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Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.
Video from the scene shows a motorcycle at the crash site near Ogden Avenue.
Mitchell served as Deputy Governor in Pritzker's administration from 2019 to 2023.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes on the second day of deliberations, after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
The CFD placed its focus on sparklers, saying while they may seem harmless, they account for the second highest percentage of fireworks injuries.
By this time next year, all children in Illinois will have lead exposure testing as the state expands the zip codes considered high risk.
Maurice D. Lee Jr., 32, has been charged in federal court in Chicago with two counts of carjacking, two counts of robbery, and four counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
The 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race will be held July 5 and 6 around Grant Park. Road closures, traffic plans, parking restrictions and more are in place.
Two people are under arrest and third person is under investigation after Bridgeview police raided a Public Storage facility Monday morning.
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CBS News Chicago's First Alert Weather team helps viewers stay on top of Chicago's dynamic weather.
Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.
Charles Leto is charged in the shooting this past Thursday evening that killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously wounded 14-year-old Jeremy Herred in Douglass Park.
CBS News Chicago has reported on this problem, and it turns out we are not the only ones having a hard time getting answers from the IRS.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
President Trump on Tuesday is touring “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new ICE detention facility in the Everglades in Florida. Protesters have called the makeshift facility – featuring large tents and trailers – cruel and inhumane.
The U.S. 365bet官方网站 muscled through its version of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" spending package, which nonpartisan analysts say would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt in the next decade. It now goes back to the House for another vote as early as Wednesday. Three Republican senators voted against it, and Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tiebreaking vote.
City Council members are calling for answers about the Chicago Police Department's involvement in an ICE operation last month in the South Loop.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
President Trump is set to tour an immigration detention center in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The controversial detention facility is located at an airport in the Everglades.
Jones was an unrestricted free agent, having joined the Bulls midway through last season as a piece in the Zach LaVine trade.
Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors..
A handful of Bears players have been doing Pilates — and have found that like in any sport, practice makes perfect. But it's a workout that pays off.
Reese had a basket as the Sky got the last four points of the third quarter to pull within 62-61.
Jonathan Cannon and five relievers combined to strike out 11. Tyler Gilbert (2-1) struck out two in an inning for the win.
The bullpen trio of Ryan Brasier, Ryan Pressly and Brad Keller held the Astros to two hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Kyle Tucker launched a three-run homer and matched a season high with four hits against the team that traded him in December, and the Chicago Cubs routed Houston 12-3 to stop the Astros' five-game winning streak.
Chicago evened the series 1-1 and is 19-11 all-time against San Francisco.
Okoro averaged 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds this past season and is a strong defender who can also shoot well from the perimeter.
Rodell Rosel is an accomplished tenor who has been singing opera in Chicago and around the country for more than two decades.
A partnership between a youth-led produce market on Chicago's West Side and Beyond Hunger is helping to get healthy groceries to seniors in the city's Austin neighborhood Tuesday.
Tim Swanson, founder of Inherent Homes, has found a way to keep costs down for both his company and families.
Onetime oncology nurse Peggy Brosnan is also the founder of Climbing for a Cure. She is training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with friends and family.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed four pieces of legislation designed to help high school students get into and afford to pay for college in Illinois.
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature have reached a deal on a new two-year budget.
The City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is holding a hearing Tuesday on the matter.
A Northwestern spokesperson said reports of antisemitism are down significantly this year.
Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.
The Antioch, Illinois, family said they wanted to share their story so others don't make the same mistake.
The rideshare customer made it very clear that her frustration is not over the amount of money that was charged, but rather that she was charged at all without her permission.
It doesn't help the situation, needless to say, if someone's air conditioning goes out at home. So experts have tips to prevent that from happening.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.
Climbing the stairs to the top of the former John Hancock Center is a feat unto itself, but Laura Valentine did it just months after undergoing a very complicated double organ transplant.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes on the second day of deliberations, after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' fate is in a jury's hands after listening to weeks of sometimes graphic and emotional testimony.
Beyoncé was performing her song "16 Carriages" in a suspended red car when the vehicle started to tilt in the air, video from the scary moment shows.
Bobby Sherman was a teen idol in the 1960s and '70s with bubblegum pop hits like "Little Woman" and "Julie, Do Ya Love Me."
The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
President Trump on Tuesday is touring “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new ICE detention facility in the Everglades in Florida. Protesters have called the makeshift facility – featuring large tents and trailers – cruel and inhumane.
The U.S. 365bet官方网站 muscled through its version of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" spending package, which nonpartisan analysts say would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt in the next decade. It now goes back to the House for another vote as early as Wednesday. Three Republican senators voted against it, and Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tiebreaking vote.
City Council members are calling for answers about the Chicago Police Department's involvement in an ICE operation last month in the South Loop.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
President Trump is set to tour an immigration detention center in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The controversial detention facility is located at an airport in the Everglades.
Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.
Video from the scene shows a motorcycle at the crash site near Ogden Avenue.
Mitchell served as Deputy Governor in Pritzker's administration from 2019 to 2023.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes on the second day of deliberations, after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
The CFD placed its focus on sparklers, saying while they may seem harmless, they account for the second highest percentage of fireworks injuries.
Charles Leto is charged in the shooting this past Thursday evening that killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously wounded 14-year-old Jeremy Herred in Douglass Park.
CBS News Chicago has reported on this problem, and it turns out we are not the only ones having a hard time getting answers from the IRS.
Emissions from cars and trucks are among the greatest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area.
Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights has agreed to shut down permanently and had its license revoked through a consent order, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.
Administrators at Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital spoke for the first time Wednesday after busted air conditioners forced patients to be transferred for their own safety.
Jones was an unrestricted free agent, having joined the Bulls midway through last season as a piece in the Zach LaVine trade.
Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors..
A handful of Bears players have been doing Pilates — and have found that like in any sport, practice makes perfect. But it's a workout that pays off.
Reese had a basket as the Sky got the last four points of the third quarter to pull within 62-61.
Jonathan Cannon and five relievers combined to strike out 11. Tyler Gilbert (2-1) struck out two in an inning for the win.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes on the second day of deliberations, after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Kouri Richins faces multiple new charges, including seven counts of felony money laundering and five counts of felony forgery.
Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in the fatal stabbings of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
In each incident, people have either placed stickers or scrawled graffiti with antisemitic phrases on various surfaces.
Charles Leto is charged in the shooting this past Thursday evening that killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously wounded 14-year-old Jeremy Herred in Douglass Park.
