Witness helps police officer after crash on Chicago's South Side
The officer crashed his vehicle on Chicago South Side, a neighborhood with feelings of mistrust toward the city's police department
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The regional accents Americans find the most – and least – attractive
The results are in, Chicago is "da" least attractive accent in the country. Where does your inflection stand?
Chicago rated least attractive accent
A poll by market research firm YouGov asked over 1200 Americans which accent they found most attractive and the results might surprise you.
Chicago Cubs: Video "made a national villain out of an innocent man"
A man at a Chicago Cubs game was slammed as a "heartless Cubs fan" after a viral video showed him taking a ball when a little boy didn't catch it. However, there was more to the story
Chicago set to pay $3M to family of 2 killed in police chase
66-year-old Willie Owens and 88-year-old Margaret Silas were killed when a man fleeing police crashed his car in 2015
Happy ending for kid who lost out on foul ball
An adult fan snagged a foul ball that was tossed to a kid at the Cubs-Cardinals game on Sunday, but that wasn't the end of the story
Special Olympics 50th Anniversary
The Special Olympics returned to Chicago to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis joins CBSN to discuss the growth of the event and impact it has made on the world.
Immigrant children allege harsh treatment
Immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border have made stunning allegations about how they were treated at a facility in Chicago. A Washington Post article describes kids being shouted at, dragged and threatened by staff. CBS Chicago's Roseanne Tellez reports.
"Very scared": Kids separated from parents allege harsh treatment at facility
Children separated from parents at U.S.-Mexico border make allegations about Chicago facility
Chicago activist demands all footage from police shooting of black man
Harith Augustus, 37, was fatally shot Saturday and now there's a push for more footage to be released from all officers at the scene
New bodycam video of Chicago police shooting
New bodycam video shows the moment leading up to the deadly police shooting of an armed black man in Chicago. In the video, 37-year-old Harith Augustus appears to reach for his weapon before an officer opens fire, killing him. Dean Reynolds reports.
Chicago police: Bodycam footage shows man had gun
Police say they quickly released the footage to dispel misinformation that was stoking tensions and protests in the city
Chicago police shooting
Protests erupted in Chicago after a man was fatally shot by an officer. Police said the man who was killed appeared to be armed with a handgun. Meg Oliver reports.
CVS apologizes after white manager calls cops on black customer
"The employees who were involved in the incident will not be working in the store pending the findings of our investigation," the company said
Chicago protests
Footage from body cameras and surveillance cameras shows that a man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with what appears to be a handgun, police said. The shooting sparked a clash between angry residents and baton-wielding officers.
Woman harassed over Puerto Rican flag shirt speaks out
Mia Irizarry says an officer "blatantly ignored" her pleas for help as she was harassed by an irate man in a Chicago park last month
Woman harassed for Puerto Rico shirt speaks out
Mia Irizarry spoke out Friday about being harassed at a Chicago-area forest preserve over her Puerto Rico flag T-shirt. A suspect is facing charges for the incident and an officer who stood by and didn't intervene has resigned.
Man who berated woman over Puerto Rico shirt charged with hate crimes
Timothy Trybus, 62, who was arrested earlier today, faces two counts of a felony hate crime
Judge seen on video dropping gun in Chicago courthouse
Cook County Circuit Judge Joseph Claps is charged with carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited area
Teen mariachi band performs on Southwest flight
An award-winning mariachi band from Chicago "elevated" their art when they performed for fellow passengers on their way to Albuquerque
Anti-violence protesters march in Chicago
Hundreds of demonstrators forced a major highway to partially shut down in Chicago on Saturday. People were protesting the rise in violence under Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They said they want economic growth brought to the South and West Side of Chicago, as well as funding for other initiatives.
Anti-violence march in Chicago
Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate, shutting down traffic in an effort to draw attention to the city's gun violence. Chicago police said the city had 252 homicides and more than 1,000 shootings in the first six months of 2018.
Anti-gun violence protesters shut down part of Chicago freeway
Thousands are marching to draw attention to the city's gun violence and pressure officials to do more to help the neighborhoods that are hardest hit
"Panic button" law for hotel workers
A new Chicago ordinance called “hands off, pants on” requires panic buttons for employees who work by themselves at city hotels. WBBM's Jeremy Ross reports.
"Hands off pants on" law aims to help hotel workers
A Chicago ordinance called "Hands off pants on" means thousands of hotel workers will have panic buttons for safety
Trump briefed on new options for military strikes in Iran, source says
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
U.S. officials to meet with Danish officials Wednesday about Greenland, sources say
Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
Who won Golden Globes for 2026? See the full winners list here
The 2026 Golden Globes honored the standouts in both film and television from last year. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Iran threatens protesters, U.S. troops in region, as unrest continues
As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
Omar says federal probe into Minnesota fraud is "creating confusion and chaos"
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced a surge of federal agents to Minneapolis targeting Somalis and other immigrants after a fraud scheme in the state.
Homeland Security again restricts when lawmakers can visit ICE facilities
The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.
Justice Department has scrapped its "Peacemakers" office
In the civil rights era, the agency formed its Community Relations Service, a group of dozens of federal specialists who were informally referred to as "America's peacemaker."
Justice Dept. served subpoenas to the Fed, Powell says
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
Trump warns Cuba to make a "deal" on oil after Maduro ouster
President Trump on Saturday announced that Venezuela has "started the process" of releasing its political prisoners.