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The list of states affected by the measles outbreak is growing, as public health officials in New Jersey are investigating whether a 1-year-old has the disease. An Ohio high school student is also being tested. It could be the first case in both states this year. Dean Reynolds reports from Palatine, Illinois, where officials are trying to pinpoint the source of a daycare center measles outbreak.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, says he believes his party will unify behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primaries.
Many parents in Illinois say a new law to crack down on cyberbullying goes too far. The law lets schools investigate attacks, even if they happen off school property. One district says it has the right to ask for students' social media passwords. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the controversy.
Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, pushes a bill that would incentivize employers to hire post-9/11 veterans by tweaking Obamacare's employer mandate.
A House subcommittee says it has evidence that mismanagement by the Trump administration led to nearly $84 billion in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Select committee member and Illinois Representative Raja Kirshnamoorthi joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what's being done to prevent fraudulent PPP loans, the Baby Food Safety Act and the filibuster debate in the Senate.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, says President Obama acted unilaterally on immigration because congressional Republicans failed to act.
Nick Dietz compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including an angry ram taking on a backhoe, a record-setting bike ride and some adorable, happy snowy owls. Plus, Lerna, Illinois, is home to a soda machine legendary for it's dispensing speed. To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE.
A rally for Illinois' governor was only the president's second public campaign event for the midterms.
The president said he loves voting, but will he say who got his vote?
The city of Evanson, Illinois voted to become the first U.S. city to make reparation money available to Black residents impacted by decades of housing discrimination. Alderwoman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote on the Evanston City Council against the program, she joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss her difficult decision.
Jon Wertheim reports on how a high school girls basketball team and all-star sports writer Dave Kindred formed a bond. See the story, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
The Chicago suburb of Evanston has voted for a plan that would pay up to $25,000 in housing-related expenses for Black residents whose families were subjected to housing discrimination. CBS Chicago's Jermont Terry reports.
Illinois' "Gooseman" Paul Messerschmidt, who survived a life-threatening illness by walking a flock of geese, now showcases his exercise partners at county fairs. WIFR's Mike Buda reports.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., says the unaccompanied minors flooding the U.S.-Mexico border deserve their day in court before potentially being deported.
An Illinois state trooper pulled over a semi for honking his horn, but the trucker recorded their conversation and now the cop is in hot water. Adriana Diaz reports.
A powerful storm system that devastated parts of the Midwest and left many without power is heading towards the east coast. Chief meteorologist Craig Setzer of CBS station WFOR is watching the storm system as it moves east.
After a weaker-than-expected report on housing starts and a slump in mortgage activity, investors are awaiting data on new and existing home sales activity as well as prices. While the housing market has slowed notably in the first half of the year, many economists believe that it should recover from its current soft patch in the second half of the year and beyond. Jill Schlesinger has that story and more in her look at the business week ahead.
The former secretary of state's book tour is starting to sound a bit like a campaign stump.
Eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago stunned Illinois, the top seed in the Midwest, 71 to 58 on Sunday.
The first lady spoke at a ceremony marking the milestone start of construction on the future USS Illinois.
The latest person infected with MERS is an unidentified Illinois man who had only mild symptoms and never went to the doctor for treatment. CDC scientists believe he was exposed to the virus after casual contact with the Indiana doctor who was the first documented case in the U.S. Mark Strassmann reports.
As the VA deals with accusations of having secret waiting lists at a Phoenix VA hospital, another VA facility is facing similar allegations. CBS News national correspondent Wyatt Andrews spoke with a whistleblower who says wait times are routinely falsified, but the hospital director says there is no evidence of that.
Climbers take advantage of the harsh winter weather to scale the ice canyon of Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, Illinois. These four friends say they haven't seen the canyons in such great shape in several years.
"Actually my husband kept telling me it was a cardinal and I argued that there was no such thing," said Chelsea Curry, who has been visited by the bird for more than a year.
In 1993, 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft reported on the racial disparity between the neighboring cities of Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois.
The government shutdown stretched into its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution.
Former Israeli hostage Ohad Ben Ami tells CBS News that two years after Hamas' rampage, in his mind, he's still underground with the remaining captives.
Unlawful crossings on the southern border have hit a 55-year low, according to figures obtained by CBS News — as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells its members that failing to report to work could cost them their job.
The state of Illinois and city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over their plans to deploy the National Guard.
The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, GOP senators say.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the "ownership in that company will benefit the American people."
Officials are investigating after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento freeway Monday evening.
Bill Nye the Science Guy on Monday protested against a federal budget proposal that would see NASA's funding reduced from $24 billion to $18.8 billion.