of six hostages killed in Gaza over the weekend. His death brings a crushing end to a high-profile international campaign by his parents to bring him home.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
After the deaths of six Israeli hostages, including one whose parents are originally from Chicago, protesters say a ceasefire may be their only hope of finding the remaining captives alive.
The mass demonstration erupted after the Israeli military announced they had recovered the bodies in a tunnel under the Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday.
Israel Defense Forces, in a statement, identified the other recovered hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Master Sgt. Ori Danino.
The military launched a large-scale operation overnight in parts of the occupied Palestinian territory. Officials said at least 10 Palestinians have been killed. Israel carried out raids across the West Bank.
In a post on social media, Israel's foreign minister called the IDF action a counter-terrorism operation against "Islamic-Iranian terror infrastructures" at two major refugee camps in the territory's north.
Israeli military forces rescued 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Al Kadi after he was found alone inside an underground Hamas tunnel at an undisclosed location in southern Gaza.
A daring rescue by the Israeli military returned a hostage to his family, 326 days after his capture during the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.
The Israeli military said Tuesday that it has rescued one of the scores of people abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, which ignited the ongoing war in Gaza. The military said Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip."
"The exclusion of a Palestinian American from the stage felt so deeply offensive, so deeply shocking that it left us stunned," said Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate from Michigan.
Israel says Hamas was using the building but hasn't given evidence to show that. A new analysis shows Palestinians are beginning to run out of safe zones.
The parents of an Israeli-American man held hostage by Hamas took the stage on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was attending a music festival when he was taken on Oct. 7, 2023. His parents, who used to live in Chicago, pleaded for his safe return home. They wore "320" on their shirts, for how many days he's been gone.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has agreed to withdraw its forces from Gaza in an effort to get closer to reaching a deal with Hamas. It comes after the group criticized a "bridging-proposal" put forward by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar.
President Biden says Hamas is "backing away" from a cease-fire proposal as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of bombing a school in Gaza.
Six Israeli artists were involved in the creations.
The Hostage Square Chicago exhibition is hosted by the Israeli American Council. Tara Molina reports.
One-day exhibition called Hostage Square Chicago was set up—with a number of art installations and groups calling for hostages still being held by Hamas to be returned home. Eight of those hostages are American citizens, as Tara Molina reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has accepted a U.S. bridging proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release agreement in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Mediators from Qatar, the U.S., Egypt, and Israel will meet on Friday. Representatives from Hamas will not join them, saying they are not interested in further negotiations, only in the one agreement from previous talks.
Six large-scale creations will fill Hostage Square Chicago—an all-day outdoor exhibit to show solidarity with Israel and the hostages.
Whether they have a permit or not, a pro-Israel organization said its members will gather near the United Center during the Democratic National Convention next week to show solidarity for the hostages still held by Hamas. Charlie De Mar reports.
President Donald Trump spoke about continuing Charlie Kirk's vision, including sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but did not say when.
Chicago police said Shaquille Rogers, 32, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man minutes apart on the city's West Side on Saturday morning.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
In a world of deep partisanship, Edgar was lauded by his fellow Republicans and also by Democrats as a leader with great integrity.
The Department of Homeland Security is escalating its clash with so-called sanctuary states, warning multiple states they could face legal action, CBS News has learned.
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested nearly 550 people as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in the Chicago area, which began less than two weeks ago, a top Department of Homeland Security official told CBS News.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
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.
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.
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.
Osher Center executive director Dr. Melinda Ring said there are many ways that food impacts all of our lives and health. She explained what using food as medicine looks like.
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.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
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.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
In a statement issued Wednesday, ABC said Kimmel's show would be "preempted indefinitely. There was no word on if or when the show may return.
The first-ever Central Street Busker Fest is set for Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
The suspect is 23-year-old Hunter Nadeau, a former employee of Sky Meadow Country Club. Investigators said he opened fire inside the club as it hosted a wedding reception.
President Trump revealed that in a last conversation with Kirk, they talked about the city, the crime, and once again said the National Guard is coming.
The festival was part of Sun Day — two words — the first-ever nationwide day calling for the large-scale deployment of solar power and other clean energy sources.
The final day was reserved for four-legged swimmers of all sizes.
Kirk is being laid to rest at a public funeral following his assassination earlier this month.
President Donald Trump spoke about continuing Charlie Kirk's vision, including sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but did not say when.
Sept. 21 will now be a day honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, who was killed by his landlord in Plainfield in 2023. Wadee's mother was also wounded in the attack.
On Friday, the popular hot dog stand tweeted: "If Caleb throws 4 TDs on Sunday, we will give away free hot dogs on Tuesday."
Chicago police said Shaquille Rogers, 32, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man minutes apart on the city's West Side on Saturday morning.
A memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk featured remarks from President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Erika Kirk and others on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
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.
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.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Musburger remembered when the Bears were working out an agreement with Walter Payton.
The Cardinals captured their third Division III national championship back in January
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
The vehicle had hit multiple unoccupied parked cars in the 10100 block of South Avenue M, police said.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
Police said the suspect was on a bus in the 2400 block of West Jackson Boulevard when he got into a quarrel with the two passengers and went on to beat them.
In each incident, the burglars pull up in stolen cars, shatter the rear passenger windows of pickup trucks, and steal items inside, police said.
