2+ week, 3+ day ago   (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1713+ words) August 3, 2026 / 6:00 AM CDT / CBS Chicago "When is Chicago getting our Mamdani?" Variations of this question have been shared online by Chicagoans ever since the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected New York's mayor last November. "Mamdanistan." "Mamdanize." "The Mamdani Effect....

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (464+ words) Updated on: November 17, 2025 / 11:22 AM CST / CBS Chicago The Texas National Guard is leaving Illinois after being activated and sent, but never deployed. A National Guard defense official from the U.S. Northern Command confirmed Sunday that all 200 Texas National Guard members now…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (154+ words) CBS News Chicago is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBBM-TV and CBS2, CBS News Chicago offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (505+ words) June 16, 2026 / 11:42 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Illinois' $56 billion budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year, which begins July 1. It's the largest budget in state history. The spending plan does not increase state income taxes or sales…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (36+ words) A historical exhibit at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is giving visitors a chance to walk through a re-creation of Anne Frank’s hidden annex. Exhibit re-creates Anne Frank's hidden annex...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (322+ words) June 13, 2026 / 7:04 PM CDT / AP Yoshinobu Yamamoto carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Yamamoto retired his first 23 batters before Chase Meidroth reached on a…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (166+ words) June 13, 2026 / 6:54 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The office of Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) says an investigation is underway after someone lit an explosive device outside of his home overnight. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Saturday in the area of West 21st Street and South…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (56+ words) Video surveillance showed that one of two men in an SUV stepped out, lit an explosive device directly in front of the home, and got back in the car to drive away as it detonated. A window was shattered, but…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (47+ words) Murakami is two weeks into a hamstring injury that was and is still expected to have him missing four to six weeks in total. His return date is expected likely around the All-Star break in early July. White Sox slugger…...