Bald Eagles Expected To Stay In Forest Preserve
Bald eagles have returned to a Cook County Forest Preserve south of Chicago for the first time in 100 years.
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Bald eagles have returned to a Cook County Forest Preserve south of Chicago for the first time in 100 years.
An elderly woman was hospitalized Monday after she was attacked by a man who stole her car in the parking lot of a southwest suburban Walgreens.
Julie Gorczynski, 17, was killed last year in Orland Park when a motorist traveling 26 mph over the speed limit crashed into the passenger side of the Jeep she was riding in.
A 5-year-old Orland Park boy at the center of an international custody battle was sent to Ireland on Tuesday to live with his father, even though he was born in the U.S. and has lived most of his life here.
A manhunt is under way for a man who carjacked a woman Monday night in a south suburban Red Lobster parking lot, then escaped after a police chase, leaving his female accomplice behind.
A $100,000 prize has pitted two south suburbs against each other over a new dog park.
A naked man holding a rosary in his right hand called for help after venturing into a southwest suburban Orland Park lake on Tuesday and was saved by a man and a girl.
A lawsuit has been filed against a south suburban company, accusing the driver of one of its street sweepers of a causing a crash that killed three members of a Tinley Park family.
Orland Park police are faulting the driver of a street sweeper for a deadly crash over the weekend.
A southwest suburban family is mourning three of its own, after they were killed in a multi-vehicle accident in Orland Park this past weekend.
He calls himself the "Orland Ghost Rider" and gets his thrills speeding, ignoring stop signs, and mocking police. Police finally caught up with Justin Jachimiec of Orland Park and have evidence of his dangerous stunts thanks to a helmet camera he wore.
There were no arrests at a demonstration outside an Orland Park pet shop Sunday, but police came close.
A 32-year-old Orland Park man couldn't believe it when he saw the X-ray, revealing why he wasn't feeling so good.
A small dog that found itself struggling in an Orland Park pond was rescued by firefighters who got an opportunity to practice their water-rescue skills.
A suburban man who has received a steady stream of Chicago parking tickets says he feels vindicated now that the Police Department is acknowledging they were bogus.
Authorities are looking for a jewelry thief who ripped off at least two Orland Park stores and is suspected of similar robberies in four other suburbs.
Bond was set at $1.5 million Monday for a 34-year-old man charged with the attack and rape of an 83-year-old woman in a field behind a southwest suburban Home Depot store Friday morning.
An 83-year-old woman was attacked and sexually assaulted in a field behind a southwest suburban Home Depot store Friday morning while trying to help a man she believed was homeless.
A 27-year-old Orland Park man who used Facebook and Skype to communicate with two southwest suburban teenagers was charged Thursday with soliciting sex from the two minors over the Internet, New Lenox police said.
The Alpha School Bus Co. said Friday it has fired the bus driver who left a special-needs student on a bus in south suburban Crestwood for five hours earlier this week.
A south suburban fire chief says passersby helped saved the lives of a family of seven early Tuesday morning in Orland Park.
A 17-year-old Frankfort girl died late Friday following a traffic crash in southwest suburban Orland Park.
A southwest suburban woman awoke early Wednesay to find a strange man standing over her bed wearing only a sweatshirt and women's underwear, authorities said.
A 46-year-old man who sold 22 identical aluminum panels to a scrap metal yard in Alsip has been charged with a series of metal thefts in the southwestern suburbs.
Evanston police said just before 1 a.m. Friday morning, a 27-year-old woman was attacked in the 1000 block of Dobson Avenue.
Lake County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 35700 block of North Wilson Road and found a 19-year-old man with gunshot wounds.
"A Conversation with Kamala Harris" will be held at the Auditorium Theatre at 3 p.m.
As police chased the man, they saw him holding a handgun and ordered him to drop it.
Police said the home invasions took place in Rogers Park on October 10 between 2:14 a.m. and 3 a.m.
Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment amid his ongoing treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson said.
President Trump said Friday he will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month — marking a significant escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
The government shutdown entered its 11th day Saturday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection advanced an ordinance last month that would lift the ban on video gambling in Chicago.
A federal judge on Thursday granted a partial restraining order to block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, after state and local leaders objected to the deployment.
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.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
Doctors at UChicago Medicine saved the life of a 2-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury that is typically not survived.
Elmhurst native Fred Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco.
Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a Chicago-area nursing facility, and people nearby are being warned to watch out for symptoms.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
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.
American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
The CRSP was created at what is now the U of C's Booth School of Business more than 65 years ago.
Miami Police told CBS News Miami that the person was ejected from the venue, but it remains unclear whether they were arrested or will be facing any charges.
Bob Wilson, a veteran of the Chicago stage who could channel the comedic, the surreal, the absurd, and the melancholy, passed away this week.
Disney is hiking single-day ticket prices at two of it most popular parks for certain holiday periods.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations after federal funding cuts.
Later this month, Bell Avenue between 91st Street and 92nd Place will be designated Honorary George Wendt Way.
Derek Rucker, 37, has a long rap sheet. There are questions about why more wasn't done by authorities to prevent the attacks.
Video from the scene showed a large police presence in the military housing neighborhood off of Green Bay Road, and two body bags draped with American flags outside a residence.
Video from the scene showed a large police presence in the military housing neighborhood off of Green Bay Road, and two body bags draped with American flags outside a residence.
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Video from the scene showed a large police presence at the Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit.
Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.
One of the serial attackers punching women across Chicago has finally been ordered held in custody until trial.
Evanston police said just before 1 a.m. Friday morning, a 27-year-old woman was attacked in the 1000 block of Dobson Avenue.
Milan Petrović has come to Chicago to run his first major marathon. At 38 years old, he's run more than 30 half marathons and a full marathon overseas, and he's done that as a person who has been blind since the age of 11.
There's a new mission in Chicago to make weddings and events better for the climate and environment through the Green Wedding Alliance.
The blighted shell of an 1885 three-flat on Milwaukee Avenue in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood has stood vacant for four years, angering neighbors and causing problems.
Residents were left confused after the Chicago Department of Transportation decided to install chicanes, or bump-outs, in Jefferson Park.
Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
Banana Ball is coming to Chicago in 2026. The Savannah Bananas and the Firefighters will face off in a series of three games at Wrigley Field the last weekend of July 2026.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM — who became world-famous as the chaplain and biggest fan of the Loyola University Ramblers men's basketball team — has died.
The Cubs forced a decisive Game 5 in the National League Division Series against the Brewers on Thursday, belting three home runs in a dominant 6-0 win at Wrigley Field.
Fraser Minten scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in their home opener.
Crow-Armstrong's two-out swing was part of a four-run first inning for Chicago — continuing a wild trend.
A Georgia superintendent is facing an indictment connected to his work with his former school district, officials say.
On Wednesday morning, a girl was walking to school near 16th Street and Homan Avenue, when she saw a man driving alone in a gray vehicle, police said.
A village spokesperson confirmed around 7:45 a.m. that the National Guard arrived Wednesday night.
A federal judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man accused of smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies to a year and a day in prison.
The burglaries have occurred on the North, Northwest, Near South, and Southwest sides, as well as right downtown.
