CHICAGO (CBS) – High pressure was the reason for our sunny skies Tuesday. There was also a dry air mass overhead. When the next front crosses our area tomorrow morning, we only expect extra clouds and a northwesterly wind shift with the frontal passage. READ MORE: Man Shot, Critically Wounded On Red Line Train At … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – He was a grocer loved by his neighbors in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, but almost three years ago investigators say he was followed home to Will County, tied up in his own trunk, robbed, and then died trying to save his wife. Three years have passed without anyone facing charges. … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Crest Hill couple has been sentenced to probation for their role in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. John and Amy Schubert both pleaded guilty in December to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. They had faced up to six months … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – The man charged with the shootings of two Chicago Police officers outside a West Side hotdog stand Friday, will be in court Tuesday. Kailo Harris-Caldwell, 24, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, among other charges. READ MORE: Chicago Public Schools Ending Mask Mandate Next Week; Teachers’ Union Calls Move A … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago Public Schools will lift the mask mandate for all students and staff next week, shifting to a mask optional plan beginning March 14, a move the Chicago Teachers Union called a “clear violation” of the district’s COVID-19 safety agreement with the union, which requires masks in schools through late August. CPS … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – Insight Hospital, the South Side hospital formerly known as Mercy Hospital, is celebrating a major turning point, as ambulances are bringing in patients again, after having to be turned away for nearly a year. Mercy Hospital began turning away ambulances in February 2021 after filing for bankruptcy, and after new owners took … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at a restaurant in Calumet Heights early Monday morning. Nipsey’s Restaurant & Lounge, located at 9156 S. Stony Ave., caught fire on multiple sides, CFD said. 91st and Stony Island Still & Box at a restaurant is being attacked from multiple sides. No injuries … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – The snow plows are out, but the slick roads are still slick from overnight snow. Cars have been seen on the side of the road, with plow drivers working hard through the night to clear away the snow. READ MORE: Man Stabbed While Trying To Stop Shoplifter In River North Walgreens CBS … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 12-year-old girl who had been shot in the head on her way home from her birthday party earlier this week has died. Police have said the girl was in a car with her family in the 7200 block of South Oakley Avenue around 7:45 pm Tuesday when someone started shooting from … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Adler Planetarium reopened Friday at 9 am The planetarium has been closed since the start of the pandemic, nearly two years ago. READ MORE: The 22nd Annual Polar Plunge Returns Offline This Weekend All your favorites are still there, plus a new telescope. You can out the starts through the new … Read more