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Cost of gas surpasses $8 in Los Angeles amid war in Iran | Money Watch
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (34+ words) The international energy agency said it plans to release 400 million barrels of oil to bring down crude prices. Cost of gas surpasses $8 in Los Angeles amid war in Iran | Money Watch...
2 boys pulled from Lake County, Illinois, schools in separate child abuse cases raise questions about oversight
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (707+ words) March 11, 2026 / 11:06 PM CDT / CBS Chicago New questions are being raised about oversight following two separate child abuse cases in Lake County. The children in both incidents were removed from school before their abuse was discovered. When a child is expelled…...
Oversight questions raised after 2 boys pulled from Lake County schools in separate child abuse case
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (36+ words) In both cases, investigators said the boys were removed from school by their parents after questions of abuse were raised. Oversight questions raised after 2 boys pulled from Lake County schools in separate child abuse case...
Nick Martinelli scores 28 and Northwestern defeats Indiana 74-61 at Big Ten Tournament
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (282+ words) March 11, 2026 / 8:25 PM CDT / AP Nick Martinelli scored 28 points, Jake West added 18 and 15th-seeded Northwestern knocked off No. 10-seed Indiana 74-61 on the second day of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats (15-18) trailed 37-36 at halftime then held cold-shooting Indiana to…...
DHS, sheriff's departments deny Skokie woman's claims she was held at O'Hare, taken to ICE facility
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (432+ words) Updated on: March 11, 2026 / 11:27 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Department of Homeland Security released new details on Wednesday involving the Skokie woman who claimed that federal agents detained her and five coworkers for nearly two days after they got off their…...
Ex-custodian accused of secretly filming students, staff in bathrooms at suburban middle school ordered held
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (164+ words) Updated on: March 11, 2026 / 8:39 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A former custodian accused of'secretly filming students and staff in bathrooms at a Northfield, Illinois, middle school will remain in jail following his court appearance on Wednesday.' Garcia-Espinal formerly worked at the Sunset…...
Man killed, another wounded in South Austin shooting, police say
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (118+ words) March 11, 2026 / 9:22 PM CDT / CBS Chicago One man is dead, and another was hurt in a shooting on Wednesday evening on the city's West Side. It happened around 7:43 p.m. in the 100 block of North Lotus Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood. Chicago…...
Attack on CTA bus driver sparks renewed safety concerns from employees
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (586+ words) Updated on: March 11, 2026 / 5:04 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A CTA bus driver was brutally attacked on Monday while in uniform in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, and other drivers who said they've also been attacked on the job are demanding…...
How the Kankakee, Illinois tornado cut a destructive path through Aroma Park
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (757+ words) Updated on: March 11, 2026 / 5:19 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Based on the debris left behind in Aroma, Park, the tornado in Kankakee County Tuesday night was large and destructive. This is how we can tell, and the science behind why it happened....
Tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana raises concerns about FEMA disaster assistance
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (304+ words) March 11, 2026 / 5:41 PM CDT / CBS Chicago As families work to rebuild their lives after tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, questions over whether the federal government will help out will likely be a focal point…...