CTA Worker Hospitalized After Touching Third Rail On Yellow Line
The employee was working with a shovel along the northbound tracks of the Yellow Line, about two blocks from the Oakton Street station.
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The employee was working with a shovel along the northbound tracks of the Yellow Line, about two blocks from the Oakton Street station.
With yet another snow coming down in this endless winter, residents of one suburb are saying a very public "thank you," to the crews who clear their streets, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
In the brutal cold, public works crews have no choice but to work and bear it, especially, when it comes to fixing broken water mains.
An elderly man died Friday night after being hit by an SUV in north suburban Skokie.
Investigators blamed the leak on a faulty furnace at the apartment building in the 8000 block of Keating Avenue.
No one was hurt when Skokie firefighters battled a blaze at a facility for developmentally disabled adults Tuesday night, amid bitingly cold conditions.
Michael Hart, a 19-year veteran of the Skokie Police Department, was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct following a DUI arrest on March 10 in which a woman suffered injuries.
Michael Hart, 43, was charged on Wednesday with aggravated battery and official misconduct in connection with the incident.
Most communities recommend that adults take costumed children out early in the recommended trick-or-treat hours to take advantage of daylight, for safety's sake.
Skokie officers pulled them over about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 7300 block of Lawndale Avenue after realizing the white minivan they were in matched the description of a vehicle connected to recent thefts.
A retired business owner says he's not an astronomy fan particularly but he's donated enough to help finish the new observatory being dedicated Wednesday night at Niles West High School, reports WBBM's John Cody.
Nabil Anas provided the Palos Park woman with cocaine, and prostituted her several times over the last few weeks, and then used the money to buy drugs and pay for motel rooms.
A man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and was shot in the leg by police Saturday in north suburban Skokie has been charged, police said.
A Skokie police officer shot a man in the leg Saturday morning after a confrontation between the man and a business owner, and then later with police in downtown Skokie, Pioneer Press is reporting.
Police in north suburban Skokie are searching for a cat-burglar striking house after house while the occupants are asleep. CBS 2's Brad Edwards spoke with several victims.
Backyard beekeepers may continue their hobby for now in the village of Skokie.
How did a dental instrument end up in the stomach of an elderly suburban man?
Outside the Holiday Inn in Skokie Friday, hundreds lined up around the hotel and into the back parking lot for a chance to be an extra in "Transformers 4."
The CTA Yellow Line is running again Sunday evening after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on a train platform in north suburban Skokie.
A woman who put her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake crashed into a cleaners Tuesday afternoon in north suburban Skokie.
On the eve of his 100th birthday, a Skokie man still has a song in his heart and on his lips.
Jean Juste, 57, of Skokie, was charged with making a false application or affidavit and presence in a school zone by a child sex offender, according to a statement from the Cook County State's Attorney's office. He was ordered held on a $300,000 bond.
Two brothers who saved a mother and daughter from a fiery crash last month, now are trying to help them rebuild their shattered lives.
A woman staying at the Double Tree Hotel got a call late at night from a man claiming he was the front desk clerk, asking for her debit card information to verify her account at the hotel.
On the way to a squad car, Jenelle Barton kicked a police sergeant in the chest and bit another on the right hand. The bitten officer was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure of the hospital permanent.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
CBS News Chicago crews saw the wreckage around midnight near 71st Street and Wentworth Avenue.
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.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
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.
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.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure permanent. Lauren Victory reports.
Federal officials said more than a dozen protesters were arrested outside the building over the weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
Two people were injured and also taken into police custody after the driver fled a traffic stop Sunday night.
MJ the basset hound is currently in training to become the official therapy dog a James Russell Lowell School 51, a Montessori School.
Monday is the official first day of fall, and many people seem to enjoy this time of year. But why is that?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
President Donald Trump spoke about continuing Charlie Kirk's vision, including sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but did not say when.
CBS News Chicago crews saw the wreckage around midnight near 71st Street and Wentworth Avenue.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and community members will urge administrators to act before a federal deadline makes the closure of the hospital permanent.
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.
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.
